NIMS 100 Exam Questions and Answers
Whole community - Answer-approach ensures solutions that serve the entire community, while making
sure that the resources coming from different members of the community are being used efficiently
Incident command system (ICS) - Answer-standardized approach to incident management that is used
for all kinds of incidents (small to emergencies), planned events, coordination response among
jurisdictions and agencies, allows for interrogation of resources within a common organizational
structure
Incident management system (NIMS) - Answer-a systematic, proactive response to guide all levels of
government (non government organizations (NGOS) and the private sector) to work together to
prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover all incidents
resource management - Answer-describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
(equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities)
Command and Coordination - Answer-describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels
, communication and information management - Answer-describes systems and methods that help
ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to
make and communicate decisions
organizational functions - Answer-major functions and functional units with incident management
responsibilities are names and defines remain standard and consistent
resource descriptions - Answer-major resources (personnel, equipment, teams, facilities) are given
common names and are "typed" with respect to their capabilities
Incident Facilities - Answer-common terminology is used to designate the facilities in the vicinity of the
incident area
modular organization - Answer-The incident command system (ICS) that developes in a modular fashion
based on the incidents size and complexity
incident commander/ unified command - Answer-establishes innocent objectives that drive incident
operations
management by objectives - Answer-includes establishing specific, measurable incident objectives,
identifying strategies, tactics, tasks to achieve the objectives, developing assignments, plans, procedures
and protocols to accomplish identified tasks, documenting results
incident action planning - Answer-capturing and communicating overall incident priorities, objectives,
strategies, tactics and assignments in the contexts of the operation
the IAP - Answer-cover time-frame, specify the incident objectives, state the activities to be completed,
assign responsibilities, identify needed resources, communicate protocols
Whole community - Answer-approach ensures solutions that serve the entire community, while making
sure that the resources coming from different members of the community are being used efficiently
Incident command system (ICS) - Answer-standardized approach to incident management that is used
for all kinds of incidents (small to emergencies), planned events, coordination response among
jurisdictions and agencies, allows for interrogation of resources within a common organizational
structure
Incident management system (NIMS) - Answer-a systematic, proactive response to guide all levels of
government (non government organizations (NGOS) and the private sector) to work together to
prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover all incidents
resource management - Answer-describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
(equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities)
Command and Coordination - Answer-describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels
, communication and information management - Answer-describes systems and methods that help
ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to
make and communicate decisions
organizational functions - Answer-major functions and functional units with incident management
responsibilities are names and defines remain standard and consistent
resource descriptions - Answer-major resources (personnel, equipment, teams, facilities) are given
common names and are "typed" with respect to their capabilities
Incident Facilities - Answer-common terminology is used to designate the facilities in the vicinity of the
incident area
modular organization - Answer-The incident command system (ICS) that developes in a modular fashion
based on the incidents size and complexity
incident commander/ unified command - Answer-establishes innocent objectives that drive incident
operations
management by objectives - Answer-includes establishing specific, measurable incident objectives,
identifying strategies, tactics, tasks to achieve the objectives, developing assignments, plans, procedures
and protocols to accomplish identified tasks, documenting results
incident action planning - Answer-capturing and communicating overall incident priorities, objectives,
strategies, tactics and assignments in the contexts of the operation
the IAP - Answer-cover time-frame, specify the incident objectives, state the activities to be completed,
assign responsibilities, identify needed resources, communicate protocols
