NIMS IS-700.B FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
NIMS Guiding Principles - Correct Answer ✔✔ Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
Flexibility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents
through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance
Standardization - Correct Answer ✔✔ Supports interoperability among multiple
organizations in incident response
Standard Organizational Structures - Correct Answer ✔✔ Improve integration and
connectivity among organizations
Standard Practices - Correct Answer ✔✔ Allow incident personnel and organizations to
work together effectively
Common Terminology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Enables effective communication
Unity of Effort - Correct Answer ✔✔ Enables organizations with jurisdictional authority
or functional responsibilities to support each other while allowing each participating
agency to maintain its own authority and accountability
3 Major Components of NIMS - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
Resource Management - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
Command and Communication - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
, Communications and Information Management - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.
Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
Typing: Capability - Correct Answer ✔✔ The resources capability to perform its function
in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response,
and Recovery
Typing: Category - Correct Answer ✔✔ The function for a which a resource would be
most useful (firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
Typing: Kind - Correct Answer ✔✔ A broad characterization, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
Typing: Type - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
Qualifying - Correct Answer ✔✔ Personnel meet the minimum established standards
(including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions
Certification - Correct Answer ✔✔ Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an
individual has completed qualification for a position
Credentialing - Correct Answer ✔✔ Documentation- typically an ID card or badge- that
identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
Identify Requirements (Resource Management) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
Order and Acquire (RM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Resource typing is designed for use here
to ensure resources provided meet the mission needs
Track and Report (RM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ -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
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
NIMS Guiding Principles - Correct Answer ✔✔ Flexibility
Standardization
Unity of Effort
Flexibility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Allows NIMS to be scalable from routine, local incidents
through those requiring interstate mutual aid up to those requiring Federal assistance
Standardization - Correct Answer ✔✔ Supports interoperability among multiple
organizations in incident response
Standard Organizational Structures - Correct Answer ✔✔ Improve integration and
connectivity among organizations
Standard Practices - Correct Answer ✔✔ Allow incident personnel and organizations to
work together effectively
Common Terminology - Correct Answer ✔✔ Enables effective communication
Unity of Effort - Correct Answer ✔✔ Enables organizations with jurisdictional authority
or functional responsibilities to support each other while allowing each participating
agency to maintain its own authority and accountability
3 Major Components of NIMS - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Resource Management
2. Command and Coordination
3. Communications and Information Management
Resource Management - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
Command and Communication - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
, Communications and Information Management - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
4 Key Activities of Resource Management Preparedness - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.
Identifying and typing resources
2. Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel
3. Planning for resources
4. Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
Typing: Capability - Correct Answer ✔✔ The resources capability to perform its function
in one or more of the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response,
and Recovery
Typing: Category - Correct Answer ✔✔ The function for a which a resource would be
most useful (firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
Typing: Kind - Correct Answer ✔✔ A broad characterization, such as personnel,
equipment, teams, and facilities
Typing: Type - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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
Qualifying - Correct Answer ✔✔ Personnel meet the minimum established standards
(including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions
Certification - Correct Answer ✔✔ Recognition from an AHJ or a third party that an
individual has completed qualification for a position
Credentialing - Correct Answer ✔✔ Documentation- typically an ID card or badge- that
identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications for a particular position
Identify Requirements (Resource Management) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Identify:
1. Type and quantity of resources needed
2. Location where resources should be sent
3. Who will receive and use resources
Order and Acquire (RM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ Resource typing is designed for use here
to ensure resources provided meet the mission needs
Track and Report (RM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ -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
