NIMS 100

At the incident scene, who handles media inquires?

• External Affairs Specialist
• Communications Officer
• Media Relations Specialist
• Public Information Officer

Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident?

• Emergency Operations Center Management 
• Operations Section Officer 
• Incident Commander 
• Agency Executive

The Liaison Officer:

• The point of contact for other response organizations 
• Provides information to the public
• Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives
• Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation 

After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response personnel is to do what?

• Search for potential incident survivors
• Record and report resource allocation
• Check in and recieve assignment
• Locate and assist response personnel

You are the Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is your immediate supervisor?

• Branch Leader
• Branch Chief 
• Branch Director 
• Branch Executive Officer

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 to?

• Operations Section
• Planning Division 
• Tactics Section 
• Planning Section 

You are working in a complex incident. There are multiple Incident Commanders representing multiple jurisdictions working together to establish incident objectives. What type of ICS structure is being used?

• Unified Command 
• Multiple Command 
• Mutual Command 
• Area Command 

The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force is:

• Strike Teams have a lower span of control ratio when compared to Task Forces.
• Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed resources.
• Strike Teams are in the Operations Section while Task Forces are in the Planning Section.
• Strike Teams report to an Officer while Task Forces report to a Leader.

The major activities of the Planning Section include:

•  Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
• . Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
• Providing technology to ensure efficient incident communications.
•  Compensating for injury or damage to property.

Command is what?

• The ability to control information exchange within and across organizations involved in an incident
• Based on the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
• Assumed by the individual who is the highest ranking person on the scene regardless of experience or training level.
• Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.