ICS 100

Question 1

What is The emergency operation center?

Answer 1

Multiagency coordination entity that provides support and coordination to on-scene responders.

Question 2

ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by?

Answer 2

Maintaining a manageable span of control; establishing incident locations and facilities; implementing resource management; ensuring integrated communications.

Question 3

An effective multiagency incident management system is for all communication to be in plain
_______

Answer 3

English. Do not use radio/agency specific codes.

Question 4

An incident action plan is:

Answer 4

An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy of managing an incident.

Question 5

Every incident should have a IAP which is _____ or _____

Answer 5

Verbal or written

Question 6

Incident action plans include the measurable strategic operations to be achieved and are prepared around a timeline called:

Answer 6

An operational period.

Question 7

At the simplest level, all incident action plans (oral or written) must have four elements:

Answer 7

1. What do you want to do?
2. Who is responsible for doing it?
3. How do we communicate with each other?
4. What is the procedure if someone is injured?

Question 8

ICS establishes common terminology allowing diverse incident management and support entities to work together. Common terminology helps define:

Answer 8

1. Organizational functions
2. Resource descriptions
3. Incident facilities
4. Position titles

Question 9

Six steps of the incident action planning process.

Answer 9

Step 1. Understanding agency policy and direction.

Step 2. Assess incident situation.

Step3. Establish incident objectives.

Step4. Select appropriate strategy or strategies to achieve objectives.

Step5. Perform tactical direction (applying tactics appropriate to the strategy, assigning the right resources, and monitoring their performance).

Step6. Provide necessary follow up (changing strategy or tactics, adding or subtracting resources,etc).

Question 10

Span of control:

Answer 10

Pertains to the number of individuals or resources the one supervisor can manage effectively during emergency response or special events.

Question 11

Span of control is the key to ____and ____ incident management.

Answer 11

Effective and Efficient

Question 12

Effective span of control on on incidents may vary from __ to ___

Answer 12

3 to 7

Question 13

The ratio of ____ supervisor to ___ reporting elements is recommended.

Answer 13

1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements.

Question 14

What is The incident command post:

Answer 14

Is the location from which the incident commander oversees all incident operations.

Question 15

Staging area:

Answer 15

Temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments.

Question 16

A Base:

Answer 16

Is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.

There is only 1 base per incident.

Question 17

A camp:

Answer 17

The location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a base is not accessible to all resources.

Question 18

Helibase:

Answer 18

Location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted.

Question 19

Helispots:

Answer 19

Temporary locations at the incident, where helicopters can safely land and take off. Multiple helispots may be used.

Question 20

ICS resources can be factored into two categories:

Answer 20

1. Tactical resources

2. Support resources

Question 21

Tactical resources are always classified as one of the following:

Answer 21

1. Assigned
2. Available
3. Out-of-service

Question 22

Resource management includes processes for:

Answer 22

1. Categorizing resources
2. Ordering resources
3. Dispatching resources
4. Tracking resources
5. Recovering resources

Question 23

Effective ICS communications include three elements:

Answer 23

Modes
Planning
Networks

Question 24

Chain of command means:

Answer 24

That there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels.

Question 25

Unity of command means:

Answer 25

That every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident.

Question 26

The command function may be carried out in two ways:

Answer 26

1. Single command- The incident commander will have complete responsibility of the incident management.
2. Unified command- responding agencies and or jurisdictions with responsibility for the incident share the incident management.

Question 27

Transfer of command:

Answer 27

The process of moving the responsibility for the incident command from one incident commander to another.

Question 28

Transfer of command may take place when:

Answer 28

• A more qualified person assumes command.
• The incident situation changes over time, resulting in legal requirement to change command.
• Changing command makes good sense, e.g., an incident management team takes command of an incident from a local jurisdictional unit due to increased incident complexity.
• There is normal turnover of personnel on long or extended incidents, I.E., to accommodate work/rest requirements.
• The incident response is concluded and the incident responsibility is transferred back to the home agency.

Question 29

Five major management functions:

Answer 29

1. Incident command
2. Operations section
3. Planning section
4. Logistics section
5. Finance/ administration section

Question 30

What are the applications for the use of ICS?

Answer 30

1. Fire, bother structural and wild land.
2. Natural disasters.
3. Search and rescue missions.
4. Hazardous materials incidents.
5. Criminal acts and crime scene investigations.
6. Terrorist incidents.
7. Planned events.

Question 31

Common terminology helps to define what?

Answer 31

Organizational functions.

Resource descriptions.

Incident facilities.

Position titles.

Question 32

Incident action plans include the ________ _________ _________ to be achieved and are prepared around a timeframe called an ___________ __________.

Answer 32

Measurable Strategic Operations

Operational Period.