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IS-200.C BASIC INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM FOR INITIAL RESPONSE
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Logistics section purpose and responsibilities. Answer: Early recognition of the need for a Logistics Section can reduce time and money spent on an incident. The Logistics Section is responsible for all support requirements, including:
- Communications
- Medical support to incident personnel
- Food for incident personnel
- Supplies, facilities, and ground support ⩥ logistics service branch. Answer: - The Communications Unit is responsible for developing plans for the effective use of incident communications equipment and facilities, installing and testing of communications equipment, supervision of the Incident Communications Center, distribution of communications equipment to incident personnel, and maintenance and repair of communications equipment.
- The Medical Unit is responsible for the development of the Medical Plan, obtaining medical aid and transportation for injured and ill incident personnel, and preparation of reports and records.
- The Food Unit is responsible for supplying the food needs for responder personnel for the entire incident, including all remote locations (e.g., Camps, Staging Areas), as well as providing food for personnel unable to leave tactical field assignments. ⩥ logistics support branch. Answer: - The Supply Unit is responsible for ordering personnel, equipment, and supplies; receiving and storing all supplies for the incident; maintaining an inventory of supplies; and servicing nonexpendable supplies and equipment.
- The Facilities Unit is responsible for setting up, maintaining, and demobilizing all facilities used in support of incident operations. Facilities Unit staff set up the Incident Command Post (ICP), Incident Base, and camps (including trailers or other forms of shelter in and around the incident area), ensure the maintenance of those facilities, and provide law enforcement/security services needed for incident support.
- The Ground Support Unit is responsible for supporting out-of-service resources; transporting personnel, supplies, food, and equipment; fueling, service, maintenance, and repair of vehicles and other ground support equipment; and implementing the Traffic Plan for the incident. ⩥ Finance/Administration Section. Answer: - Is established when incident management activities require finance and other administrative support services.
- Handles claims related to property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident.
A.Liaison Officer Assistant B. Staging Manager C. Planning Section Resources Unit. Answer: C. ⩥ A decision is made to add a Logistics Section. Select the responsibility that would be assigned to the Logistics Section. A. Ensuring that responders can communicate with one another. B. Providing medical care of injured flood victims. C. Establishing mass care facilities for displaced residents.. Answer: A. ⩥ The Incident Commander or Unified Command can place the Intelligence/Investigations Function in which of the following organizational locations? A. Operations Section B. Planning Section C. Command Staff D. Logistics Section. Answer: A, B & C. ⩥ important ICS tools. Answer: - Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) from the affected jurisdiction(s)
- Agency policies and procedures manuals for responding agencies
- Maps of the affected area
⩥ ICS forms & things to remember. Answer: ICS Forms provide a method of recording and communicating key incident-specific information in a format that is simple, consistent, and supports interoperability. When using each ICS Form, you should ensure that you understand the following about each form: Purpose — What function does the form perform? Preparation — Who is responsible for preparing the form? Distribution — Who needs to receive this information? ⩥ ICS Form 201, Incident Briefing. Answer: - Incident situation (map, significant events) Incident objectives
- Summary of current actions
- Status of resources assigned or ordered for the incident or event ⩥ Before establishing the Planning Section, the Incident Commander did not have sufficient resources to develop a written Incident Action Plan. What should the Incident Commander do? A. Forgo the incident planning processing until a formal written plan can be developed and disseminated. B. Use the Incident Briefing, ICS Form 201, as the initial Incident Action Plan (IAP) until a Planning Section has been established. C. Assign the Public Information Officer the task of documenting and circulating the incident objectives, strategies, and tactics.. Answer: B
- Facilities and Work Areas
- Communications Protocols
- Supervisory/Performance Expectations
- Process for Acquiring Resources, Supplies, and Equipment
- Work Schedules
- Questions or Concerns ⩥ It's the beginning of an operational period. The Operations Section Chief is meeting with all tactical resources to present the plan for the next operational period to all tactical resources. A. staff level briefing B. field level briefing C. section level briefing. Answer: C. ⩥ A supervisor within the Logistics Section is meeting with personnel to clarify tasks and scope of the work as well as define the reporting schedule, subordinate responsibilities and delegated authority, and the supervisor's expectations. A. staff level briefing B. field level briefing C. section level briefing. Answer: A ⩥ A Task Force Leader is meeting with team members at a work site to discuss tactics and safety issues.
