ICS 100 Test Prep Exam Questions and
Answers
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
A. Self-dispatch to another incident.
B. Return any incident-issued equipment or other nonexpendable supplies.
C. Complete all tasks and required forms/reports.
D. Brief replacements, subordinates, and supervisor. - ANSWER -A. Self-dispatch to
another incident.
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments?
A. Incident Command Post
B. Staging Area
C. Base
D. Camp - ANSWER -B. Staging Area
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response
personnel is to:
A. Search for potential incident survivors.
B. Record and report resource allocation.
C. Check in and receive an assignment.
D. Locate and assist response personnel. - ANSWER -C. Check in and receive an
assignment.
You are a Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is
your immediate supervisor?
A. Branch Leader
B. Branch Director
C. Branch Executive Officer
D. Branch Chief - ANSWER -B. Branch Director
Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items?
A. Operations
B. Finance/Administration
C. Incident Command
D. Planning - ANSWER -B. Finance/Administration
The Liaison Officer:
A. Provides information to the public.
B. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
C. Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation.
, D. Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives. -
ANSWER -B. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety,
and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
A. Executive Staff.
B. Command Staff.
C. Incident Staff.
D. Director Staff. - ANSWER -B. Command Staff.
You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objectives. What is the
correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned?
A. Tactics Section
B. Planning Division
C. Operations Section
D. Planning Section - ANSWER -D. Planning Section
Span of control refers to:
A. The process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident
Commander to another.
B. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively
during an incident.
C. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority.
D. An orderly line of authority that exists within the ranks of the incident management
organization. - ANSWER -B. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor
can manage effectively during an incident.
The major activities of the Planning Section include:
A. Providing technology to ensure efficient incident communications.
B. Compensating for injury or damage to property.
C. Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
D. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans. - ANSWER -D. Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans.
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used
to divide an incident geographically?
A. Regiments
B. Divisions
C. Units
D. Groups - ANSWER -B. Divisions
At the incident scene, who handles media inquires?
A. External Affairs Specialist
B. Public Information Officer
C. Media Relations Specialist
Answers
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
A. Self-dispatch to another incident.
B. Return any incident-issued equipment or other nonexpendable supplies.
C. Complete all tasks and required forms/reports.
D. Brief replacements, subordinates, and supervisor. - ANSWER -A. Self-dispatch to
another incident.
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments?
A. Incident Command Post
B. Staging Area
C. Base
D. Camp - ANSWER -B. Staging Area
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response
personnel is to:
A. Search for potential incident survivors.
B. Record and report resource allocation.
C. Check in and receive an assignment.
D. Locate and assist response personnel. - ANSWER -C. Check in and receive an
assignment.
You are a Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is
your immediate supervisor?
A. Branch Leader
B. Branch Director
C. Branch Executive Officer
D. Branch Chief - ANSWER -B. Branch Director
Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items?
A. Operations
B. Finance/Administration
C. Incident Command
D. Planning - ANSWER -B. Finance/Administration
The Liaison Officer:
A. Provides information to the public.
B. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
C. Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation.
, D. Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives. -
ANSWER -B. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety,
and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
A. Executive Staff.
B. Command Staff.
C. Incident Staff.
D. Director Staff. - ANSWER -B. Command Staff.
You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objectives. What is the
correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned?
A. Tactics Section
B. Planning Division
C. Operations Section
D. Planning Section - ANSWER -D. Planning Section
Span of control refers to:
A. The process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident
Commander to another.
B. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively
during an incident.
C. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority.
D. An orderly line of authority that exists within the ranks of the incident management
organization. - ANSWER -B. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor
can manage effectively during an incident.
The major activities of the Planning Section include:
A. Providing technology to ensure efficient incident communications.
B. Compensating for injury or damage to property.
C. Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
D. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans. - ANSWER -D. Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans.
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used
to divide an incident geographically?
A. Regiments
B. Divisions
C. Units
D. Groups - ANSWER -B. Divisions
At the incident scene, who handles media inquires?
A. External Affairs Specialist
B. Public Information Officer
C. Media Relations Specialist
