EMS Operations - NIMS IS-700 Exam
Questions and Answers
an area command - Answer-if a large hurricane strikes a large coastal metropolis and vast areas are
flooded, which of the following may be established to oversee the entire metropolis and the individual
incident command systems of smaller cities that make up the metropolis?
a center for information management and resource allocation/tracking - Answer-an emergency
operations center is often established as part of the national incidence response system, which of the
following is the purpose of this command center?
an emergency management assistance compact - Answer-if a large disaster such as a earthquake or
hurricane occurs that requires cooperation across state lines, which of the following would allow for
cooperation between states, enabling the sharing of EMS personnel and equipment?
a unified command - Answer-a large gas line explosion occurs that results in significant damage to a city
block, there are multiple injured individuals, fires, and looting is occurring in the area. a local ambulance
agency, the police force, and the fire department all begin responding to the incident. which of the
following should be established to best manage the multiple jurisdictions responding to this incident?
, mitigation - Answer-which of the following is NOT included within the scope of the national incident
management system concerning incidents?
the private sector - Answer-the audience for the national incident management system included
emergency responders and other emergency management personnel, non governmental organizations,
elected and appointed officials responsible for making decisions regarding incidents, and which of the
following groups?
1970 - Answer-the national incident management system is the culmination of more than 40 years of
efforts to improve interoperability in incident management. in what year did work begin on this system?
make adoption of NIMS a condition for federal preparedness assistance - Answer-homeland security
presidential directive 5 (HSPD-5) requires all federal departments and agencies to do which of the
following?
scalability - Answer-national incident management system (NIMS) components are adaptable to any
situation, from planned special events to routine local incidents to incidents involving interstate mutual
aid for federal assistance. the flexibility allows NIMS to provide which of the following components?
requesting recourses based on incident priorities and objectives - Answer-jurisdictions and
organizations work together before incidents occur to develop plans for identifying, managing,
estimating, allocating, ordering, deploying, and demobilizing recourses. which of the following is NOT a
recourse management strategy that planners should include in their considerations?
the authority having jurisdiction - Answer-what organization is responsible for qualifying, certifying, and
credentialing deploying personnel?
FEMA - Answer-which organization leads the development and maintenance of recourse typing for
recourses shared on a local, interstate, regional, or national scale?
Questions and Answers
an area command - Answer-if a large hurricane strikes a large coastal metropolis and vast areas are
flooded, which of the following may be established to oversee the entire metropolis and the individual
incident command systems of smaller cities that make up the metropolis?
a center for information management and resource allocation/tracking - Answer-an emergency
operations center is often established as part of the national incidence response system, which of the
following is the purpose of this command center?
an emergency management assistance compact - Answer-if a large disaster such as a earthquake or
hurricane occurs that requires cooperation across state lines, which of the following would allow for
cooperation between states, enabling the sharing of EMS personnel and equipment?
a unified command - Answer-a large gas line explosion occurs that results in significant damage to a city
block, there are multiple injured individuals, fires, and looting is occurring in the area. a local ambulance
agency, the police force, and the fire department all begin responding to the incident. which of the
following should be established to best manage the multiple jurisdictions responding to this incident?
, mitigation - Answer-which of the following is NOT included within the scope of the national incident
management system concerning incidents?
the private sector - Answer-the audience for the national incident management system included
emergency responders and other emergency management personnel, non governmental organizations,
elected and appointed officials responsible for making decisions regarding incidents, and which of the
following groups?
1970 - Answer-the national incident management system is the culmination of more than 40 years of
efforts to improve interoperability in incident management. in what year did work begin on this system?
make adoption of NIMS a condition for federal preparedness assistance - Answer-homeland security
presidential directive 5 (HSPD-5) requires all federal departments and agencies to do which of the
following?
scalability - Answer-national incident management system (NIMS) components are adaptable to any
situation, from planned special events to routine local incidents to incidents involving interstate mutual
aid for federal assistance. the flexibility allows NIMS to provide which of the following components?
requesting recourses based on incident priorities and objectives - Answer-jurisdictions and
organizations work together before incidents occur to develop plans for identifying, managing,
estimating, allocating, ordering, deploying, and demobilizing recourses. which of the following is NOT a
recourse management strategy that planners should include in their considerations?
the authority having jurisdiction - Answer-what organization is responsible for qualifying, certifying, and
credentialing deploying personnel?
FEMA - Answer-which organization leads the development and maintenance of recourse typing for
recourses shared on a local, interstate, regional, or national scale?
