ICS - Incident Command System Exam
Questions and Answers15
Resource demobilization occurs at the end of your assignment or when the incident is resolved.
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should; - ANSWERS -Complete all tasks and required
forms/reports
Brief replacements, subordinates and supervisor
Evaluate the performance of subordinates
Follow check-out procedures
Return any incident-issued equipment or other nonexpendable supplies
Complete post-incident reports, critiques, evaluations and medical follow-up
Complete all time records or other accounting obligations
Using ICS at incidents succeeds when everyone assumes personal accountability by; - ANSWERS
-Not going around the chain of command
Reporting critical information
Not self-dispatching
NIMS stands for?
SARA?
OSHA? - ANSWERS -National Incident Management System
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ICS is a _______________________, ___________________________,
______________________ approach to incident management. - ANSWERS -Standardized
, on-scene
all-hazards
ICS can _____________ or ________________ to meet incident needs. - ANSWERS -expand
contract
How did ICS start? - ANSWERS -In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
What can ICS be used to manage? - ANSWERS -Natural hazards
Technological hazards
Human-caused hazards
planned events
What is an incident? - ANSWERS -is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused that
requires a response to protect life or property
What is the top priority of ICS response? - ANSWERS -Life safety
Define NIMS? - ANSWERS -provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding departments ands
agencies at all levels of government, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to
seamlessly to prepare for, prevent. respond to, recover from, and mitigate the efforts of
incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and
property, and harm to the environment.
The following laws require the use of ICS? - ANSWERS -SARA (1986)- established regulations for
handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to make rules about it
Questions and Answers15
Resource demobilization occurs at the end of your assignment or when the incident is resolved.
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should; - ANSWERS -Complete all tasks and required
forms/reports
Brief replacements, subordinates and supervisor
Evaluate the performance of subordinates
Follow check-out procedures
Return any incident-issued equipment or other nonexpendable supplies
Complete post-incident reports, critiques, evaluations and medical follow-up
Complete all time records or other accounting obligations
Using ICS at incidents succeeds when everyone assumes personal accountability by; - ANSWERS
-Not going around the chain of command
Reporting critical information
Not self-dispatching
NIMS stands for?
SARA?
OSHA? - ANSWERS -National Incident Management System
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
ICS is a _______________________, ___________________________,
______________________ approach to incident management. - ANSWERS -Standardized
, on-scene
all-hazards
ICS can _____________ or ________________ to meet incident needs. - ANSWERS -expand
contract
How did ICS start? - ANSWERS -In the 1970's in California due to fires in the area
What can ICS be used to manage? - ANSWERS -Natural hazards
Technological hazards
Human-caused hazards
planned events
What is an incident? - ANSWERS -is an occurrence or event, natural or human-caused that
requires a response to protect life or property
What is the top priority of ICS response? - ANSWERS -Life safety
Define NIMS? - ANSWERS -provides a systematic. proactive approach guiding departments ands
agencies at all levels of government, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to
seamlessly to prepare for, prevent. respond to, recover from, and mitigate the efforts of
incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and
property, and harm to the environment.
The following laws require the use of ICS? - ANSWERS -SARA (1986)- established regulations for
handling hazardous materials and directed OSHA to make rules about it
