ICS 100.b Incident Command System
Exam Q&A
Q. Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments? - ANSWER -A. Staging Area
Q. Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for: -
ANSWER -A. Self-dispatch to another incident
Q. At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? - ANSWER -A. Public
Information Officer
Q. You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objective. What is the
correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned? - ANSWER -
A. Planning Section
Q.In ICS, the members of the command staff assume the title of? - ANSWER -A. Officer
Q. The operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -A. Directs tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives
Q. Span of Control refers to: - ANSWER -A. The number of individuals or resources that
one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Q. Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be
used to divide an incident geographically? - ANSWER -A. Division
Q. Interoperability means: - ANSWER -A. Communication equipment, procedures, and
systems can operate together during a response.
Q. The major activities of the planning section include: - ANSWER -A. Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans
Q. Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ANSWER -A.
Incident Commander
Q. Check-in, initial briefing, record keeping, and demobilization procedures are all
necessary to ensure: - ANSWER -A. Accountability
Q. Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items? - ANSWER
-A. Finance/Administration
Exam Q&A
Q. Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while
waiting for tactical assignments? - ANSWER -A. Staging Area
Q. Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for: -
ANSWER -A. Self-dispatch to another incident
Q. At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? - ANSWER -A. Public
Information Officer
Q. You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objective. What is the
correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned? - ANSWER -
A. Planning Section
Q.In ICS, the members of the command staff assume the title of? - ANSWER -A. Officer
Q. The operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -A. Directs tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives
Q. Span of Control refers to: - ANSWER -A. The number of individuals or resources that
one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Q. Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be
used to divide an incident geographically? - ANSWER -A. Division
Q. Interoperability means: - ANSWER -A. Communication equipment, procedures, and
systems can operate together during a response.
Q. The major activities of the planning section include: - ANSWER -A. Preparing and
documenting Incident Action Plans
Q. Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ANSWER -A.
Incident Commander
Q. Check-in, initial briefing, record keeping, and demobilization procedures are all
necessary to ensure: - ANSWER -A. Accountability
Q. Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items? - ANSWER
-A. Finance/Administration
