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43 Multiple choic e questions
Term
Synchr onize publ ic inf orma tion messa ges
Incident Coordination Logistics
Intelligenc e/investigations
Incident Action Pl anning1 of 43
Term
Scenario: You are the American R ed Cross liaison in the Emer gency Oper ation Cent er and y ou
print up a list of the location of materials necessar y to outfit the shel ters. Ma terials stored in both
facilities are adequa te to meet the initial needs. Both the College and the Middl e School are
implementing their respectiv e plans and are establishing necessar y staffing to support the shel ter
requir ements.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic is being demons trated?
Modular Organiz ation
Compr ehensiv e Resource Mana gement
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Disp atch/Depl oyment2 of 43
Term
ICS could be used to mana ge a large sporting e vent or a visit from a foreign dignit ary.
True
False3 of 43 Term
Scenario: You are an American R ed Cross Disas ter Program Special ist in charge of teams trained
to help in shel tering displ aced per sons. You ha ve been notified by your office to be pr epared to
deploy to conduct shelter oper ations. Your super visor has asked you to come to the office to
begin organizing volunteers and get prepared to set up shelters, if tasked. You check in be fore
you begin.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic are you supporting ?
Modular Organiz ation
Incident Action Pl anning
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Account ability4 of 43
Term
Chain of command r estricts personnel from communica ting or sharing inf orma tion outside their
organiz ational units.
True
False5 of 43
Term
Span of contr ol refers to the fact that a super visor can e ffectiv ely mana ge an unl imited amount of
resour ces
True
False6 of 43 Term
Scenario: Due to the compl exity of the incident , the Incident Commander has expanded the
Oper ations Section to include an Evacuation Group.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic is being demons trated?
Modular Organiz ation
Compr ehensiv e Resource Mana gement
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Disp atch/Depl oyment7 of 43
Term
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an Incident Action Pl an (IAP )?
It specifie s incident objectiv es.
It states the activitie s to be compl eted.
It identifie s needed resources.
It focuses on pr evious oper ational perio ds in order to provide l essons learne d.8 of 43
Term
Supports the incident action pl anning pr ocess by tracking resour ces, collecting/ analyzing
informa tion, and maint aining document ation.
Planning
Incident Command
Logistics
Oper ations9 of 43
Name: Score:
43 Multiple choic e questions
Term
Synchr onize publ ic inf orma tion messa ges
Incident Coordination Logistics
Intelligenc e/investigations
Incident Action Pl anning1 of 43
Term
Scenario: You are the American R ed Cross liaison in the Emer gency Oper ation Cent er and y ou
print up a list of the location of materials necessar y to outfit the shel ters. Ma terials stored in both
facilities are adequa te to meet the initial needs. Both the College and the Middl e School are
implementing their respectiv e plans and are establishing necessar y staffing to support the shel ter
requir ements.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic is being demons trated?
Modular Organiz ation
Compr ehensiv e Resource Mana gement
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Disp atch/Depl oyment2 of 43
Term
ICS could be used to mana ge a large sporting e vent or a visit from a foreign dignit ary.
True
False3 of 43 Term
Scenario: You are an American R ed Cross Disas ter Program Special ist in charge of teams trained
to help in shel tering displ aced per sons. You ha ve been notified by your office to be pr epared to
deploy to conduct shelter oper ations. Your super visor has asked you to come to the office to
begin organizing volunteers and get prepared to set up shelters, if tasked. You check in be fore
you begin.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic are you supporting ?
Modular Organiz ation
Incident Action Pl anning
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Account ability4 of 43
Term
Chain of command r estricts personnel from communica ting or sharing inf orma tion outside their
organiz ational units.
True
False5 of 43
Term
Span of contr ol refers to the fact that a super visor can e ffectiv ely mana ge an unl imited amount of
resour ces
True
False6 of 43 Term
Scenario: Due to the compl exity of the incident , the Incident Commander has expanded the
Oper ations Section to include an Evacuation Group.
What NIMS Mana gement Char acteristic is being demons trated?
Modular Organiz ation
Compr ehensiv e Resource Mana gement
Establishment and Transfer of Command
Disp atch/Depl oyment7 of 43
Term
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an Incident Action Pl an (IAP )?
It specifie s incident objectiv es.
It states the activitie s to be compl eted.
It identifie s needed resources.
It focuses on pr evious oper ational perio ds in order to provide l essons learne d.8 of 43
Term
Supports the incident action pl anning pr ocess by tracking resour ces, collecting/ analyzing
informa tion, and maint aining document ation.
Planning
Incident Command
Logistics
Oper ations9 of 43
