Intro to ICS Lesson 2 Features and Principles

Question 1

ICS is based on proven management principles, which contribute to
the:

Answer 1

Strength and efficiency of the overall system.

Question 2

ICS incorporates a wide range of management features and principles, beginning with the use of:

Answer 2

Common terminology and clear text.

Question 3

ICS emphasizes effective planning, including management by objectives and:

Answer 3

Reliance on an Incident Action

Plan.

Question 4

The ICS features related to command structure include?

Answer 4

Chain of command and unity of command.

Question 5

ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by?

Answer 5

Maintaining a manageable span of
control,

Establishing predesignated incident locations and facilities,

Implementing resource management practices, and

Ensuring integrated communications.

Question 6

ICS supports responders and decisionmakers through?

Answer 6

Effective information and intelligence management, it helps establish a common operating picture.

Question 7

The ability to communicate within the ICS is absolutely critical, during an incident:

Answer 7

Communications should use common terms or clear text.

Do not use radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon.

Question 8

TRUE or FALSE

Qualifications to serve as an Incident Commander are not based on rank, grade, or technical expertise.

Answer 8

TRUE: Qualifications to serve as an Incident Commander are not based on rank, grade, or technical expertise.

Question 9

The Incident Commander has the authority to:

Answer 9

Establish objectives

Make assignments, and

Order resources.

The Incident Commander works closely with staff and technical experts to analyze the situation and consider alternative strategies.

Question 10

What is the definition of Chain of Command as defined by ICS?

Answer 10

Chain of command is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.

Question 11

Chain of command allows an Incident Commander to:

Answer 11

Direct and control the actions of all personnel under his or her supervision.

Question 12

Does Chain of command prevent personnel from directly communicating with each other to ask for or share information?

Answer 12

NO: Chain of command does NOT prevent personnel from directly communicating with each other to ask for or share information.

Question 13

Chain of command avoids confusion by:

Answer 13

Requiring that orders flow from supervisors.

Question 14

Under unity of command, personnel:

Answer 14

Report to only one ICS supervisor.

Receive work assignments only from their ICS supervisors.

Question 15

TRUE or FALSE

When you are assigned to an incident, you no longer report directly to your day-to-day supervisor.

Answer 15

TRUE: When you are assigned to an incident, you no longer report directly to your day-to-day supervisor.

Question 16

What is Transfer of Command?

Answer 16

The process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident Commander to another.

Question 17

When may Transfer of command take place?

Answer 17

A more qualified Incident Commander arrives and assumes command.

A jurisdiction or agency is legally required to take command.

The incident changes in complexity.

Question 18

The transfer of command process always includes a transfer of command briefing, which may be:

Answer 18

oral, written, or a combination of both.

Question 19

Management by Objectives refers to
Incident objectives used to ensure that everyone within the ICS organization has a clear understanding of what needs to be accomplished.

Incident objectives are established based on the following priorities:

Answer 19

1. Life Safety
2. Incident Stabilization
3. Property Preservation

Question 20

Incident Action Plans specify the following:

Answer 20

Incident activities,
Assign responsibilities,
Identify needed resources, and
Specify communication protocols

Question 21

Every incident must have an Incident Action Plan (IAP) that:

Answer 21

Specifies the incident objectives.

States the activities to be completed.

Covers a specified timeframe, called an operational period.

May be oral or written—except for hazardous materials incidents,
which require a written IAP.

Question 22

Incident Action Plans (IAP) may be oral or written.

             TRUE or FALSE  Hazardous materials incidents, Require a written IAP.

Answer 22

TURE: AN IAP may be oral or written—except for hazardous materials incidents,
which require a written IAP.

Question 23

What is covered in an IAP?

Answer 23

1. What do we need to do?
2. Who is responsible for doing it?
3. What resources are needed?
4. How do we communicate?

Question 24

In the ICS Organization there is no correlation between the ICS
organization and the administrative structure of any single agency or jurisdiction.

This is deliberate,
because confusion over different position titles and organizational structures has been a significant stumbling block to effective incident management in the past.

An example of this would be?

Answer 24

Someone who serves as a director every day may not hold that title when deployed under an
ICS structure.

Question 25

What is Modular Organization?

Answer 25

The ICS organizational structure:

Develops in a top-down, modular fashion that is based on the size and complexity of the incident.

Is determined based on the incident objectives and resource requirements.

Only those functions or positions necessary for a particular incident are filled.

Expands and contracts in a flexible manner. When needed, separate functional elements may be established.

Requires that each element have a person in charge.

Question 26

What is Manageable Span of Control?

Answer 26

Span of control pertains to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively
during an incident.

Question 27

Maintaining an effective span of control is important at incidents where:

Answer 27

Safety and accountability are a top priority.

Question 28

According to ICS, what are some factors that may influence Span of Control considerations?

Answer 28

Type of incident,
Nature of the task,
Hazards and safety factors,
Distances between personnel and resources

Question 29

Effective span of control may vary from 3 to _____, and a ratio of one supervisor to _____ subordinates is recommended.
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Answer 29

Effective span of control may vary from 3 to 7, and a ratio of one supervisor to 5 subordinates is recommended.

Question 30

In ICS, “resources” refers to personnel, supplies, and equipment. During an incident, it is critical to know:

Answer 30

What resources are needed and available.

Where deployed resources are located.

Question 31

What does Effective Resource Management ensure?

Answer 31

Effective Resource Management ensures that response personnel are safe and incident objectives are achieved.

Question 32

In ICS, what does “resources” refers to?

Answer 32

1. Personnel
2. Supplies
3. Equipment.

Question 33

Resource management includes processes for:

Answer 33

Identifying resource requirements.

Ordering and acquiring resources.