A. staff level briefing B. field level briefing C. section level briefing. Answer: B ⩥ Operational Period Briefing. Answer: - Is conducted at the beginning of each operational period.
- Presents the Incident Action Plan for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel within the Operations Section.
- Should be concise. ⩥ Operational Period Briefing: Agenda. Answer: - The Planning Section Chief reviews the agenda and facilitates the briefing.
- The Incident Commander or Planning Section Chief presents incident objectives or confirms existing objectives.
- The Planning Section (Situation Unit Leader) provides information on the current situation.
- The current Operations Section Chief provides current assessment and accomplishments.
- The on-coming Operations Section Chief covers the work assignments and staffing of Divisions and Groups for the upcoming operational period.
- The Logistics Section Chief provides updates on transportation, communications, and supplies.
- The Finance/Administration Section Chief provides any fiscal updates.
B. Operations Section Chief C. Liaison Officer. Answer: B, The Operations Section Chief provides current assessment and accomplishments. The on-coming Operations Section Chief covers the work assignments and staffing of Divisions and Groups for the upcoming operational period. ⩥ "Everyone should avoid skin contact with floodwaters. Drive with lights on. Watch for downed power lines in flood vicinity. Wear personal flotation devices when near/around water. Monitor City radio frequency F2 for safety updates." Who would present this information during the Operational Period Briefing? A. Public Information Officer B. Safety Officer C. Logistics Section Chief. Answer: B. ⩥ "The next Operational Period Briefing is scheduled for today at 1400. Right after this briefing, we will have a quick Planning Meeting. At the next Operational Period Briefing, I will distribute a written Incident Action Plan. Any questions? If not, we're adjourned." Who would present this information during the Operational Period Briefing? A. Planning Section Chief B. Operations Branch Director C. Agency Representative. Answer: A, The Planning Section Chief facilitates the briefing. The Planning Section Chief:
- Reviews the agenda at the beginning of the briefing.
- Announces the next Planning Meeting and Operational Period Briefing at the end of the briefing. ⩥ Modular Organization. Answer: - Size and complexity of the incident
- Specifics of the hazard environment created by the incident
- Incident planning process and incident objectives ⩥ ICS Expansion and Contraction. Answer: - Only functions and positions that are necessary to achieve incident objectives are filled.
- Each activated element must have a person in charge.
- An effective span of control must be maintained. ⩥ (True/False) An ICS organizational structure should include only the functions and positions needed to achieve the incident objectives.. Answer: True, Many incidents will never require the activation of the entire Command or General Staff or entire list of organizational elements within each Section. The decision to activate an element (Section, Branch, Unit, Division, or Group) must be based on incident objectives and resource needs ⩥ (True/False) ICS positions may one combined in order to save on staffing or achieve a higher level of efficiency.. Answer: False, ICS positions should NOT be combined to gain staffing efficiency. Rather than combining positions, you may assign the same individual to supervise multiple units.
- Mobilizing
- Tracking and Reporting
- Demobilizing
- Reimbursing and Restocking ⩥ Examples of Predicting Incident Workload. Answer: - Operations Section: The workload on Operations is immediate and often massive. On a rapidly escalating incident, the Operations Section Chief must determine appropriate tactics; organize, assign, and supervise resources; and at the same time participate in the planning process.
- Planning Section: The Resources and Situation Units will be very busy in the initial phases of the incident. In the later stages, the workload of the Documentation and Demobilization Units will increase.
- Logistics Section: The Supply and Communications Units will be very active in the initial and final stages of the incident. ⩥ Analyzing Incident Complexity. Answer: - Identify resource requirements
- Determine if the existing management structure is appropriate ⩥ Activity: Complexity Analysis Factors. Answer: - Community and responder safety
- Impacts to life, property, and the economy
- Potential hazardous materials
- Weather and other environmental influences
- Likelihood of cascading events
- Potential crime scene (including terrorism)
- Political sensitivity, external influences, and media relations
- Area involved, jurisdictional boundaries
- Availability of resources ⩥ Resource Typing. Answer: - Capability: The Core Capability for which a resource is most useful.
