ICS 200 Answers

1. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks?

A. Modular Organization

B. Comprehensive Resource Management

C. Manageable Span of Control

D. Management by Objectives

Answer: D. Management by Objectives

2. Which of the following is NOT a recommended characteristic for incident objectives?

A. Measurable and attainable

B. Includes a standard and timeframe

C. Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility

D. In accordance with the Incident Commander’s authorities

Answer: C. Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility

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?

A. Field-level briefing

B. Operational Period Briefing

C. Section-level briefing

D. Staff-level briefing

Answer: A. Field-level briefing

4. 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?

A. Type 2

B. Type 5

C. Type 4

D. Type 3

Answer: D. Type 3

5. To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a ___________ to the new Incident Commander.

A. Transfer of Command Briefing

B. Situational Analysis Document

C. List of personnel staffing each Section

D. Lessons Learned Report

Answer: A. Transfer of Command Briefing

6. NIMS provides a consistent framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Answer: A. TRUE

7. Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident?

A. Community and responder safety

B. Cost considerations of responding agencies

C. Potential hazardous materials

D. Political sensitivity, external influences, and media relations

Answer: B. Cost considerations of responding agencies

8. An Incident Commander’s scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, and/or ______.

A. Delegation of Authority

B. IMT Position Description

C. Incident Action Plan

D. Outgoing Incident Commander

Answer: A. Delegation of Authority

9. Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?

A. Modular Organization

B. Chain of Command and Unity of Command

C. Manageable Span of Control

D. Management by Objectives

Answer: C. Manageable Span of Control

10. When command is transferred, then all personnel involved in the incident should be told:

A. The qualifications of the incoming Incident Commander

B. The Incident Commander’s cell phone number

C. The effective time and date of the transfer

D. The limits of the Incident Commander’s scope of authority

Answer: C. The effective time and date of the transfer

11. When a more qualified person arrives on the scene, which statement best describes what happens?

A. The more qualified person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander and assumes command. The outgoing Incident Commander demobilizes to avoid confusion.

B. The Emergency Operations Center Director must order a Transfer of Command.

C. The more qualified person becomes the new Incident Commander at the beginning of the next operational period.

D. 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.

Answer: D. 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.

12. Which Command Staff member approves the Incident Action Plan and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources?

A. Incident Commander

B. Liaison Officer

C. Public Information Officer

D. Safety Officer

Answer: A. Incident Commander

13. Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200 personnel per operational period?

A. Type 1

B. Type 5

C. Type 4

D. Type 2

Answer: D. Type 2

14. Which of the following demonstrates a leader’s commitment to duty?

A. Developing subordinates for the future.

B. Stepping out of a tactical role to assume a leadership role when needed.

C. Ensuring tasks are understood.

D. All of the above.

Answer: D. All of the above.

15. Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources, all Command and General Staff positions are activated, branches are activated, personnel may exceed 500 per operational period, and a disaster declaration may occur?

A. Type 1

B. Type 4

C. Type 3

D. Type 2

Answer: A. Type 1

16. The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Answer: B. FALSE

17. Which of these is NOT a tool that you would need at the incident?

A. Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

B. Exercise Plan

C. Maps of the affected area

D. Agency Procedures Manual

Answer: B. Exercise Plan

18. Which ICS Supervisory Position title is used at the Division/Group organizational level?

A. Officer

B. Supervisor

C. Leader

D. Chief

Answer: B. Supervisor

19. Mutual Aid Agreements ________________________________.

A. are mandated in state and county emergency management budgets.

B. are limited to the exchange of resources between neighboring states.

C. base their assistance on the equivalent monetary value of shared resources.

D. assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are inadequate.

Answer: D. assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are inadequate.

20. The Incident Command System (ICS) is:

A. A standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large emergency or non-emergency situations.

B. Most applicable to the management of complex incidents that extend over many hours or days.

C. A military system used in domestic incidents to ensure command and control of Federal resources.

D. A relatively new approach was created based on the lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey disaster operations.

