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The major activities of the Planning Section include:
A. Compensating for injury or damage to property.
B. Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
C. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
D. Providing technology to ensure efficient incident communications.
C. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
You are working in a complex incident. There are multiple Incident Commanders
representing multiple jurisdictions working together to establish incident
objectives. What type of ICS structure is being used?
A. Unified Command
B. Area Command
C. Mutual Command
D. Multiple Command
A. Unified Command
The ability to communicate within ICS is absolutely critical. To ensure efficient,
clear communication, ICS requires the use of:
A. Technical language.
B. Agency-specific codes.
C. Common terminology.
D. Radio codes.
C. Common terminology.
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for
response personnel is to:
A. Record and report resource allocation.
B. Check in and receive an assignment.
, C. Locate and assist response personnel.
D. Search for potential incident survivors.
B. Check in and receive an assignment.
The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force is:
A. Strike Teams have a lower span of control ratio when compared to Task
Forces.
B. Strike Teams are in the Operations Section while Task Forces are in the
Planning Section.
C. Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of
mixed resources.
D. Strike Teams report to an Officer while Task Forces report to a Leader.
C. Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed
resources.
The Liaison Officer:
A. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
B. Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation.
C. Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident
objectives.
D. Provides information to the public.
A. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
A Deputy is the support position for all of the following positions, EXCEPT:
A. Public Information Officer.
B. Incident Commander.
C. Section Chief.
D. Branch Director.
A. Public Information Officer.
Span of control refers to:
A. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage
effectively during an incident.
B. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory,
regulatory, or delegated authority.