PRACTICE TEST FULL QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS AND ANALYSIS
⩥ A procedure is a(n): Answer: detailed guide to action
⩥ Which of the following is one of the major staff functions/components
of the Incident Management System? Answer: Planning
⩥ Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of an Incident
Management System? Answer: Pre fire plans
⩥ Which of the following is not a major functional component of the
Incident Management System? Answer: Groups
⩥ NFPA __________ is the standard that contains minimum
requirements and procedures for a safety and health program. Answer:
1500
⩥ Passengers and drivers/operators of responding emergency vehicles
should do all of the following except: Answer: ride on the tailboard.
,⩥ Under normal conditions, only a(n) __________ may order multiple
alarms or additional resources for large-scale incidents. Answer: Incident
Commander
⩥ As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to:
Answer: a geographic location or designation.
⩥ Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Incident
Management System? Answer: Independent action plans
⩥ The Incident Management System should: Answer: Be initiated by the
first fire unit on scene
⩥ The tracking of personnel working at an incident requires a system
that is standardized for every incident to establish: Answer:
accountability
⩥ In the Incident Management System, the __________ has authority
over the ordering, releasing, and controlling of resources. Answer:
Incident Commander (IC)
⩥ In the Incident Management System, __________ are functional
crews assigned to perform a specific task such as ventilation or rescue.
Answer: groups
,⩥ Within the Incident Management System, the positions of Safety,
Liaison, and Information are: Answer: Command Staff Positions
⩥ The Incident Management System is best defined as: Answer: an
organized , systematic method for the command , control , and
management of en emergency incident .
⩥ What is the optimal number of individuals that one person should be
supervising at an emergency incident? Answer: three to seven
⩥ In order for the Incident Management System to function properly, it
must contain all of the following components
except: Answer: all personnel from a single agency.
⩥ Under the Incident Management System, the __________ is
responsible for determining the strategic goals for control of an incident.
Answer: Incident Commander
⩥ Under the Incident Management System, the __________ is
responsible for implementing the tactical assignments to meet the
strategic goal. Answer: Operations Chief
⩥ Under the Incident Management System, the __________ Officer is
responsible for providing factual and accurate information to the media.
Answer: public information
, ⩥ A situation status progress report is provided upon: Answer: transfer
of command
⩥ Transfer of command is best accomplished: Answer: face to face
⩥ When a higher ranking officer arrives on the scene, is that higher
ranking officer obligated to assume command from an existing Incident
Commander who is of lower rank? Answer: Some departments require
this, while others leave it to the higher ranking officer's discretion.
⩥ For what types and sizes of incident is the Incident Management
System (IMS) designed? Answer: All types and sizes
⩥ In the Incident Management System structure, who is the one person
ultimately responsible for managing an incident? Answer: The incident
commander
⩥ The command post should be located: Answer: In a nearby, protected
location
⩥ Who is the Incident Commander's point of contact for representatives
from outside agencies? Answer: Liaison Officer