ICS 300

Question 1

ICS 300

Surprisingly, studies found that response problems were far more likely to result from _______ _______ than from any other single reason.

Answer 1

Inadequate management

Question 2

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ICS is normally structured to facilitate activities in what 5 major functional areas?

Answer 2

Command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance and administration

Question 3

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Within ICS, the span of control of any individual with incident management supervisory responsibility should range from ___________ subordinates.

Answer 3

Three to seven

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Chain of command

Question 5

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__________ means that every individual has a designated supervisor to whom he or she reports at the scene of the incident.

Answer 5

Unity of command

Question 6

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__________ allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional authorities and responsibilities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability.

Answer 6

Unified Command

Question 7

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Effective ________ at all jurisdictional levels and within individual functional areas during incident operations is essential.

Answer 7

accountability

Question 8

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The _______ _______ is technically not a part of either the General or Command Staff.

Answer 8

Incident Commander

Question 9

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Within the ICS organization, critical information must _____ ______.

Answer 9

Flow freely

Question 10

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ICS Expansion and Contraction: Only functions/positions that are ______ are filled.

Answer 10

Necessary

Question 11

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ICS Expansion and Contraction: Each _______ ______ must have a person in charge.

Answer 11

11.activated element

Question 12

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ICS Expansion and Contraction: An effective ______ _ ______ must be maintained.

Answer 12

Span of control

Question 13

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ICS Expansion and Contraction: Optimally, span of control does not exceed ___ subordinates.

Answer 13

5

Question 14

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What is the term for the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility for major aspects of incident operations?

Answer 14

Branch

Question 15

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What is the term for the organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area?

Answer 15

Division

Question 16

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What is the term for an organizational subdivision established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation?

Answer 16

Group

Question 17

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Who controls tactical resources?

Answer 17

Operations Section Chief

Question 18

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Initial decisions and objectives are established based on the following priorities, what are they?

Answer 18

1 Life Safety; #2 Incident Stabilization; #3 Property Conservation

Question 19

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Situational awareness is the perception of: What the ________ is doing.

Answer 19

Incident

Question 20

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Situational awareness is the perception of: What are you doing in relation to the ______ and your _______.

Answer 20

Incident; Objectives

Question 21

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Situational awareness involves the ability to predict: _______ in the incident.

Answer 21

Changes

Question 22

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Situational awareness involves the ability to predict: Your ______ actions.

Answer 22

Future

Question 23

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What are strategies?

Answer 23

Establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident objectives

Question 24

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What are tactics?

Answer 24

Specify how the strategies will be executed

Question 25

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What is the acronym to aid in writing objectives?

Answer 25

SMART - Specific, Measurable, Action Oriented, Realistic, Time Sensitive

Question 26

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When changing incident objectives, when should critical changes be made?

Answer 26

Immediately, rather than allowing the existing plan to proceed

Question 27

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Failure or unexpected success of tactical efforts would necessitate what in regards to Incident Objectives?

Answer 27

A change in incident objectives

Question 28

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After a change in incident objectives, implement appropriate ______ ______ for all changes.

Answer 28

Safety procedures

Question 29

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When an incident continues into the next operational period or it is a Hazmat incident, what should be considered?

Answer 29

Having a written Incident Action Plan

Question 30

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What is the term for the designated time period in which tactical objectives are to be accomplished and reevaluated?

Answer 30

An Operational Period

Question 31

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The nature of the incident and the complexity is taken into consideration when determining the ______ of an Operational Period.

Answer 31

Length

Question 32

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The leg of the planning ÒPÓ describes the ______ ______ period.

Answer 32

Initial response

Question 33

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What three things must be done when executing tactical direction?

Answer 33

Establish Tactics; Assign Resources; Monitor Performance

Question 34

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Which ICS form would you find the incident objectives?

Answer 34

ICS 202

Question 35

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When is the operations briefing conducted?

Answer 35

At the beginning of each operational period

Question 36

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If the management process is followed, and the principles of ICS maintained, personnel _______ can be maintained at all times.

Answer 36

Accountability

Question 37

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ICS has a built-in process that allows resource managers at all levels to constantly assess ______ and ______ of the current action plan.

Answer 37

Performance; adequacy

Question 38

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If necessary, strategies and actions used to achieve objectives can and must be modified __ ___ ____.

Answer 38

At any time

Question 39

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What is the term for an objective evaluation of a personÕs qualifications to meet nationally accepted minimum standards?

Answer 39

Credentialing

Question 40

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Who approves all resource orders?

Answer 40

The Incident Commander

Question 41

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Who is authorized to place resource orders?

Answer 41

Incident Commander, Logistics Section Chief, and Supply Unit Leader

Question 42

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In ____ -_____ ordering, the burden of finding requested resources is placed on the responsible ordering point and not on the incident organization.

Answer 42

Single-point

Question 43

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Incoming resources can be assigned to what three areas?

Answer 43

Assigned directly to a supervisor; assigned to staging area; assigned to base or camp

Question 44

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The _____ _______ position will remained staffed until the absolute conclusion of the incident and the Òclosing outÓ.

Answer 44

Incident Commander