ICS 100 and 200

Question 1

ICS:

The location from which Primary logistics and admin functions are coordinated and administered? (Only one)

Answer 1

A BASE

Question 2

ICS:
The location where resources may be kept to support an incident. Temporary locations equipped and staffed to provide food, water sleeping areas, and sanitary services? (More than one, not always required)

Answer 2

A CAMP

Question 3

ICS:
Temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments. Resources are always available. (More than one)

Answer 3

Staging areas

Question 4

ICS:

NIMS was created to?

Answer 4

Coordinate Federal, State, Local, and private industry response to incidents.

Question 5

ICS:

4 ICS features?

Answer 5

1. A manageable span of control
2. Predesigned incident locations
3. Resource management
4. Integrated communications

Question 6

ICS:

In ICS all communications are in?

Answer 6

Plain English, no codes acronyms

Question 7

ICS:

All IAP’s written or oral must have 4 things?

Answer 7

1. What do we want to do
2. Who is going to do it
3. How do we communicate?
4. What is the procedure if someone is injured?

Question 8

ICS:

The recommended span of control is?

Answer 8

3 to 7 preferably 5.

Question 9

ICS:

1) Categories of resources
2) Classifications of resources?

Answer 9

1. Tactical and support

2. Assigned, available, out of service

Question 10

ICS:

The five major functions of ICS are:

Answer 10

1. Incident Command
2. Operations
3. Planning
4. Logistics
5. Finance/Administration

Question 11

ICS:
Conducts operations to carry out the plan. Develops the objectives and organization and directs tactical resources, defines?

Answer 11

Operations function

Question 12

ICS:

Provides support, resources and all other services needed to meet the operational objectives, defines?

Answer 12

Logistics function

Question 13

ICS:

OVERALL 3 priorities for ICS?

Answer 13

1. Life Safety.
2. Incident Stabilizations
3. Property Preservation

Question 14

ICS:
When is Formal communication is used?

When is Informal communication is used?

Answer 14

1. Receiving and giving assignments
2. Requesting support or additional resources
3. Reporting progress.

Everything else

Question 15

ICS:

The first duty of ICS leadership?

Answer 15

Safety of All

Question 16

ICS:

The Command staff consists of?

Answer 16

Liaison officers
PIO
Safety Officer

Question 17

ICS:

The section that expands from the bottom up and has the MOST resources?

Answer 17

Operations Section

Question 18

ICS:

T/F, Combining positions is preferred to assigning individuals multiple tasks?

Answer 18

False. Never Combine, as separating later can be messy. Assigning more than one function is better.

Question 19

ICS:

A vehicle fire, traffic stop or an injured person is an example of a?

Answer 19

Type 5 Incident

Question 20

ICS:
Regional or national resources are required to safely manage the operations. Typically no more than 500 individuals required in total to manage.

Answer 20

Type 2 incident

Question 21

ICS:

Delegation of Authority does what?

Answer 21

1. Grants authority to carry out specific functions.
2. Is issued by the chief elected official, chief executive officer, or agency administrator in writing or verbally. Allows the Incident Commander to assume command.
3. It does NOT relieve the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident.

Question 22

ICS:

ICS Is a proven management system based on successful?

Answer 22

Business Practices

Question 23

ICS:

T/F, When needed ICS will expand from the bottom up?

Answer 23

False, Top Down

Question 24

ICS:
An Orderly line of Authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate, and connected to higher levels, defines?

Answer 24

Chain of Command

Question 25

ICS: Every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident, defines?

Answer 25

Unity of Command

Question 26

ICS: | The only position in ICS that will always be staffed is?

Answer 26

The IC

Question 27

ICS: | The IC is specifically responsible for?

Answer 27

1) Ensuring incident safety 2) Providing information services to the internal and external stakeholders 3) Establishing and maintaining liaison with other participating agencies.

Question 28

ICS: | The person in charge of each section is called?

Answer 28

Chief (Operations Chief, planning Chief, etc)

Question 29

ICS: | When is Delegation of Authority not needed?

Answer 29

When an IC is acting within his or her existing authorities.

Question 30

ICS: | What are the elements of an IAP?

Answer 30

1) What needs to be done 2) Who is going to do it 3) How are we going to communicate 4) What should be done if someone is injured?