Answer: A. A standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large emergency or non-emergency situations.

21. When command is transferred, then all personnel with a need to know should be told:

A. The effective time and date of the transfer

B. The limits of the Incident Commander’s scope of authority

C. The Incident Commander’s cell phone number

D. The qualifications of the incoming Incident Commander

Answer: A. The effective time and date of the transfer

22. Branches within the ICS organization can be established:

A. Within Groups to organize resources

B. Geographically or functionally

C. Under the supervision of a Leader

D. Along agency jurisdictional lines

Answer: B. Geographically or functionally

23. Which is the top priority within the ICS common leadership responsibilities?

A. Enhancing partnerships with Agency Representatives

B. Encouraging creativity and risk-taking

C. Ensuring safe work practices

D. Establishing agency policies for future incidents

Answer: C. Ensuring safe work practices

24. Which Section is responsible for handling claims related to property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident?

A. Finance/Administration Section

B. Operations Section

C. Planning Section

D. Logistics Section

Answer: A. Finance/Administration Section

25. These levels of the ICS organization may have Deputy positions: Branch Incident Commander __________

A. Division

B. Group

C. Section

D. Staging Area

Answer: C. Section

26. Select the TRUE statement:

A. Formal communication is used in reporting progress of assigned tasks

B. Formal communication requires the use of written reports to document all interactions

C. Informal communication is the preferred method for communicating resource needs

D. Informal communication is prohibited within the Incident Command System

Answer: A. Formal communication is used in reporting progress of assigned tasks

27. Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Briefing?

A. Logistics Section Chief

B. Operations Section Chief

C. Planning Section Chief

D. Public Information Officer

Answer: C. Planning Section Chief

28. Chris Smith is the Situation Unit Leader. No Planning Section Chief is assigned. Who does Chris Smith report to?

A. No Direct Supervisor

B. Public Information Officer

C. Incident Commander

D. Operations Section Chief

Answer: C. Incident Commander

29. Typing resources allows managers to make better resource ordering decisions by:

A. Linking resources needed to execute typical response and recovery activities

B. Indicating how the resource can be used when deployed at the incident site

C. Providing detailed information about the best sources for procuring a needed resource

D. Describing the size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific resource

Answer: A. Linking resources needed to execute typical response and recovery activities

30. ICS Form 201:

A. Contains status information for briefing the incoming Incident Commander or team, or other resources

B. Allows a Single Resource Boss to track major activities during each operational period

C. Lists all resources and organization assignments for the upcoming operations period

D. Is completed by the Safety Officer in order to address safety concerns and identify mitigation measures

Answer: A. Contains status information for briefing the incoming Incident Commander or team, or other resources

31. Who is responsible for determining the appropriate tactics for an incident?

A. The Planning Section

B. The Operations Section 

C. The Deputy Incident Commander

D. The Safety Officer

Answer: B. The Operations Section 

32. Representatives from Assisting or Cooperating Agencies and Organizations coordinate through:

A. Public Information Officer

B. Operations Section Chief

C. Logistics Section Chief

D. Liaison Officer

Answer: D. Liaison Officer

33. A delegation of authority:

A. Is required even if the Incident Commander is acting within his or her existing authorities

B. Relieves the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident

C. Specifies the Incident Action Plan to be implemented by the Incident Commander

D. May be needed when the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities

Answer: D. May be needed when the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities

34. Which General Staff position conducts tactical operations, develops the tactical objectives and organization, and directs all tactical resources?

