EMT ICS 100 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
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
info/intelligence management - ANSWER -establish process to gather/analyze/share
incident info; include 911 call, radio, situational report, tech specialists, reports from
field, geospatial product, print/online/broadcast, risk assessment, terrorist threats,
surveillance, structural plans
"intelligence" - ANSWER -refers exclusively to threat-related info developed by law
enforcement, medical surveillance, other investigation
5 major ICS functional areas - ANSWER -command, operations, planning, logistics,
finance/administration
incident command functional areas - ANSWER -Sets the incident objectives, strategies,
and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident
operations functional areas - ANSWER -Conducts operations to reach the incident
objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all operational resources.
COMPLETE ANSWERS
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
info/intelligence management - ANSWER -establish process to gather/analyze/share
incident info; include 911 call, radio, situational report, tech specialists, reports from
field, geospatial product, print/online/broadcast, risk assessment, terrorist threats,
surveillance, structural plans
"intelligence" - ANSWER -refers exclusively to threat-related info developed by law
enforcement, medical surveillance, other investigation
5 major ICS functional areas - ANSWER -command, operations, planning, logistics,
finance/administration
incident command functional areas - ANSWER -Sets the incident objectives, strategies,
and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident
operations functional areas - ANSWER -Conducts operations to reach the incident
objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all operational resources.
