ICS-200 Course Q&As
Question: What is the main objective of the IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response ICS 200 course?
- Answer: The main objective is to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) and focus on the management of an initial response to an incident.
- Answer: The main objective is to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) and focus on the management of an initial response to an incident.
Question: What are the overall course objectives of the IS-0200.c course?
- Answer: The course objectives include describing the course objectives and summarizing basic information about ICS and NIMS, explaining NIMS Management Characteristics, delegation of authority, ICS organizational components, types of briefings, flexibility within ICS, transfer of command procedures, and using ICS to manage an incident.
- Answer: The course objectives include describing the course objectives and summarizing basic information about ICS and NIMS, explaining NIMS Management Characteristics, delegation of authority, ICS organizational components, types of briefings, flexibility within ICS, transfer of command procedures, and using ICS to manage an incident.
Question: What is the Incident Command System (ICS)?
- Answer: ICS is a standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large emergency or non-emergency situations, representing “best practices” and the standard for emergency management across the country. It may be used for planned events, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism.
- Answer: ICS is a standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large emergency or non-emergency situations, representing “best practices” and the standard for emergency management across the country. It may be used for planned events, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism.
Question: What are the major components of NIMS?
- Answer: The major components of NIMS include Resource Management, Command and Coordination, and Communications and Information Management.
- Answer: The major components of NIMS include Resource Management, Command and Coordination, and Communications and Information Management.
Question: What is the purpose of the NIMS Management Characteristics?
- Answer: The NIMS Management Characteristics are intended to provide a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
- Answer: The NIMS Management Characteristics are intended to provide a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
Question: What is meant by ‘Management by Objectives’ in ICS?
- Answer: Management by Objectives in ICS means that all activities are directed to accomplish defined objectives established by the Incident Commander or Unified Command, including establishing specific, measurable objectives and identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve those objectives.
- Answer: Management by Objectives in ICS means that all activities are directed to accomplish defined objectives established by the Incident Commander or Unified Command, including establishing specific, measurable objectives and identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve those objectives.
Question: What are the responsibilities of the Incident Commander?
- Answer: The Incident Commander has overall incident management responsibility, develops incident objectives to guide the Incident Action Planning Process, approves the Incident Action Plan, and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources.
- Answer: The Incident Commander has overall incident management responsibility, develops incident objectives to guide the Incident Action Planning Process, approves the Incident Action Plan, and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources.
Question: What is the purpose of an Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
- Answer: An IAP covers an operational period and includes what must be done, who is responsible, how information will be communicated, and what should be done if someone is injured. It guides incident management activities.
- Answer: An IAP covers an operational period and includes what must be done, who is responsible, how information will be communicated, and what should be done if someone is injured. It guides incident management activities.
Question: What are the three types of briefings used in ICS?
- Answer: The three types of briefings used in ICS are staff-level briefings, field-level briefings, and section-level briefings.
- Answer: The three types of briefings used in ICS are staff-level briefings, field-level briefings, and section-level briefings.
Question: What is the role of the Public Information Officer (PIO) in the Command Staff?
- Answer: The PIO interfaces with the public, media, and other agencies with incident-related information needs, gathers and disseminates information about the incident, and ensures that all messaging is consistent. In large-scale incidents, the PIO may lead the Joint Information Center (JIC).
These questions and answers should provide a comprehensive understanding of key elements covered in the IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response ICS 200 course.