A. Operations Section Chief

B. Logistics Section Chief

C. Planning Section Chief

D. Finance/Administration Section Chief

Answer: A. Operations Section Chief

35. Resources within the Staging Areas:

A. Include out­ of­ service resources that are being made ready for deployment

B. Are awaiting operational assignment

C. Include those being made ready for demobilization and return to their jurisdictions

D. Are managed by the Logistics Section

Answer: B. Are awaiting operational assignment

36. Select the TRUE statement:

A. A lower ranking but more qualified person may not be designated as the Incident Commander

B. Upon arriving at an incident the higher ranking person will either assume command, maintain command as is, or reassign command to a third party

C. Transfer of command procedures are implemented at the Emergency Operations Center before the Incident Commander arrives at the scene

D. When a new Incident Commander assumes command, the outgoing Incident Commander should be demobilized to avoid confusion

Answer: B. Upon arriving at an incident the higher ranking person will either assume command, maintain command as is, or reassign command to a third party

37. The Operational Period Briefing:

A. Provides an orientation to individual resources at the beginning of their assignments

B. Presents the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel

C. Sets forth the specific tasks, reporting relationships, and expectations for support staff

D. Helps keep the public and media informed about the incident status and operational accomplishments

Answer: B. Presents the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel

38. An individual assuming the role of the Deputy Incident Commander must:

A. Have prior experience predicting workloads and potential staffing needs

B. Have served as a Branch Director within the current organization

C. Be equally capable of assuming the Incident Commander role

D. Be a representative of the jurisdiction at the incident

Answer: C. Be equally capable of assuming the Incident Commander role

39. The Medical Unit is responsible for the development of the Medical Plan, obtaining medical aid, and:

A. Provision of emergency services to injured victims at the accident scene

B. Coordination with public health service to determine where critical resources are deployed

C. Authorization prior to purchases of any medical supplies and services

D. Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel

Answer: D. Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel

40. _________________ means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned to only one supervisor.

A. Supervisor Authority

B. Unity of Command

C. Unified Command

D. Span of Control

Answer: B. Unity of Command

41. Select the TRUE statement:

A. ICS encourages the use of unique position titles in order to better meet the specific incident needs

B. ICS positions may be combined in order to save on staffing or achieve a higher level of efficiency

C. ICS recognizes that an Incident Commander may not be necessary if an Operations Section Chief is assigned

D. ICS organizational structure should include only the functions and positions needed to achieve the incident objectives

Answer: D. ICS organizational structure should include only the functions and positions needed to achieve the incident objectives

42. Select the TRUE statement:

A. Span of control should be established without consideration of factors such as the type of incident, nature of the task, hazards, and safety factors

B. Span of control is accomplished by organizing resources into Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections

C. Span of control is less of a factor of concern for incidents that are resolved within the initial operational period

D. Span of control may be extended beyond 1:10 in order to ensure that more resources can be deployed on complex, large incidents​​

Answer: B. Span of control is accomplished by organizing resources into Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections

43. NIMS 5 major components are

Answer: Commanding management, preparedness, resource management, communications and information management, ongoing management and maintenance

44. What are the three layers of command in management within BIMS?

Answer: Incident command system, multi agency coordination systems, public information

45. What is the most essential of ICS?

Answer: Communication

46. Formal communication must be used when

Answer: Receiving and giving work assignments, requesting support or additional resources, reporting progress of assign tasks

47. Is Informal communication concerning incident or event restricted?

Answer: No

48. What type of communication is informal communication used for?

Answer: Incident or event information only. Must not be used for formal request for additional resources or tasking work assignments

49. JFO

Answer: Joint Field Office

50. Unity of command refers to

Answer: Every individual has a designated supervisor they report to

51. Unified command refers to

Answer: Incidents involving multiple jurisdictions working together

52. John needed additional resources is this a formal or informal request?

Answer: Formal

53. The communications unit leader contacted the resources unit leader to determine the number of people requiring communication devices. Is this informal or formal communication

Answer: Informal

54. Common leadership responsibilities include

Answer: Communication supervision evaluate understand and except the need to modify plans are instructions, enter safe work practices, takes command of assign resources, motivates with a candy safely attitude, demonstrates initiative by taking action

