ICS 400 Exam with complete solutions
What type of structure is established over several individual incidents?
Incident Complex
In the context of incident management, complex incidents generally:
Involve multi-jurisdictional efforts of more than one agency
_ is an organization that oversees the management of multiple incidents.
Examples include 2 or more HM spills, fires, etc.
Area Command
What is an advantage of activating an Area Command?
Resolves the resource competition between incidents.
When should an Area Command be established?
When incidents are using similar and limited critical resources.
Which responsibility outlines an Area Command's primary function?
Coordinate development of incident objectives and strategies for each incident.
Assessing incidents and allocating resources are two of the three most critical
responsibilities of the Area Commander. What is the third?
Establishing resource priorities
What is the delegated authority that directs the use of agency resources?
, Command
What term is a NIMS guiding principle that states everyone involved in incident
management reports to and takes direction from only one person?
unity of command
MAC Groups are frequently defined ______, especially when an emergency
crosses jurisdictional boundary.
geographically
MAC Groups may be established by a/an ____ as part of its EOC function.
single jurisdiction
What is a MAC group?
Multi-agency Coordination Group
The Command and Coordination component of NIMS includes four NIMS
Functional Groups: ICS, EOCs, and Joint Information Systems. What is the fourth?
MAC Groups
What NIMS Functional Group integrates incident information and public affairs
into a cohesive organization to provide coordinated and complete information
before, during, and after incidents?
Joint Information Systems
Of the agencies listed, what decision-making agency may provide multiagency
coordination?
Crisis actions teams
From the list below, what location is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and
sharing incident information?
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
What type of structure is established over several individual incidents?
Incident Complex
In the context of incident management, complex incidents generally:
Involve multi-jurisdictional efforts of more than one agency
_ is an organization that oversees the management of multiple incidents.
Examples include 2 or more HM spills, fires, etc.
Area Command
What is an advantage of activating an Area Command?
Resolves the resource competition between incidents.
When should an Area Command be established?
When incidents are using similar and limited critical resources.
Which responsibility outlines an Area Command's primary function?
Coordinate development of incident objectives and strategies for each incident.
Assessing incidents and allocating resources are two of the three most critical
responsibilities of the Area Commander. What is the third?
Establishing resource priorities
What is the delegated authority that directs the use of agency resources?
, Command
What term is a NIMS guiding principle that states everyone involved in incident
management reports to and takes direction from only one person?
unity of command
MAC Groups are frequently defined ______, especially when an emergency
crosses jurisdictional boundary.
geographically
MAC Groups may be established by a/an ____ as part of its EOC function.
single jurisdiction
What is a MAC group?
Multi-agency Coordination Group
The Command and Coordination component of NIMS includes four NIMS
Functional Groups: ICS, EOCs, and Joint Information Systems. What is the fourth?
MAC Groups
What NIMS Functional Group integrates incident information and public affairs
into a cohesive organization to provide coordinated and complete information
before, during, and after incidents?
Joint Information Systems
Of the agencies listed, what decision-making agency may provide multiagency
coordination?
Crisis actions teams
From the list below, what location is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and
sharing incident information?
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
