9. Which Incident Type is limited to one operational period, does not require a written Incident Action Plan, involves Command and General Staff only if needed, and requires several single resources? A. Type 2 B. Type 4 C. Type 5 D. Type 3

B. Type 4

Explanation:

Type 4 incident type does not require a written IAP but documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources. Also, several resources are required to mitigate the incident, including a task force or strike team. If needed, the command and general staff functions are activated. The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase and the agency administrator may have briefings, and ensure the complexity analysis and delegation of authority is updated.

The answer is (B): Type 4.

Explanation:

Type 4 incident is the Incident Type that is limited to one operational period, does not require a written Incident Action Plan, involves Command and General Staff only if needed and requires several single resources.

An  incident action plan (IAP) basically records incident goals, operational period objective and the resultant response strategy defined by the incident action command during response planning.