Mobilizing and dispatching resources.

Tracking and reporting on resource status.

Recovering and demobilizing resources.

Reimbursing for resources and maintaining a resource inventory.

Question 34

TRUE or FALSE

Incident activities may be accomplished from a variety of operational locations and support facilities.

Answer 34

TRUE: Incident activities may be accomplished from a variety of operational locations and support facilities.

Question 35

The Incident Commander identifies and establishes needed facilities depending on incident needs. Standardized names are used to identify types of facilities.

What is the most common type of facility you may encounter?

Answer 35

The most common type of facility you may encounter is the Incident Command Post.

Question 36

What is the Icident Command Post?

Answer 36

The Incident Command Post, or ICP, is the location from which the Incident Commander oversees all incident operations.

Question 37

The Command Post may be an office or resident post. The goal is to get you away from?

Answer 37

Your day-to-day work setting so you will not be distracted from your incident assignments.

Question 38

TRUE or FALSE
In less complex incidents you most likely will not need many of the standard ICS facilities. However, in large incidents, such as a hurricane or earthquake, it is likely that
all of these facilities will be necessary.

Answer 38

TRUE: In less complex incidents you most likely will not need many of the standard ICS facilities. However, in large incidents, such as a hurricane or earthquake, it is likely that
all of these facilities will be necessary.

Question 39

TRUE or FALSE

There should only be one ICP for each incident?

Answer 39

TRUE: There should only be one ICP for each incident.

Question 40

Can the ICP change locations during the

event.

Answer 40

YES; The ICP may change locations during the event.

Question 41

Every incident must have some form of an Incident Command Post. The ICP may the ICP be located?

Answer 41

The ICP may be outside, in a vehicle, trailer, or tent, or within a building.

Question 42

The ICP will be positioned outside of the present and potential hazard zone but,

Answer 42

Close enough to the incident to maintain command.

Question 43

What are Staging Areas?

Answer 43

Staging Areas are temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment wait to be assigned.

Question 44

What are temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment wait to be assigned.

Answer 44

Staging Areas

Question 45

Staging Areas should be located close enough to the incident for a timely response, but:

Answer 45

Far enough away to be out of the immediate impact zone.

Question 46

In large complex incidents can there be more than one Staging Area?

Answer 46

YES: In large complex incidents there may be more than one Staging Area at an incident.

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Question 47

Staging Areas _________be collocated with other ICS facilities

a) can
b) cannot

Answer 47

Staging Areas CAN be collocated with other ICS facilities.

Question 48

What is a Base?

Answer 48

A Base is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.

Question 49

What is a Camp?

Answer 49

A Camp is the location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a Base is not accessible to all resources.

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Question 50

Camps are equipped and staffed to

provide?

Answer 50

Food, water, sleeping areas, and sanitary services.

Question 51

What is a Helibase?

Answer 51

A Helibase is the location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted.

Question 52

Helibases are generally used on?

Answer 52

More long-term basis and include such services as fueling and maintenance.

Question 53

What are Helispots and can mulitple Helispots be used?

Answer 53

Helispots are more temporary locations at the incident, where helicopters can safely land and take off.

Multiple Helispots may be used.

Question 54

Name the Incident Facitities?

Answer 54

1. Incident Command Post
2. Staging Areas
3. Base
4. Camp
5. Helibase
6. Helispot

Question 55

Integrated Communications refers to?

Answer 55

A common communications plan being essential for ensuring that personnel
can communicate with one another
during an incident.

Question 56

Interoperability states that _________ an incident, response partners should work together to ensure that communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response.

a) During
b) Prior to
c) concluding

Answer 56

Prior to an incident, response partners should work together to ensure that communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response. This is known as interoperability.

Question 57

TRUE or FALSE
Integrating communications can be as simple as making sure you have current phone numbers of all key players.
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Answer 57

TRUE: Integrating communications can be as simple as making sure you have current phone numbers of all key
players.

Question 58

Information and Intelligence Management refers to?

Answer 58

The analysis and sharing of information and intelligence is an important component of ICS.

Question 59

Intelligence includes operational information that may come from a variety of different sources, such as:

Answer 59

Risk assessments.

Threats involving potential for violence.

Surveillance of disease outbreak.

Weather forecasts.

Structural plans and vulnerabilities.

Question 60

Accountability
Effective accountability during incident operations is essential. Individuals must abide by their agency policies and guidelines and any applicable local, tribal, State, or Federal rules and regulations.

The following principles must be adhered to:

Answer 60

Check-In: All responders must report in to receive an assignment.

Incident Action Plan: Response operations must be coordinated as outlined in the Incident Action Plan.

Unity of Command: Each individual will be assigned to only one supervisor.

Span of Contro: Supervisors must be able to adequately supervise and control their subordinates, as well as communicate with and manage all resources under their supervision.

Resource Tracking: Supervisors must record and report resource status changes as they occur.

Question 61

Dispatch/Deployment
A systematic deployment process improves safety and reduces chaos.

After being dispatched, your first task is?

Answer 61

To check in and receive an assignment.

Question 62

After check-in, you will locate your incident supervisor and obtain your initial briefing. The briefings you receive and give should include:

Answer 62

Current assessment of the situation and incident objectives.

Identification of your specific job responsibilities.

Description of ICS organizational structure and identification of coworkers.

Location of work area.

Identification of break areas, as appropriate.

Procedural instructions for obtaining needed resources.

Operational periods/work shifts.

Required safety procedures and personal protective equipment (PPE), as appropriate.

Question 63

Dispatch/Deployment

TRUE or FALSE:
You should respond even when not dispatched by an appropriate authority.

Answer 63

FALSE: You should respond only when dispatched by an appropriate authority.