FEMA ICS EXAMS [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROVIDED]
How many NIMS Management Characteristics are there?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15 - -ANS---C. 14
Which ICS functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall
responsibility for the incident?
A. Command B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration - -ANS---A. Command
Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement,
time recording, and cost analysis?
a. command
b. operations
c. logistics
d. finance/administration - -ANS---D. finance/administration
the operations section chief
A. Develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives. B. Coordinates
communication between all responding agencies. C. Prepares and implements the Incident
Communication Plan. D. Sets up and maintains all incident facilities and food services. - -ANS---A.
develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives
Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?
A. Communications and Information Management B. Resource Management C. Command and
Coordination D. Joint Information System - -ANS---C. Command and Coordination
, Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to
ensure:
A. Flexibility B. Accountability C. Sustainability D. Redundancy - -ANS---B. Accountability
Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the
incident objectives?
A. Planning B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration - -ANS---c. logistics
The number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is referred to
as:
A. Management by Objectives B. Manageable Span of Control C. Modular Organization D. Unity of
Command - -ANS---B. Manageable Span of Control
Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology
covers all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Organizational Functions B. Technical Specifications C. Resource Descriptions D. Incident Facilities - -
ANS---B. Technical Specifications
Expansion of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:
A. Incident Commander B. Agency Administrator C. Operations Section Chief D. Logistics Section Chief -
-ANS---A. Incident Commander
Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination?
A. Resolving critical resource issues. B. Establishing priorities among incidents. C. Synchronizing public
information messages. D. Directing, ordering, or controlling. - -ANS---D. Directing, ordering, or
controlling.
Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating
information sharing?
A. Accountability B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Chain of Command and Unity of
Command D. Integrated Communications - -ANS---D. Integrated Communications
How many NIMS Management Characteristics are there?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15 - -ANS---C. 14
Which ICS functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall
responsibility for the incident?
A. Command B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration - -ANS---A. Command
Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement,
time recording, and cost analysis?
a. command
b. operations
c. logistics
d. finance/administration - -ANS---D. finance/administration
the operations section chief
A. Develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives. B. Coordinates
communication between all responding agencies. C. Prepares and implements the Incident
Communication Plan. D. Sets up and maintains all incident facilities and food services. - -ANS---A.
develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives
Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?
A. Communications and Information Management B. Resource Management C. Command and
Coordination D. Joint Information System - -ANS---C. Command and Coordination
, Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to
ensure:
A. Flexibility B. Accountability C. Sustainability D. Redundancy - -ANS---B. Accountability
Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the
incident objectives?
A. Planning B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration - -ANS---c. logistics
The number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is referred to
as:
A. Management by Objectives B. Manageable Span of Control C. Modular Organization D. Unity of
Command - -ANS---B. Manageable Span of Control
Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology
covers all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Organizational Functions B. Technical Specifications C. Resource Descriptions D. Incident Facilities - -
ANS---B. Technical Specifications
Expansion of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:
A. Incident Commander B. Agency Administrator C. Operations Section Chief D. Logistics Section Chief -
-ANS---A. Incident Commander
Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination?
A. Resolving critical resource issues. B. Establishing priorities among incidents. C. Synchronizing public
information messages. D. Directing, ordering, or controlling. - -ANS---D. Directing, ordering, or
controlling.
Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating
information sharing?
A. Accountability B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Chain of Command and Unity of
Command D. Integrated Communications - -ANS---D. Integrated Communications
