ICS 400 Exam Questions and Answers
The iiterm ii"major iior iicomplex iiincident" iimay iihave iidifferent iimeanings iito iidifferent
iiagencies iidepending iiupon iithe iisize iiof iithe iijurisdiction, iinumber iiof iiresources
iiavailable, iiand iiother iivariables. iiList iitwo iicharacteristics iiof iimajor iior iicomplex
iiincidents: ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1. iiInvolve iimore iithan iione iiagency iiand/or iipolitical
iijurisdiction
2. iiInvolve iicomplex iimanagement iiand iicommunication iiissues
3. iiRequire iiexperienced, iihighly iiqualified iisupervisory iipersonnel
4. iiRequire iinumerous iitactical iiand iisupport iiresources
5. iiInvolve iimultiple iivictims iiwith iiinjuries, iifatalities, iior iiillnesses ii6. iiInclude iiwidespread
iidamage iito iiproperty/environment
6. iiResult iiin iipsychological iithreat/trauma
7. iiSpan iimultiple iioperational iiperiods ii(days, iiweeks)
ii8. iiAre iicostly iito iicontrol iiand iimitigate
ii9. iiRequire iiextensive iirecovery iiefforts
ii10. iiDraw iinational iimedia iiinterest
The iiact iiof iidirecting, iiordering, iior iicontrolling iiby iivirtue iiof iiexplicit iistatutory,
iiregulatory, iior iidelegated iiauthority iiis iithe iidefinition iiof:
(a) iiCommand
(b) iiCoordination ii
(c) iiCommunication ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-(a) iiCommand
What iitype iiof iiICS iistructure iiis iiillustrated iibelow?
Caption: iiICS iiorganization iiwith iiIncident iiCommand, iiOperations iiSection, iiPlanning
iiSection, iiLogistics iiSection, iiand iiFinance/Admin iiSections. iiReporting iito iithe
iiOperations iiSection iiare iiBranch iiI ii(Incident ii1), iiBranch iiII ii(Incident ii2), iiand iiBranch
iiIII ii(Incident ii3).
(a) iiArea iiCommand
(b) iiIncident iiComplex
(c) iiUnifiedCommand
(d) iiIncident iiCommand iiPost ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-(b) iiIncident iiComplex
State iione iireason iiwhy iia iisingle iiincident iimay iibe iidivided iiinto iiseparate iiincidents. ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1. iiWhen iian iiincident iispreads iiinto iiother iijurisdiction(s) iiand
iiUnified iiCommand iiis iinot iifeasible.
2. iiWhen iiit iiis iidifficult iito iimanage iifrom iione iilocation iidue iito iiterrain iiand iiaccess.
The iiterm ii"major iior iicomplex iiincident" iimay iihave iidifferent iimeanings iito iidifferent
iiagencies iidepending iiupon iithe iisize iiof iithe iijurisdiction, iinumber iiof iiresources
iiavailable, iiand iiother iivariables. iiList iitwo iicharacteristics iiof iimajor iior iicomplex
iiincidents: ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1. iiInvolve iimore iithan iione iiagency iiand/or iipolitical
iijurisdiction
2. iiInvolve iicomplex iimanagement iiand iicommunication iiissues
3. iiRequire iiexperienced, iihighly iiqualified iisupervisory iipersonnel
4. iiRequire iinumerous iitactical iiand iisupport iiresources
5. iiInvolve iimultiple iivictims iiwith iiinjuries, iifatalities, iior iiillnesses ii6. iiInclude iiwidespread
iidamage iito iiproperty/environment
6. iiResult iiin iipsychological iithreat/trauma
7. iiSpan iimultiple iioperational iiperiods ii(days, iiweeks)
ii8. iiAre iicostly iito iicontrol iiand iimitigate
ii9. iiRequire iiextensive iirecovery iiefforts
ii10. iiDraw iinational iimedia iiinterest
The iiact iiof iidirecting, iiordering, iior iicontrolling iiby iivirtue iiof iiexplicit iistatutory,
iiregulatory, iior iidelegated iiauthority iiis iithe iidefinition iiof:
(a) iiCommand
(b) iiCoordination ii
(c) iiCommunication ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-(a) iiCommand
What iitype iiof iiICS iistructure iiis iiillustrated iibelow?
Caption: iiICS iiorganization iiwith iiIncident iiCommand, iiOperations iiSection, iiPlanning
iiSection, iiLogistics iiSection, iiand iiFinance/Admin iiSections. iiReporting iito iithe
iiOperations iiSection iiare iiBranch iiI ii(Incident ii1), iiBranch iiII ii(Incident ii2), iiand iiBranch
iiIII ii(Incident ii3).
(a) iiArea iiCommand
(b) iiIncident iiComplex
(c) iiUnifiedCommand
(d) iiIncident iiCommand iiPost ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-(b) iiIncident iiComplex
State iione iireason iiwhy iia iisingle iiincident iimay iibe iidivided iiinto iiseparate iiincidents. ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1. iiWhen iian iiincident iispreads iiinto iiother iijurisdiction(s) iiand
iiUnified iiCommand iiis iinot iifeasible.
2. iiWhen iiit iiis iidifficult iito iimanage iifrom iione iilocation iidue iito iiterrain iiand iiaccess.
