ICS 300 Review Questions and Answers
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The Incident Command System (ICS) is? - Correct answer-Standardized, on-scene,
all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons
learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges - Correct
answer-1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common
management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can
meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? - Correct answer-
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
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,ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident
whether it is large or small. The five major management functions are - Correct
answer-1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander - Correct answer-The individual responsible for overall
management of the incident
Command Staff - Correct answer-The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety
officer and liaison officer. They report directly to the incident command. They may
have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer - Correct answer-Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for
the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison and Public information.
General Staff - Correct answer-The group of incident management personnel
reporting to the incident commander. They may have one or more deputies as
needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief, Planning section
Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/administration section chief.
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, Section - Correct answer-The organizational level with responsibilities for a major
functional area of the incident Operations Planning Logistic finance/administration
Chief - Correct answer-The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional
sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration
Branch - Correct answer-The organizational level having functional or geographic
responsibility for major parts of the operation of logistic functions.
Director - Correct answer-The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision
of a branch
Division/Group - Correct answer-Division are used to divide an incident
geographically. Groups are used to divide an incident functionally.
Supervisor - Correct answer-The ICS title for individuals responsible for a
Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with common
communications and a leader is a _______________ - Correct answer-Strike team
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics or finance/administration activities - Correct answer-Unit
Leader - Correct answer-The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force,
Strike team, or functional unit
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Graded A+
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? - Correct answer-Standardized, on-scene,
all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons
learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges - Correct
answer-1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common
management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can
meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? - Correct answer-
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
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,ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident
whether it is large or small. The five major management functions are - Correct
answer-1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander - Correct answer-The individual responsible for overall
management of the incident
Command Staff - Correct answer-The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety
officer and liaison officer. They report directly to the incident command. They may
have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer - Correct answer-Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for
the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison and Public information.
General Staff - Correct answer-The group of incident management personnel
reporting to the incident commander. They may have one or more deputies as
needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief, Planning section
Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/administration section chief.
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, Section - Correct answer-The organizational level with responsibilities for a major
functional area of the incident Operations Planning Logistic finance/administration
Chief - Correct answer-The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional
sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration
Branch - Correct answer-The organizational level having functional or geographic
responsibility for major parts of the operation of logistic functions.
Director - Correct answer-The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision
of a branch
Division/Group - Correct answer-Division are used to divide an incident
geographically. Groups are used to divide an incident functionally.
Supervisor - Correct answer-The ICS title for individuals responsible for a
Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with common
communications and a leader is a _______________ - Correct answer-Strike team
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics or finance/administration activities - Correct answer-Unit
Leader - Correct answer-The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force,
Strike team, or functional unit
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