ICS - Incident Command System Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
How did ICS start? - ANSWER -In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
What can ICS be used to manage? - ANSWER -Natural hazards
Technological hazards
Human-caused hazards
planned events
What is an incident? - ANSWER -is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused
that requires a response to protect life or property
What is the top priority of ICS response? - ANSWER -Life safety
Define NIMS? - ANSWER -provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding
departments ands agencies at all levels of government, the private sector and
nongovernmental organizations to seamlessly to prepare for, prevent. respond to,
recover from, and mitigate the efforts of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or
complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property, and harm to the
environment.
The following laws require the use of ICS? - ANSWER -SARA (1986)- established
regulations for handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to make rules about it
OSHA (1990) - made the rules that ICS was to be used in all hazardous materials
incidents - "The incident command system shall be established by those employers for
the incident that will be under their control and shall interface with other organizations or
agencies who may respond to such an incident"
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also requires this
What are the two levels that take place in order for ICS to be institutionalized? -
ANSWER -Policy Level - government officials must adopt it - executive orders,
legislation - direct organizations to train, exercise the use of ICS
Organizational level - operational level - integrated into functional and system-wide
emergency operations policies - training is planned or underway - participating or
coordinating ICS-oriented exercises
NMIS is the nationwide _____________________ for agencies and is not a operational
incident management or resource allocation plan. - ANSWER -template
, NIMS represents a core set of doctrine, concepts principals, terminology and
organizational processes that enables effective, efficient and collaborative incident
management. What are they? - ANSWER -Preparedness - activates conducted on an
ongoing basis in advance of any incident - training and exercises, planning procedures
and protocols
Communications and Information Management - common operating picture to all
command and coordination sites - redundancy of communications and information
systems
Resource Management - personnel and equipment and or supplies - resources must be
fluid and adaptable
Command and Management - Effective and efficient management and coordination by
providing flexible, standardized incident management structure - ICS, Multiagency
Coordination Systems and Public Information
Ongoing Management and Maintenance - two components - National Integration Center
(NIC) and Supporting Technologies
What are some of the common causes of incident response problems? - ANSWER -
Lack of accountability
Poor communication
Lack of an orderly. systematic planning process
No common, flexible, predesigned management structure
No predefined methods to integrate interagency requirements into the management
structure and planning process effectively
What are some of the benefits of ICS? - ANSWER -Safety of responders, workers and
others
Achievement of response objectives
Efficient use of resources
ICS represents _________________________ and has become the standard for
emergency management across the country. - ANSWER -best practices
ICS incorporates a wide range of management features and principals. beginning with
the use of ___________________ and _______________________________. -
ANSWER -common terminology
clear text
What are the ICS features related to command structure? - ANSWER -Chain of
command
Unity of command
Questions with Verified Answers
How did ICS start? - ANSWER -In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
What can ICS be used to manage? - ANSWER -Natural hazards
Technological hazards
Human-caused hazards
planned events
What is an incident? - ANSWER -is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused
that requires a response to protect life or property
What is the top priority of ICS response? - ANSWER -Life safety
Define NIMS? - ANSWER -provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding
departments ands agencies at all levels of government, the private sector and
nongovernmental organizations to seamlessly to prepare for, prevent. respond to,
recover from, and mitigate the efforts of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or
complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property, and harm to the
environment.
The following laws require the use of ICS? - ANSWER -SARA (1986)- established
regulations for handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to make rules about it
OSHA (1990) - made the rules that ICS was to be used in all hazardous materials
incidents - "The incident command system shall be established by those employers for
the incident that will be under their control and shall interface with other organizations or
agencies who may respond to such an incident"
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also requires this
What are the two levels that take place in order for ICS to be institutionalized? -
ANSWER -Policy Level - government officials must adopt it - executive orders,
legislation - direct organizations to train, exercise the use of ICS
Organizational level - operational level - integrated into functional and system-wide
emergency operations policies - training is planned or underway - participating or
coordinating ICS-oriented exercises
NMIS is the nationwide _____________________ for agencies and is not a operational
incident management or resource allocation plan. - ANSWER -template
, NIMS represents a core set of doctrine, concepts principals, terminology and
organizational processes that enables effective, efficient and collaborative incident
management. What are they? - ANSWER -Preparedness - activates conducted on an
ongoing basis in advance of any incident - training and exercises, planning procedures
and protocols
Communications and Information Management - common operating picture to all
command and coordination sites - redundancy of communications and information
systems
Resource Management - personnel and equipment and or supplies - resources must be
fluid and adaptable
Command and Management - Effective and efficient management and coordination by
providing flexible, standardized incident management structure - ICS, Multiagency
Coordination Systems and Public Information
Ongoing Management and Maintenance - two components - National Integration Center
(NIC) and Supporting Technologies
What are some of the common causes of incident response problems? - ANSWER -
Lack of accountability
Poor communication
Lack of an orderly. systematic planning process
No common, flexible, predesigned management structure
No predefined methods to integrate interagency requirements into the management
structure and planning process effectively
What are some of the benefits of ICS? - ANSWER -Safety of responders, workers and
others
Achievement of response objectives
Efficient use of resources
ICS represents _________________________ and has become the standard for
emergency management across the country. - ANSWER -best practices
ICS incorporates a wide range of management features and principals. beginning with
the use of ___________________ and _______________________________. -
ANSWER -common terminology
clear text
What are the ICS features related to command structure? - ANSWER -Chain of
command
Unity of command
