ICS 300 Review Questions And Answers
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The Incident Command System (ICS) is?
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons
learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and organizationally
flexible to meet the following management challenges
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet incident
objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our?
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident whether it is large or
small. The five major management functions are
1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander
The individual responsible for overall management of the incident
Command Staff
The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety officer and liaison officer. They report directly to the
incident command. They may have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer
Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison
and Public information.
General Staff
The group of incident management personnel reporting to the incident commander. They may have
one or more deputies as needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief, Planning
section Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/administration section chief.
Section
The organizational level with responsibilities for a major functional area of the incident Operations
Planning Logistic finance/administration
Chief
, The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics and
Finance/Administration
Branch
The organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major parts of the
operation of logistic functions.
Director
The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision of a branch
Division/Group
Division are used to divide an incident geographically. Groups are used to divide an incident
functionally.
Supervisor
The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with common communications and a
leader is a _______________
Strike team
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident planning, logistics
or finance/administration activities
Unit
Leader
The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force, Strike team, or functional unit
Resources
Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignment to incidents. Resources
are described by kind of type and may be used in tactical, support or overhead capacities at an
incident.
ISC established lines of ______________ authority and ___________ reporting relationships
Supervisory/Formal
Within ICS, there is complete _________ of __________, meaning that each position and each person
within the system has only one designated supervisor.
Unity/Command
___________ of _________ means that there is an orderly line of authority and reporting
relationships within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinates to, and connected
to, higher levels
Chain/Command
Rated 100% Correct!!
The Incident Command System (ICS) is?
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons
learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and organizationally
flexible to meet the following management challenges
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet incident
objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our?
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident whether it is large or
small. The five major management functions are
1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander
The individual responsible for overall management of the incident
Command Staff
The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety officer and liaison officer. They report directly to the
incident command. They may have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer
Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison
and Public information.
General Staff
The group of incident management personnel reporting to the incident commander. They may have
one or more deputies as needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief, Planning
section Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/administration section chief.
Section
The organizational level with responsibilities for a major functional area of the incident Operations
Planning Logistic finance/administration
Chief
, The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics and
Finance/Administration
Branch
The organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major parts of the
operation of logistic functions.
Director
The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision of a branch
Division/Group
Division are used to divide an incident geographically. Groups are used to divide an incident
functionally.
Supervisor
The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with common communications and a
leader is a _______________
Strike team
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident planning, logistics
or finance/administration activities
Unit
Leader
The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force, Strike team, or functional unit
Resources
Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignment to incidents. Resources
are described by kind of type and may be used in tactical, support or overhead capacities at an
incident.
ISC established lines of ______________ authority and ___________ reporting relationships
Supervisory/Formal
Within ICS, there is complete _________ of __________, meaning that each position and each person
within the system has only one designated supervisor.
Unity/Command
___________ of _________ means that there is an orderly line of authority and reporting
relationships within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinates to, and connected
to, higher levels
Chain/Command
