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(true/false) The Incident Command System (ICS) and NIMS are the same, and these terms can be used interchangeably. - correct answers ✅False (true/false) ICS could be used to manage a large sporting event or a visit from a foreign dignitary. - correct answers ✅True (true/false) ICS is a standardized, on-scene, widely applicable approach to incident management. - correct answers ✅True Statement: "This is Unit 1, we have a 10-37, Code 2." Does this statement comply with the NIMS Management Characteristic of common terminology? - correct answers ✅No, The goal of common terminology is to promote understanding among all parties involved in managing an incident. Radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon should not be used. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an Incident Action Plan (IAP)? A. It specifies incident objectives. B. It states the activities to be completed. C. It identifies needed resources.
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D. It focuses on previous operational periods in order to provide lessons learned. - correct answers ✅D. An Action Plan should... - correct answers ✅-Cover a specified timeframe. -Be proactive. -Specify the incident objectives. -State the activities to be completed. -Assign responsibilities. -Identify needed resources. -Specify communication protocols. (true/false) Span of control refers to the fact that a supervisor can effectively manage an unlimited amount of resources. - correct answers ✅False, If too much responsibility is given to the supervisor, the span of control may become unmanageable. (true/false)In part, comprehensive resource management describes standard mechanisms used to identify requirements and acquire, mobilize, track, and demobilize resources. - correct answers ✅True, Comprehensive resource management describes standard mechanisms to identify requirements and order and acquire, mobilize, activate, track and report, recover and demobilize, reimburse for, and inventory
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To promote accountability, which document outlines the method for coordinating response operations? A. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Doctrine B. Incident Action Plan C. Resource Tracking System D. Responder Personnel Roster - correct answers ✅B, Coordination of response operations must be outlined in the Incident Action Plan. What are the 5 major functional areas of the ICS? - correct answers ✅-Command -Operations -Planning -Logistics -Finance/Administration Incident command - correct answers ✅Sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident. Operations - correct answers ✅Conducts operations to reach the incident objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all operational resources.
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Planning - correct answers ✅Supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources, collecting/analyzing information, and maintaining documentation. Logistics - correct answers ✅Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives (resources can include personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities). Finance/Administration - correct answers ✅Monitors costs related to the incident. Provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analyses. Intelligence/Investigations - correct answers ✅Established to collect, analyze, and disseminate incident-related information and intelligence for incidents involving intensive intelligence gathering and investigative activity (such as a criminal or terrorist act, or epidemiological, accident or mass fatality investigation). Incident Command Definition - correct answers ✅The National Incident Management System (NIMS) defines command as the act of directing, ordering, or
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essential information for continuing safe and effective operations. Public Information Officer - correct answers ✅Interfaces with the public and media and/or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements. Safety Officer - correct answers ✅Monitors incident operations and advises the Incident Commander on all matters relating to safety, including the health and safety of incident management personnel. Liaison Officer - correct answers ✅Serves as the Incident Commander's point of contact for representatives of governmental agencies, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), and private-sector organizations. Statement: I work very closely with Operations to make sure that our people in the field are wearing appropriate protective equipment and implementing safe tactical options. which member of the command staff am I? - correct answers ✅Safety Officer Statement: I provide briefings to supporting Agency Representatives and work with them to address their
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questions and concerns about the operation. I remain visible on the incident scene to all incoming cooperating and assisting agencies. - correct answers ✅Liaison officer Statement: I am the primary contact for anyone who wants details about the incident and our response to it. I serve an external audience through the media and an internal audience including incident staff and agency personnel. - correct answers ✅Public information officer Joint information center - correct answers ✅Serves as the central point of contact for all news media—when possible, public information officials from all participating agencies should co-locate at the JIC Operations Section: Major Activities - correct answers ✅-Implementing strategies and developing tactics to carry out the incident objectives -Directing the management of all tactical activities on behalf of the Incident Commander -Supporting the development of the Incident Action Plan to ensure it accurately reflects current operations -Organizing, assigning, and supervising the tactical response resources
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-Documentation for reimbursement (e.g., under mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements) Statement: In advance of severe flooding, there is a need to get generators and communications equipment to the Staging Areas to equip advance response teams. It's my responsibility to make sure the needed equipment arrives at the Staging Areas. which general staff position am I? A. Operations Section Chief B. Planning Section Chief C. Logistics Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief - correct answers ✅C, The Logistics Section is responsible for all services and support needs. Statement: As the response is underway, my section tracks all personnel participating in the response. A. Operations Section Chief B. Planning Section Chief C. Logistics Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief - correct answers ✅B, The major activities of the Planning Section may include: Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans, Tracking resources assigned to
