NIMS 100.LEB QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to incident
management that: - Answers - a) Enables a coordinated response among various
jurisdictions and agencies.
b) Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources.
c) Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and
communications operating within a common organizational structure.
NIMS is a consistent, nationwide, systematic approach that includes the following
components: - Answers - 1.Preparedness
2.Communications and Information Management
3.Resource Management
4.Command and Management
5.Ongoing Management and Maintenance
Within NIMS, preparedness focuses on the following elements: - Answers - a) planning;
b) procedures and protocols;
c) training and exercises;
d) personnel qualifications,
e) licensure, and certification; and
f) equipment certification.
Communications and Information Management component is based on the concepts of
: - Answers - a) interoperability,
b) reliability,
c) scalability, and
d) portability,
c) as well as the resiliency and redundancy of communications and information
systems.
NIMS defines standardized mechanisms and establishes the resource management
process to : - Answers - a) identify requirements,
b) order and acquire,
c) mobilize,
d) track and report,
e )recover and demobilize,
f) reimburse, and
g) inventory resources
The Command and Management structure is based on three key organizational
constructs: - Answers - 1 ) the Incident Command System,
2 ) Multiagency Coordination Systems, and
, 3) Public Information.
Within the auspices of Ongoing Management and Maintenance, there are two
components: - Answers - 1 )the National Integration Center (NIC) and
2) Supporting Technologies
The NIMS Command and Management component facilitates incident management.
This component includes the following elements: - Answers - 1) Incident Command
System,
2) Multiagency Coordination Systems, and
3) Public Information.
Weaknesses in incident management are often due to: - Answers - a) Lack of
accountability, including unclear chains of command and supervision.
b) Poor communication, due to both inefficient uses of available communications
systems and conflicting codes and terminology.
c) Lack of an orderly, systematic planning process.
d) No common, flexible, predesigned management structure that enabled commanders
to delegate responsibilities and manage workloads efficiently.
e) No predefined methods to integrate interagency requirements into the management
structure and planning process effectively.
Without ICS, incident responses typically : - Answers - a) Lack accountability, because
of unclear chains of command and supervision.
b) Have poor communications, due to both inefficient uses of available communications
systems and conflicting codes and terminology.
c) Use unsystematic planning processes and fail to reach objectives.
d) Are unable to efficiently integrate responders into standard organizational structures
and roles.
ICS is based on decades of lessons learned. Using management best practices, ICS
helps to ensure: - Answers - a) The safety of responders, community members, and
others.
b) The achievement of response objectives.
c) The efficient use of resources.
The use of ICS is applicable to all hazards, including: - Answers - 1) Natural Hazards:
Disasters, such as fires, tornadoes, floods, ice storms, earthquakes, or epidemics.
2) Technological Hazards: Dam breaks, radiological or hazmat releases, power failures,
or medical device defects.
3) Human-Caused Hazards: Criminal or terrorist acts, school violence, or other civil
disturbances.
The ability to communicate within the ICS is absolutely critical. During an incident: -
Answers - a) Communications should use common terms or clear text.
b) Do not use radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon.
ANSWERS
The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to incident
management that: - Answers - a) Enables a coordinated response among various
jurisdictions and agencies.
b) Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources.
c) Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and
communications operating within a common organizational structure.
NIMS is a consistent, nationwide, systematic approach that includes the following
components: - Answers - 1.Preparedness
2.Communications and Information Management
3.Resource Management
4.Command and Management
5.Ongoing Management and Maintenance
Within NIMS, preparedness focuses on the following elements: - Answers - a) planning;
b) procedures and protocols;
c) training and exercises;
d) personnel qualifications,
e) licensure, and certification; and
f) equipment certification.
Communications and Information Management component is based on the concepts of
: - Answers - a) interoperability,
b) reliability,
c) scalability, and
d) portability,
c) as well as the resiliency and redundancy of communications and information
systems.
NIMS defines standardized mechanisms and establishes the resource management
process to : - Answers - a) identify requirements,
b) order and acquire,
c) mobilize,
d) track and report,
e )recover and demobilize,
f) reimburse, and
g) inventory resources
The Command and Management structure is based on three key organizational
constructs: - Answers - 1 ) the Incident Command System,
2 ) Multiagency Coordination Systems, and
, 3) Public Information.
Within the auspices of Ongoing Management and Maintenance, there are two
components: - Answers - 1 )the National Integration Center (NIC) and
2) Supporting Technologies
The NIMS Command and Management component facilitates incident management.
This component includes the following elements: - Answers - 1) Incident Command
System,
2) Multiagency Coordination Systems, and
3) Public Information.
Weaknesses in incident management are often due to: - Answers - a) Lack of
accountability, including unclear chains of command and supervision.
b) Poor communication, due to both inefficient uses of available communications
systems and conflicting codes and terminology.
c) Lack of an orderly, systematic planning process.
d) No common, flexible, predesigned management structure that enabled commanders
to delegate responsibilities and manage workloads efficiently.
e) No predefined methods to integrate interagency requirements into the management
structure and planning process effectively.
Without ICS, incident responses typically : - Answers - a) Lack accountability, because
of unclear chains of command and supervision.
b) Have poor communications, due to both inefficient uses of available communications
systems and conflicting codes and terminology.
c) Use unsystematic planning processes and fail to reach objectives.
d) Are unable to efficiently integrate responders into standard organizational structures
and roles.
ICS is based on decades of lessons learned. Using management best practices, ICS
helps to ensure: - Answers - a) The safety of responders, community members, and
others.
b) The achievement of response objectives.
c) The efficient use of resources.
The use of ICS is applicable to all hazards, including: - Answers - 1) Natural Hazards:
Disasters, such as fires, tornadoes, floods, ice storms, earthquakes, or epidemics.
2) Technological Hazards: Dam breaks, radiological or hazmat releases, power failures,
or medical device defects.
3) Human-Caused Hazards: Criminal or terrorist acts, school violence, or other civil
disturbances.
The ability to communicate within the ICS is absolutely critical. During an incident: -
Answers - a) Communications should use common terms or clear text.
b) Do not use radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon.
