ICS 300 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ThesIncidentsCommandsSystems(ICS)sis?s-sans✔✔Standardized,son-scene,sall-
risk,sincidentsmanagementsconcept.sICSsissthesresultsofsdecadessofslessonsslearnedsinsthe
sorganizationsandsmanagementsofsemergencysincidents.
DesignerssofsthessystemsrecognizedsearlysthatsICSsmustsbesinterdisciplinarysandsorganiza
tionallysflexiblestosmeetsthesfollowingsmanagementschallengess-
sans✔✔1.sMeetsthesneedssofsthesincidentssofsanyskindsorssize
2.sBesusablesforsroutineseventssorscomplexsemergenciessincidents
3.sallowspersonnelsfromsasvarietysofsagenciesstosmeldsrapidlysintosascommonsmanagemen
tsstructure.s
4.sprovidedslogisticalsandsadministrativessupportstosensuresthatsoperationalsstaffscansmeet
sincidentsobjectives.s
5.sBescostseffectivesbysavoidingsduplicationsofsefforts
Poorlysmanagedsincidentsresponsescansbesdevastatingstosour?s-
sans✔✔Economy,stosoursfoodssupplysandstosourshealthsandssafety.
ICSsissbuiltsaroundsfivesmajorsfunctionssthatsmaysbesappliedsonsanysincidentswhethersitsissl
argesorssmall.sThesfivesmajorsmanagementsfunctionssares-
sans✔✔1.sIncidentsCommandsIC
2.sOperationssSection
3.sPlanningsSection
4.sLogisticssSection
5.sFinance/AdministrationsSection
IncidentsCommanders-
sans✔✔Thesindividualsresponsiblesforsoverallsmanagementsofsthesincident
CommandsStaffs-
sans✔✔ThescommandsstaffsconsistssofsthesPIO,sSafetysofficersandsliaisonsofficer.sTheysre
portsdirectlystosthesincidentscommand.sTheysmayshavesansassistantsorsassistantssassneed
ed.
Officers-
sans✔✔OfficersissthesICSstitlesforsthespersonnelsresponsiblesforsthesCommandsStaffspositi
onssofsSafety,sLiaisonsandsPublicsinformation.
, GeneralsStaffs-
sans✔✔Thesgroupsofsincidentsmanagementspersonnelsreportingstosthesincidentscommand
er.sTheysmayshavesonesorsmoresdeputiessassneeded.sThesGeneralsstaffsconsistsofsthesOp
erationsssectionschief,sPlanningssectionsChief,sLogisticsssectionschiefsandsfinance/
administrationssectionschief.
Sections-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelswithsresponsibilitiessforsasmajorsfunctionalsareasofsthesinc
identsOperationssPlanningsLogisticsfinance/administration
Chiefs-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsfunctionalssections:sOperations,sPlan
ning,sLogisticssandsFinance/Administration
Branchs-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelshavingsfunctionalsorsgeographicsresponsibility sforsmajors
partssofsthesoperationsofslogisticsfunctions.
Directors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualsresponsiblesforssupervisionsofsasbranch
Division/Groups-
sans✔✔Divisionsaresusedstosdividesansincidentsgeographically. sGroupssaresusedstosdivides
ansincidentsfunctionally.
Supervisors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsasDivisionsorsgroup
AsSpecifiedscombinationsofsthessameskindsofstypesorsresourcesswithscommonscommunicat
ionssandsasleadersissas_______________s-sans✔✔Strikesteam
ThesOrganizationalselementshavingsfunctionalsresponsibilitysforsasspecificsincidentsplannin
g,slogisticssorsfinance/administrationsactivitiess-sans✔✔Unit
Leaders-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsansindividualsresponsiblesforsastasksforce,sStrikesteam,sorsfunctio
nalsunit
Resourcess-
sans✔✔Personnelsandsequipmentsavailable,sorspotentiallysavailable,sforsassignmentstosin
cidents.sResourcessaresdescribedsbyskindsofstypesandsmaysbesusedsinstactical,ssupportsors
overheadscapacitiessatsansincident.
