NIMS IS-700.b Final Exam
1. NIMS Guiding Principles:
Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
2. Flexibility: Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents through
those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance
3. Standardization: Supports interoperability among multiple organizations in
incident response
4. Standard Organizational Structures: Improve integration and connectivity
among organizations
5. Standard Practices: Allow incident personnel and organizations to work
together effectively
6. Common Terminology: Enables effective communication
7. Unity of Effort: Enables organizations with jurisdictional authority or functional
responsibilities to support each other while allowing each participating agency
to maintain its own authority and accountability
8. 3 Major Components of NIMS: 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
9. Resource Management: 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
10. Command and Communication: 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
11. Communications and Information Management: 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
12. 4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness:
1. Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
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4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
13. Typing: Capability: The resources capability to perform its function in one or
more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and
Recovery
14. Typing: Category: The function for a which a resource would be most useful
(firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
15. Typing: Kind: A broad characterization, such as personnel, equipment,
teams, and facilities
16. Typing: Type: 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
17. Qualifying: Personnel meet the minimum established standards (including
training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions
18. Certification: Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an individual has
completed qualification for a position
19. Credentialing: Documentation- typically an ID card or badge- that identifies
personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
20. Identify Requirements (Resource Management): Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
21. Order and Acquire (RM): Resource typing is designed for use here to ensure
resources provided meet the mission needs
22. Track and Report (RM): -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
23. Demobilization (RM): The goal of demobilization is the orderly, safe, and
efficient return of a resource to its original location and status
24. Reimburse and Restock (RM):
1. Establish and maintain the readiness of resources
2. Collect bills and validate costs
3. Ensure that resource providers are paid in a timely manner
1. NIMS Guiding Principles:
Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
2. Flexibility: Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents through
those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance
3. Standardization: Supports interoperability among multiple organizations in
incident response
4. Standard Organizational Structures: Improve integration and connectivity
among organizations
5. Standard Practices: Allow incident personnel and organizations to work
together effectively
6. Common Terminology: Enables effective communication
7. Unity of Effort: Enables organizations with jurisdictional authority or functional
responsibilities to support each other while allowing each participating agency
to maintain its own authority and accountability
8. 3 Major Components of NIMS: 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
9. Resource Management: 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
10. Command and Communication: 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
11. Communications and Information Management: 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
12. 4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness:
1. Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
, NIMS IS-700.b Final Exam
4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
13. Typing: Capability: The resources capability to perform its function in one or
more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and
Recovery
14. Typing: Category: The function for a which a resource would be most useful
(firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
15. Typing: Kind: A broad characterization, such as personnel, equipment,
teams, and facilities
16. Typing: Type: 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
17. Qualifying: Personnel meet the minimum established standards (including
training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions
18. Certification: Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an individual has
completed qualification for a position
19. Credentialing: Documentation- typically an ID card or badge- that identifies
personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
20. Identify Requirements (Resource Management): Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
21. Order and Acquire (RM): Resource typing is designed for use here to ensure
resources provided meet the mission needs
22. Track and Report (RM): -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
23. Demobilization (RM): The goal of demobilization is the orderly, safe, and
efficient return of a resource to its original location and status
24. Reimburse and Restock (RM):
1. Establish and maintain the readiness of resources
2. Collect bills and validate costs
3. Ensure that resource providers are paid in a timely manner
