the Incident Command- Final Exam
UPDATED
Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and
maintains situational awareness for the incident?
A. Logistics Section Chief
B. Finance/Administration Section Chief
C. Planning Section Chief
D. Operations Section Chief
- CORRECT ANSWERC. Planning Section Chief
At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries?
A. Liaison Officer
B. Communications Officer
C. Media Relations Specialist
D. Public Information Officer
- CORRECT ANSWERD. Public Information Officer
Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?
A. Command and Coordination
B. Joint Information System
C. Communications and Information Management
D. Resource Management
- CORRECT ANSWERA. Command and Coordination
Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of
common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Resource Descriptions
B. Incident Facilities
C. Organizational Functions
D. Technical Specifications
- CORRECT ANSWERD. Technical Specifications
Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources?
A. Logistics
B. Finance/Administration
C. Planning
D. Operations
- CORRECT ANSWERD. Operations
, Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the:
A. Public Information Officer
B. Planning Officer
C. Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident
D. Emergency Operations manager
- CORRECT ANSWERC. Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the
incident
Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability?
A. Conduct briefings as part of transfer of command
B. Check-In/Check-Out of incident personnel
C. Maintain an accurate inventory of resources
D. Establish specific, measurable objectives
- CORRECT ANSWERB. Check-In/Check-Out of incident personnel
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists?
A. Incident Facilities and Locations
B. Management by Objectives
C. Information and Intelligence Management
D. Integrated Communications
- CORRECT ANSWERC. Information and Intelligence Management
The Incident Commander or Unified Command establishes incident objectives that
include:
A. Delegating functional responsibilities and specifying resource types.
B. Establishing a manageable span of control.
C. Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives.
D. Selecting personnel to serve on the Incident Management Team.
- CORRECT ANSWERC. Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve
the objectives.
Depending on the incident size and complexity, various types of support facilities may
be established by:
A. the Logistics Section
B. Incident Command
C. the Planning Section
D. Local Authorities
- CORRECT ANSWERB. Incident Command
In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work
together to establish:
A. Resource Allocations
B. Shared Agency Authority
C. Situational Awareness