NIMS ICS 400 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NIMS ICS 400 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatHareHcomplexHincidents?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-InvolveHmultijurisdictionalHand/orHmultidisciplinary

effortsHofHmoreHthanHoneHagencyHand/orHpolitical

jurisdiction



WhatHareHcharacteristicsHofHcomplexHincidents?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH--
RequireHnumerousHtacticalHandHsupportHresources

normallyHexceedingHtheHjurisdiction'sHinternal

resourceHcapacity

-HSpanHmultipleHoperationalHperiodsH(days,Hweeks,

years)

-DrawHnationalHmediaHinterest



WhatHisHanHIncidentHComplex?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AnHincidentHcomplexHisHanHorganizationalHstructureHthatHexistsHwhenHtwoHorHmoreHindividualHincidentsHlo
catedHinHtheHsameHgeneralHareaHareHassignedHtoHaHsingleHIncidentHCommanderHorHUnifiedHCommand.



HowHdoHincidentsHfitHintoHtheHprogramHstructure?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
IncidentsHbecomeHbranchesHinHtheHopsHsectionHunderHtheHsameHincidentHcommander

-UsingHBranchesHallowsHforHmoreHflexibilityHto

establishHDivisionsHorHGroupsHifHrequiredHlater.



WhatHisHAreaHCommand?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-AnHAreaHCommandHisHactivatedHtoHaddressHcompetition

forHresourcesHamongHmultipleHICPsHbasedHonHthe

complexityHofHtheHincidentHandHincidentHmanagement

span-of-controlHconsiderations.H2HorHmoreHincidents



AreaHcommandHprimaryHfunctionsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--
DevelopHbroadHobjectivesHforHtheHaffectedHarea.

, -CoordinateHdevelopmentHofHincidentHobjectives

andHstrategiesHforHeachHincident.



AdvantagesHofHAreaHCommandH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-4.8

-ThisHallowsHtheHIncidentHCommandersHtoHfocusHtheir

attentionHonHtheirHincidentHobjectives,Hstrategies,

andHtactics.

-HTheHAreaHCommandHdevelopsHbroadHobjectivesHfor

theHimpactedHarea(s)

-AreaHCommandHdeconflictsHresourceHrequirements.

-HAreaHCommandHalsoHreducesHtheHworkloadHofHthe

EOCsHandHMACHGroupHofficials,



WhenHshouldHAreaHCommandHbeHestablished?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-4.12

-SeveralHactiveHincidentsHareHinHcloseHproximity.

-CriticalHlifeHsavingHorHpropertyHvaluesHareHatHrisk

dueHtoHincidents.

•HIncidentsHwillHcontinueHintoHtheHnextHoperational

period.

•HIncidentsHareHusingHsimilarHandHlimitedHcritical

resources.

•HDifficultiesHareHencounteredHwithHinter-incident

resourceHallocationHandHcoordination.



WhatHareHareaHcommandHresponsibilities?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-4.16

•HOverallHdirectionHofHassignedHincidents

•HEnsuringHthatHconflictsHareHresolved,Hincident

objectivesHareHestablished,HandHstrategiesHare

selectedHforHtheHuseHofHscarceHresources