IMS 100

Question 1

IMS 100

What is the goal of IMS?

• From 2017 exam, long answer, good to read over and over

Answer 1

The goal of the Incident Management System is to provide an efficacious, flexible, and consistent structure and process that is scalable to manage incidents by all levels of government, emergency response organizations, communities, ministries, non-government organizations (NGOs), and the private sector.

Question 2

IMS 100

This doctrine was developed to provide a ______, ________ IMS that is capable of ensuring the effective, coordinated response to all incidents by Ontario’s various response organizations.

Answer 2

single, province wide

Question 3

IMS 100

The IMS doctrine for Ontario was developed by _____________, chaired by ________________

Answer 3

a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee

Emergency Management Ontario.

Question 4

IMS 100

What are the 5 management functions?

Answer 4

• command
• operations
• planning
• logistics
• finance/administration

Question 5

IMS 100

What is Command?

Answer 5

Command is the act of directing, ordering or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory or delegated authority.

Question 6

IMS 100

T/F: an IAP may be spoken or written.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

IMS 100

The IMS framework is _________ and ________ in terms of structure and processes. It may be established to match the size and complexity of any incident

Answer 7

modular and scalable

Question 8

IMS 100

Resources are defined by?

Answer 8

Kind – refers to the nature of the resource, e.g. generator, ambulance, decontamination tent, etc.

Type – describes the capacity or performance capability of the resource. Type 1 has the greatest capacity. Higher numbers, e.g. Type 4, represent a lower capability

Question 9

IMS 100

All resources will have one of three possible status indicators:

Answer 9

Assigned – already being used,
Available – ready to be assigned,
Out of Service – not available. The Resources Unit of the Planning Section tracks the status of all resources involved in an incident.

Question 10

IMS 100

Who writes and approves the IAP?

Answer 10

Command, Operations and planning may all be involved in writing it, BUT command approves it.
“COP”

Question 11

IMS 100

Sections chiefs comprise general staff which carry out key management functions such as:

Answer 11

• Operations
• Planning
• Logistics
• Finance and Admin
  “OPLFA” everything except command

Question 12

IMS 100 (2016 Exam)

Legislation under which an emergency may be declared for a complex emergency in Ontario

Answer 12

Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act