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ICS 300 Exam Questions with Complete Answers Latest Update 2023Incident Commander
Command Staff - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: The individual responsible for overall management of the incident.
_______: They consists of the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer. They report directly to the Incident Commander. They may have an Assistant or Assistants, as needed.
Officer
General Staff - Answer- ICS Positions
______: is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions of
Safety, Liaison, and Public Information.
_______: The group of incident management personnel reporting to the Incident Commander. They may have one or more Deputies, as needed. The Staff consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Section
Chief - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level with responsibility for a major functional area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration.
______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional Sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration.
Branch
Director - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major parts of the Operations or Logistics functions.
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a Branch.
Supervisor
Strike Team - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or Group.
_______: A specified combination of the same kind and type of resources with common communications and a Leader. Task Force
Unit - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: A combination of single resources assembled for a particular tactical need with common communications and a Leader.
_____: The organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
Planning, Logistics, or Finance/Administration activity.
Leader
Resources - Answer- ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for an individual responsible for a Task Force, Strike Team, or functional Unit.
_______: Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignment to
incidents. Resources are described by kind and type (e.g., Type III Helicopter) and may be used in tactical, support, or overhead capacities at an incident.
unity of command - Answer- Within ICS, there is complete ________, meaning that each position and each person within the system has only one designated supervisor.
Chain of command - Answer- ________ means that there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels
specific tasks
Incident Command
assisting agency - Answer- Deputies
The Incident Commander may have one or more Deputies. An individual assuming a Deputy role must be equally capable of assuming the primary role. Therefore, a Deputy Incident Commander must be able to assume the Incident Commander's role.
Following are three reasons to designate Deputies:
1. To perform ______ as requested by the Incident Commander. 2. To perform the ______ function in a relief capacity (e.g., to take over the next operational period). 3. To represent an ______ that may share jurisdiction or have jurisdiction in the future.
x People involved in the incident; x Responders; x Other emergency workers; and x Bystanders. - Answer- Incident Commander's Major Responsibilities
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