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ICS-300 Review Exam with Answers: Unit 8 - Resource Management, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive review of key concepts and principles related to resource management within the incident command system (ics). It covers topics such as demobilization, single-point ordering, incident management teams, personnel evaluation, staging areas, and ics forms. Multiple-choice questions and answers, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of ics resource management.

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Unit 8 - ICS-300 Review exam with answers
1.Demobilization: Phase of the Resource Management Process where
resources are rehabilitated, replenished and/or returned. Planning for
this phase begins imme- diately at the onset of an incident with the
Goals of the Orderly, Safe and Efficient return of resources.
2.Positions with Authority to Order Resources: Incident Commander,
Logistics Section Chief, Supply Unit Leader and Ordering Manager.
3.Single-Point Ordering: All resources are acquired through one dispatch
office or Emergency Operations Center.
4.Multi-Point Ordering: Separate dispatch offices, EOCs, DOCs,
private/volunteer agencies provide resources from mulitple ordering
points to the incident
5.Incident Management Team: A group of rostered, qualified individuals
consisting of an Incident Commander and additional personnel who
comprise the command and general staff when an incident takes place.
6.Tactical Level: When a resource is not managed appropriately during
the plan- ning process, failure often occurs at this level.
7.Personnel Evaluation: An ongoing process from the start of the
incident to make corrective actions and address poor performance.
8.Staging Area: Operations resources are placed here until an
assignment can be given during the Operational Period. Reports to the
Operations Section Chief.
9.ICS-211: ICS Form for Incident Check-In purposes and can be used at
the ICP, a Base, Camp or Helibase. Planning Section Chief, Resource Unit
Leader or Check-in Recorder usually completes the form.
10.Demobilization Planning: Occurs at the onset of the incident to ensure
a safe, controlled, cost-effective and orderly return of resources to their
home base.
11.Demobilization: Fiscal/Legal policies, Work Rules, Agency Policies,
Proce- dures and Agreements or Special License Requirements are
factors which can dictate the release of resources during which
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Unit 8 - ICS-300 Review exam with answers

  1. Demobilization: Phase of the Resource Management Process where resources are rehabilitated, replenished and/or returned. Planning for this phase begins imme- diately at the onset of an incident with the Goals of the Orderly, Safe and Efficient return of resources.
  2. Positions with Authority to Order Resources: Incident Commander, Logistics Section Chief, Supply Unit Leader and Ordering Manager.
  3. Single-Point Ordering: All resources are acquired through one dispatch office or Emergency Operations Center.
  4. Multi-Point Ordering: Separate dispatch offices, EOCs, DOCs, private/volunteer agencies provide resources from mulitple ordering points to the incident
  5. Incident Management Team: A group of rostered, qualified individuals consisting of an Incident Commander and additional personnel who comprise the command and general staff when an incident takes place.
  6. Tactical Level: When a resource is not managed appropriately during the plan- ning process, failure often occurs at this level.
  7. Personnel Evaluation: An ongoing process from the start of the incident to make corrective actions and address poor performance.
  8. Staging Area: Operations resources are placed here until an assignment can be given during the Operational Period. Reports to the Operations Section Chief.
  9. ICS-211: ICS Form for Incident Check-In purposes and can be used at the ICP, a Base, Camp or Helibase. Planning Section Chief, Resource Unit Leader or Check-in Recorder usually completes the form.
  10. Demobilization Planning: Occurs at the onset of the incident to ensure a safe, controlled, cost-effective and orderly return of resources to their home base.
  11. Demobilization: Fiscal/Legal policies, Work Rules, Agency Policies, Proce- dures and Agreements or Special License Requirements are factors which can dictate the release of resources during which

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  1. Liaison Officer: ICS Position that identifies terms of agreements with Assist- ing/Cooperating Agencies regarding the release of resources and other special needs.
  2. 5 Demobilization Plan Parts: General Information, Responsibilities, General Release Priorities, Specific Release Procedures and Travel Information (proce- dures, maps, telephone listings, etc.)
  3. Travel Information Section of the Demobilization Plan: Contains procedures, maps, telephone listings, etc. for released resources.
  4. Transfer of Command: When an incident stabilizes or de-escalates the number of operational resources decreases. The IMT should consider this and discuss with the Agency Official to right-size to the incident.

