FEMA ICS 100b
Discipline: Law
Type of Paper: Question-Answer
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: APA
Pages: 1
Words: 275
Question
- At the incident scene, who handles media inquires?
Public Information Officer
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident?
Incident Commander
The Liaison Officer:
Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
You
are working in a complex incident. There are multiple Incident
Commanders representing multiple jurisdictions working together to
establish incident objectives. What type of ICS structure is being used?
Unified Command
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response personnel is to:
Check in and receive an assignment.
You
are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident
objectives. What is the correct title of the ICS organizational element
to which you are assigned?
Planning Section
You are a Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is your immediate supervisor?
Branch Director
The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force is:
Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed resources.
The major activities of the Planning Section include:
Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
Command is:
Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used to divide an incident geographically?
Divisions
A Deputy is the support position for all of the following positions, EXCEPT:
Public Information Officer
If
the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public
information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are
collectively referred to as the:
Command Staff
Which
Section Chief is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident
personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and
transportation as needed to meet the operational objectives?
Logistics Section Chief
Interoperability means
Communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response.
Someone who serves as a Director every day might not hold that title when deployed under an ICS structure.
True
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
Self-dispatch to another incident.
In ICS, the members of the Command Staff assume the title of:
Officer
Span of control refers to:
The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items?
Finance/Administration
Check-in, initial briefing, recordkeeping, and demobilization procedures are all necessary to ensure:
Accountability
The Incident Command System (ICS) is:
A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards.
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments?
Staging Area
The ability to communicate within ICS is absolutely critical. To ensure efficient, clear communication, ICS requires the use of:
Common terminology
The Operations Section Chief:
Directs tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives.