ICS2_2004

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*** Scenario to answer the following series of questions.

At 3:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm struck your city. The storm carried sustained winds of 70 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. More than 4 inches of rain fell during a 1-hour period. Golf ball-sized hail accompanied the storm.

Calls to the 9-1-1 center indicate that the northwest quadrant of the city has been especially hard-hit. Although the initial damage assessment is not complete, reports indicate that roads in a 16-block area are virtually impassable as a result of downed trees and utility lines and other debris. Access to the area is limited also by flooding from backed-up storm drains.

There are several reports of persons trapped in their cars and houses. One 9-1-1 call reported that a school bus with school children onboard had overturned at Timbercreek Road and 13th street, an intersection that is located at the approximate mid-point of the quadrant. Other reports indicate multi-car acidents, with injuries, and a possible fire resulting from an overturned gasoline tank truck.

**QUESTION

A Battalion Chief assigned to the scene in a mobile ICP is unable to enter the area because all of the vehicle entrance routes to the area are blocked. Two EMS crews enter the area on foot in an attempt to reach the schoolbus. Several police officers also enter on foot to access the situation. Who is most likely to be the Incident Commander at this time?

	THe senior EMS technician
	The senior police officer
	The Battalion Chief
	No command has been established at this point.

After establishing command, the Incident Commander immediately requests significant additional resources. She will establish a fully expanded ICS organization. Which of the GENERAL STAFF functions will she activate?

	Planning, Operations, and Logistics.
	Planning, Operations, Logistics, and Finance/Administration
	Operations and Logistics
	Planning, Operations, and Finance/Administration

The Operations Section Chief realizes that his span of control will be excedded with the arrival of the requested resources. Becasuse there is a need to assign resources based on assignments to specific geographical areas, one way he could maintain his span of control is to assign personnel to:

	Divisions.
	Groups.
	Units.
	Strike Teams.

There is a need to perform triage and treat the children from the schoolbus. Triage and treatment could best be done at a:

	Staging Area.
	Casulty Collection Point (CCP).
	Base.
	Unit.

What would be the logical name for the ICP in this incident?

	The "Crash" Incidnet Command Post
	The "Windstorm" Incident Command Post
	The "Gasoline Tank Crash" Incident Command Post

The Incident Commander requests three Type 1 helicopters. These resources have been classified:

	By type
	By kind
	By tpye and kind
	As single resources

The Incident Commander requests two K-9 search and rescue teams and two EMS teams to locate, extract, and treat several people who are trapped in a collapsed building that was under construction when the storm hit. This combination of personnel and equipment can be called a:

	Group.
	Unit.
	Task Force.
	Strike Team.

The mayor has sent her deputy to the scene to get a briefing on the damage and keep abreast of incident status. Where would the deputy report?

	To the ICP
	To the Incident Base
	To the Communications Center
	To the Staging Area

Given the broad area of damage, it may be necessary to set up multiple Staging Area based on the:

	Responding agency.
	Operational resources.
	Geographic area.
	Response function.

You have been called to assist in the Communication Center. You should report to the:

	Staging Area.
	9-1-1 Center.
	Operations Section Chief.
	Communications Unit Leader.

When you report to the Communications Unit Leader, you realize that your day-to-day supervisor has been called to assist in the Logistics Section. To whom do you report?

	To your day-today supervisor
	To the Communications Unit Leader
	To the Incident Commander
	To the Operations Section Chief

The incident is under control and you have been relieved. Before leaving , you must:

	Complete all in-progress work assignments.
	Complete and file all required forms.
	Brief your relief on the status of your work.
	All of the above.