NIMS ICS 400: ADVANCED ICS| NIMS ICS 400
FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
How does the use of Area Command facilitate the job of the IC and agency
officials?
a) Area Command communicates agency policies, priorities, constraints, and
guidance to Incident Commanders implementation across all incidents.
b) Area Command determines the incident tactics, objectives, and strategies.
c) Establishing Area Command eliminates the need for a written delegation of
authority.
d) Area Command replaces the incident-level ICS organizations and streamlines
Incident Commander functions and tasks. --CORRECT ANSWER--A
What is an advantage of activating an Area Command?
a) The role of the IC is shared by two or more persons.
b) Allows different agencies to work together.
c) Resolves the resource competition between incidents.
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,d) Incident tactics, objectives, and strategies are not necessary. --CORRECT
ANSWER--C
When should an Area Command be established?
a) When one major or complex incident is occurring.
b) When incidents are using similar and limited critical resources.
c) When incidents are expected to conclude in one Operational Period.
d) When life and property values are not at risk. --CORRECT ANSWER--B
What type of structure is established over several individual incidents?
a) ICP
b) Area Command
c) Incident Complex
d) Unified Command --CORRECT ANSWER--C
In the context of incident management, complex incidents generally:
a) involve multi-jurisdictional efforts of more than one agency
b) involve one centralized agency and/or political jurisdiction
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, c) have few casualties
d) require minimal resources --CORRECT ANSWER--A
___ is an organization that oversees the management of multiple incidents.
Examples include 2 or more HM spills, fires, etc.
a) EOC
b) Incident Management Team
c) Unified Command
d) Area Command --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Which responsibility outlines an Area Command's primary function?
a) Establish facility use between various incidents
b) Ensure that Unified Command personnel assignments and organizations are
appropriate.
c) Maintain contact with the President
d) Develop broad objectives for the affected area. --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Assessing incidents and allocating resources are two of the three most critical
responsibilities of the Area Commander. What is the third?
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FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
How does the use of Area Command facilitate the job of the IC and agency
officials?
a) Area Command communicates agency policies, priorities, constraints, and
guidance to Incident Commanders implementation across all incidents.
b) Area Command determines the incident tactics, objectives, and strategies.
c) Establishing Area Command eliminates the need for a written delegation of
authority.
d) Area Command replaces the incident-level ICS organizations and streamlines
Incident Commander functions and tasks. --CORRECT ANSWER--A
What is an advantage of activating an Area Command?
a) The role of the IC is shared by two or more persons.
b) Allows different agencies to work together.
c) Resolves the resource competition between incidents.
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,d) Incident tactics, objectives, and strategies are not necessary. --CORRECT
ANSWER--C
When should an Area Command be established?
a) When one major or complex incident is occurring.
b) When incidents are using similar and limited critical resources.
c) When incidents are expected to conclude in one Operational Period.
d) When life and property values are not at risk. --CORRECT ANSWER--B
What type of structure is established over several individual incidents?
a) ICP
b) Area Command
c) Incident Complex
d) Unified Command --CORRECT ANSWER--C
In the context of incident management, complex incidents generally:
a) involve multi-jurisdictional efforts of more than one agency
b) involve one centralized agency and/or political jurisdiction
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, c) have few casualties
d) require minimal resources --CORRECT ANSWER--A
___ is an organization that oversees the management of multiple incidents.
Examples include 2 or more HM spills, fires, etc.
a) EOC
b) Incident Management Team
c) Unified Command
d) Area Command --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Which responsibility outlines an Area Command's primary function?
a) Establish facility use between various incidents
b) Ensure that Unified Command personnel assignments and organizations are
appropriate.
c) Maintain contact with the President
d) Develop broad objectives for the affected area. --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Assessing incidents and allocating resources are two of the three most critical
responsibilities of the Area Commander. What is the third?
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