RESPONDERSAFETY TIM INCIDENT COMMAND & MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

According to FEMA, what is the name for a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management organizational structure? Incident Operational Plan Incident Command System Incident Management System Fireground Command System Incident Command System According to FEMA, what enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private? Mutual aid agreements Interagency agreement Incident Command System Emergency management plan Incident Command System What are the five major functional areas of the Incident Command System? Command, Safety, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Liaison, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Planning, Record/Data and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration What is the optional sixth functional area of the Incident Command System that is activated if warranted? Base Operations Records/Management Intelligence/Investigations Incident Data Management Intelligence/Investigations Plain English, also called __________ is the key to effective incident communications and is also required by NIMS-ICS. plain text clear text code free clear code clear text Establishing, exercising, and __________ command are the heart of the incident management process. practicing terminating transferring documenting practicing If/when/how the transfer of command takes place must be established ahead of time. Items that play a role in the transfer of command include legal mandates, rank and qualifications, incident complexity, and __________. fatigue weather time of day command post facilities fatigue What ICS concept needs to be preserved so that everyone reports to only one ICS supervisor and receives work assignments from that ICS supervisor? span of control unity of command command presence command structure Unity of Command The top-down, modular ICS organizational structure is based on the ranks of officers at an incident. organizational command structure. size and complexity of the incident. the various agencies responding to the incident. size and complexity of the incident Each incident also has an oral or written______________ that specifies the incident objectives, states the activities, and covers a specific operational period time frame Incident Action Plan (IAP) Operational Mission Goal (OMG) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Standard Operating Guideline (SOG) Incident Action Plan (IAP) Who is responsible for determining the overall ICS organizational structure for roadway responses? TIM team State Statute Agency Chief Regional Authority Agency Chief What is the single location from which the IC oversees all operations, located outside of the present and potential hazard zone? Incident Base Incident Command Post Communications Center Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Incident Command Post What are temporary locations proximate to, but outside, the immediate impact zone where personnel and equipment wait to be assigned? Bases Camps Staging Areas Command Posts Staging areas