55. What is the first duty of an ICS ?

Answer: The safety of all personnel

56. Define duty

Answer: How are you value your job. Duty begins with everything required of you by law and policy that is more than simply doing what’s required. Liter commits to excellence in all aspects of their professional responsibility

57. What can you do that demonstrate your commitment to duty to those you lead?

Answer: Take church within your scope with authority, be prepared to step out of a tactical roll into a leadership role, be proficient in your job, make sound and timely decisions, and shirt tails through understood, develop your subordinates for the future

58. To maintain leadership and respect you should

Answer: No your subordinates and look out for their well-being, keep your subordinates and supervisor informed, build the team conduct frequent briefings and dEbriefings

59. What are the three main briefing elements ?

Answer: Turn ask what is to be done, purpose why it is to be done, and state how it should look when it’s done

60. What is an incident management assessment?

Answer: Corrective action report, after action review a a R, post-incident analysis, debriefing, post-incident critique, mitigation plans. Conducted after a major activity to allow employees and leaders to learn what happened and why

61. What are the five major functional areas the ICS organization is structured to facilitate?

Answer: Command, operations, planning, logistics, and Finance in administration

62. What does the command staff consist of?

Answer: Liaison officer, public information officer, and safety officer

63. In most jurisdictions their responsibility for the protection of citizens rests with who

Answer: The chief elected official. They have authority to make decisions, commit resources, obligate phones, command the resources to protect the population, etc.

64. In private industry the responsibility for the protection of the citizens arrest with who

Answer: The chief executive officer

65. The incident commander scope of authority is derived from

Answer: Existing laws agency policies and procedures or through a delegation of authority from the agency administrator or elected official

66. The process of granting authority to carry out specific functions is called

Answer: The delegation of authority

67. What is the delegation of authority?

Answer: Grandes authority to carry out functions is issued by the chief elected official, chief executive officer, or agency administrator in writing or verbally, allows the incident commander to assume command, does not relieve the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident

68. When is the delegation of authority not needed?

Answer: When the incident commander is acting with in their existing authority

69. What is the delegation of authority needed?

Answer: If the incident is outside the incident commander’s jurisdiction, when the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities, if required by law or procedures.

70. When issued a delegation of authority should include?

Answer: Legal authorities in restrictions, financial authorities and restrictions, reporting requirements, demographic issues, political implications, agency or jurisdictional priorities, plan for public information management, process for communications, plan for ongoing incident evaluation. It should also specify which incident conditions will be achieved prior to a transfer of command to release

71. The final responsibility for the resolution of incidents remains with who

Answer: The chief elected official, chief executive officer, or agency administrator

72. The incident commander establishes incident objectives then what does he determine?

Answer: Strategies, resources, and ICS structure

73. What is ICS managed by?

Answer: Objectives. Objectives are communicated throughout the entire ICS organization through the incident planning process

74. Management by objective includes

Answer: Establishing overarching objectives, developing an issuing assignments, plans procedures and protocols, establishing specific measurable objectives for various incident management functional activities, directing efforts to attain them, and supportive define strategic objectives, documenting results to measure performance and facilitate corrective action

75. What are the six steps for establishing and implementing incident objectives?

Answer: Step one understand agency policy and direction

step 2 assess incident situation

Step 3 establish incident objectives

Step 4 select appropriate strategy or strategies to achieve objectives

Step five perform tactical direction

Step six provide necessary follow up

76. What do you call the initial response done by the first responder to arrive?

Answer: Conduct a size up. Assume command and sizeup the situation by determining Nature in magnitude of the incident, hazards and safety concerns, Housers facing response personnel and the public, evacuation and warnings, injuries in casualties, need to secure and isolate the area, initial priorities and immediate resource requirements, location of incident command post in staging area, entrance and exit routes for responders

77. Throughout the incident objectives are established based on the following priorities

Answer: First priority is life safety, second priority is incident stabilization, third priority is property preservation

78. Affective incident objectives must be

Answer: Specific and state wants to be accomplished, measurable and include a standard and timeframe, attainable and reasonable, in accordance with the incident commanders authorities, evaluated to determine effectiveness of strategies and tactics