- Category: The function for which a resource is most useful.
- Kind: A description of what a resource is (personnel, teams, facilities, equipment or supplies).
- Type: The resource's minimum capability to perform its function. The level of capability is based on size, power and capacity (for equipment), or experience and qualifications (for personnel or teams). ⩥ example of resource categorization and typing. Answer: An Ambulance Ground Team is in the Emergency Medical Services Category. It's Resource Kind is a Team. The definition of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team includes a crew of 2 (an EMT 1 and an Ambulance Operator), with Basic Life Support (BLS) Capability, and the capacity to transport 2 non-ambulatory patients.
- A SINGLE RESOURCE is an individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident. ⩥ I've Type I ambulances and crew complements with a leader. A. Single Resource B. Task Force C. Strike Team. Answer: C, A Strike Team is a set number of resources of the same kind and type with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Strike Team Leader. ⩥ One Type I ambulance and crew complement. A. Single Resource B. Task Force C. Strike Team. Answer: A, A Single Resource is an individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident. ⩥ One Type III Helicopter, one Urban Search & Rescue Team, and one Emergency Medical Technician with a leader. A. Single Resource B. Task Force
C. Strike Team. Answer: B, A Task Force is a combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Task Force Leader. ⩥ Numerical Incident Typing: Overview. Answer: Incidents, like resources, may be categorized into five types based on complexity. Type 5 incidents are the least complex and Type 1 the most complex. Incident typing may be used to: ⩥ Incident typing is used to.... Answer: Make decisions about resource requirements. Order Incident Management Teams (IMTs). An IMT is made up of the Command and General Staff members in an ICS organization. ⩥ type 5 incident characteristics. Answer: - Resources: One or two single resources with up to six personnel. Command and General Staff positions (other than the Incident Commander) are not activated.
- Time Span: Incident is contained within the first operational period and often within a few hours after resources arrive on scene. No written Incident Action Plan is required. ⩥ type 4 incident characteristics. Answer: - Resources: Command Staff and General Staff functions are activated (only if needed). Several single resources are required to mitigate the incident.
⩥ type 1 incident characteristics. Answer: - Resources: National resources are required to safely and effectively manage the operations. All Command and General Staff positions are activated, and Branches need to be established. Operations personnel often exceed 500 per operational period and total personnel will usually exceed 1,000. There is a high impact on the local jurisdiction, requiring additional staff for office administrative and support functions. The incident may result in a disaster declaration.
- Time Span: The incident is expected to go into multiple operational periods. A written Incident Action Plan is required for each operational period. ⩥ Incident management teams, (IMT's). Answer: IMTs are rostered groups of ICS-qualified personnel consisting of an Incident Commander, other incident leadership, and personnel qualified for other key ICS positions. An IMT may be used to respond to an incident. IMTs include Command and General Staff members. ⩥ IMT types. Answer: Type 5: Local Village and Township Level Type 4: City, County, or Fire District Level Type 3: State, Territory, Tribal, or Metropolitan Area Level Type 2: National and State Level Type 1: National and State Level (Type 1 Incident) ⩥ Scenario:A multivehicle accident has occurred with fatalities and numerous critical injuries, and there are possible structural integrity
concerns with the road. Local resources are on the scene. The rescue, investigation, and engineering operations are expected to go into multiple operational periods. Operational briefings are being documented; a written Incident Action Plan has been developed. A. Type 5 Incident B. Type 4 Incident C. Type 3 Incident D. Type 2 Incident E. Type 1 Incident. Answer: C, This incident is a Type 3 Incident. Several single resources are activated, operational briefings are being documented, and the Incident Action Plan is written. ⩥ Scenario: Ongoing flooding is occurring in a tri-State area. Local and regional resources are overwhelmed, and there are numerous missing and injured persons. Additional rain and wind is forecasted for the tri-State area. The President has declared all counties in the affected region as disaster areas under the Stafford Act. A. Type 5 Incident B. Type 4 Incident C. Type 3 Incident D. Type 2 Incident E. Type 1 Incident. Answer: E, This incident is a Type 1 Incident. The President has declared all counties in the affected region as disaster areas under the Stafford Act.
