ICS

24 November 2023
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At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries
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Public information officer
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Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident
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Incident commander
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The liaison officer
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Is the point of contact for other response organizations
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You are working in a complex incident, there are multiple Incident commanders representing multiple jurisdictions working together to establish incident objectives,what type of structure is being used?
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Unified command
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After being deployed and arriving on scene at an accident, the first task for response personnel is to
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Check in and receive assignment
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You are implementing tactical Activities to achieve the incident objectives, What is the correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned
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Planning section
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You are a group supervisor working in a branch within the operations section, who is your immediate supervisor?
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Branch director
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The difference between strike team and task force is:
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Strike team have similar resources while task force are comprised of mixed resources
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The major activities of the planning section include:
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Preparing and documenting incident action plans
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Command is
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Directing, ordering, controlling by virtue of Explicit statutory, regulatory or delegated authority
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Which of the following organizational entities within the operations section may be used to divide an incident geographically?
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Division
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A deputy is the support position for all the following position except:
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Public information officer
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If the incident commander designate personnel to provide public information, safety and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
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Command staff
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Which section chief is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed and have communications, medical support and transportation as needed to meet the operational objectives?
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Logistic section chief
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Interoperability means:
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Communications equipment, procedures and systems can operate together during a response
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Someone who serves as a director everyday might not hold that title when deployed under an ICS structure
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True
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Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for:
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Self Dispatch to another incident
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In ICS The members of the command staff assume the title of:
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Officer
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Span of control refers to:
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The number of Individuals of resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident
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Which ICS function records time accounting and procedures needed items
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Finance/administration
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Check in, initial briefing, record keeping and demobilization procedures are all necessary to ensure:
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Accountability
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The incident command system (ICS) is:
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A standardized approach to Incident management that is applicable for use in all honesty hazards
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Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments:
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Staging area
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The ability to communicate within ICS is absolutely critical to ensure efficient, clear communication, ICS requires the use of :
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Common terminology
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The operation section chief:
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Directs tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives