ICS

Question 1

a system used to manage incidents is called

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incident command system

Question 2

the whole community approach ensures both _ , non_, and _ sector resources are used

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govt; govt; private

Question 3

ics can be used for large or _ incidents and _ or planned events

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small; emergencies

Question 4

ics promotes standardization but allows for _

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flexibility

Question 5

nims stands for

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national incident management system

Question 6

_ is a systemic, proactive approach to guide all levels of government, non governmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of incidents

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nims

Question 7

the three major components of nims are

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resource management; command and coordination; communications and information management

Question 8

haz mat incidents are/aren’t required to use ics

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are

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standard mechanisms to systemically manage resources are

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resource management

Question 10

leadership roles, processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels and expains how these structures interact to manage incidents effectively and efficiently are

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command and coordination

Question 11

systems and methods that help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to make and communicate decisions are

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communication and management

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a resource that has been checked in and assigned is

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assigned resource

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an entity that has the authority and responsibility for developing, implementing, maintaining, and overseeing the qualification process within its organization or jurisdiction is

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authority having jurisdiction

Question 14

the ics title fo individuals responsible for the management of functional sections is

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chief

Question 15

an element defined in the national preparedness goal as necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk is

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core capability

Question 16

the ics title for individuals responsible for the supervision of a branch is

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director

Question 17

the ics section responsible for an incidents administrative and financial considerations is

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finance/ administrative section

Question 18

an incident action plan generally covers the time period of _ to _ hours

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12; 24

Question 19

the ics organizational element responsible for overall management of the incident and consisting of the incident commander or unified command and any additional command staff activated

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incident command

Question 20

the individual responsible for on scene incident activities is

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incident commander

Question 21

two or more individual incidents located in the same general area and assigned to a single incident commander or unified commander is an

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incident complex

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the process and procedure for providing resources and other services to support incident management is

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logistics

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the five mission areas designated in the national preparedness goal to group core capabilities are

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prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery

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the national response coordination center is located at

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fema

Question 25

the time scheduled for executing a given set of operation actions, as specified in the IAP typically lasting 12-24 hours is the

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operational period

Question 26

the ics section responsible for implementing tactical incident operations described in the iap is

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operations section

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the ics section that collects, evaluates, and disseminates operational information related to teh incident and for the preparation and documentation of the iap is

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planning section

Question 28

the number of subordinates for which a supervisor is responsible, usually expressed as the ratio of supervisors to individuals is the

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span of control

Question 29

a nims resource classification that refers to capability of a specific kind of resource to which a metric is applied to designate it as a specific numbered class is

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type

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how many nims management characteristics are there

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14

Question 31

nims utilizes _ terminology

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common

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nims uses modular organization , and plans are based on _ and _ of incident

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size and complexity

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the optimal span of control is

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one supervisor to five subordinates

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using standard mechanisms to identify requirements, order and acquire, mobilize, track and report, demobilize, and reimburse and restock resources is

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comprehensive resource management

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in a _ command, there is no single commander, rather the management of an incident through jointly approved objectives

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unified

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during ics individuals report to _ supervisor

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one

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resources should be _ only when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authority through established resource management systems

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deployed

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information and intelligence management refers only to _ related information

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threat

Question 39

the five major ics functions are

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command;operations;planning;logistics;finance/admin

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sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident is

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incident command

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conducts operations to reach the incident objectives , establishes tactics and directs all operational resources is

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operations

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supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives is

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logistics

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a sixth ics function is

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intelligence/ investigations

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the ics command staff consists of

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p.i.o, safety officer, and liaison officer

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the only person always staffed in ics is

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incident commander

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if an ics section is not staffed, the _ will manage those functions

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incident commander

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the _ serves as the primary contact for anyone who wants information about the incident and the response to it

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p.i.o

Question 48

the four overarching areas of responsibility for effective incident management are

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tactical response, resource acquisition, policy guidance, outreach and communication

Question 49

in an incident, the incident commander first establishes the

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operations section