FEMA NIMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident
objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support? - Answer-Incident Action Planning
Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a
single incident action plan?* - Answer-Joint Information Center
Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing,
assessing, sharing, and managing data? - Answer-Information and Intelligence Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major
organizational functions and units? - Answer-Common Terminology
Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident? - Answer-
Track and Report
Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine
incident costs, and identify safety issues.* - Answer-True
, Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or
Unified Command. - Answer-Section Chief
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources
during an emergency or disaster. - Answer-True
Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which key
principle? - Answer-Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
The three NIMS guiding principles are: - Answer-Flexibility, standardization, unity of effort.
Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example
of which communications standard? - Answer-None of the Above
Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?* - Answer-Mobilize
Which of the following is an EOC function - Answer-All of the above
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a
supervisor? - Answer-Manageable Span of Control
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications and information
systems principle? - Answer-Resilience and Redundancy
Which organizations should be involved in commmunications planning? - Answer-All Stakeholders
Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple
agencies come together? - Answer-Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
ANSWERS
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident
objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support? - Answer-Incident Action Planning
Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a
single incident action plan?* - Answer-Joint Information Center
Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing,
assessing, sharing, and managing data? - Answer-Information and Intelligence Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major
organizational functions and units? - Answer-Common Terminology
Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident? - Answer-
Track and Report
Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine
incident costs, and identify safety issues.* - Answer-True
, Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or
Unified Command. - Answer-Section Chief
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources
during an emergency or disaster. - Answer-True
Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which key
principle? - Answer-Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
The three NIMS guiding principles are: - Answer-Flexibility, standardization, unity of effort.
Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example
of which communications standard? - Answer-None of the Above
Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?* - Answer-Mobilize
Which of the following is an EOC function - Answer-All of the above
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a
supervisor? - Answer-Manageable Span of Control
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications and information
systems principle? - Answer-Resilience and Redundancy
Which organizations should be involved in commmunications planning? - Answer-All Stakeholders
Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple
agencies come together? - Answer-Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
