Firefighter Quiz: Incident Management System Functions!
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Take this firefighter quiz to see if you have enough knowledge about the Incident Management System Functions. Fires are a danger if left to spread, some can be tamed easily, but others need the assistance of firefighters. There are specific routines that a firefighter should use so that they can manage the areas where a fire has broken out. If you are studying to become a firefighter, take this incident management system function quiz to see how much you recall.
- 1.When a company officer arrives first on a fire scene, the officer is in command until:
- A.
The fire is declared under control.
- B.
A chief officer arrives and may choose to assume command
- C.
The chief of the department arrives
- D.
Arrival of the senior shift officer
- 2.An employee becomes frustrated because he/she cannot comply with conflicting orders from different bosses. This situation was caused by a violation of:
- A.
Chain of command
- B.
Division of labor
- C.
Span of control
- D.
Unity of command
- 3.In the fire service, division of labor is necessary to:
- A.
Assign responsobility
- B.
Prevent duplication of effort
- C.
Make specific assignments
- D.
All of the above.
- 4.Policies are examples of sstanding plans designed to provide:
- A.
Staffing requirement guidelines
- B.
Guidance for decision making
- C.
Problem-solving
- D.
Communications
- 5.A procedure is a(n):
- A.
Guide to thinking
- B.
Detailed guide to action.
- C.
Guide to decision making.
- D.
Interpretation
- 6.Which of the following is one of the major functions/components of the Incident Management System?
- A.
PIO
- B.
Planning
- C.
Liaison
- D.
Safety Officer
- 7.Which of the following IS NOT one of the characteristics of an Incident Management System?
- A.
Common Termionology
- B.
Unified command
- C.
Modular Orginization
- D.
Prefire Plans
- 8.Which of the following IS NOT a major functional component of the Incident Managment System?
- A.
Groups
- B.
Planning
- C.
Logistics
- D.
Operations
- 9.NFPA ______ is the standard that contains minimum requirements and procedures for a safety and health program.
- A.
1901
- B.
1932
- C.
1001
- D.
1500
- 10.Under normal conditons, only a(n) ______ may order multiple alarms or additional resources for large-scale incidents.
- A.
Logistics officer
- B.
Planning officer
- C.
Safety operations officer
- D.
Incident commander
- 11.Which of the following is not a characteristic of the IMS?
- A.
Integrated communications
- B.
Predesignated facilities
- C.
Modular Orginization
- D.
Independent action plans
- 12.The IMS should:
- A.
Be fully implemented for all situations
- B.
Be initiated by the first fire unit on scene.
- C.
Provide procedures that perfectly fit all departments.
- D.
Eliminate the needs for mutual aid assistance
- 13.Within the IMS, the positions of Safety, Liaison, and Information are:
- A.
Divisions
- B.
Groups
- C.
Functional areas
- D.
Comand staff positions
- 14.What is the optimal number of individuals that one person should be supervising at an emergency iincident?
- A.
Up to two
- B.
Eight to ten
- C.
Three to seven
- D.
Eight or more
- 15.In order for the Incident Management System to function properly, it must contain all of the following components except:
- A.
Common terminology
- B.
Integrated communications
- C.
All personnel from a single agency
- D.
Consolidated incident action plans
- 16.Under the IMS, the _______ is responsible for determining the strategic goals for control of an incident.
- A.
Incident commander
- B.
Operations officer
- C.
Planning officer
- D.
Administration officer
- 17.Under the IMS, the ______ is responsible for implementing the tactical assignments to meet the strategical goal.
- A.
Incident commander
- B.
Operations chief
- C.
Planning chief
- D.
Safety officer
- 18.A situation status report is provided upon:
- A.
Termination of the incident
- B.
Arrival
- C.
Transfer of command
- D.
Setup of the staging area
- 19.Key components of an IMS include planning, supervision, and:
- A.
Attribution
- B.
Machination
- C.
Perambulation
- D.
Communications
- 20.Who is the IC's point of contact for representatives from outside agencies?
- A.
The planning director
- B.
The communications center
- C.
The liaison officer
- D.
The staging chief
- 21.By what title or rank are the heads of the four major functional components of the IMS known?
- A.
Director
- B.
Chief
- C.
Manager
- D.
Officer
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