Unified command is used to address which situation?
Select one:
A. The incident involves more than one jurisdiction or agency
B. All command and general staff positions have been activated
C. There is a lack of consensus among command staff
D. The duration of the incident will span several ope...
In the ICS structure, who is responsible for all aspects of managing an incident?
Select one:
A. The planning chief
B. The incident commander
C. The executive officer
D. The operations section chief - ANSWER-B. The incident commander
Unified command is used to address which situation?
Select one:
A. The incident involves more than one jurisdiction or agency
B. All command and general staff positions have been activated
C. There is a lack of consensus among command staff
D. The duration of the incident will span several operational periods - ANSWER-A.
The incident involves more than one jurisdiction or agency
What is the ICS organizational title for a member of the general staff?
Select one:
A. Director
B. Chief
C. Officer
D. Manager - ANSWER-B. Chief
What is the title for the individual in charge of a company?
Select one:
A. Squad leader
B. Company officer
C. Sector manager
D. Resource director - ANSWER-B. Company officer
Where should the command post be located?
Select one:
A. On either front corner of the building
B. Adjacent to the incident perimeter
C. In a nearby, protected location
D. At the forward observation limit - ANSWER-C. In a nearby, protected location
Which ICS section is responsible for providing needed services and supplies?
Select one:
A. Logistics
B. Liaison
,C. Operations
D. Safety - ANSWER-A. Logistics
Which ICS section is responsible for taking direct action to control the incident?
Select one:
A. Division
B. Operations
C. Command
D. Tactics - ANSWER-B. Operations
Which ICS section is responsible for the financial and accounting aspect of an
incident?
Select one:
A. Finance/Administration
B. Legal/Accounting
C. Logistics
D. Planning - ANSWER-A. Finance/Administration
Which is a location near the incident scene where resources are held, ready to be
assigned if needed?
Select one:
A. Check-in area
B. Camp
C. Staging area
D. Incident base - ANSWER-C. Staging area
Who serves as the command's point of contact for representatives from outside
agencies?
Select one:
A. The liaison officer
B. The staging chief
C. The planning director
D. The agency representative - ANSWER-A. The liaison officer
An exposure on the left side of the fire building would be designated as exposure:
Select one:
A. B.
B. left.
C. 2.
D. D. - ANSWER-A. B.
As an incident progresses, what is an additional factor to be evaluated in the ongoing
size-up?
Select one:
A. Establishment of an overall goal for the incident
B. Additional resources needed
C. Actions that can be safely accomplished
D. The effectiveness of the initial plan - ANSWER-D. The effectiveness of the initial
plan
,As more companies are deployed at an incident, why must the incident management
structure expand?
Select one:
A. To establish personnel accountability
B. To establish the modular organization
C. To maintain span of control
D. To maintain unity of command - ANSWER-C. To maintain span of control
Collectively, the section chiefs are known as the:
Select one:
A. general staff.
B. command staff.
C. tactical group.
D. unified command. - ANSWER-A. general staff.
If there is no officer on the first-arriving unit, who assumes initial command?
Select one:
A. A fire fighter
B. The driver/operator
C. Whomever the nearest responding chief officer designates over the radio
D. The first officer to arrive - ANSWER-A. A fire fighter
In which decade did efforts begin to establish a standardized incident command
system?
Select one:
A. 1970s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1990s - ANSWER-A. 1970s
Initial size-up of an emergency incident is conducted by the:
Select one:
A. first-arriving chief officer.
B. first-arriving unit.
C. telecommunicator.
D. reporting party. - ANSWER-B. first-arriving unit.
The command staff reports directly to the:
Select one:
A. incident commander.
B. chief fire official.
C. command staff director.
D. operations section chief. - ANSWER-A. incident commander.
The first-arriving officer at the scene of a serious incident should __________
command.
Select one:
A. defer
B. establish
C. pass
, D. transfer - ANSWER-B. establish
The goal of the __________ concept is to encourage communication and input from
all crew members to assess the situation and to develop the safest and most
effective method to complete the assignment.
Select one:
A. horizontal command
B. group decision-making
C. functional supervision
D. crew resource management - ANSWER-D. crew resource management
The ICS title of director is applied to the supervisor of a:
Select one:
A. branch.
B. section.
C. company.
D. division. - ANSWER-A. branch.
The modular organization of the ICS gives it the ability to:
Select one:
A. expand the span of control along with the incident.
B. incorporate personnel from several different agencies.
C. create new organizational elements that preserve existing local command
structures.
D. expand to the extent needed to manage the incident. - ANSWER-D. expand to the
extent needed to manage the incident.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was developed by the:
Select one:
A. National Fire Protection Association.
B. National Fire Academy.
C. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D. US Department of Homeland Security. - ANSWER-D. US Department of
Homeland Security.
Under which circumstances does the first-arriving officer assume command?
Select one:
A. On every incident
B. When multiple units will be needed to manage the incident
C. Upon arrival of a second officer
D. When necessary to maintain span of control - ANSWER-A. On every incident
Under which condition might command be transferred from a high-ranking officer to
an officer with lower rank?
Select one:
A. If the incident is escalating
B. During the later stages of the incident
C. There are no conditions when this is appropriate
D. After the third benchmark - ANSWER-B. During the later stages of the incident
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