WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the only position in ICS that is always staffed? - Answer-Incident Commander
On a small incident and event one person may accomplish all management functions.
The Incident Commander only creates those sections that are needed. If a sections is
not staffed, the incident commander will ______ manage those functions. - Answer-
personally
In addition to having overall responsibility for managing the entire incident. The incident
Commander is specifically responsible for? - Answer-1. Ensuring overall incident safety
2. Providing information services to internal and external stakeholders
3. establishing and maintaining liaison with other agencies participating in the invent.
A formal transfer of command at an incident always requires a transfer of command
_____ for the incoming incident commander - Answer-briefing
A deputy Incident Commander may be designated to: - Answer-1. Perform specific task
as requested by the incident commander
2. Perform the incident command functions in a relief capcity
3. Represent an assisting agency that shares jurisdiction.
The Command staff consists of? - Answer-1. Public information officer
2. Safety Officer
3. Liaison Officer
What are the General Staff? IFLOP - Answer-1. Incident Commander
2. Finance
3. Logistics
4. Operations
5. Planning
SECTION: The organizational level with responsibility for a major functional are of
incident (Operations, planning, finance, Logistics, The person incharge of each sections
is designated as a _____? - Answer-Chief
GROUPS: An organizational subdivision established to to divide the incident
management structure into functional areas of operations. The person in charge of each
group is designated as a ________? - Answer-Supervisor
, BRANCH: An organizational level used when the number of Divisions or Groups
exceeds the span of control. Can either be geographical or functional. The person
incharge of each branch is disignated as a ______? - Answer-Director
Task Force: A combination of mixed resources with common communications operating
under the direct supervision of a _______ leader. - Answer-task force leader.
Strike Team: A set number of resources of the same kind and type with common
communications operating under the direct supervision of a strike team leader. -
Answer-
Single resource? - Answer-An individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel
complement or a crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor tha tcan be
used at an incident.
The person in charge of each section is designated as a _____? - Answer-Chief.
The section Chief has the ability to expand their sections to meet the needs of the
situation
Each Section Chief may have a Deputy or more than one. The Deputy may? - Answer-
assume responsiblitity for a specific portion of the primary position, work as relief, or be
assigned other tasks. Should always be as proficient as the person for whom he or she
works.
When an incident involves multiple agencies, assigning Deputies from other
organizations can increase _______coordination. - Answer-Interagency
Together, section chiefs are referred to as the _____ staff. - Answer-General
Who is the person with the greatest tactical experiense in dealing with the problem at
hand? - Answer-Operations sections chief
Single resources may be organized into teams using standard ICS terminology, the two
types of team configurations are? - Answer-Task Force
Strike team
What is the incident command system (ICS)? - Answer-(ICS) is a standardized
approach to incident management.
ICS is a standardized approach to incident management that - Answer-1.Enables a
coordinated reponse among varous jurisdictions and agencies
2. Established common processes for planning and managaging resources
3. Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and
communications operating within a commong organizational structture.