RATIONALES 2026
◉ 2. ICS could be used to manage a large sporting event or a visit
from a foreign dignitary.
Answer: True
◉ 3. ICS is a standardized, on-scene, widely applicable approach to
incident management.
Answer: True
◉ 4. Statement: "This is Unit 1, we have a 10-37, Code 2."
Does this statement comply with the NIMS Management
Characteristic of common terminology?
Answer: No
◉ 5. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an Incident Action
Plan (IAP)?
Answer: It focuses on previous operational periods in order to
provide lessons learned.
, ◉ 6.. Span of control refers to the fact that a supervisor can
effectively manage an unlimited amount of resources.
Answer: False
◉ 7. In part, comprehensive resource management describes
standard mechanisms used to identify requirements and acquire,
mobilize, track, and demobilize resources.
Answer: True
◉ 8.. Integrated communications are necessary to achieve
situational awareness
Answer: True
◉ 9. Because incident details are often unknown at the start,
command should not be established until after the Incident Action
Plan has been developed.
Answer: False
◉ 10. Unity of command means that every individual is accountable
to and reports to only one designated supervisor.
Answer: True
◉ 11. Chain of command restricts personnel from communicating or
sharing information outside their organizational units.