FEMA IS 700.B NEWEST VERSION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and
communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔Incident action planning
Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident
activities with a single incident action plan? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔United Command
Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of
which key principle? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Interoperability
The three NIMS guiding principles are: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Planning, response, recovery.
Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident
visualizations is an example of which communications standard? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔technology use and procedures
Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Mobilize
Which of the following is an EOC function? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Coordinating plans and
determining resource needs
Collecting, analyzing, and sharing information
Providing coordination and policy direction
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that
directly report to a supervisor? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Manageable Span of Control
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications
and information systems principle? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Resilience and Redundancy
Which organizations should be involved in commmunications planning? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔planning section
,Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff
from multiple agencies come together? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Emergency Operation Centers
Incident Reports, such as Situation Reports and Status Reports enhance situational
awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔True
The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Planning
The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet
its needs. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Decline
When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response
using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex,
________________. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔A unified command
Which resource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are qualified
for a particular position? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔credentialing
The need for ______________ can complicate information sharing among emergency
personnel. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔confidentiality
Which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel,
supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔staging area
In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside of
incident response. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔True
Which major NIMS Component describes recommended organizational structures for
incident management at the operational and incident support levels? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Command and communication
Which resource management activity establishes common definitions for capabilities of
personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Qualifying,
certifying, and credentialing personnel
The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS)
operations and where public information staff perform public affairs functions. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔joint information center
The MAC Group does not replace the primary functions of EOCs or other dispatch
organizations. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔true
, When only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a
credible threat, which Activation Level has been implemented? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Level 2 -
Enhanced Steady-State
The 'capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact and work
well together' describes which of the key communications and information systems
principles? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Interoperability
NIMS Components are adaptable to planned events such as sporting events. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔true
EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff
participating remotely. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔true
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and
communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔incident action planning
When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response
using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex,
________________. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔A Unified Command is established
Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering,
analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Information and
intelligence management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and
definitions for major organizational functions and units? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔modular
organization
what is NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the national incident management system
who is NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the whole community - solutions that serve the entire
community are implemented while simultaneously making sure that the resources the
different members of the community bring to the table are leveraged across all levels of
government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and private sector organizations to
work together seamlessly
why NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from the effects of incidents
when NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size,
location, or complexity, from planned events to traffic accidents and to major disasters
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and
communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔Incident action planning
Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident
activities with a single incident action plan? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔United Command
Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of
which key principle? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Interoperability
The three NIMS guiding principles are: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Planning, response, recovery.
Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident
visualizations is an example of which communications standard? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔technology use and procedures
Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Mobilize
Which of the following is an EOC function? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Coordinating plans and
determining resource needs
Collecting, analyzing, and sharing information
Providing coordination and policy direction
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that
directly report to a supervisor? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Manageable Span of Control
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications
and information systems principle? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Resilience and Redundancy
Which organizations should be involved in commmunications planning? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔planning section
,Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff
from multiple agencies come together? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Emergency Operation Centers
Incident Reports, such as Situation Reports and Status Reports enhance situational
awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔True
The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Planning
The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet
its needs. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Decline
When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response
using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex,
________________. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔A unified command
Which resource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are qualified
for a particular position? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔credentialing
The need for ______________ can complicate information sharing among emergency
personnel. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔confidentiality
Which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel,
supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔staging area
In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside of
incident response. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔True
Which major NIMS Component describes recommended organizational structures for
incident management at the operational and incident support levels? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔Command and communication
Which resource management activity establishes common definitions for capabilities of
personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Qualifying,
certifying, and credentialing personnel
The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS)
operations and where public information staff perform public affairs functions. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔joint information center
The MAC Group does not replace the primary functions of EOCs or other dispatch
organizations. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔true
, When only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a
credible threat, which Activation Level has been implemented? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Level 2 -
Enhanced Steady-State
The 'capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact and work
well together' describes which of the key communications and information systems
principles? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Interoperability
NIMS Components are adaptable to planned events such as sporting events. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔true
EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff
participating remotely. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔true
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and
communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔incident action planning
When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response
using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex,
________________. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔A Unified Command is established
Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering,
analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔Information and
intelligence management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and
definitions for major organizational functions and units? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔modular
organization
what is NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the national incident management system
who is NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the whole community - solutions that serve the entire
community are implemented while simultaneously making sure that the resources the
different members of the community bring to the table are leveraged across all levels of
government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and private sector organizations to
work together seamlessly
why NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from the effects of incidents
when NIMS? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size,
location, or complexity, from planned events to traffic accidents and to major disasters
