Which is an ICS single resource?

• A. Engine company
• B. Unit
• C. Company officer
• D. Strike team

Answer: (A)

The main idea is understanding what ICS calls a single resource. A single resource is one person or one piece of equipment that can be used to perform a function without needing additional resources. An engine company is treated as a single resource when dispatched: it’s one asset (the engine) with its crew ready to operate together on a task, and it’s managed as a single unit in the incident system. The other options describe organizational elements or groups: a unit is an organizational element that may include multiple resources under a supervisor; a company officer is a supervisory role, not a resource itself; a strike team is a group of the same type of resources working as a team, which by definition is multiple resources, not a single one. So the engine company best fits the concept of a single resource.