Chapter 3 Managing the incident-Problems, Pitfalls, and Solutions Flashcards
This individual is responsible for establishing and managing the overall incident management
plan as a key player of the incident.
A) Planning chief
B) Incident commander
C) Operations chief
D) Safety officer
B) Incident commander
Which of the following is not considered a section chief of the ICS general staff?
A) Finance
B) Operations
C) Planning
D) Staging
D) Staging
Players within fire rescue and EMS companies are responsible for providing resources for fire
suppression, rescue, ___________, transport, and treatment.
A) medical triage
B) site security
C) containment
D) communications
A) medical triage
This team utilizes specially trained personnel that are used within business and industrial
facilities and may be required to perform hazmat, medical, fire and technical rescue functions.
A) Emergency response teams
B) Hazardous materials response teams
C) Law enforcement teams
D) Special operations teams
A) Emergency response teams
Individuals who provide specific expertise to the IC and emergency responders either in
person, by telephone, or through other means are ___________.
A) technical specialists
B) technical responders
C) support personnel
D) support specialists
A) technical specialists
Due to the frightening nature of hazardous materials incidents, the public can be kept up to
date through updates from which of the following individuals?
A) Government officials
B) Facility managers
C) News media
D) Operations chief
C) News media
Individuals, who may be exposed, contaminated, displaced, injured, or killed as a result of a
hazardous materials/WMD incidents are considered to be ___________.
A) the customer
B) spectators
C) responsible party
D) facility manager
A) the customer
The following can be defined as an occurrence or event, either natural or human made, that
requires action by emergency response personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage
to property.
A) Crisis
B) Disaster
C) Incident
D) Conflict
C) Incident
ICS is predicated on basic management concepts. This concept is based on work being
assigned based on functions to be performed, the equipment available, and the training and
capabilities of those performing the tasks.
A) Lines of authority
B) Division of labor
C) Span of control
D) Unity of command
B) Division of labor
This basic management concept of ICS involves having everyone report to only one
supervisor providing a proper chain of command, eliminates confusion and freelancing, and
facilitates personnel and organization accountability.
A) Division of labor
B) Unity of command
C) Delegation of command
D) Lines of authority
B) Unity of command
The individual that is responsible for the management of all on-scene emergency response
operations is the _________________.
A) first on scene
B) incident commander
C) operations chief
D) safety officer
B) incident commander
The incident commander will be located at the emergency scene and operate from a
centralized location. This location is commonly called the ______________.
A) command vehicle
B) command post
C) command center
D) command trailer
B) command post (ICP)
What type of command structure is going to be used when one response agency has total responsibility for the overall incident?
A) Single
B) Complex
C) Multiple
D) Unified
A) Single
The basis for the operations section to function is that it provides what
A) Broad
B) Organization
C) Special ops
D) Tactical
D) tactical
Which section is responsible for providing all incident support needs to facilities, services,
and materials
A) Finance
B) Logistics
C) Operations
D) Planning
B) Logistics
The branch, an organizational
A) Division
B) Task force
C) Unit
D) Liaison
A) Division
The _______ officer serves as a coordination point between the IC and any assisting or
coordinating agencies that have responded to the incident.
A) liaison
B) PIO
C) safety
D) staging
A) liaison
The ______ officer responsible for the safety of all personnel, including monitoring and assessing safety hazards, un safe situations, and developing measures for ensuring personnel safety.
A) liaison
B) PIO
C) safety
D) staging
C) safety
This area should be established when there are multiple incident officers and when all of the
agencies' information officers work jointly and cooperatively.
A) Joint information center
B) Joint incident center
C) Joint command center
D) Joint response center
A) Joint information center
This is the on-scene location where the IC develops goals and objectives, communicates
with subordinates, and coordinates activities between various agencies and organizations
A) Command vehicle
B) Incident command post
C) Response trailer
D) Research area
B) Incident command post
Which of the following is primarily responsible for the tactical control issues pertaining to
the on-scene response?
A) IOC
B) EOC
C) ICP
D) ECP
C) ICP (Incident command post)
______ deals with both strategic and external world issues and coordinates all logistical and resource support for on-scene operations.
A) IOC
B) EOC
C) ICP
D) ECP
B) EOC (Emergency Operations Center)
The staging area is where response equipment and personnel are assigned on what
A) Hour response
B) Minute response
C) Immediate response
D) Delayed response
C) Immediate response
What type of command is used when key agencies have jurisdictional authority or functional
responsibility for an incident jointly?
A) Complex
B) Joint
C) Single
D) Unified
D) Unified
Which function within the hazardous materials group is responsible for all operations within
the hot zone to include reconnaissance, monitoring, sampling, and mitigation?
A) Entry/back-up
B) Information/research
C) Safety
D) Site access
A) Entry/back-up
Within the hazardous materials group, this individual is responsible for the management and
coordination of all functional responsibilities assigned to the group?
A) Group supervisor
B) Group safety officer
C) Group information/research
D) Group entry team
A) Group supervisor
The hazardous materials safety officer reports directly to the hazardous materials group
supervisor and the _______________.
A) incident commander
B) incident safety officer
C) operations section chief
D) operations section safety officer
B) incident safety officer
Which of the following is not a staffing position within the hazardous materials group?
A) Decontamination team
B) Hazardous materials medical unit
C) Hazardous materials staging unit
D) Site access control
C) Hazardous materials staging unit
Incident commanders recognize that a few minutes spent establishing an ________
command and control at the beginning may save hours in the course of a long-term incident.
A) effective
B) simple
C) complex
D) unified
A) effective
Responders getting so focused on the tactical problem that they fail to consider the big
picture or strategic aspects of the incident. This would be considered a cause of what in relation
to incident potential?
A) Delayed assessment
B) Slow response time
C) Span of control
D) Lack of command
A) Delayed assessment
