Intro to Incident Command System

NIMS stands for....

• Nigerian International Mountain Sledding

• National Inclusive Measurement

  System

• National Incident Management System

• Nationwide Insurance Management System

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an Incident Action Plan (IAP)?

• It identifies needed resources.

• It states the activities to be completed.

• It specifies incident objectives.

• It focuses on previous operational periods in order to provide lessons learned.

Refers to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident

• span of control

• management team

• chain of command

• staff operations

The optimal span of control is one supervisor to 15 subordinates (1:15)

• True

• False

Span of control refers to the fact that a supervisor can effectively manage an unlimited amount of resources.

• True

• False

As an incident grows more complex, the ICS organization may expand as functional responsibilities are delegated.

• True

• False

Chain of command restricts personnel from communicating or sharing information outside their organizational units.

• True

• False

Unity of command means that every individual is accountable to and reports to only one designated supervisor.

• True

• False

To promote accountability, which document outlines the method for coordinating response operations?

• NIMS Doctrine

• Recourse Tracking System

• Responder Personnel Roster

• Incident Action Plan

Sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident.

• Logistics

• Incident Command

• Operations