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ICS 300 EXAMQUESTIONS
AND NSWERS
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency
Operation Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System
- Answers -Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of
an organization, the organization is said to have a _____________. - Answers -Chain of
command
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - Answers -
Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. - Answers -Matching an
organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? - Answers -A single Incident-
Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of response agencies
from federal, state, and local government authorities, how might the unified command
be structured? - Answers -Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies
comprise the Unified Command and share responsibility for incident management
Complex incidents require the applications of immediate response actions. What is one
example of a planning consideration for complex incidents? - Answers -
Communications and information may be incomplete
, When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts and is similar
to planning for an incident? - Answers -Use the incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident what is a key personal assessment
factor used? - Answers -Community and Responder safety
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an agency guideline? - Answers -
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan
Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident
objectives while __________ specify how the strategies will be executed - Answers -
Tactics
When transferring incident command, what step should the outgoing Incident
Commander do with the Incident Commander do with the incoming Incident
Commander directly assessing the situation? - Answers -Delivered incident briefing
There are many things to consider in determining the Cost-Benefit Analysis to
accomplish the selected tactics. In addition to benefits of alternatives, time variables,
and estimated cost, what else should be considered? - Answers -Safety factors of
alternatives
What meeting reviews the proposed strategy and tactics developed by the Operations
Section and identifies resources needed? - Answers -Tactics Meeting
For what is the ICS Form 215, Operating Planning Worksheet used? - Answers -
Communication decisions made during the Tactics meeting concerning resource
assignments to the Resources unit
During the Planning Meeting, what form or document sometimes reveals that a
proposed tactic is too hazardous to attempt, and another tactic should be developed? -
Answers -ICS Form 215A, Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis
What is the purpose of the Planning Meeting? - Answers -Review and validate the
operational plan and identify resource requirements
Agency Executives/Senior Officials - Answers -Delegate Authority
Primary Feature of Unified Command - Answers -Single IAP
Unified Command Multijurisdictional - Answers -Agency Reps share authority in unified
command
Major Benifit of ICS - Answers -People work under a single IAP
Incidents and Events - Answers -Use the same planning process
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