ICS 300 EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Command and Coordination is the NIMS component that focuses on ____________, Emergency
Operations Center, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and Joint Information System.
A. Resource Management
B. Incident Command System
C. Common Operating Picture
D. NIMS Program Development - Answer B. Incident Command System
What term defines the concept of incident operations personnel who report to only one
supervisor?
A. Span of Control
B. Supervisor Authority
C. Unified Command
D. Unity of Command - Answer D. Unity of Command
Who is the primary person/persons in charge at the incident?
A. Incident Commander/Unified Command
B. A member of the General Staff
C. Senior Officials
D. Agency Executives - Answer A. Incident Commander/Unified Command
Designating subordinate Command and General Staff supervisors allows the Incident
Commander to: _______________
A. Size up the incident.
B. Maintain a manageable span of control.
C. Categorize resources
D. Write the Incident Action Plan - Answer B. Maintain a manageable span of control.
Unified Command Organization:
A. Multiple independent command organization.
B. Maintains individual General Staff organizations for each member.
C. Shares facilities and coordinates a process for resource ordering.
D. Determines the incident tactics - Answer C. Shares facilities and coordinates a process for
resource ordering.
What type of command structure may be used for managing an incident when the incident
, crosses political boundaries and involves multiple functional authorities?
A. Incident Commander
B. Area Command
C. Incident Management Team
D. Unified Command - Answer D. Unified Command
When planning for events, what is a personnel preparation consideration?
A. Event stability
B. Potential for expansion
C. Logistical requirements, such as communications, food, and medical
D. Time criticality - Answer C. Logistical requirements, such as communications, food, and
medical
When planning for a complex incident, such as a terrorist attack, what should be considered
that differs when planning for an event, such as a championship basketball game?
A. Time is of the essence (time criticality).
B. Type of incident management facility required.
C. Consider financial necessities.
D. Know involvement of cooperating agencies. - Answer A. Time is of the essence (time
criticality).
What is a cascading event or incident?
A. A deluge of water that floods a community.
B. Occurs as a direct or indirect result of an initial incident.
C. An incident at a waterfall.
D. Occurs when Situational Awareness is not accurate. - Answer B. Occurs as a direct or
indirect result of an initial incident.
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an individual agency's guideline that influences
the way incidents are managed?
A. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD 5)
B. Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8)
C. National Incident Management System
D. Standard Operating Procedures - Answer D. Standard Operating Procedures
Before establishing strategies or executing tactics, what must be developed?
A. Incident Action Plan
B. Incident Objectives
C. Contingency Plan
D. Local Mitigation Planning Handout - Answer B. Incident Objectives
When assuming incident command, what is the first step the incoming Incident Commander
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Command and Coordination is the NIMS component that focuses on ____________, Emergency
Operations Center, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and Joint Information System.
A. Resource Management
B. Incident Command System
C. Common Operating Picture
D. NIMS Program Development - Answer B. Incident Command System
What term defines the concept of incident operations personnel who report to only one
supervisor?
A. Span of Control
B. Supervisor Authority
C. Unified Command
D. Unity of Command - Answer D. Unity of Command
Who is the primary person/persons in charge at the incident?
A. Incident Commander/Unified Command
B. A member of the General Staff
C. Senior Officials
D. Agency Executives - Answer A. Incident Commander/Unified Command
Designating subordinate Command and General Staff supervisors allows the Incident
Commander to: _______________
A. Size up the incident.
B. Maintain a manageable span of control.
C. Categorize resources
D. Write the Incident Action Plan - Answer B. Maintain a manageable span of control.
Unified Command Organization:
A. Multiple independent command organization.
B. Maintains individual General Staff organizations for each member.
C. Shares facilities and coordinates a process for resource ordering.
D. Determines the incident tactics - Answer C. Shares facilities and coordinates a process for
resource ordering.
What type of command structure may be used for managing an incident when the incident
, crosses political boundaries and involves multiple functional authorities?
A. Incident Commander
B. Area Command
C. Incident Management Team
D. Unified Command - Answer D. Unified Command
When planning for events, what is a personnel preparation consideration?
A. Event stability
B. Potential for expansion
C. Logistical requirements, such as communications, food, and medical
D. Time criticality - Answer C. Logistical requirements, such as communications, food, and
medical
When planning for a complex incident, such as a terrorist attack, what should be considered
that differs when planning for an event, such as a championship basketball game?
A. Time is of the essence (time criticality).
B. Type of incident management facility required.
C. Consider financial necessities.
D. Know involvement of cooperating agencies. - Answer A. Time is of the essence (time
criticality).
What is a cascading event or incident?
A. A deluge of water that floods a community.
B. Occurs as a direct or indirect result of an initial incident.
C. An incident at a waterfall.
D. Occurs when Situational Awareness is not accurate. - Answer B. Occurs as a direct or
indirect result of an initial incident.
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an individual agency's guideline that influences
the way incidents are managed?
A. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD 5)
B. Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8)
C. National Incident Management System
D. Standard Operating Procedures - Answer D. Standard Operating Procedures
Before establishing strategies or executing tactics, what must be developed?
A. Incident Action Plan
B. Incident Objectives
C. Contingency Plan
D. Local Mitigation Planning Handout - Answer B. Incident Objectives
When assuming incident command, what is the first step the incoming Incident Commander