4 / and shows the location of aid stations, hospitals, ambulances and specific medical emergency procedures. Approved by the Safety Officer, prepared by the Medical Unit Leader or Logistics Section Chief.

  1. ICS-207: ICS Form that is a graphical representation of the Organization Assign- ment List (ICS-203) using the Sticks and Boxes format of an Organization Chart.
  2. ICS-208: ICS Form included in the Incident Action Plan that conveys overall safe- ty information including a Safety Message and other Site Safety Plan information. Prepared by the Incident Safety Officer.
  3. Tactics Meeting: Part of the Planning Cycle whose purpose is: To review the proposed strategy, develop tactics and assign resources for the next operational period by the Operations Section Chief.

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  1. ICS-215: Operational Planning Worksheet used to document decisions made during the Tactics Meeting and communicate Resource Assignments to the Re- sources Unit is which ICS Form?
  2. ICS-215A: Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis prepared during the tactics meeting and used to document hazards and mitigations to responders. It may reveal during a Planning Meeting that a proposed tactic is too hazardous and another should be developed.
  3. Operational Planning Factors: Strategies and alternatives, Cost analysis, Lo- gistical concerns, Safety of personnel, etc.
  4. Aviation Use Considerations: When air resources are used there are specific policies and procedures to follow. It is best to have an Air Operations Branch established with it's own Safety Officer. These are examples of?
  5. Planning "P": A series of meetings and briefings to develop Incident Objectives, Strategies and Tactics resulting in an Incident Action Plan and Operational Period Briefing.
  6. Difference between Incidents and Events: Incidents are: time critical, unsta- ble situations, can expand rapidly, communications issues, affect life safety/property preservation. Events are stable with plenty of preparation time and typically do not affect life or property.
  7. Incident Response Priorities: Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Con- servation and Recovery (establish critical needs)
  8. Initial Response Phase: Size-up the situation, Determine risk to life and prop- erty, Provide safety for personnel and Apply immediate organizing actions occur at which point in an incident?
  9. Incident Complexity Factors: Impacts to life and property, Community and Responder Safety, Expected duration, Hazardous materials, Number of resources, Weather/Environmental factors, Likelihood of cascading events.
  10. Agency Policies that influence Incident Management: Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Operations Plans, Pre-Incident Plans,

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  1. Unity of Command: Each person reports to one designated supervisor
  2. Unified Command: More than 1 agency/jurisdiction work together on an inci- dent with a common set of objectives and single Incident Action Plan
  3. Chain of Command: The orderly line of authority and reporting relationships that spans from the top of a hierarchy to the lowest level
  4. Agency Executives / Senior Officials: They delegate the authority and provide expectations to the Incident Commander. They may also provide strategic direction to accomplish the Objectives.
  5. Modular Expansion: Staffing only the organizational elements necessary to support the incident or event. Matching the organizational structure to the task.
  6. Advantages of Unified Command: Single Collaborative Approach, Single Set of Objectives, Single Incident Action Plan, Single Incident Command Post, etc.
  7. Intelligence / Investigations Function: An organizational element within I.C.S. where information is gathered that either leads to the detection, prevention, appre- hension, and prosecution of criminal activities- or the individual(s) involved.
  8. Unified Command of a Multi-Agency / Multi-Jurisdictional Incident: Or- ganization that can be comprised of different agencies or departments, political subdivisions or levels of government
  9. Cost-Benefit Analysis Considerations: Available Alternatives, Benefits of those Alternatives, Time Variables, Estimated Cost, Safety Factors of Alternatives are considerations of what?
  10. After Action Review: Process that includes questions like, What did we set out to do?, What actually happened?, Why did it happen? What can we do differently next time?