FEMA IS 700.B COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● guiding principles of NIMS (3)
Answer: flexibility, standardization, unity of effort
●● major components of NIMS (3)
Answer: resource management, command and coordination,
communications and information management
●● Resource Management
Answer: standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
before and during incidents
●● resources
Answer: personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities available
or potentially available for assignment or allocation
●● key activities of Resource Management (4)
Answer: identifying & typing resources,
qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for resources,
and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
,●● Resource Typing
Answer: Assigning a designation of capability, category, kind, and type
to each resource that allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy
resources.
●● capability (in resource typing)
Answer: the resource's capability to perform its function in prevention,
protection, mitigation, response, or recovery
●● capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: Basic Life Support (BLS) is an example of the element of
resource typing which describes the core capability for which a resource
is most useful
●● category (in resource typing)
Answer: the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g.,
firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
●● category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: In resource typing this example is within Emergency Medical
Services
●● kind (in resource typing)
, Answer: a broad characterization of a resource, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
●● kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: In resource typing this example is a team
●● type (in resource typing)
Answer: this is a number assigned to the resource's minimum capability
to perform its function, based on size/power/capacity of equipment or
experience/qualifications of personnel and teams
●● AHJ
Answer: Authority Having Jurisdiction
●● Authority Having Jurisdiction
Answer: the entity that has the authority and responsibility for
qualification, certification, and credentialing within its organization or
jurisdiction
●● Qualifying
Answer: Assuring personnel meet the minimum established standards
(including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill
specific positions
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● guiding principles of NIMS (3)
Answer: flexibility, standardization, unity of effort
●● major components of NIMS (3)
Answer: resource management, command and coordination,
communications and information management
●● Resource Management
Answer: standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
before and during incidents
●● resources
Answer: personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities available
or potentially available for assignment or allocation
●● key activities of Resource Management (4)
Answer: identifying & typing resources,
qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for resources,
and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
,●● Resource Typing
Answer: Assigning a designation of capability, category, kind, and type
to each resource that allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy
resources.
●● capability (in resource typing)
Answer: the resource's capability to perform its function in prevention,
protection, mitigation, response, or recovery
●● capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: Basic Life Support (BLS) is an example of the element of
resource typing which describes the core capability for which a resource
is most useful
●● category (in resource typing)
Answer: the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g.,
firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
●● category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: In resource typing this example is within Emergency Medical
Services
●● kind (in resource typing)
, Answer: a broad characterization of a resource, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
●● kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
Answer: In resource typing this example is a team
●● type (in resource typing)
Answer: this is a number assigned to the resource's minimum capability
to perform its function, based on size/power/capacity of equipment or
experience/qualifications of personnel and teams
●● AHJ
Answer: Authority Having Jurisdiction
●● Authority Having Jurisdiction
Answer: the entity that has the authority and responsibility for
qualification, certification, and credentialing within its organization or
jurisdiction
●● Qualifying
Answer: Assuring personnel meet the minimum established standards
(including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill
specific positions