79. What to incident objectives state?

Answer: What will be accomplished

80. What do strategies do?

Answer: Established the general plan your direction for accomplishing the incident objectives

81. What are tactics?

Answer: Tactics specify how the strategies will be executed

82. Who is responsible for determining appropriate tactics for an incident?

Answer: The operations section

83. Who is responsible for establishing goals and selecting strategies?

Answer: The incident commander

84. What are the elements of an incident action plan?

Answer: What must be done, who is responsible, how information will be communicated, what should be done if someone is injured

85. What is the operational period?

Answer: It is the period of time scheduled for execution of a given set of tactical actions as specified in the IAP

86. Who must have a working knowledge of jurisdictional and agency preparedness plans and agreements?

Answer: The incident commander, command and general staff’s

87. The most common prepared his plans are

Answer: Federal state or local emergency operation plans, EOPs

Standard operating guidelines, SOGs

Standard operating procedure’s, SOPs

Jurisdictional or agency policies

88. Emergency operations plans are developed at what levels?

Answer: Federal, state, and local levels to provide uniform response to all hazards that are community may face

89. What is mutual aid?

Answer: It is the voluntary provision of resources but agencies or organizations to assist each other when existing resources are in adequate

90. What is the EM a C?

Answer: Emergency management assistant compact

91. Mutual aid and assistance agreements are used at what levels?

Answer: All

92. What can plans include?

Answer: Hazards and risks in the area, resources in the area, formal agreements in plans, contact information for agency administrators in response personnel, other pertinent information

93. The incident commander has

Answer: Overall incident management responsibility delegated by the appropriate jurisdictional authority, develops the incident objectives to guide the incident planning process, approve the incident action plan and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources

94. The incident commander performs all major ICS command and general staff responsibilities unless these functions are activated

Answer: Command staff: Public information officer, safety and officer, liaison officer

General stuff: operations section, planning section, logistics section, Finance and administration

95. What levels can deputies the assigned?’s

Answer: Incident command, section or branch levels

96. What is the command staff?

Answer: Public information officer, safety officer, liaison officer

97. What are the three primary reasons to designate a deputy incident commander?

Answer: To perform tasks requested by the incident commander, perform the incident command function in a relief capacity, to represent and assisting agency that may share jurisdiction

98. When is the command staff activated?

Answer: In response to the needs of the incident. Public information officer, safety officer and liaison officer

99. When would and assistant be needed?

Answer: In a large or a complex incident. Command staff members may need one or more assistance to help them manage their work. Assistance may be assigned to unit leaders as well

100. What is in assisting agency and went to the assigned?

Answer: A resource, and agency or organization providing personal, services, or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management

101. What is the cooperating agent agency?

Answer: And agency supplying assistance other than direct operational or support functions or resources to the incident management effort.

102. What’s the difference between and assisting agency and a cooperating agency?

Answer: And assisting agency has direct responsibility for incident response whereas a cooperating agency is simply offering assistance

103. What is an agency representative?

Answer: An individual assigned to an incident from assisting or cooperating agency. With delegated authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agencies participation in the incident

104. What is the operations section?

Answer: Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations.

Is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned

Expands from the bottom up

Has the most incident resources

May have staging areas and special organizations

105. Who is responsible to the incident commander for the direct management of all incident related operational activities?

