APCO FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND APPROVED NEW MODIFIED 2026 LATEST
UPDATE
Who is responsible for developing and documenting the incident action plan? --
CORRECT ANSWER--The planning section
What are the key components of NIMS management? --CORRECT ANSWER--
1. Common terminology
2. Management by objectives
3.Managable span of control
4.Chain of command
5.Dispatch and deployment
6. Modular organization
7.Incidnet Action Planning
8.Unified Command
9.Comprehensive resource management
10. Integrated Communications
11. Information and intelligence management among others
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,Who is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies,
non-governmental organizations and/private entries? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Liaison Officer
Who functions as a type of liaison officer by informing responding units exactly
where to go once they arrive on scene? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Telecommunicators
What lays out leadership roles and processes and recommends organizational
systems at all levels within incident response with an emphasis on the way to
interact to ensure effective operations? --CORRECT ANSWER--Command and
Coordination structure
What four elements must an IAP need? --CORRECT ANSWER--1. What do we
want to do?
2. Who is responsible for doing it?
3. How do we communicate with each other?
4. What is the procedure if someone is injured?
How do NIMS Command and Coordination ensure effective operations? --
CORRECT ANSWER--1. Incident Command System
2.Emergency Operations Centers
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,3.Multiagency Coordination Group
4. Joint Information System
Who has emergency authority to stop and/or prevent unsafe acts during incident
operations? --CORRECT ANSWER--Safety Officers
Where does the ultimate responsibility for the safe conduct of incident
operations rest? --CORRECT ANSWER--With the Incident Commander
What is a PAR Check? --CORRECT ANSWER--Personal Accountability
Report
What position is always staffed in ICS applications? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Incident Commander
Who is responsible for overall management of the incident until command is
transferred to another person? --CORRECT ANSWER--The first Incident
Commander
What are the three special staffing positions that are typically identified in ICS?
--CORRECT ANSWER--Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison
Officer
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, What outlines the goals and objectives for the incident and how they will be
accomplished? --CORRECT ANSWER--Incident Action Plan
A comprehensive national approach to incident management that is applicable
to all jurisdictional levels and across all public safety disciplines --CORRECT
ANSWER--National Incident Management System
An agency sponsored by the chemical manufactures to provide emergency
responders with information and support in the event of a hazardous material
incident --CORRECT ANSWER--CHEMTREC
The area immediately surrounding a Hazmat incident and the involved material.
--CORRECT ANSWER--Hot Zone
What methods need to be in place before you can enter into the hot zone or in
situations where rescue is possible and this method is available. --CORRECT
ANSWER--decontamination
This class includes any material that causes full thickness destruction of human
skin at the site of contact within a specific period of time or any liquid that has
severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum. --CORRECT ANSWER--Class 8:
Corrosives
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PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND APPROVED NEW MODIFIED 2026 LATEST
UPDATE
Who is responsible for developing and documenting the incident action plan? --
CORRECT ANSWER--The planning section
What are the key components of NIMS management? --CORRECT ANSWER--
1. Common terminology
2. Management by objectives
3.Managable span of control
4.Chain of command
5.Dispatch and deployment
6. Modular organization
7.Incidnet Action Planning
8.Unified Command
9.Comprehensive resource management
10. Integrated Communications
11. Information and intelligence management among others
Page 1 of 35
,Who is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies,
non-governmental organizations and/private entries? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Liaison Officer
Who functions as a type of liaison officer by informing responding units exactly
where to go once they arrive on scene? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Telecommunicators
What lays out leadership roles and processes and recommends organizational
systems at all levels within incident response with an emphasis on the way to
interact to ensure effective operations? --CORRECT ANSWER--Command and
Coordination structure
What four elements must an IAP need? --CORRECT ANSWER--1. What do we
want to do?
2. Who is responsible for doing it?
3. How do we communicate with each other?
4. What is the procedure if someone is injured?
How do NIMS Command and Coordination ensure effective operations? --
CORRECT ANSWER--1. Incident Command System
2.Emergency Operations Centers
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,3.Multiagency Coordination Group
4. Joint Information System
Who has emergency authority to stop and/or prevent unsafe acts during incident
operations? --CORRECT ANSWER--Safety Officers
Where does the ultimate responsibility for the safe conduct of incident
operations rest? --CORRECT ANSWER--With the Incident Commander
What is a PAR Check? --CORRECT ANSWER--Personal Accountability
Report
What position is always staffed in ICS applications? --CORRECT ANSWER--
Incident Commander
Who is responsible for overall management of the incident until command is
transferred to another person? --CORRECT ANSWER--The first Incident
Commander
What are the three special staffing positions that are typically identified in ICS?
--CORRECT ANSWER--Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison
Officer
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, What outlines the goals and objectives for the incident and how they will be
accomplished? --CORRECT ANSWER--Incident Action Plan
A comprehensive national approach to incident management that is applicable
to all jurisdictional levels and across all public safety disciplines --CORRECT
ANSWER--National Incident Management System
An agency sponsored by the chemical manufactures to provide emergency
responders with information and support in the event of a hazardous material
incident --CORRECT ANSWER--CHEMTREC
The area immediately surrounding a Hazmat incident and the involved material.
--CORRECT ANSWER--Hot Zone
What methods need to be in place before you can enter into the hot zone or in
situations where rescue is possible and this method is available. --CORRECT
ANSWER--decontamination
This class includes any material that causes full thickness destruction of human
skin at the site of contact within a specific period of time or any liquid that has
severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum. --CORRECT ANSWER--Class 8:
Corrosives
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