NIMS IS-700.b Final Updated Actual Question
and Answer (2026/2027) | Complete Prep
• NIMS Guiding Principles . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
• Flexibility . CORRECT ANSWER: Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local
incidents through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal
assistance
• Standardization . CORRECT ANSWER: Supports interoperability among multiple
organizations in incident response
• Standard Organizational Structures . CORRECT ANSWER: Improve integration and
connectivity among organizations
• Standard Practices . CORRECT ANSWER: Allow incident personnel and
organizations to work together effectively
• Common Terminology . CORRECT ANSWER: Enables effective communication
• Unity of Effort . CORRECT ANSWER: Enables organizations with jurisdictional
authority or functional responsibilities to support each other while allowing each
participating agency to maintain its own authority and accountability
• 3 Major Components of NIMS . CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
• Resource Management . CORRECT ANSWER: Standard mechanisms to systematics
manage resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both
before and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively share
resources when needed
• Command and Communication . CORRECT ANSWER: Describes leadership roles,
processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the
operational and incident support levels and explains how these structures interact to
manage incidents effectively and efficiently
• Communications and Information Management . CORRECT ANSWER: Describes
systems and methods that help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision
makers have the means and information they need to make and communicate decisions
, • 4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness . CORRECT ANSWER: 1.
Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
• Typing: Capability . CORRECT ANSWER: The resources capability to perform its
function in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation,
Response, and Recovery
• Typing: Category . CORRECT ANSWER: The function for a which a resource would
be most useful (firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
• Typing: Kind . CORRECT ANSWER: A broad characterization, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
• Typing: Type . CORRECT ANSWER: A resources level of capability to perform its
function based on size, power, capacity (for equipment), or experience and
qualifications; Type 1 has greater capacity than Type 2, 3, or 4
• Qualifying . CORRECT ANSWER: Personnel meet the minimum established
standards (including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific
positions
• Certification . CORRECT ANSWER: Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an
individual has completed qualification for a position
• Credentialing . CORRECT ANSWER: Documentation- typically an ID card or badge-
that identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
• Identify Requirements (Resource Management) . CORRECT ANSWER: Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
• Order and Acquire (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: Resource typing is designed for use
here to ensure resources provided meet the mission needs
• Track and Report (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: -Tracks the location of resources
-Helps staff prep to receive and use resources
-Protects the safety and security of personnel, equipment, teams and facilities
-Enables Resource coordination and movement
• Demobilization (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: The goal of demobilization is the orderly,
safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status
and Answer (2026/2027) | Complete Prep
• NIMS Guiding Principles . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
• Flexibility . CORRECT ANSWER: Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local
incidents through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal
assistance
• Standardization . CORRECT ANSWER: Supports interoperability among multiple
organizations in incident response
• Standard Organizational Structures . CORRECT ANSWER: Improve integration and
connectivity among organizations
• Standard Practices . CORRECT ANSWER: Allow incident personnel and
organizations to work together effectively
• Common Terminology . CORRECT ANSWER: Enables effective communication
• Unity of Effort . CORRECT ANSWER: Enables organizations with jurisdictional
authority or functional responsibilities to support each other while allowing each
participating agency to maintain its own authority and accountability
• 3 Major Components of NIMS . CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
• Resource Management . CORRECT ANSWER: Standard mechanisms to systematics
manage resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both
before and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively share
resources when needed
• Command and Communication . CORRECT ANSWER: Describes leadership roles,
processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the
operational and incident support levels and explains how these structures interact to
manage incidents effectively and efficiently
• Communications and Information Management . CORRECT ANSWER: Describes
systems and methods that help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision
makers have the means and information they need to make and communicate decisions
, • 4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness . CORRECT ANSWER: 1.
Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
• Typing: Capability . CORRECT ANSWER: The resources capability to perform its
function in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation,
Response, and Recovery
• Typing: Category . CORRECT ANSWER: The function for a which a resource would
be most useful (firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
• Typing: Kind . CORRECT ANSWER: A broad characterization, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
• Typing: Type . CORRECT ANSWER: A resources level of capability to perform its
function based on size, power, capacity (for equipment), or experience and
qualifications; Type 1 has greater capacity than Type 2, 3, or 4
• Qualifying . CORRECT ANSWER: Personnel meet the minimum established
standards (including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific
positions
• Certification . CORRECT ANSWER: Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an
individual has completed qualification for a position
• Credentialing . CORRECT ANSWER: Documentation- typically an ID card or badge-
that identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
• Identify Requirements (Resource Management) . CORRECT ANSWER: Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
• Order and Acquire (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: Resource typing is designed for use
here to ensure resources provided meet the mission needs
• Track and Report (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: -Tracks the location of resources
-Helps staff prep to receive and use resources
-Protects the safety and security of personnel, equipment, teams and facilities
-Enables Resource coordination and movement
• Demobilization (RM) . CORRECT ANSWER: The goal of demobilization is the orderly,
safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status
