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1. Which is one of the major staff functions/components of the Incident
Management System?
A) Public information officer
B) Planning
C) Liaison
D) Safety Officer: Public Information Officer
2. NFPA 1001 addresses firefighter:
A) minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities
B) certification
C) pay and benefits
D) annual training requirements: Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities
3. Which is a characteristic of the Incident Command System?
A) common terminology
B) segregated communications
C) prefire planning
A) secular command: A. common terminology
4. Division, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best
described as:
A) responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area
B) one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind
C) work on the same task or objective
D) maintain span of control over subordinate organization: Responsible for operations
within an assigned geographical area.
5. As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to:
A) firefighters assigned to a single task
,B) a part of a strike team
C) a geographical location or designation
D) a supporting branch for the logistics team: A geographic location or designation
6. Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best
described as:
A) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex
B) the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the
organization
C) each person having only one direct supervisor
D) being used when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsi-
bility for control of an incident: Each person having only one direct supervisor
7. The term Unified Command in the Incident Command System is:
A) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex B) used when
multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident
C) used to organize an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks
D) used if each person has only one direct supervisor: Used when multiple
agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident
8. In the Incident Management System, _________ are functional crews
assigned to perform a specific task such as ventilation of rescue.
A) divisions
B) groups
C) single resources
D) branches: groups
9. A branch level supervisor is known as a branch:
A) chief
B) director
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C) manager
D) officer: director
10. Under the Incident Management System, the __________ is responsible
for implementing the tactical assignments to meet the strategic goal.
A) incident commander
B) operations chief
C) planning chief
D) safety officer: Operations Chief
11. Under the Incident Management System, the _______ is responsible for
determining the strategic goals for control of an incident.
A) incident commander
B) operations officer
C) planning officer
D) administration officer: Incident Commander
12. In the Management System, the term modular organization is best
described as:
A) when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an
incident
B) each person has only one direct supervisor
C) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complexD) the
number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within
The organization: the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes
more complex
13. What type of fire service personnel would normally be assigned the role
of Operations Section Chief?
, A) usually the company officer of the second-due engine company
B) a chief officer with an extensive experience in operations
C) an instructor or inspector who does not usually respond to routine calls
D) the last-arriving truck company officer: A chief officer with an extensive
experience in operations
14. Branch, used as an Incident Management System term, is best described
as:
A) working on the same task or objective.
B) maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units.
C) responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
D) working an assigned task, but without apparatus.: Maintaining span of control
over subordinate organization units
15. If an Incident Commander requested three emergency medical services
(EMS) strike teams, what would be dispatched?
A) one engine and one rescue
B) three first alarm assignments and one ladder company
C) three high-angle rescue teams and two ambulances
D) fifteen ambulances and three strike team leaders: Fifteen ambulances and three
strike team leaders
16. The Incident Commander's point of contact for representatives from
outside agencies is the:
A) planning officer
B) communications centerC) liaison officer
D) staging chief: Liaison Officer
17. Which Incident Management System section is responsible for the
management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident?
1. Which is one of the major staff functions/components of the Incident
Management System?
A) Public information officer
B) Planning
C) Liaison
D) Safety Officer: Public Information Officer
2. NFPA 1001 addresses firefighter:
A) minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities
B) certification
C) pay and benefits
D) annual training requirements: Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities
3. Which is a characteristic of the Incident Command System?
A) common terminology
B) segregated communications
C) prefire planning
A) secular command: A. common terminology
4. Division, when used as an Incident Management System term, is best
described as:
A) responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area
B) one of a set number of resources of the same type and kind
C) work on the same task or objective
D) maintain span of control over subordinate organization: Responsible for operations
within an assigned geographical area.
5. As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to:
A) firefighters assigned to a single task
,B) a part of a strike team
C) a geographical location or designation
D) a supporting branch for the logistics team: A geographic location or designation
6. Within the Incident Management System, Unity of Command is best
described as:
A) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex
B) the number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the
organization
C) each person having only one direct supervisor
D) being used when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsi-
bility for control of an incident: Each person having only one direct supervisor
7. The term Unified Command in the Incident Command System is:
A) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex B) used when
multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident
C) used to organize an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks
D) used if each person has only one direct supervisor: Used when multiple
agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident
8. In the Incident Management System, _________ are functional crews
assigned to perform a specific task such as ventilation of rescue.
A) divisions
B) groups
C) single resources
D) branches: groups
9. A branch level supervisor is known as a branch:
A) chief
B) director
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C) manager
D) officer: director
10. Under the Incident Management System, the __________ is responsible
for implementing the tactical assignments to meet the strategic goal.
A) incident commander
B) operations chief
C) planning chief
D) safety officer: Operations Chief
11. Under the Incident Management System, the _______ is responsible for
determining the strategic goals for control of an incident.
A) incident commander
B) operations officer
C) planning officer
D) administration officer: Incident Commander
12. In the Management System, the term modular organization is best
described as:
A) when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an
incident
B) each person has only one direct supervisor
C) the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complexD) the
number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within
The organization: the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes
more complex
13. What type of fire service personnel would normally be assigned the role
of Operations Section Chief?
, A) usually the company officer of the second-due engine company
B) a chief officer with an extensive experience in operations
C) an instructor or inspector who does not usually respond to routine calls
D) the last-arriving truck company officer: A chief officer with an extensive
experience in operations
14. Branch, used as an Incident Management System term, is best described
as:
A) working on the same task or objective.
B) maintaining span of control over subordinate organization units.
C) responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area.
D) working an assigned task, but without apparatus.: Maintaining span of control
over subordinate organization units
15. If an Incident Commander requested three emergency medical services
(EMS) strike teams, what would be dispatched?
A) one engine and one rescue
B) three first alarm assignments and one ladder company
C) three high-angle rescue teams and two ambulances
D) fifteen ambulances and three strike team leaders: Fifteen ambulances and three
strike team leaders
16. The Incident Commander's point of contact for representatives from
outside agencies is the:
A) planning officer
B) communications centerC) liaison officer
D) staging chief: Liaison Officer
17. Which Incident Management System section is responsible for the
management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident?
