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Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Scalable and applicable to varied hazards,
geography
Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER-Defines standard organizational
strutures; improves integration and connectivity amongst varied jurisdictions;
common terminology
Unity of effort - CORRECT ANSWER-coordinating activities amongst various
orgs. to achieve common objectives
Area Command - CORRECT ANSWER-Very complex or multiple concurrent
smaller incidents; goal is to oversee management and prioritize scarce
resources; frequently established as Unified Commands
EOC - CORRECT ANSWER-Facility from which staff provide information
management, resource allocation and tracking, and advanced planning support
Incident Commander - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual responsible for on-scene
activities; develops incident objectives, and ordering and releasing resources;
overall responsibility and authority
MAC Group - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-When more than one agency has
jurisdiction or when incidents crosses jurisdictions; rule of incident command is
conducted jointly; each partner maintains his authority
Resource typing - CORRECT ANSWER-categorizes by capability; allows for
planning, requesting
FEMA selects resources that - CORRECT ANSWER-widely used and sharable;
can be shared across jurisdictions; ID'd by Capability, category, kind and type
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Capability - CORRECT ANSWER-core capability for which is most useful
Category - CORRECT ANSWER-Function for which is most useful
Kind - CORRECT ANSWER-Characterization: Personnel, teams, facilities,
equipment, and supplies
Type - CORRECT ANSWER-Minimum Capability: Specific metrics based on Kind
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-Process through which personnel meet the
minimum established criteria (training, experience, physical and medical fitness,
and capability)
Certification/Recertification - CORRECT ANSWER-Recognition from AHJ or third
party stating that an individual has met and continues to meet established criteria
Credentialling - CORRECT ANSWER-Occurs when an AHJ OR third party
provides documentation; ID's personnel and authenticates quals for a particular
position
Nationally recognized standards - CORRECT 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
Planning for resources - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER-Stockpile
resource, establish mutual aid agreements, determine how and where to store
resources, develop contracts to acquire resource from vendors; consideration
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NIMS- ICS
Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER-Scalable and applicable to varied hazards,
geography
Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER-Defines standard organizational
strutures; improves integration and connectivity amongst varied jurisdictions;
common terminology
Unity of effort - CORRECT ANSWER-coordinating activities amongst various
orgs. to achieve common objectives
Area Command - CORRECT ANSWER-Very complex or multiple concurrent
smaller incidents; goal is to oversee management and prioritize scarce
resources; frequently established as Unified Commands
EOC - CORRECT ANSWER-Facility from which staff provide information
management, resource allocation and tracking, and advanced planning support
Incident Commander - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual responsible for on-scene
activities; develops incident objectives, and ordering and releasing resources;
overall responsibility and authority
MAC Group - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-When more than one agency has
jurisdiction or when incidents crosses jurisdictions; rule of incident command is
conducted jointly; each partner maintains his authority
Resource typing - CORRECT ANSWER-categorizes by capability; allows for
planning, requesting
FEMA selects resources that - CORRECT ANSWER-widely used and sharable;
can be shared across jurisdictions; ID'd by Capability, category, kind and type
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Capability - CORRECT ANSWER-core capability for which is most useful
Category - CORRECT ANSWER-Function for which is most useful
Kind - CORRECT ANSWER-Characterization: Personnel, teams, facilities,
equipment, and supplies
Type - CORRECT ANSWER-Minimum Capability: Specific metrics based on Kind
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-Process through which personnel meet the
minimum established criteria (training, experience, physical and medical fitness,
and capability)
Certification/Recertification - CORRECT ANSWER-Recognition from AHJ or third
party stating that an individual has met and continues to meet established criteria
Credentialling - CORRECT ANSWER-Occurs when an AHJ OR third party
provides documentation; ID's personnel and authenticates quals for a particular
position
Nationally recognized standards - CORRECT 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
Planning for resources - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER-Stockpile
resource, establish mutual aid agreements, determine how and where to store
resources, develop contracts to acquire resource from vendors; consideration
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