SKI PATROL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANS federally mandated method for
responding to and managing an incident
Incident - ANS anything out of the ordinary that necessitates a response
NIMS Provides - ANS 1. formal chain of command
2. management by objectives
3. span of control (total # of people/resources managed)
4. personal accountability
5. integrated communications
6. resource management
multi-agency coordination system (MACS) - ANS a process for managing an incident in which
multiple agencies with different command structures participate
Incident Command System (ICS) - ANS 1. incident command
2. operations
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,3. planning
4. logistics
5. finance/administration
**delegate and conquer
Incident Command - ANS 1. assume command
2. establish incident command post
3. overall incident management
4. incentive objectives and strategies
5. develop structure
Operations - ANS 1. participate in planning
2. reduce immediate hazards
3. save lives/property
4. establish situational control
5. restore scene to normalcy
Planning - ANS 1. determine resource needs
2. gather and analyze data
3. create probability projections
4. prepare contingencies & alternate strategies
5. assist in preparation of maps and documents
6. maintain records
Logistics - ANS 1. acquire resources
2. obtain supplies
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, 3. manage communication equipment
4. maintain equipment
5. develop transportation system
Finance/Administration - ANS 1. authorize spending
2. negotiate contracts
3. maintain reimbursement records
4. maintain injury/death/damage documents
5. track mutual aid losts
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - ANS objectives of intervention; strategies to accomplish tasks
Medical Branch of Operations - ANS triage patients, relay status of incident, perform
interventions
OEC Technician - ANS 1. incident commander
2. operations chief
3. medical branch director
4. triage, treatment, or transportation group officer
multiple-casualty incident (MCI) - ANS incident involving two or more injured patients, often
overwhelming the initial responding units
Triage - ANS process of prioritizing patients for treatment based on clinical signs
Categories - IDME - ANS 1. immediate (AMS, facial burns, decompensated, amputation)
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANS federally mandated method for
responding to and managing an incident
Incident - ANS anything out of the ordinary that necessitates a response
NIMS Provides - ANS 1. formal chain of command
2. management by objectives
3. span of control (total # of people/resources managed)
4. personal accountability
5. integrated communications
6. resource management
multi-agency coordination system (MACS) - ANS a process for managing an incident in which
multiple agencies with different command structures participate
Incident Command System (ICS) - ANS 1. incident command
2. operations
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,3. planning
4. logistics
5. finance/administration
**delegate and conquer
Incident Command - ANS 1. assume command
2. establish incident command post
3. overall incident management
4. incentive objectives and strategies
5. develop structure
Operations - ANS 1. participate in planning
2. reduce immediate hazards
3. save lives/property
4. establish situational control
5. restore scene to normalcy
Planning - ANS 1. determine resource needs
2. gather and analyze data
3. create probability projections
4. prepare contingencies & alternate strategies
5. assist in preparation of maps and documents
6. maintain records
Logistics - ANS 1. acquire resources
2. obtain supplies
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 3. manage communication equipment
4. maintain equipment
5. develop transportation system
Finance/Administration - ANS 1. authorize spending
2. negotiate contracts
3. maintain reimbursement records
4. maintain injury/death/damage documents
5. track mutual aid losts
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - ANS objectives of intervention; strategies to accomplish tasks
Medical Branch of Operations - ANS triage patients, relay status of incident, perform
interventions
OEC Technician - ANS 1. incident commander
2. operations chief
3. medical branch director
4. triage, treatment, or transportation group officer
multiple-casualty incident (MCI) - ANS incident involving two or more injured patients, often
overwhelming the initial responding units
Triage - ANS process of prioritizing patients for treatment based on clinical signs
Categories - IDME - ANS 1. immediate (AMS, facial burns, decompensated, amputation)
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
