ACE 2026/2027 NCTI PROGRESSION FIELD TECH 4
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ ICS is used to manage. Answer: On-scene, tactical-level response
◉ EOC is used to manage. Answer: From off-site locations in order
to:
1. Address imminent threats and hazards
2. Provide coordinated support to incident Command, on-scene
personnel and/or other EOCs
◉ 3 Common ways to organize EOCs. Answer: 1. ICS or ICS-like
structure
2. Incident Support Model structure
3. Departmental structure
◉ EOC activation level 1. Answer: Full Activation
◉ EOC activation level 2. Answer: Enhanced steady-state/partial
activation
◉ EOC activation level 3. Answer: Normal operations/steady state
◉ MAC Group functions. Answer: 1. Act as policy level body
,2. Support resource prioritization and allocation
3. Make cooperative multi-agency decisions
4. Enable decision making among elected and appointed officials
and the Incident Commander responsible for managing the
incident
◉ Function of JIS. Answer: Integrates incident information and
public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent,
coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information
to the public and stakeholders during incident operations
◉ JIS activities. Answer: 1. Develop and deliver coordinated
interagency messages
2. Develop, recommend and execute public information plans and
strategies
3. Advise on public affairs issues that could affect the incident
Management effort
4. Address and manage rumors and inaccurate information that
could undermine public confidence
◉ JIC steps to informing public. Answer: 1. Gathering
2. Verifying
3. Coordinating
4. Disseminating
, ◉ The Federal Government only becomes involved with a response
when:. Answer: 1. State governors or tribal leaders request Federal
assistance and their requests are approved
2. Federal interests are involved
3. Statute or regulation authorized or requires
◉ 4 key communications and information systems principles.
Answer: 1. Interoperability
2. Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
3. Resilience and Redundancy
4. Security
◉ Strategic communications. Answer: High level directions,
including resource priority decisions, roles and responsibilities
determinations, and overall incident management courses of action
◉ Tactical Communications. Answer: Communications among and
between on-scene and tactical personnel and cooperating agencies
and organizations
◉ Support Communications. Answer: Coordination and support of
strategic and tactical communications
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ ICS is used to manage. Answer: On-scene, tactical-level response
◉ EOC is used to manage. Answer: From off-site locations in order
to:
1. Address imminent threats and hazards
2. Provide coordinated support to incident Command, on-scene
personnel and/or other EOCs
◉ 3 Common ways to organize EOCs. Answer: 1. ICS or ICS-like
structure
2. Incident Support Model structure
3. Departmental structure
◉ EOC activation level 1. Answer: Full Activation
◉ EOC activation level 2. Answer: Enhanced steady-state/partial
activation
◉ EOC activation level 3. Answer: Normal operations/steady state
◉ MAC Group functions. Answer: 1. Act as policy level body
,2. Support resource prioritization and allocation
3. Make cooperative multi-agency decisions
4. Enable decision making among elected and appointed officials
and the Incident Commander responsible for managing the
incident
◉ Function of JIS. Answer: Integrates incident information and
public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent,
coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information
to the public and stakeholders during incident operations
◉ JIS activities. Answer: 1. Develop and deliver coordinated
interagency messages
2. Develop, recommend and execute public information plans and
strategies
3. Advise on public affairs issues that could affect the incident
Management effort
4. Address and manage rumors and inaccurate information that
could undermine public confidence
◉ JIC steps to informing public. Answer: 1. Gathering
2. Verifying
3. Coordinating
4. Disseminating
, ◉ The Federal Government only becomes involved with a response
when:. Answer: 1. State governors or tribal leaders request Federal
assistance and their requests are approved
2. Federal interests are involved
3. Statute or regulation authorized or requires
◉ 4 key communications and information systems principles.
Answer: 1. Interoperability
2. Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
3. Resilience and Redundancy
4. Security
◉ Strategic communications. Answer: High level directions,
including resource priority decisions, roles and responsibilities
determinations, and overall incident management courses of action
◉ Tactical Communications. Answer: Communications among and
between on-scene and tactical personnel and cooperating agencies
and organizations
◉ Support Communications. Answer: Coordination and support of
strategic and tactical communications
