ICS 200 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of these is NOT a tool that you would need at the incident? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Exercise Plan
Which of the following demonstrates a leader's commitment to duty? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stepping
out of a tactical role to assume a leadership role when needed. Developing subordinates for the future.
Ensuring tasks are understood.
Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Brief? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning Section Chief
Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that help to ensure that incident
personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to make and
communicate decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Communications and Information Management
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a ___________ to the
new Incident Commander. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Transfer of Command Briefing
A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or jurisdiction is defined as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Authority
Which Incident Type do these characteristics describe: some or all of the Command and General Staff
are activated as well as Division or Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader positions, the incident extends
into multiple operational periods, and a written IAP is required? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Type 3
Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are assigned to operational
tasks and/or work at or near the incident site? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Field-level briefing
Which General Staff member directs management of all incident-related operational activities to
achieve the incident objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operations Section Chief
Which of the following is NOT part of the NIMS Management characteristic of Chain of Command? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Restricts personnel from sharing information with each other.
, Which of the following best describes the Operational Period Briefing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Presents
the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel
Predicting the resource needs of an incident to determine the appropriate management structure is
referred to as (a): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complexity Analysis
Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cost
considerations of responding agencies
When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control, additional Teams,
Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS Management characteristic
does this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Modular Organization
Which of the following is NOT a recommended characteristic for incident objectives? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing assignments, plans,
procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Management by Objectives
Which Command Staff member approves the Incident Action Plan and all requests pertaining to the
ordering and releasing of incident resources? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Incident Commander
Which of the following would NOT typically be included in the transfer of command briefing? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Special requests from agency representatives
Which NIMS Management Characteristic helps to eliminate confusion caused by multiple, conflicting
directives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information and Intelligence Management
When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes what happens? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can
include assuming command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident
Commander.
Which of these is NOT a tool that you would need at the incident? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Exercise Plan
Which of the following demonstrates a leader's commitment to duty? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stepping
out of a tactical role to assume a leadership role when needed. Developing subordinates for the future.
Ensuring tasks are understood.
Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Brief? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Planning Section Chief
Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that help to ensure that incident
personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to make and
communicate decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Communications and Information Management
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a ___________ to the
new Incident Commander. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Transfer of Command Briefing
A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or jurisdiction is defined as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Authority
Which Incident Type do these characteristics describe: some or all of the Command and General Staff
are activated as well as Division or Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader positions, the incident extends
into multiple operational periods, and a written IAP is required? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Type 3
Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are assigned to operational
tasks and/or work at or near the incident site? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Field-level briefing
Which General Staff member directs management of all incident-related operational activities to
achieve the incident objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Operations Section Chief
Which of the following is NOT part of the NIMS Management characteristic of Chain of Command? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Restricts personnel from sharing information with each other.
, Which of the following best describes the Operational Period Briefing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Presents
the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel
Predicting the resource needs of an incident to determine the appropriate management structure is
referred to as (a): - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complexity Analysis
Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cost
considerations of responding agencies
When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control, additional Teams,
Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS Management characteristic
does this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Modular Organization
Which of the following is NOT a recommended characteristic for incident objectives? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing assignments, plans,
procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Management by Objectives
Which Command Staff member approves the Incident Action Plan and all requests pertaining to the
ordering and releasing of incident resources? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Incident Commander
Which of the following would NOT typically be included in the transfer of command briefing? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Special requests from agency representatives
Which NIMS Management Characteristic helps to eliminate confusion caused by multiple, conflicting
directives? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information and Intelligence Management
When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes what happens? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can
include assuming command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident
Commander.