Answer: The operations section chief

106. Who establishes tactical objectives for each operational?

Answer: The operations section chief

107. Who has direct involvement in the preparation of the incident action plan?

Answer: The operations section chief

108. What type of resources are not located at the staging area?

Answer: Out of service resources

109. After a staging area has been designated in named who will be assigned?

Answer: A staging area manager will be assigned and will report to the operation section chief or the incident commander if the operation section chief has not been designated

110. Why are divisions established?

Answer: To divide an incident into physical or geographical areas of operation

111. Why are groups established?

Answer: To divide the incident into functional areas of operation

112. Why are branches established?

Answer: When the number of divisions or groups exceeds the recommended Spanish control of one supervisor to 3 to 7 subordinates for the operation section chief

113. How are branches identified?

Answer: By Roman numerals, functional names, and are managed by a branch director

114. Are branches functional or geographic?

Answer: Both

115. How many functional groups can an air operations branch director establish?

Answer: Two functional groups, the air tactical group and the air support group

116. What does the air tactical Group do?

Answer: The air tactical group coordinates all airborne activity

117. What does the air support group do?

Answer: Provides all incident ground base support to aviation resources

118. What does the planning section responsibility include?

Answer: Maintaining resource status, maintaining and displaying situation status, preparing the incident action plan or IAP, developing alternative strategies, providing documentation services, preparing the demobilization plan, providing a primary location for technical specialist assigned to an incident

119. What is the most important function of the planning section?

Answer: To look beyond the current and next operational period and anticipate potential problems or events

120. Who are the key personnel in the planning section?

Answer: The planning section chief and the planning section chief may have a deputy

121. Who are technical specialists?

Answer: advisers with special skills required at the incident, they report to the planning section and work with in that section or are reassigned to another part of the organization, they can be in any discipline required

122. What are the major responsibility of a planning unit?

Answer: Resource unit, situation unit, demobilization unit, documentation unit

123. What is the resource unit responsible for?

Answer: I’ll check in activity and for maintaining the status on all personnel and equipment resources assigned to the incident

124. What is the situation unit responsible for?

Answer: Collect some processes information on the current situation, prepare situation displays and situation summaries, and develops maps and projections

125. What is the demobilization unit responsible for?

Answer: On large complex incidence assistance in ensuring that an orderly, safe, and cost-effective movement of personnel is made when they are no longer required at the incident

126. What is the documentation unit responsible for?

Answer: Prepares the incident action plan maintains all incident related documentation and provides duplication services

127. What is the logistics section responsible for?

Answer: All support requirements including communications, medical support to incident personnel, food for incident personnel, supplies, Facilities, and ground support they are geared to supporting person know and resources directly assigned to the incident

128. What section of the logistics section is not geared towards supporting personnel?

Answer: The supply unit

129. What units make up the service branch of a logistics section?

Answer: Communications unit, medical unit, food unit

130. What is the medical unit of the logistics section Service branch responsible for?

Answer: The development of the medical plan, obtaining medical aid and transportation for injured and Ill incident personnel and preparation of reports and records

131. What type of communications is the communications unit logistical section service branch responsible for?

Answer: Developing plans for use of incident communication equipment and facilities, installing and testing of communications equipment, supervision of incident communication center, distribution of communications equipment to incident personnel, and maintenance and repair of communication equipment

132. What is the food unit of the logistics section service branch responsible for?

Answer: supplying the food needs for the entire incident including all remote locations as well as for personnel unable to leave tactical field assignments

133. What units would be included in the support branch of the logistics section?

Answer: The supply unit, the Facilities unit, and the ground support unit

134. What is the supply unit of the support branch within the logistics section responsible for?

Answer: Ordering personnel, equipment and supplies, receiving and storing supplies for the incident, maintaining inventory and servicing nonexpendable supplies and equipment

135. What is the Facilities unit of the logistics section support branch responsible for?

Answer: The layout an activation of incident facilities such as base, camp, and incident command post. The Facilities unit leader provide sleeping and sanitation Facilities for incident personnel and manages base camp operations. Each facility base and camp is the signed a manager for reports to the Facilities unit leader and is responsible for managing the operation of the facility. The basic functions or activities of the base and can’t managers are to provide security service in general maintenance

136. What is the ground support unit of the logistics section support branch responsible for?

Answer: Supporting out of service resources transporting personal supplies food and equipment feeling service maintenance and repair vehicles another ground support equipment and implementing the traffic plan for the incident

