ICS 100.B INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
In ICS, the members of the command staff assume the title of? - ANSWER -Officer
The operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -Directs tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives
Span of Control refers to: - ANSWER -The number of individuals or resources that one
supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used
to divide an incident geographically? - ANSWER -Division
Interoperability means: - ANSWER -Communication equipment, procedures, and
systems can operate together during a response.
The major activities of the planning section include: - ANSWER -Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ANSWER -
Incident Commander
Check-in, initial briefing, record keeping, and demobilization procedures are all
necessary to ensure: - ANSWER -Accountability
You are a group supervisor working in a Branch within Operations Section. Who is your
immediate supervisor? - ANSWER -Branch Director
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response
personal is to: - ANSWER -Check in and receive assignment
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments? - ANSWER -Staging Area
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for: -
ANSWER -Self-dispatch to another incident
At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? - ANSWER -Public Information
Officer
SYSTEM EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
In ICS, the members of the command staff assume the title of? - ANSWER -Officer
The operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -Directs tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives
Span of Control refers to: - ANSWER -The number of individuals or resources that one
supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used
to divide an incident geographically? - ANSWER -Division
Interoperability means: - ANSWER -Communication equipment, procedures, and
systems can operate together during a response.
The major activities of the planning section include: - ANSWER -Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ANSWER -
Incident Commander
Check-in, initial briefing, record keeping, and demobilization procedures are all
necessary to ensure: - ANSWER -Accountability
You are a group supervisor working in a Branch within Operations Section. Who is your
immediate supervisor? - ANSWER -Branch Director
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response
personal is to: - ANSWER -Check in and receive assignment
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments? - ANSWER -Staging Area
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for: -
ANSWER -Self-dispatch to another incident
At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? - ANSWER -Public Information
Officer
