QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Which is one of the major functions/ components of the Incident Management System?
A. Public Information Officer
B. Planning
C. Liasion
D. Safety Officer - (Correct Answer)-A. Public Information Officer
Firefighters preform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the ___________ who
establishes the minimum standard for firefighters.
A. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B. Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
D. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - (Correct Answer)-C. National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA)
Firefighter duties and responsibilities are influenced by many organizations. The
organization that establishes and ensures workplace safety is the:
A. Insurance Service Association.
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
C. National Workplace Administration.
D. Homeland Security Association. - (Correct Answer)-B. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 addresses firefighter:
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A. Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities
B. Certification
C. Pay and benefits
D. Annual training requirements - (Correct Answer)-A. Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities
Division of labor:
A. Outlines how things are to be done, and usually how far a person can go without requesting
further guidance
B. Relates to the number of people one person can supervise effectively
C. Assigns a task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task
D. Is the idea that each firefighter answers to only one supervisor - (Correct Answer)-C. Assigns
a task to an individual to make that person responsible for completing the task
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Command System?
A. Common terminology
B. Segregated communications
C. Prefer planning
D. Secular command - (Correct Answer)-A. Common terminology
Which is one of the characteristics of an Incident Management System?
A. Unique terminology
B. Unity of command
C. Common radio channels
D. Prefire plans - (Correct Answer)-B. Unity of command
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Which is a major functional component of the Incident Management System ?
A. Groups
B. Employee Assistance Programs
C. Logistics
D. Post Incident Analysis - (Correct Answer)-C. Logistics
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) _______ is the standard that contains minimum
requirements and procedures for a safety and health program.
A. 1901
B. 1932
C. 1001
D. 1500 - (Correct Answer)-D. 1500
Group, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. Being responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
B. Maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units.
C. Working on the same task or objective.
D. One of a set number of resources of the same type and kind. - (Correct Answer)-C. Working
on the same task or objective.
Division, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best described as:
A. Responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
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B. One of a set number of resources of the same type and kind.
C. Work on the same task or objective.
D. Maintains span of control over subordinate organization units - (Correct Answer)-A.
Responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
Which is a characteristic of the Incident Management System?
A. Employee Assistance Program
B. Designated facilities
C. Common dispatch centers
D. Independent action plans - (Correct Answer)-B. Designated facilities
Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best described as:
A. The ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex
B. the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the organization
C. Each person having only one direct supervisor
D. Being used when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of
an incident - (Correct Answer)-C. Each person having only one direct supervisor
In the Incident Management System, _______ are functional crews assigned to perform a
specific task such as ventilation or rescue.
A. Divisions
B. Groups
C. Single resources
D. Branches - (Correct Answer)-B. Groups