IV

Question 1

A widely applicable management system designed to enable effective, efficient incident management, by integrating the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, communications, operating within a common organizational structure

Answer 1

ICS

Question 2

Five major functional areas of ICS

Answer 2

Command, 
operations, 
planning, 
logistics, 
finance/administration

Question 3

Under UC the IAP is assembled by X and approved by the UC

Answer 3

Planning section

Question 4

Who directs the tactical implementation of the IAP. Usually comes from the organization with greatest jurisdictional involvement.

Answer 4

The operations section chief, (a single individual)

Question 5

In an incident command organization, the command staff typically includes what, who report directly to the IC and may have assignments as necessary

Answer 5

Public information officer,
safety officer,
liaison officer

Question 6

Who has immediate authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts during incident operation

Answer 6

Safety officer

Question 7

The general staff is responsible for the functional aspects of the incident command structure. The general staff typically consists of

Answer 7

Operations.
Planning.
Logistics.
Finance administration

Question 8

Major organizational elements of operations section

Answer 8

Branches.
Divisions/groups.
Resources

Question 9

Who should be assigned for each operational period

Answer 9

A different operations section chief

Question 10

These are established when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the recommended span of control

Answer 10

Branches

Question 11

These are established to divide an incident into physical or geographical areas of operation

Answer 11

Divisions

Question 12

These are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation

Answer 12

Groups

Question 13

Individual person or equipment and any associated operators

Answer 13

Single resources

Question 14

Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need. All resource elements must have common communications and a designated leader.

Answer 14

Task forces

Question 15

A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel.

Answer 15

Strike team

Question 16

This section collects, evaluate, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence to the IC. Prepares status reports, displays situation information, maintains status of resources assigned to incident, and repairs and documents IAP

Answer 16

Planning section

Question 17

The planning section is comprised of four primary units as well as an optional unit

Answer 17

Resources unit. 
Situation unit. 
Demobilization unit. 
Documentation unit. 
Technical specialists optional

Question 18

Within the logistics section, six primary units fulfill functional requirements

Answer 18

Supply unit. 
Ground support unit. 
Facilities unit. 
Food unit. 
Communications unit. 
Medical unit

Question 19

Within the finance/administration section, for primary units fulfill functional requirements

Answer 19

Compensation/claims unit.
Cost unit.
Procurement unit.
Time unit

Question 20

ICS allows for organizational flexibility, so the intelligence/investigations function can be in bedded in several different places within the organizational structure.

Answer 20

Within the planning section.
As a separate general staff section.
Within the operation section.
Within the command staff

Question 21

The traditional placement for intelligence/investigations function and is appropriate for incidents with little or no investigative information required, nor a significant amount specialized information

Answer 21

With in the planning section

Question 22

Refers to two or more individual incidents located in the same general area that are assigned it to a single IC

Answer 22

Incident complex

Question 23

An organization to oversee the management of multiple incidents handled individually by separate ICS organizations

Answer 23

Area command