Deck 48: Incident Management

Question 1

The person responsible for managing all operations at an incident site is called the incident

A) manager
B) commander
C) officer
D) captain

Answer 1

commander

Question 2

When transferring leadership of a scene, an outgoing IC should

A) give a full report to the incoming IC and notify all staff of the change in command.
B) provide a full report to EMS dispatch and notify them of the change in command.
C) gather section chiefs for a briefing in which the incoming IC gives new assignments.
D) help the incoming IC give assignments and reorganize command of small groups.

Answer 2

give a full report to the incoming IC and notify all staff of the change in command.

Question 3

You are called to a mass casualty incident. What is the first thing you should do?

A) Go to the staging area and have an orientation on scene dangers.
B) Examine the scene and determine where your skills would be of use.
C) Take a leadership role and escort available rescuers into the incident zone.
D) Report to the command post and identify yourself and your training.

Answer 3

Report to the command post and identify yourself and your training.

Question 4

Which is an example of a "domestic incident"?

A) The bombing of a government building
B) A man who jumps to his death from a tall building
C) Arresting members of a drug cartel
D) The search for an escaped convict

Question 5

Which is an accurate quote from the ICS risk-benefit model?

A) "We will not risk our lives at all for property that is savable."
B) "We will risk our lives a little within a calculated plan for lives that are savable."
C) "We will not risk our lives at all for lives that are savable."
D) "We will risk our lives a little within a calculated plan for property that is savable."

Question 6

Which domestic incident would benefit from a unified command?

A) A wildfire far away from residential homes
B) A theft of nuclear materials from a storage silo
C) A citywide search for an abducted child
D) A statewide response to the influenza virus

Question 7

How can different jurisdictions provide resources or support to each other during incidents?

A) Track borrowed resources during incident responses and exchange the information afterward.
B) Establish a multi-agency coordination system beforehand capable of e-mail and cell phone communication.
C) Prepare emergency management and assistance compacts and mutual aid agreements beforehand.
D) Assign resource managers during incident response and enable them to work in other jurisdictions.

Question 8

Which is correct practice for an EMT in an Incident Command System?

A) Assigning key rescuers to two supervisors.
B) Assigning yourself to groups that need help.
C) Volunteering for challenges above your training.
D) Waiting in the staging area for an assignment.

Question 9

Which is vital to maintaining an effective ICS?

A) On-the-spot planning
B) Decentralized operations bases
C) Use of common terminology
D) Elimination of positional titles

Question 10

An area command should be used in which scenario?

A) A tornado damaging a small farm town in Wisconsin.
B) The bombing of an abortion clinic in Kansas.
C) A severe outbreak of H1N1 influenza throughout California.
D) The use of Sarin gas within a New York City subway station.

Question 11

A public information system should

A) educate the general public about safety procedures during terrorism events.
B) educate the general public about NIMS operations and structure.
C) deliver timely and accurate information about disaster preparation.
D) deliver timely and accurate information to the general public in emergency situations.

Question 12

Which three primary organizational systems are management structures for NIMS?

A) Incident Command System, multiagency coordination systems, and public response systems
B) Incident Command System, regional dispatch systems, and public information systems
C) Incident Command System, multiagency coordination systems, and public information systems
D) Incident Command System, regional dispatch systems, and public response systems

Question 13

What are the three priorities of the incident commander?

A) Scene leadership, property conservation, and life safety
B) Life safety, incident stability, and property conservation
C) Incident stability, risk management, and property conservation
D) Risk management, scene leadership, and transportation coordination

Question 14

Which is essential to ensure efficient and clear communication?

A) Communicating using common terminology
B) Having advanced communication technology
C) Following proper treatment protocols
D) Understanding on-scene leadership roles

Question 15

In an Incident Command System organizational model, what is the recommended ratio for supervisors to reporting elements?

A) 1:7
B) 1:9
C) 1:5
D) 1:3

Question 16

Which ensures effective accountability in ICS management?

A) Assignment of each responder to two separate supervisors.
B) All responders must check-in to ICS regardless of their agency affiliation.
C) The ongoing establishment of a chain of command as rescuers arrive on-scene.
D) The incident commander oversees all rescuers and manages the scene.

Question 17

Why is it important to have flexibility in an incident management system?

A) Rural agencies often lack resources to handle all types of emergencies.
B) The usual command structure of large cities might be busy elsewhere.
C) Agencies in poor locales often cannot afford to send a full ICS dispatch.
D) Large scale emergencies require the involvement of multiple agencies.

Question 18

Which describes a unified action plan?

A) Different supervisors prioritizing objectives and developing a single response to the most serious incident.
B) Combining a number of separate emergencies under the supervision of one incident commander.
C) Multiple agencies developing a common set of objectives and strategies for a collaborative response.
D) Having one incident commander develop a single strategy for multiple responding agencies.

Question 19

Which situation most likely would use an area command?

A) The discovery of a toxic waste spill
B) A bombing of a government building
C) A terrorism threat at a sporting event
D) The arrival of avian flu in America

Question 20

What enables separate jurisdictions to support each other during incidents?

A) Incident management regulations and public exchange funds
B) Emergency management assistance compacts and mutual aid agreements
C) Incident management regulations and emergency management assistance compacts
D) Mutual aid agreements and public exchange funds

Question 21

What is a staging area?

A) An area in which workers and vehicles wait for an assignment
B) The area where the incident commander is located
C) The area where EMS professionals provide first-aid
D) An area that has been deemed safe for ongoing EMS procedures

Question 22

Which is an acceptable behavior as you arrive on an incident scene with an established ICS?

A) Assign yourself a task in the staging area.
B) Report your level of training to the command post.
C) Explore the incident scene while waiting for an assignment.
D) Immediately report to the staging scene for assignment.

Question 23

Why was the National Incident Management System created?

A) To develop nationwide regulations that control the actions of emergency workers during domestic incidents.
B) To enable government oversight of domestic incidents regardless of the responding agency.
C) To create a nationwide template that enables multiple agencies to work together during domestic incidents.
D) To establish a definitive chain of command that can quickly move between multiple domestic incidents.

Question 24

The incident commander has the authority to

A) assign EMS workers into treatment and extrication groups.
B) establish which terminology should be used on the scene.
C) ask EMS workers to voluntarily enter dangerous scenes.
D) issue new medical directives based on the situation.

Question 25

NIMS requires that entry-level EMS workers

A) take certification in ICS-100 and IS-700.
B) train with certified IC Protocol Educators.
C) train and certify in at least one EMT category.
D) take certification in a yearly NIMS-1000 class.

Question 26

After an earthquake, an incident commander is overseeing an extrication process that will take over 12 hours. The incident commander should

A) inform only the officers of current objectives.
B) communicate any plans to groups one at a time.
C) develop an incident action plan.
D) address objectives as they arise.

Question 27

Which is a part of the NIMS Preparedness component?

A) Employee certification standards
B) Maintaining information management systems
C) Recovering machinery left at an incident scene
D) None of these are correct