EMT ICS 100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
incident action planning - ANSWER -guides effective incident management activity;
focus on addressing needs of future timeframes; to be effective - cover specified time,
proactive, specify incident objective, state needed activities, assign responsibility, ID
resources, communicate
Manageable Span of Control - ANSWER -optimal span is 1 supervisor to 5 subordinates
incident facility/location - ANSWER -include incident command post, incident
base/camp, mass casualty triage area, point of distribution, emergency shelter
comprehensive resource management - ANSWER -standard mechanisms to ID
requirment/order/mobilize/track and report/demobilize/reimburse/restock
integrated communications - ANSWER -facilitated through development/use of common
communications plan and interoperable process/systems; needed to maintain
connected, achieve situational awareness, facilitate info share
establishment and transfer of command - ANSWER -establish at beginning giving
responsibility for incident to Incident commander
unified command - ANSWER -no single commander, but all manage incident jointly
through approved objectives; allow to deal w different legal, geographic, functional
responsibilities
chain of command - ANSWER -orderly line that details how authority flows through
hierarchy of incident management organization; allow Incident commander to
direct/control, avoid confusion of supervisors
unity of command - ANSWER -deals w fact that all individuals have single supervisor
they report to; you will report to only 1 ICS supervisor and recieve work assignment
from only your advisor
accountability - ANSWER -is essential, need tgo abide by agency policy/guideline and
any local/tribal/state/federal rules;
principles to adhere to for accountability - ANSWER -check in/out, incident action
planning, unity of command, personal responsibility, span of control, resource tracking
Dispatch/Deployment - ANSWER -resources should be deployed only when requested
or by appropriate authority
ANSWERS
incident action planning - ANSWER -guides effective incident management activity;
focus on addressing needs of future timeframes; to be effective - cover specified time,
proactive, specify incident objective, state needed activities, assign responsibility, ID
resources, communicate
Manageable Span of Control - ANSWER -optimal span is 1 supervisor to 5 subordinates
incident facility/location - ANSWER -include incident command post, incident
base/camp, mass casualty triage area, point of distribution, emergency shelter
comprehensive resource management - ANSWER -standard mechanisms to ID
requirment/order/mobilize/track and report/demobilize/reimburse/restock
integrated communications - ANSWER -facilitated through development/use of common
communications plan and interoperable process/systems; needed to maintain
connected, achieve situational awareness, facilitate info share
establishment and transfer of command - ANSWER -establish at beginning giving
responsibility for incident to Incident commander
unified command - ANSWER -no single commander, but all manage incident jointly
through approved objectives; allow to deal w different legal, geographic, functional
responsibilities
chain of command - ANSWER -orderly line that details how authority flows through
hierarchy of incident management organization; allow Incident commander to
direct/control, avoid confusion of supervisors
unity of command - ANSWER -deals w fact that all individuals have single supervisor
they report to; you will report to only 1 ICS supervisor and recieve work assignment
from only your advisor
accountability - ANSWER -is essential, need tgo abide by agency policy/guideline and
any local/tribal/state/federal rules;
principles to adhere to for accountability - ANSWER -check in/out, incident action
planning, unity of command, personal responsibility, span of control, resource tracking
Dispatch/Deployment - ANSWER -resources should be deployed only when requested
or by appropriate authority
