What does IAP stand for?

• A. Incident Action Plan
• B. Incident Assessment Plan
• C. Immediate Action Plan
• D. Incident Alignment Procedure

Answer: (A)

In incident management, the IAP is the formal plan that guides how the incident will be handled during a specific operational period. It stands for Incident Action Plan, and it outlines the incident objectives, the strategies to achieve them, and the assignments, communications, safety, and support needed to execute the plan. This unified document keeps everyone on the same page as conditions change and resources are reassigned. Other terms you might hear aren’t standard ICS terminology, so they don’t represent the official plan used to coordinate response actions.