Incident Command System (ICS)

Question 1

What does ICS stand for?

Answer 1

Incident Command Center

Question 2

What is ICS?

Answer 2

Method of organizing and responding to a critical incident

Question 3

What is ICS designed to do?

Answer 3

Manage resources effectively

Question 4

Why is ICS important?

Answer 4

Law Enforcement and other public safety organizations utilize it to deal with different types of incidents

Question 5

Acting as the initial responding officer, you should?

Answer 5

Obtain all necessary information from dispatch

Question 6

Once obtaining all information dispatch, you should?

Answer 6

Identify type of incident/threat
Determine PPE
Establish ICS
Set up command post
Determine type of additional resources needed
determine whether to shelter in place or evacuate

Question 7

How should you communicate and why?

Answer 7

Plain language and because each agency uses different codes

Question 8

What is NIMS

Answer 8

National Incident Management System

Question 9

What do NIMS provide?

Answer 9

ICS Training

Question 10

Where does NIMS provide ICS training?

Answer 10

FEMA Website: www.fema.gov

Question 11

What is FEMA?

Answer 11

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 12

What are the two required courses on FEMA for ICS?

Answer 12

IS-100, Introduction to the ICS

IS-700 Introduction to NIMS