Deck 11: Practical Applications of Public Health Emergency Management

Question 1

When an objective of the response is met, what unit begins assessing whether resources can be sent home?

A) Resources Unit
B) Situation Unit
C) Demobilization Unit
D) Documentation Unit

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following serves as a conduit of information between agencies or organizations supporting the response?

A) Liaison officer
B) Incident commander
C) Deputy incident commander
D) Public information officer

Answer 2

A

Question 3

For which section of the ICS, communication includes radios, frequencies, and other communications equipment such as Wi-Fi devices, computers, and fax machines?

A) Operations Section
B) Planning Section
C) Logistics Section
D) Administrative/Finance Section

Answer 3

C

Question 4

If there are more than how many direct reports per supervisor, then they can be broken down into strike teams, tasks forces, and groups to allow for better supervision and accountability of personnel and resources?

A) Four
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven

Question 5

The Fogging Operations Unit should be activated if which of the following is unable to be treated or eliminated after a disaster?

A) Debris
B) Pollution
C) Standing water
D) Wildfires

Question 6

If something happens during an event, it can then become an incident.

Question 7

The basic ICS structure contains a command group and a general staff group.

Question 8

The public information officer provides advice to the incident commander on the safety of responders and works with others within the ICS.

Question 9

Span of control means that there are usually three to seven persons working for one supervisor.

Question 10

All that is needed for an ICS to be activated is an incident commander.

Question 11

What member of the ICS command group will approve of all materials that are to be released by the response or briefed to the public or media?

A) Liaison officer
B) Incident commander
C) Deputy incident commander
D) Public information officer

Question 12

What section of the General Staff of the ICS usually has the most assets?

A) Operations Section
B) Planning Section
C) Logistics Section
D) Administrative/Financial Section

Question 13

Span of control means that there are usually how many persons working for one supervisor?

A) 1 to 3
B) 3 to 7
C) 7 to 10
D) 11 to 15

Question 14

The major units of what section of the General Staff of the ICS are the Resources Unit, the Situation Unit, the Demobilization Unit, the Documentation Unit, and the Technical Specialists?

A) Operations Section
B) Planning Section
C) Logistics Section
D) Administrative/Financial Section

Question 15

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized system that can be used in any type of disaster.

Question 16

An event is something that happens that requires us to respond, whereas an incident is something we plan for in advance.

Question 17

Usually, the Logistics Section is the first section activated and to have assets assigned to the response.

Question 18

Human-caused disasters can include a biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear attack.

Question 19

All community partners should be involved in the determination of threats and hazards.

Question 20

Which of the following is all that is needed for an ICS to be activated?

A) Liaison officer
B) Incident commander
C) Deputy incident commander
D) Public information officer

Question 21

The Fogging Operations unit will work with what Section to determine the best areas for street routing for foggers in the potentially affected area?

A) Operations Section
B) Planning Section
C) Logistics Section
D) Administrative/Finance Section

Question 22

Which of the following refers to something we can plan for in advance?

A) Event
B) Incident
C) Threat
D) Hazard

Question 23

Principals from what system would later become the ICS?

A) BioSense
B) BioWatch
C) ESSENCE
D) FIRESCOPE

Question 24

What unit within the Planning Section is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and displaying information for the response?

A) Resources Unit
B) Situation Unit
C) Demobilization Unit
D) Documentation Unit

Question 25

The idea behind the ICS is that the system is expandable or contractible based on the needs of the response.

Question 26

The Logistics Section is responsible for directing and coordinating all of the actual operations within the response.

Question 27

The optimal number for supervision in the Incident Command System is three direct reports per supervisor.

Question 28

The Resources Unit not only tracks personnel, but also tracks all of the equipment used during the response.

Question 29

Demobilization planning begins as soon as the response begins.