FEMA IS 700.b - An Intro to the NIMS
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1. NIMS - CORRECT ANSWERS-National Incident Management System
2. guiding principles of NIMS (3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-flexibility, standardization, unity of
effort
3. major components of NIMS (3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-resource management, command
and coordination, communications and information management
4. Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWERS-standard mechanisms to systematically
manage resources before and during incidents
5. resources - CORRECT ANSWERS-personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities
available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
6. key activities of Resource Management (4) - CORRECT ANSWERS-identifying & typing
resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for resources, and
acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
7. Resource Typing - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assigning a designation of capability, category,
kind, and type to each resource that allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy
resources.
,8. capability (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-the resource's capability to perform
its function in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, or recovery
9. capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-Basic Life Support
(BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which describes the core capability
for which a resource is most useful
10. category (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-the function for which a resource
would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
11. category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-In resource typing
this example is within Emergency Medical Services
12. kind (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-a broad characterization of a resource,
such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities
13. kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-In resource typing this
example is a team
14. type (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-this is a number assigned to the
resource's minimum capability to perform its function, based on size/power/capacity of
equipment or experience/qualifications of personnel and teams
15. AHJ - CORRECT ANSWERS-Authority Having Jurisdiction
16. Authority Having Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWERS-the entity that has the authority and
responsibility for qualification, certification, and credentialing within its organization or
jurisdiction
, 17. Qualifying - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assuring personnel meet the minimum established
standards (including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific
positions
18. Certification - CORRECT ANSWERS-recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction or
a third party that an individual has completed qualification for a position
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essentialGtasks,GvendorGcontracts
21. mutualGaidG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
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22. mutualGaidGagreementsG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
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23. EMACG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-EmergencyGManagementGAssistanceGCompact
24. EmergencyGManagementGAssistanceGCompactG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
aGcongressionallyGratifiedGmutualGaidGcompactGthatGdefinesGaGnon-Federal,Gstate-to-
stateGsystemGforGsharingGresourcesGacrossGstateGlinesGduringGanGemergencyGorGdisaster
EXAM (updated 2026) Questions &
Answers | Latest Already Graded A+
UPDATE 2025|2026 (complete
solutions) ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
1. NIMS - CORRECT ANSWERS-National Incident Management System
2. guiding principles of NIMS (3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-flexibility, standardization, unity of
effort
3. major components of NIMS (3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-resource management, command
and coordination, communications and information management
4. Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWERS-standard mechanisms to systematically
manage resources before and during incidents
5. resources - CORRECT ANSWERS-personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities
available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
6. key activities of Resource Management (4) - CORRECT ANSWERS-identifying & typing
resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for resources, and
acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
7. Resource Typing - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assigning a designation of capability, category,
kind, and type to each resource that allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy
resources.
,8. capability (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-the resource's capability to perform
its function in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, or recovery
9. capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-Basic Life Support
(BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which describes the core capability
for which a resource is most useful
10. category (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-the function for which a resource
would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement, health and medical)
11. category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-In resource typing
this example is within Emergency Medical Services
12. kind (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-a broad characterization of a resource,
such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities
13. kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team - CORRECT ANSWERS-In resource typing this
example is a team
14. type (in resource typing) - CORRECT ANSWERS-this is a number assigned to the
resource's minimum capability to perform its function, based on size/power/capacity of
equipment or experience/qualifications of personnel and teams
15. AHJ - CORRECT ANSWERS-Authority Having Jurisdiction
16. Authority Having Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWERS-the entity that has the authority and
responsibility for qualification, certification, and credentialing within its organization or
jurisdiction
, 17. Qualifying - CORRECT ANSWERS-Assuring personnel meet the minimum established
standards (including training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific
positions
18. Certification - CORRECT ANSWERS-recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction or
a third party that an individual has completed qualification for a position
19. CredentialingG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-documentationG-
GtypicallyGanGidentification GcardGorGbadgeG-
GthatGidentifiesGpersonnelGandGverifiesGtheirGqualificationsGforGaGparticularGposition
20. possibleGplansGtoGaddressGrequiredGresourcesG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
stockpiling,GmutualGaidGagreements,GreassigningGresourcesGthatGareGperformingGnon-
essentialGtasks,GvendorGcontracts
21. mutualGaidG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
theGsharingGofGresourcesGandGservicesGbetweenGjurisdictionsGorGorganizations
22. mutualGaidGagreementsG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
documentationGthatGestablishesGtheGlegalGbasisGforGtwoGorGmoreGentitiesGtoGshareGresourc
es
23. EMACG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-EmergencyGManagementGAssistanceGCompact
24. EmergencyGManagementGAssistanceGCompactG-GGCORRECTGANSWERS-
aGcongressionallyGratifiedGmutualGaidGcompactGthatGdefinesGaGnon-Federal,Gstate-to-
stateGsystemGforGsharingGresourcesGacrossGstateGlinesGduringGanGemergencyGorGdisaster
