ICS-100 Review Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
Planning Section Chief
Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and
maintains situational awareness for the incident?
Command Staff
(Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer)
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public/media information,
safety/health, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
Public Information Officer
Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with the public and media and/or with
other agencies with incident-related information requirements?
Incident Command System (ICS)
Standardized, on scene, all hazards, system approach to incident management. It provides
organizational structure and guides the process for planning, building, and adapting that
structure.
Operations Section Chief
Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident
objectives?
Incident Facilities (5)
1. Incident Command Post (ICP)
2. Staging areas and camps
, 3. Mass casualty triage areas
4. Point-of-distribution
5. Emergency shelters
Finance/Administration Section Chief
General Staff member that negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for
reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel
Liaison Officer
Serves as the IC's point of contact for representatives of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), and private-sector organizations.
Incident Commander
Holds overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident and establishment of the ICS
modular organization.
Transfer of Command
Briefing that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operations.
Whole Community Approach
Engages government at all levels with communities and individuals when responding to
disasters.
Incident Command System purpose (5)
1. Used for all kinds of incidents, by all types of organizations, at all levels of government;
applicable to small incidents/hazards as well as large and complex.
2. Used not only for emergencies, but also for planned events.
Correct Answers
Planning Section Chief
Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and
maintains situational awareness for the incident?
Command Staff
(Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer)
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public/media information,
safety/health, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
Public Information Officer
Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with the public and media and/or with
other agencies with incident-related information requirements?
Incident Command System (ICS)
Standardized, on scene, all hazards, system approach to incident management. It provides
organizational structure and guides the process for planning, building, and adapting that
structure.
Operations Section Chief
Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident
objectives?
Incident Facilities (5)
1. Incident Command Post (ICP)
2. Staging areas and camps
, 3. Mass casualty triage areas
4. Point-of-distribution
5. Emergency shelters
Finance/Administration Section Chief
General Staff member that negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for
reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel
Liaison Officer
Serves as the IC's point of contact for representatives of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), and private-sector organizations.
Incident Commander
Holds overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident and establishment of the ICS
modular organization.
Transfer of Command
Briefing that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operations.
Whole Community Approach
Engages government at all levels with communities and individuals when responding to
disasters.
Incident Command System purpose (5)
1. Used for all kinds of incidents, by all types of organizations, at all levels of government;
applicable to small incidents/hazards as well as large and complex.
2. Used not only for emergencies, but also for planned events.
