MANAGEMENT ROLES, COMMAND
STRUCTURE, AND RESPONSE COORDINATION
SUMMARY 2026
◉ Incident command post should be situated to provide...
Answer: 1) outside of present and potential hazard zone
2) large enough to provide working room for personnel
3) provide adequate lighting and protection from the weather
4) all of the above
All of the above
◉ The general staff consists of
Answer: Operation section chief, planning sections chief, logistics
section chief, finance and administration section chief
◉ What are five major functions around which ICS is organized?
Answer: Command, operations, planning, logistics, finance and
administration
, ◉ The ........ serves as the conduit for information to and from
internal and external stakeholders and provides information
dissemination and media relations services
Answer: The information officer
◉ If the incident commander does not delegate a function it: ...?
Answer: Remains the incident commander's responsibility
◉ Which of the following terms refers to the process by which the
command responsibilities passed from one individual to another?
1) transfer of command
2) passing the baton
3) changing of the guard
4) exchange of command?
Answer: Transfer of command
◉ Responding agencies and her jurisdictions with the responsibility
for the incident share incident management. Which ICS feature is
being described
1) unified command
2) chain of command