1. When a Company Officer arrives first on a fire scene, the officer is
in command until: *
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A. the fire is declared under control.
B. a chief officer arrives and may choose to assume command.
C. the chief of the department arrives.
D. arrival of the senior shift officer.
b
2. An employee becomes frustrated because he/she cannot comply
with conflicting orders from different bosses. This situation was
caused by a violation of: *
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A. chain of command.
B. division of labor.
C. span of control.
D. unity of command.
d
,3. Policies are examples of standing plans designed to provide: *
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A. staffing requirement guidelines.
B. guidance for decision making.
C. problem-solving.
D. communications.
b
4 . A procedure is a/an: *
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A. guide to thinking.
B. detailed guide to action.
C. guide to decision making.
D. interpretation
b
5. Under normal conditions, only a/an may order multiple alarms or
additional resources for large-scale incidents. *
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A. logistics officer
B. planning officer
C. safety operations officer
,D. incident commander
d
6. The tracking of personnel working at an incident requires a system
that is standardized for every incident to establish: *
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A. accountability.
B. chain of command.
C. unity of command.
D. span of control.
a
7. The Incident Command System is best defined as: *
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A. the overall plan developed and used to control an incident.
B. an organized, systematic method for the command, control, and
management of an emergency incident.
C. the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more
complex.
D. one designated leader or ofricer to command an incident.
b
, 8. In order for the Incident Command System to function properly, it
must contain all of the following components except: *
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A. common terminology.
B. integrated communications.
C. all personnel from a single agency.
D. consolidated incident action plans.
c
9. A uniform data collection system used by most departments to
track incident information is known as the: *
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A. National Fire Incident Reporting System.
B. National Fire Incident Recording System.
C. First National Incident Reporting System.
D. First National Incident Response System.
a
10. The two most common ways the incident commander orders fire
fighters to evacuate a structure arc to broadcast a radio message
and: *
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A. page all fire fighters to respond.