The Incident Command System (ICS) is: - Answer A standardized approach to incident
management that is applicable for use in all hazards.
Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support
achievement of the incident objectives? - Answer Operations
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - Answer Information and
Intelligence Management
Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains
documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel? -
Answer Finance/Administration Section Chief
Which ICS functional area establishes the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities
and has overall responsibility for the incident? - Answer Command
Which one of the following is NOT an example of incident coordination? - Answer
Resolving critical resource issues.
Which ICS function is responsible for documentation of mutual aid agreements? -
Answer Finance/Administration
At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? - Answer Public Information Officer
Expansion of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the: - Answer Incident
Commander
, In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work
together to establish: - Answer Incident Objectives
The NIMS Management Characteristic of Information and Intelligence Management may
include surveillance of disease outbreaks. - Answer TRUE
Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS
Management Characteristic? - Answer Comprehensive Resource Management
The Incident Action Plan should cover a specified timeframe to be effective. - Answer
true
The ICS modular organization is to be established by the: - Answer Incident Commander
Major activities of the Planning Section include : - Answer A. Prepare and document
Incident Action Plans
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - Answer Incident
Commander
Incident objectives that drive incident operations are established by the: - Answer
Incident Commander or Unified Command
Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)? - Answer
Command and Coordination
If the Incident Commander appoints staff to perform public information, safety, and
liaison functions, these individuals, taken as a whole, are known as the: -Answer
Command Staff
The Liaison Officer: -Answer Serves as the contact person for other responding
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