IMS200 Flashcards
A simple incident:
Will involve fewer resources than a complex incident, be located within a smaller geographical area and/or last for a shorter period of time
Which of the following statements about the IMS doctrine for Ontario is false?
The IMS doctrine is maintained by emergency management Ontario, independently and in isolation from the responder community
IMS in Ontario:
Has brought applicability and makes emergency response more efficient
All of the following organizations were involved in the development of the IMS doctrine except:
Niagara Falls tourism
The following are core principles of IMS:
Inter-operability, consolidated incident action plan, span of control, standard terminology
The incident action plan:
All of the above
Inter-organizational collaboration:
Dictates that it is important to define the rules, relationships and the accountability framework and which organizations collaborate
The first and primary organizational component of the IMS structure is:
Command
Of the following possible components of the operation section, which is used when the number of groups or divisions exceeds the span of control and can be either functional or geographical or both?
Branch
The five primary IMS functions are:
Command, Operations, logistics, planning, finance and administration
One of the main differences between the support and comment is that:
As other staff and/or levels are activated, support works in support of incident command
Which of the following is not true about establishing command?
The highest rank, grade and/or seniority must always determine who exercises incident command
The transfer of command:
Should include a thorough update that includes the present incident status, latest IAP, objectives and progress, resource commitments, forecast and recommendations
All of the following are essential elements and it’s an action plan except:
Verbal or written biography of the incident commander
Which of the following statements is false?
It is unnecessary to assess the situation before developing an incident action plan. The “size up” can be done much it later using personal observation, weather reports, maps and media coverage
An incident briefing:
Will typically be followed by members of the incoming team gathering information in more detail on any actions taken within their functional areas
Which of the following statements is true?
There is only one case per incident
Which of the following is not considered to be an incident facility?
Food Aid
All facilities should be:
All of the above
Resources:
Include personnel and items of equipment, supplies and facilities available or potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for which status is maintained
Demobilization:
Is the systematic and safe release of resources from an incident
The ordering of resources:
For simple incidents, it’s done typically through pre-established channels such as a dispatch center or through prearranged vendor agreements
The four components of internal information management are:
Collection, collation, evaluation, dissemination
Some internal information management activities include:
All of the above
Regarding the evaluation of information, the following is true:
The information should be compared with known expectations and trends
A Telecommunications plan:
Is concerned with the ability for each IMS section to be able to telecommunicate with and it’s own structure as well as with command
Which of the following statements is true:
Emergency information refers to information about it emergency, which is communicated Bradley to the public, media and other partners at stakeholders
The role of the emergency information officer includes all of the following except:
Tracking operational resources and classifying each as a side, available or out of service
Emergency information tools:
A & C
Which of the following statements is false:
Establishment of an emergency information center or media area away from incident operations is one of the responsibilities of the liaison officer
