NIMS Test Review
Resource Managment - Answer-Standards to manage personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and
facilities; before and during incidents in order to allow organizations to effectively share resources when
needed.
Command and Coordination - Answer-This part of the NIMS Framework includes the leadership roles,
processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and
incident support levels.
Standardization - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle facilitates interoperability during incident
response. (by allowing diverse teams to work together with the same structures and tools)
Flexibility - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents
through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance.
Unity of Effort - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle enables organizations with jurisdiction or
responsibilities to support each other while allowing each agency to maintain its own authority and
accountability.
Typing Resources - Answer-This process allows resources to be analyzed by capability, category, kind,
and type.
Category - Answer-The function for which a resource would be most useful. (firefighting, enforcement,
or medical)
Capability - Answer-The resource's ability to perform its function to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond
or recover.
, Type - Answer-A resource's ability to perform based on size, power, capacity; or experience and
qualifications.
Kind - Answer-A broad characterization of the resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities.
Credentialing Resources - Answer-This process allows personnel to be qualified, and certified in order to
be properly utilized.
Demobilization - Answer-The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and
status
Receiving Jurisdiction Responsibility - Answer-Declining resources that do not meet needs
Integrated Communications - Answer-NIMS Management Characteristic that allows units from diverse
agencies to connect, share information, and achieve situational awareness
Incident Facilities and Locations - Answer-Incident Command Post, incident base, staging areas, camps,
triage areas, points-of-distribution, and shelters.
Common Terminology - Answer-Helps provide Standardization by identifying resources and structures
with the same verbiage
Modular Organization - Answer-This NIMS Management Characteristic provides for the goal Flexibility,
by allowing the addition and removal of positions and entire sections
Sending Jurisdiction Responsibility - Answer-Check resource request against this jurisdictions own needs
Resource Managment - Answer-Standards to manage personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and
facilities; before and during incidents in order to allow organizations to effectively share resources when
needed.
Command and Coordination - Answer-This part of the NIMS Framework includes the leadership roles,
processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and
incident support levels.
Standardization - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle facilitates interoperability during incident
response. (by allowing diverse teams to work together with the same structures and tools)
Flexibility - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents
through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance.
Unity of Effort - Answer-This NIMS Guiding Principle enables organizations with jurisdiction or
responsibilities to support each other while allowing each agency to maintain its own authority and
accountability.
Typing Resources - Answer-This process allows resources to be analyzed by capability, category, kind,
and type.
Category - Answer-The function for which a resource would be most useful. (firefighting, enforcement,
or medical)
Capability - Answer-The resource's ability to perform its function to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond
or recover.
, Type - Answer-A resource's ability to perform based on size, power, capacity; or experience and
qualifications.
Kind - Answer-A broad characterization of the resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities.
Credentialing Resources - Answer-This process allows personnel to be qualified, and certified in order to
be properly utilized.
Demobilization - Answer-The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and
status
Receiving Jurisdiction Responsibility - Answer-Declining resources that do not meet needs
Integrated Communications - Answer-NIMS Management Characteristic that allows units from diverse
agencies to connect, share information, and achieve situational awareness
Incident Facilities and Locations - Answer-Incident Command Post, incident base, staging areas, camps,
triage areas, points-of-distribution, and shelters.
Common Terminology - Answer-Helps provide Standardization by identifying resources and structures
with the same verbiage
Modular Organization - Answer-This NIMS Management Characteristic provides for the goal Flexibility,
by allowing the addition and removal of positions and entire sections
Sending Jurisdiction Responsibility - Answer-Check resource request against this jurisdictions own needs
