ICS 100 Exam Questions and Answers
Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives? - ANSWER -Operations Division Director
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a(n)
___________ to the new Incident Commander. - ANSWER -Briefing
Which General Staff member is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident
personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and transportation as
needed to meet the operational objective? - ANSWER -Logistics Section Chief
The Operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -Develops and implements strategies and
tactics to achieve the incident objectives.
The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal
Government. - ANSWER -FALSE
Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command? -
ANSWER -The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident
When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish
the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used? - ANSWER -Unified
Command
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - ANSWER -Information and
Intelligence Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through
appropriate authorities and established resource management systems? - ANSWER -
Dispatch/Deployment
The Whole Community approach means that solutions serve the affected community
and a variety of resources are used as needed. - ANSWER -TRUE
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch
(spontaneously deploy). - ANSWER -TRUE
When command is transferred, the process should include a(n): - ANSWER -Briefing
Chain of command prevents personnel from directly communicating with each other to
share information. - ANSWER -FALSE
Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the
incident objectives? - ANSWER -Operations Division Director
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a(n)
___________ to the new Incident Commander. - ANSWER -Briefing
Which General Staff member is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident
personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and transportation as
needed to meet the operational objective? - ANSWER -Logistics Section Chief
The Operations Section Chief: - ANSWER -Develops and implements strategies and
tactics to achieve the incident objectives.
The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal
Government. - ANSWER -FALSE
Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command? -
ANSWER -The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident
When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish
the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used? - ANSWER -Unified
Command
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - ANSWER -Information and
Intelligence Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through
appropriate authorities and established resource management systems? - ANSWER -
Dispatch/Deployment
The Whole Community approach means that solutions serve the affected community
and a variety of resources are used as needed. - ANSWER -TRUE
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch
(spontaneously deploy). - ANSWER -TRUE
When command is transferred, the process should include a(n): - ANSWER -Briefing
Chain of command prevents personnel from directly communicating with each other to
share information. - ANSWER -FALSE