137. What are the four units of the finance and administration section?

Answer: Time unit, procurement unit, compensation and claims unit, and cost unit

138. Who is responsible for tracking the status of resources?

Answer: The planning section resources unit

139. What section is responsible for ensuring that responders can communicate with one another?

Answer: Logistics section

140. What important tool should you have at the incident?

Answer: ICS forms, position description and responsibilities document, emergency operations plan, agency policies and procedures manual, and maps

141. What questions should you ask yourself when receiving ICS forms?

Answer: What function does the form for form or what purpose. Who is responsible for preparing the form? And who needs to receive this information? Purpose preparation and distribution

142. What is the ICS 201 form?

Answer: Incident briefing form

143. The ICS firm 201 is an eight part form that provides the incident commander and unified command was status information that can be used for what?

Answer: Briefing an incoming resource, and incoming incident commander, a team, and immediate supervisor

144. What’s included in an ICS form 201?

Answer: Incident situation map for significant events, incident objectives, summary of current actions, status of resources assigned are ordered for the incident or event

145. What else can A ICS 201 form serve as?

Answer: The initial incident action plan or IAP. Until a plan and section has been established and generates an IAP

146. What are the three types of briefing?

Answer: Staff-level briefings, field-level briefings, section-level briefings

147. What is the staff level briefing?

Answer: Delivered to resources assigned to non-operational and support tasks at the incident command post or base

148. What are field level briefings?

Answer: Delivered to individual resources or crews were assigned to operational tasks or work at or near the incident site

149. What are section level briefings?

Answer: Delivered to an entire section and include the operational. Briefing

150. What is the briefing topics checklist?

Answer: Current situation and objectives, safety issues in emergency procedures, work tasks, Facilities and Work areas, communication protocols, supervisory performance expectations, process for acquiring resources supplies and equipment, work schedules, questions or concerns

151. What is the operational. Briefing?

Answer: Conducted at the beginning of each operational period, presents the incident action plan for the upcoming. To supervisory personnel within the operation section, should be concise

152. Who facilitates the operational. Briefing?

Answer: Planning section chief

153. What is the typical agenda of an operational. Briefing?

Answer: The planning section chief reviews the agenda and facilitates the briefing, the incident commander presents incident objectives or confirms existing ones, the current operation section chief provides current assessment and accomplishments, the oncoming operation section chief covers the work assignments and stuff you have divisions in groups for the upcoming operational.

Technical specialist present updates on conditions affecting the response, safety officer reviews tasks related to safety, the special operations chief priests on areas such as air operations if activated

Specific section chiefs or unit leaders present information related to ensuring safe and efficient operations, the incident commander reiterates his or hers operational concerns and directs resources to deploy, the planning section chief announces their next planning meeting and operational. Briefing and then Ann’s the meeting

154. What should a transfer of command briefing include?

Answer: Situation status, it’s hidden objectives and priorities, current organization, resource assignments, resources ordered and in route, it’s it in Facilities, incident communication plan, incident prognosis, concerns and other issues, introduction of command and general staff members

155. What is organizational flexibility?

Answer: It is important to strike the right balance when determining resource needs. Having to few can lead to loss of life and property all having too many can result in on qualified personnel deployed without proper supervision. The complexity analysis can help and sure the right resource balance

156. What’s an example of kinds of resources?

Answer: Registered nurse, emergency physician, engineer, security officer, ambulance

157. What’s an example of types of resources?

Answer: Type one most capable, type for least capable what are the qualifications and capacities of staffing qualifications for a specific kind of resource

158. What is an IMT?

Answer: Incident management team made up of the command and general staff members of an ICS organization

159. What type of incident is the least complex?

Answer: Type 5

160. What type of incident is the most complex?

Answer: Type 1

161. Mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements

Answer: Or between agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions that provide assistance in the form of personal equipment and material and other services

162. Who is responsible for determining the appropriate tactics for an incident?

Answer: The operation section