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the incident, Maintaining incident documentation, & Developing plans for demobilization Statement: My section conducts response activities such as search and rescue, and coordinates medical services being provided to disaster survivors. A. Operations Section Chief B. Planning Section Chief C. Logistics Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief - correct answers ✅A, at the incident scene, the Operations Section Chief is the person with the greatest technical and tactical expertise in dealing with the problem at hand, including search & rescue. I support the incident response activities by overseeing contracting for needed supplies and services that are not already available. A. Operations Section Chief B. Planning Section Chief C. Logistics Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief - correct answers ✅D, The Finance/Administration Section is responsible for: -Contract negotiation and monitoring
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B. Incident Action Planning C. Establishment and Transfer of Command D. Accountability - correct answers ✅D, The Check-In principle is part of the Accountability Characteristic. Scenario: You are a Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist who normally works at the Public Works Planning office. You are directed to report to the Incident Command Post (ICP) and have been assigned to the Planning Section Chief and will report to the Chief. You will be producing maps to display potential flooding impacts in the city and county. What NIMS Management Characteristics are you supporting? Select the two characteristics that apply. A. Integrated Communications B. Establishment and Transfer of Command C. Chain of Command and Unity of Command D. Accountability E. Dispatch/Deployment F. Information and Intelligence Management - correct answers ✅B & F, In accordance with Chain of Command
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and Unity of Command, you have been assigned a single supervisor, the Planning Section Chief, to whom you will report. In accordance with Information and Intelligence Management, you will be gathering, sharing, and managing incident-related information in the form of maps that display potential flooding impacts. Scenario: You are the American Red Cross liaison in the Emergency Operation Center and you print up a list of the location of materials necessary to outfit the shelters. Materials stored in both facilities are adequate to meet the initial needs. Both the College and the Middle School are implementing their respective plans and are establishing necessary staffing to support the shelter requirements.What NIMS Management Characteristic is being demonstrated? A. Modular Organization B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Establishment and Transfer of Command D. Dispatch/Deployment - correct answers ✅B, At this point, you are identifying requirements, performing inventory, and mobilizing resources. These activities are part of the Comprehensive Resource Management and Coordination Characteristic. Scenario: Due to the complexity of the incident, the Incident Commander has expanded the Operations
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C. Unified Command D. Accountability E. Dispatch/Deployment F. Information and Intelligence Management - correct answers ✅A, B, & C. In accordance with Incident Facilities and Locations(A), you have requested to establish an Incident Command Post because of the complexity of the incident. In accordance with Establishment and Transfer of Command and as the organization with the primary responsibility for the incident(B), you are clearly establishing command. In accordance with Unified Command(C), you are allowing agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional responsibilities (Health Care and Public Works) to work together effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability. General Staff immediately come together and begin developing strategies. General Staff Chiefs are: Evaluating staffing and supervisory needs in the Incident Command Post. Identifying resource shortfalls. Updating planning documents. What NIMS Management Characteristics are you supporting? Select all that apply.
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A. Common Terminology B. Management by Objectives C. Incident Action Planning D. Manageable Span of Control E. Unified Command F. Accountability - correct answers ✅B, C, & D. In accordance with Management by Objectives (B), the Command and General Staff begin developing strategies based upon the previous objectives. In accordance with Incident Action Planning(C), the Command and General Staff are updating planning documents to include staffing and resource needs. In accordance with Manageable Span of Control(D), General staff chiefs are evaluating staffing needs in the Incident Command Post to ensure no one supervisor has more personnel than can be managed. Scenario: You are the Operations Section Chief at the Incident Command Post and request that all response communications be conducted using a pre-determined set of frequencies. You also remind everyone in the field to use plain language.What NIMS Management Characteristics are you supporting? Select all that apply. A. Common Terminology B. Management by Objectives C. Incident Action Planning
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Scenario: You are the President of Lawrence College. You and the American Red Cross Shelter Manager have contacted the Incident Command Post concerning the ability to meet the nutritional and long term pharmaceutical needs of the elderly residents. The Liaison Officer requests assistance from the Emergency Operations Center. What NIMS Management Characteristic is being demonstrated? A. Modular Organization B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Establishment and Transfer of Command D. Dispatch/Deployment - correct answers ✅B, Comprehensive Resource Management describes standard mechanisms to identify requirements and order and acquire, mobilize, activate, track and report, recover and demobilize, reimburse for, and inventory resources such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities. Scenario: You are the Middle School Principal. You and the Shelter Manager notify the Incident Command Post that several people are complaining of severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. You ask for assistance from medical and public health personnel.
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You also request additional sanitation supplies, bedding, and bathing materials. The Operations Section Chief is requesting additional assistance from the Emergency Operations Center for a specialized monitoring team to be deployed to the shelter to survey for a possible outbreak. Survey results will be shared with Health and Public Works departments. What NIMS Management Characteristics are you supporting? Select all that apply. A. Common Terminology B. Modular Organization C. Incident Action Planning D. Integrated Communications E. Unified Command F. Information and Intelligence Management - correct answers ✅B & F. In accordance with Modular Organization(B), the Operations Section Chief has asked for a specialized monitoring team, resulting in the expansion of the organization due to the increasing complexity of the incident. In accordance with Information and Intelligence Management(F), the Operations Section Chief has analyzed the information you and the Shelter Manager have shared and has taken action based on this additional information.
