ICS INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED CORRECTLY
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Question 1.
NIMS stands for?
SARA?
OSHA?
ANSWER
i. National Incident Management System
ii. Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
iii. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Question 2.
ICS is a _______________________, ___________________________, ______________________ approach to incident
management.
ANSWER
i. Standardized
ii. on-scene
iii. all-hazards
Question 3.
ICS can
_____________ or ________________ to meet incident needs.
ANSWER
i. expand
ii. contract
Question 4.
How did ICS
start?
ANSWER
In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
,Question 5.
What can ICS be used to manage?
ANSWER
i. Natural hazards
ii. Technological hazards
iii. Human-caused hazards
iv. planned events
Question 6.
What is an incident?
ANSWER
is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused that requires a response to protect life or
property
Question 7.
What is the top
priority of ICS response?
ANSWER
Life safety
Question 8.
Define NIMS?
ANSWER
provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding departments ands agencies at all levels of
government, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to seamlessly to prepare
for, prevent. respond to, recover from, and mitigate the efforts of incidents, regardless of
cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property, and harm
to the environment.
, Question 9.
The following
laws require the use of ICS?
ANSWER
SARA (1986)- established regulations for handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to
make rules about it
OSHA (1990) - made the rules that ICS was to be used in all hazardous materials incidents -
"The incident command system shall be established by those employers for the incident that
will be under their control and shall interface with other organizations or agencies who may
respond to such an incident"
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also requires this
Question 10.
What are the two
levels that take
place in order for
ICS to be institutionalized?
ANSWER
Policy Level - government officials must adopt it - executive orders, legislation - direct
organizations to train, exercise the use of ICS
Organizational level - operational level - integrated into functional and system-wide emergency
operations policies - training is planned or underway - participating or coordinating ICS-
oriented exercises
Question 11.
NMIS is the nationwide _____________________ for agencies and is not a operational incident
management or resource allocation plan.
ANSWER
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED CORRECTLY
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
Question 1.
NIMS stands for?
SARA?
OSHA?
ANSWER
i. National Incident Management System
ii. Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
iii. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Question 2.
ICS is a _______________________, ___________________________, ______________________ approach to incident
management.
ANSWER
i. Standardized
ii. on-scene
iii. all-hazards
Question 3.
ICS can
_____________ or ________________ to meet incident needs.
ANSWER
i. expand
ii. contract
Question 4.
How did ICS
start?
ANSWER
In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
,Question 5.
What can ICS be used to manage?
ANSWER
i. Natural hazards
ii. Technological hazards
iii. Human-caused hazards
iv. planned events
Question 6.
What is an incident?
ANSWER
is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused that requires a response to protect life or
property
Question 7.
What is the top
priority of ICS response?
ANSWER
Life safety
Question 8.
Define NIMS?
ANSWER
provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding departments ands agencies at all levels of
government, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to seamlessly to prepare
for, prevent. respond to, recover from, and mitigate the efforts of incidents, regardless of
cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property, and harm
to the environment.
, Question 9.
The following
laws require the use of ICS?
ANSWER
SARA (1986)- established regulations for handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to
make rules about it
OSHA (1990) - made the rules that ICS was to be used in all hazardous materials incidents -
"The incident command system shall be established by those employers for the incident that
will be under their control and shall interface with other organizations or agencies who may
respond to such an incident"
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also requires this
Question 10.
What are the two
levels that take
place in order for
ICS to be institutionalized?
ANSWER
Policy Level - government officials must adopt it - executive orders, legislation - direct
organizations to train, exercise the use of ICS
Organizational level - operational level - integrated into functional and system-wide emergency
operations policies - training is planned or underway - participating or coordinating ICS-
oriented exercises
Question 11.
NMIS is the nationwide _____________________ for agencies and is not a operational incident
management or resource allocation plan.
ANSWER
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