NIMS- ICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Flexibility - Answer Scalable and applicable to varied hazards, geography
Standardization - Answer Defines standard organizational strutures; improves
integration and connectivity amongst varied jurisdictions; common terminology
Unity of effort - Answer coordinating activities amongst various orgs. to achieve
common objectives
Area Command - Answer Very complex or multiple concurrent smaller incidents; goal is
to oversee management and prioritize scarce resources; frequently established as
Unified Commands
EOC - Answer Facility from which staff provide information management, resource
allocation and tracking, and advanced planning support
Incident Commander - Answer Individual responsible for on-scene activities; develops
incident objectives, and ordering and releasing resources; overall responsibility and
authority
MAC Group - Answer Sometimes called policy group; admins and execs; provide policy
guidance; support resource prioritization and allocation; allow pols to make the
necessary decisions
Unified Command - When more than one agency has jurisdiction or when incidents
cross jurisdictions; the rule of incident command is done jointly; each partner keeps his
authority
,Resource typing - Categories by capability; thus planning and requesting can be done
FEMA selects resources that - are widely used, sharable; shared across jurisdictions;
identified by Capability, category, kind and type
Capability - core capability for which is most useful
Category - Answer Function for which is most useful
Type - Answer Characterization: Personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and supplies
Type - Answer Minimum Capability: Specific metrics based on Type and mission; Type 1
is the highest; Capability based on size, power, and capacity or for teams: experience
and capability; can be ID'd, inventoried, and tracked; used in incident management; are
sufficiently interoperable
Qualification-Process by which personnel meet the minimum established criteria
(training, experience, physical and medical fitness and capability)
Certification/Recertification-Answer Recognition from AHJ or third party that a person
has met and continues to meet established criteria
Credentialling-Answer Occurs when an AHJ OR third party provides documentation;
ID's personnel and authenticates quals for a particular position
Nationally recognized standards - Answer provide consistent baseline; uses the Position
Task Book, PTB; PTB's describe minimum competencies, behaviors, and tasks; FEMA
recommends standards, but it is the broad group of AHJ's that ultimately determine
these
Resource planning - Answer Jurisdictions and organization work together to plan for,
, ID, manage, estimate, allocate, order, deploy and demobilize resources. ID's needs,
vulnerabilities
Resource management strategies should Stockpile resource, establish mutual aid
agreements, determine how and where to store resources, develop contracts to acquire
resource from vendors; consideration should be given to how fast resources can be
replenished - manufactured and/or shipped
Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources Those with resource responsibilities
should plan for replenishment, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements;
should maintain currency and accuracy or inventory.
Resource inventorying is a process done - Answer out of incident response
An effective inventory would include: - Answer Name: Resources' unique name
Aliases: Other names; Status: resource's current condition; Resource typing: Standard
NIMS name or local, state or tribal definition; Mutual aid readiness: can it be deployed;
Home location; Present location; Point of Contact; Owner; Manufacturers model
number: real world number; Contracts: Purchase, lease, rental, or maintenance
agreements; certifications: documents that validate quals; Deployment info: info need to
request resources; minimum lead time; Max deployment time; Restrictions;
Reimbursement process; Release and return instructions; sustainability needs; custom
attributes
Resource management during incident - Answer Smaller incidents: ordering is
compressed; larger incident use ICS or EOC orgs
Identifying requirements - Answer Personnel continually id, validate, and refine needs.
ID's type, location, and who will receive
Ordering and acquiring - Answer Based on demands using established protocols
Resource requests - Answer Provide accurate details of requests with established
CORRECT ANSWERS
Flexibility - Answer Scalable and applicable to varied hazards, geography
Standardization - Answer Defines standard organizational strutures; improves
integration and connectivity amongst varied jurisdictions; common terminology
Unity of effort - Answer coordinating activities amongst various orgs. to achieve
common objectives
Area Command - Answer Very complex or multiple concurrent smaller incidents; goal is
to oversee management and prioritize scarce resources; frequently established as
Unified Commands
EOC - Answer Facility from which staff provide information management, resource
allocation and tracking, and advanced planning support
Incident Commander - Answer Individual responsible for on-scene activities; develops
incident objectives, and ordering and releasing resources; overall responsibility and
authority
MAC Group - Answer Sometimes called policy group; admins and execs; provide policy
guidance; support resource prioritization and allocation; allow pols to make the
necessary decisions
Unified Command - When more than one agency has jurisdiction or when incidents
cross jurisdictions; the rule of incident command is done jointly; each partner keeps his
authority
,Resource typing - Categories by capability; thus planning and requesting can be done
FEMA selects resources that - are widely used, sharable; shared across jurisdictions;
identified by Capability, category, kind and type
Capability - core capability for which is most useful
Category - Answer Function for which is most useful
Type - Answer Characterization: Personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and supplies
Type - Answer Minimum Capability: Specific metrics based on Type and mission; Type 1
is the highest; Capability based on size, power, and capacity or for teams: experience
and capability; can be ID'd, inventoried, and tracked; used in incident management; are
sufficiently interoperable
Qualification-Process by which personnel meet the minimum established criteria
(training, experience, physical and medical fitness and capability)
Certification/Recertification-Answer Recognition from AHJ or third party that a person
has met and continues to meet established criteria
Credentialling-Answer Occurs when an AHJ OR third party provides documentation;
ID's personnel and authenticates quals for a particular position
Nationally recognized standards - Answer provide consistent baseline; uses the Position
Task Book, PTB; PTB's describe minimum competencies, behaviors, and tasks; FEMA
recommends standards, but it is the broad group of AHJ's that ultimately determine
these
Resource planning - Answer Jurisdictions and organization work together to plan for,
, ID, manage, estimate, allocate, order, deploy and demobilize resources. ID's needs,
vulnerabilities
Resource management strategies should Stockpile resource, establish mutual aid
agreements, determine how and where to store resources, develop contracts to acquire
resource from vendors; consideration should be given to how fast resources can be
replenished - manufactured and/or shipped
Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources Those with resource responsibilities
should plan for replenishment, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements;
should maintain currency and accuracy or inventory.
Resource inventorying is a process done - Answer out of incident response
An effective inventory would include: - Answer Name: Resources' unique name
Aliases: Other names; Status: resource's current condition; Resource typing: Standard
NIMS name or local, state or tribal definition; Mutual aid readiness: can it be deployed;
Home location; Present location; Point of Contact; Owner; Manufacturers model
number: real world number; Contracts: Purchase, lease, rental, or maintenance
agreements; certifications: documents that validate quals; Deployment info: info need to
request resources; minimum lead time; Max deployment time; Restrictions;
Reimbursement process; Release and return instructions; sustainability needs; custom
attributes
Resource management during incident - Answer Smaller incidents: ordering is
compressed; larger incident use ICS or EOC orgs
Identifying requirements - Answer Personnel continually id, validate, and refine needs.
ID's type, location, and who will receive
Ordering and acquiring - Answer Based on demands using established protocols
Resource requests - Answer Provide accurate details of requests with established
