NIMS MMS STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔the incident action plan is prepared by general staff from which section? -
✔✔planning
✔✔the jurisdiction recieving mutual aid can _____ resources if they do not meet its
needs - ✔✔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,
________. - ✔✔a unified command is established
✔✔which reource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are
qualified for a particular position? - ✔✔credentialing
✔✔the need for ______ can complicate information shring among emergency personnel
- ✔✔confidentiality
✔✔which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel,
supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment? - ✔✔staging area
✔✔in NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside
of incident responce. - ✔✔true
✔✔which major NIMS component descirbes recommended organizational structires for
incident management at the operational and incident support levels? - ✔✔command
and coordination
✔✔which resource management activity establishes common definition for capabilities
of personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities? - ✔✔qualifying, certifying, and
credentialing personnel
✔✔the ________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS)
operations nd where public information staff perform public affairs functions - ✔✔joint
information center (JIC)
✔✔the MAC group does not replace the prmary functions of EOCs or other dispatch
organizations - ✔✔true
✔✔when only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a
credible threat, which activation level has been implemented? - ✔✔level 2- enhanced
steady-state
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔the incident action plan is prepared by general staff from which section? -
✔✔planning
✔✔the jurisdiction recieving mutual aid can _____ resources if they do not meet its
needs - ✔✔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,
________. - ✔✔a unified command is established
✔✔which reource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are
qualified for a particular position? - ✔✔credentialing
✔✔the need for ______ can complicate information shring among emergency personnel
- ✔✔confidentiality
✔✔which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel,
supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment? - ✔✔staging area
✔✔in NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside
of incident responce. - ✔✔true
✔✔which major NIMS component descirbes recommended organizational structires for
incident management at the operational and incident support levels? - ✔✔command
and coordination
✔✔which resource management activity establishes common definition for capabilities
of personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities? - ✔✔qualifying, certifying, and
credentialing personnel
✔✔the ________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS)
operations nd where public information staff perform public affairs functions - ✔✔joint
information center (JIC)
✔✔the MAC group does not replace the prmary functions of EOCs or other dispatch
organizations - ✔✔true
✔✔when only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a
credible threat, which activation level has been implemented? - ✔✔level 2- enhanced
steady-state
