FEMA ICS 200 Concept Exam Questions
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Question:
True.
Answer:
All levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental agencies must be
prepared to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from a wide
spectrum of major events and natural disasters that exceed the capabilities of any
single entity
Question:
HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents.
Answer:
identified steps for improved coordination in response to incidents. It required the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate with other Federal departments
and agencies and State, local, and tribal governments to establish a National Response
Framework (NRF) and a National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Question:
HSPD-8, National Preparedness.
Answer:
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National Preparedness
System—a common, unified approach to "strengthen the preparedness of the United
States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major
disasters, and other emergencies.
,Question:
Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness.
Answer:
describes the Nation's approach to preparedness-one that involves the whole
community, including individuals, businesses, community-and faith-based
organizations, schools, tribes, and all levels of government (Federal, State, local, tribal
and territorial).
Question:
National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Answer:
provides a consistent framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels
regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident and provides the Nation's
first responders and authorities with the same foundation for incident management for
terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Question:
These major components of NIMS provide a common framework to integrate these
diverse capabilities and achieve common goals..
Answer:
Resource Management Command and Coordination Communications and Information
Management
Question:
True.
Answer:
Resource Management describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage
resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both before
and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively share resources
when needed.
,Question:
True.
Answer:
Command and Coordination describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident
support levels and explains how these structures interact to manage incidents
effectively and efficiently.
Question:
True.
Answer:
Communications and Information Management describes systems and methods that
help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and
information they need to make and communicate decisions.
Question:
NIMS Management Characteristics.
Answer:
Common Terminology Modular Organization Management by Objectives Incident Action
Planning Manageable Span of Control Incident Facilities and Locations Comprehensive
Resource Management Integrated Communications Establishment and Transfer of
Command Unified Command Chain of Command and Unity of Command Accountability
Dispatch/Deployment Information and Intelligence Management
Question:
Chain of command.
Answer:
Incident commander public info officer, safety officer, liaison officer= command staff
operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin = general staff branch director/air
operations branch director=operations and service branch director/support branch
director=logistics
, Question:
Unity of command.
Answer:
means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned-and will
report-to only one supervisor.
Question:
True.
Answer:
Chain of command and unity of command help to ensure that clear reporting
relationships exist and eliminate the confusion caused by multiple, conflicting
directives. Incident managers at all levels must be able to control the actions of all
personnel under their supervision.
Question:
true.
Answer:
a unified command is an authority structure in which the role of incident commander is
shared by two or more individuals, each already having authority in a different
responding agency
Question:
true.
Answer:
When no one jurisdiction, agency, or organization has primary authority and/or the
resources to manage an incident on its own, Unified Command may be established.
The Unified Command can allocate resources regardless of ownership or location.
Question:
Unified command.
Answer:
Enables all responsible agencies to manage an incident together by establishing a
common set of incident objectives and strategies Allows Incident Commanders to make
joint decisions by establishing a single command structure at one Incident Command
Post (ICP) Maintains Unity of Command. Each employee reports to only one supervisor
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Update
Question:
True.
Answer:
All levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental agencies must be
prepared to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from a wide
spectrum of major events and natural disasters that exceed the capabilities of any
single entity
Question:
HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents.
Answer:
identified steps for improved coordination in response to incidents. It required the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate with other Federal departments
and agencies and State, local, and tribal governments to establish a National Response
Framework (NRF) and a National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Question:
HSPD-8, National Preparedness.
Answer:
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National Preparedness
System—a common, unified approach to "strengthen the preparedness of the United
States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major
disasters, and other emergencies.
,Question:
Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness.
Answer:
describes the Nation's approach to preparedness-one that involves the whole
community, including individuals, businesses, community-and faith-based
organizations, schools, tribes, and all levels of government (Federal, State, local, tribal
and territorial).
Question:
National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Answer:
provides a consistent framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels
regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident and provides the Nation's
first responders and authorities with the same foundation for incident management for
terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
Question:
These major components of NIMS provide a common framework to integrate these
diverse capabilities and achieve common goals..
Answer:
Resource Management Command and Coordination Communications and Information
Management
Question:
True.
Answer:
Resource Management describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage
resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both before
and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively share resources
when needed.
,Question:
True.
Answer:
Command and Coordination describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident
support levels and explains how these structures interact to manage incidents
effectively and efficiently.
Question:
True.
Answer:
Communications and Information Management describes systems and methods that
help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and
information they need to make and communicate decisions.
Question:
NIMS Management Characteristics.
Answer:
Common Terminology Modular Organization Management by Objectives Incident Action
Planning Manageable Span of Control Incident Facilities and Locations Comprehensive
Resource Management Integrated Communications Establishment and Transfer of
Command Unified Command Chain of Command and Unity of Command Accountability
Dispatch/Deployment Information and Intelligence Management
Question:
Chain of command.
Answer:
Incident commander public info officer, safety officer, liaison officer= command staff
operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin = general staff branch director/air
operations branch director=operations and service branch director/support branch
director=logistics
, Question:
Unity of command.
Answer:
means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned-and will
report-to only one supervisor.
Question:
True.
Answer:
Chain of command and unity of command help to ensure that clear reporting
relationships exist and eliminate the confusion caused by multiple, conflicting
directives. Incident managers at all levels must be able to control the actions of all
personnel under their supervision.
Question:
true.
Answer:
a unified command is an authority structure in which the role of incident commander is
shared by two or more individuals, each already having authority in a different
responding agency
Question:
true.
Answer:
When no one jurisdiction, agency, or organization has primary authority and/or the
resources to manage an incident on its own, Unified Command may be established.
The Unified Command can allocate resources regardless of ownership or location.
Question:
Unified command.
Answer:
Enables all responsible agencies to manage an incident together by establishing a
common set of incident objectives and strategies Allows Incident Commanders to make
joint decisions by establishing a single command structure at one Incident Command
Post (ICP) Maintains Unity of Command. Each employee reports to only one supervisor
