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Question 1

______ is essential for effective incident operations at all jurisdictional levels and within individual functional areas.

Answer 1

Accountability

Question 2

___ refers to the orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.

Answer 2

Chain of command

Question 3

____ refers to the structures and processes for establishing leadership, direction, and control of an incident.

Answer 3

Command and Management

Question 4

___ covers the established common names for resources, organizations, operational locations, and facilities within the ICS organization.

Answer 4

Common terminology

Question 5

___ refers to the systems and methods for collecting, processing, disseminating, and using information during an incident.

Answer 5

Communications and Information Management

Question 6

___ includes processes for categorizing, ordering, dispatching, tracking, and recovering resources.

Answer 6

Comprehensive resource management

Question 7

___ covers standard readiness requirements and methods to effectively activate, deploy, and track resources.

Answer 7

Dispatch/deployment

Question 8

___ refers to the clear establishment of the command function from the beginning of an incident.

Answer 8

Establishment and transfer of command

Question 9

___ is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards management system that enables a coordinated response by multiple agencies and jurisdictions.

Answer 9

Incident Command System (ICS)

Question 10

___ provides a coherent means of communicating the overall incident objectives in the contexts of both operational and support activities.

Answer 10

Incident action planning