ISCsestablishedslinessofs______________sauthoritysands___________sreportingsrelation
shipss-sans✔✔Supervisory/Formal
ANSWERS
ThesIncidentsCommandsSystems(ICS)sis?s-sans✔✔Standardized,son-scene,sall-
risk,sincidentsmanagementsconcept.sICSsissthesresultsofsdecadessofslessonsslearnedsinsthe
sorganizationsandsmanagementsofsemergencysincidents.
DesignerssofsthessystemsrecognizedsearlysthatsICSsmustsbesinterdisciplinarysandsorganiza
tionallysflexiblestosmeetsthesfollowingsmanagementschallengess-
sans✔✔1.sMeetsthesneedssofsthesincidentssofsanyskindsorssize
2.sBesusablesforsroutineseventssorscomplexsemergenciessincidents
3.sallowspersonnelsfromsasvarietysofsagenciesstosmeldsrapidlysintosascommonsmanagemen
tsstructure.s
4.sprovidedslogisticalsandsadministrativessupportstosensuresthatsoperationalsstaffscansmeet
sincidentsobjectives.s
5.sBescostseffectivesbysavoidingsduplicationsofsefforts
Poorlysmanagedsincidentsresponsescansbesdevastatingstosour?s-
sans✔✔Economy,stosoursfoodssupplysandstosourshealthsandssafety.
ICSsissbuiltsaroundsfivesmajorsfunctionssthatsmaysbesappliedsonsanysincidentswhethersitsissl
argesorssmall.sThesfivesmajorsmanagementsfunctionssares-
sans✔✔1.sIncidentsCommandsIC
2.sOperationssSection
3.sPlanningsSection
4.sLogisticssSection
5.sFinance/AdministrationsSection
IncidentsCommanders-
sans✔✔Thesindividualsresponsiblesforsoverallsmanagementsofsthesincident
CommandsStaffs-
sans✔✔ThescommandsstaffsconsistssofsthesPIO,sSafetysofficersandsliaisonsofficer.sTheysre
portsdirectlystosthesincidentscommand.sTheysmayshavesansassistantsorsassistantssassneed
ed.
Officers-
sans✔✔OfficersissthesICSstitlesforsthespersonnelsresponsiblesforsthesCommandsStaffspositi
onssofsSafety,sLiaisonsandsPublicsinformation.
, GeneralsStaffs-
sans✔✔Thesgroupsofsincidentsmanagementspersonnelsreportingstosthesincidentscommand
er.sTheysmayshavesonesorsmoresdeputiessassneeded.sThesGeneralsstaffsconsistsofsthesOp
erationsssectionschief,sPlanningssectionsChief,sLogisticsssectionschiefsandsfinance/
administrationssectionschief.
Sections-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelswithsresponsibilitiessforsasmajorsfunctionalsareasofsthesinc
identsOperationssPlanningsLogisticsfinance/administration
Chiefs-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsfunctionalssections:sOperations,sPlan
ning,sLogisticssandsFinance/Administration
Branchs-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelshavingsfunctionalsorsgeographicsresponsibility sforsmajors
partssofsthesoperationsofslogisticsfunctions.
Directors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualsresponsiblesforssupervisionsofsasbranch
Division/Groups-
sans✔✔Divisionsaresusedstosdividesansincidentsgeographically. sGroupssaresusedstosdivides
ansincidentsfunctionally.
Supervisors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsasDivisionsorsgroup
AsSpecifiedscombinationsofsthessameskindsofstypesorsresourcesswithscommonscommunicat
ionssandsasleadersissas_______________s-sans✔✔Strikesteam
ThesOrganizationalselementshavingsfunctionalsresponsibilitysforsasspecificsincidentsplannin
g,slogisticssorsfinance/administrationsactivitiess-sans✔✔Unit
Leaders-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsansindividualsresponsiblesforsastasksforce,sStrikesteam,sorsfunctio
nalsunit
Resourcess-
sans✔✔Personnelsandsequipmentsavailable,sorspotentiallysavailable,sforsassignmentstosin
cidents.sResourcessaresdescribedsbyskindsofstypesandsmaysbesusedsinstactical,ssupportsors
overheadscapacitiessatsansincident.
ISCsestablishedslinessofs______________sauthoritysands___________sreportingsrelation
shipss-sans✔✔Supervisory/Formal
