ICS

Question 1

General staff is made up of what four sections?

Answer 1

Operations, planning, logistics, finance/administration.

Question 2

General staff reports directly to who?

Answer 2

IC

Question 3

The person in charge of each section (operations,planning, logistics, finance) is called what?

Answer 3

Chief

Question 4

Each of the section chiefs May also appoint a ___?

Answer 4

Deputy

Question 5

Divisions are used to divide an incident ____.

Answer 5

Geographically

Question 6

Groups are used to describe ___ areas of operation.

Answer 6

Functional

Question 7

Branches are used when the number of ___ or ___ exceeds the span of control and can be either geographical or functional.

Answer 7

Divisions or groups

Question 8

The person in charge of each division is designated as a what?

Answer 8

Supervisor

Question 9

The person in charge of each group is designated as a what?

Answer 9

Supervisor

Question 10

Are divisions and groups equal in rank or does one supervise the other?

Answer 10

Equal

Question 11

If the number of divisions or groups exceeds the span of control, it may be necessary to establish what?

Answer 11

Branches

Question 12

The person in charge of each branch is called a?

Answer 12

Director

Question 13

Does the operation section usually develop from the top down or bottom up?

Answer 13

Bottom up

Question 14

Task forces are a combination of mixed resources that operate under a direct supervisor known as a what?

Answer 14

Leader

Question 15

Strike teams are a set number of resources of the same kind and type with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a strike team what?

Answer 15

Leader

Question 16

Single resources may be a few things, what can single resources be?

Answer 16

Individuals, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor that can be used at an incident

Question 17

When does demobilization planning begin?

Answer 17

Upon activation of the first personnel and continues until the ICS organization ceases operation

Question 18

The planning section could be further staffed with how many units? And what specialist can also be assigned to work in the planning section?

Answer 18

Four units / technical specialist

Question 19

The planning section consist of what four units?

Answer 19

Resources unit, situation unit, documentation unit, demobilization unit.

Question 20

The logistic section can be further staffed by how many branches and how many units?

Answer 20

Two branches and six units

Question 21

The logistic service branch can be staffed to include what six units?

Answer 21

Communication, medical, food, supply, facilities, ground support.

Question 22

The medical unit under the logistic section provides first aid and light medical treatment for who?

Answer 22

Personnel assigned to the incident

Question 23

The food unit under the logistic service branch provides meals and drinking water for who?

Answer 23

Incident personnel

Question 24

The finance – administration section may staff up to how many units?

Answer 24

Four units

Question 25

What are the four units of the finance Dash administration section can appoint?

Answer 25

Procurement, time, cost, compensation/claims units

Question 26

At the incident command level, what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 26

Incident commander / deputy

Question 27

At the command staff level, what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 27

Officer and assistant

Question 28

At the general staff level, what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 28

Chief and deputy

Question 29

At the branch level, what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 29

Director and deputy

Question 30

At the division / group level what is their title and their support position?

Answer 30

Supervisor / none

Question 31

At the unit level, what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 31

Leader / manager

Question 32

At the strike team/task force level what is their title and what is their support position?

Answer 32

Leader and single resource boss

Question 33

Tactical resources are what?

Answer 33

Personnel and major items of equipment that are available or potentially available to the operations function

Question 34

Support resources are what?

Answer 34

All other resources other than tactical ones. Examples include food, communications, equipment, tents, supplies, and fleet vehicles.

Question 35

Chain of command means what?

Answer 35

Means that there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower level, subordinate, two, and connected to, higher level levels

Question 36

Unity of command means what?

Answer 36

Every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident

Question 37

In a single command, who will have complete responsibility for incident management?

Answer 37

The incident commander

Question 38

In a unified command, who has responsibility for incident management?

Answer 38

Responding agencies and order jurisdictions that share incident management

Question 39

The transfer of command process will always include what?

Answer 39

A transfer of command briefing, which may be oral, written, or a combination of both

Question 40

Managing resources safely effectively is the most important consideration at an incident therefore personal and equipment should?

Answer 40

Only respond when requested or dispatched by an appropriate authority

Question 41

How many times should you check in when responding to an incident?

Answer 41

Only once!

Question 42

What are the five major management functions? (FLOP)

Answer 42

Incident command, operation section, planning section, logistics section, finance/administration section

Question 43

What are the seven organizational levels from top to bottom? (ICGBDUS)

Answer 43

Incident command, command, staff, general staff, branch, division/group, unit, strike team/task force

Question 44

What are the titles from top to bottom? (IOCDSLL)

Answer 44

Incident commander, Officer, chief, Director, supervisor, leader, leader

Question 45

What are the support positions from top to bottom? (DADD N/A MS)

Answer 45

Deputy, assistant, deputy, deputy, N/A, manager, single resource boss

Question 46

The person in charge of General staff is called a ___ and they may appoint a ___ for assistance.

Answer 46

Chief and deputy

Question 48

The person in charge of divisions and groups are called what?

Answer 48

Supervisors

Question 49

The person in charge of a branch is called what?

Answer 49

Director

Question 50

The person in charge of a strike team is called what?

Answer 50

Leader