NIMS ICS 700 UPDATED EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWER

NIMS ICS 700 UPDATED EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatHareHcomplexHincidents?H-HInvolveHmultijurisdictionalHand/orHmultidisciplinary
effortsHofHmoreHthanHoneHagencyHand/orHpolitical
jurisdiction

WhatHareHcharacteristicsHofHcomplexHincidents?H-H-
RequireHnumerousHtacticalHandHsupportHresources
normallyHexceedingHtheHjurisdiction'sHinternal
resourceHcapacity
-HSpanHmultipleHoperationalHperiodsH(days,Hweeks,
years)
-DrawHnationalHmediaHinterest

WhatHisHanHIncidentHComplex?H-
HAnHincidentHcomplexHisHanHorganizationalHstructureHthatHexistsHwhenHtwoHorHmoreHindivid

ualHincidentsHlocatedHinHtheHsameHgeneralHareaHareHassignedHtoHaHsingleHIncidentHComm
anderHorHUnifiedHCommand.

HowHdoHincidentsHfitHintoHtheHprogramHstructure?H-
HIncidentsHbecomeHbranchesHinHtheHopsHsectionHunderHtheHsameHincidentHcommander

-UsingHBranchesHallowsHforHmoreHflexibilityHto
establishHDivisionsHorHGroupsHifHrequiredHlater.

WhatHisHAreaHCommand?H-HAnHAreaHCommandHisHactivatedHtoHaddressHcompetition
forHresourcesHamongHmultipleHICPsHbasedHonHthe
complexityHofHtheHincidentHandHincidentHmanagement
span-of-controlHconsiderations.H2HorHmoreHincidents

AreaHcommandHprimaryHfunctionsH-H-DevelopHbroadHobjectivesHforHtheHaffectedHarea.
-CoordinateHdevelopmentHofHincidentHobjectives
andHstrategiesHforHeachHincident.

AdvantagesHofHAreaHCommandH-H4.8
-ThisHallowsHtheHIncidentHCommandersHtoHfocusHtheir
attentionHonHtheirHincidentHobjectives,Hstrategies,
andHtactics.
-HTheHAreaHCommandHdevelopsHbroadHobjectivesHfor
theHimpactedHarea(s)
-AreaHCommandHdeconflictsHresourceHrequirements.
-HAreaHCommandHalsoHreducesHtheHworkloadHofHthe
EOCsHandHMACHGroupHofficials,

, WhenHshouldHAreaHCommandHbeHestablished?H-H4.12
-SeveralHactiveHincidentsHareHinHcloseHproximity.
-CriticalHlifeHsavingHorHpropertyHvaluesHareHatHrisk
dueHtoHincidents.
•HIncidentsHwillHcontinueHintoHtheHnextHoperational
period.
•HIncidentsHareHusingHsimilarHandHlimitedHcritical
resources.
•HDifficultiesHareHencounteredHwithHinter-incident
resourceHallocationHandHcoordination.

WhatHareHareaHcommandHresponsibilities?H-H4.16
•HOverallHdirectionHofHassignedHincidents
•HEnsuringHthatHconflictsHareHresolved,Hincident
objectivesHareHestablished,HandHstrategiesHare
selectedHforHtheHuseHofHscarceHresources
•HCoordinatingHwithHlocal,Hstate,Htribal,Hterritorial,Hand
FederalHdepartmentsHandHagencies,HasHwellHas
NGOsHandHotherHprivateHsectorHelements
•HAnHAreaHCommandHdoesHnotHhaveHoperational
responsibilities,HbutHprioritizesHtheHuseHofHscarce
resourcesHamongHtheHincidents

NIMSHCommandH&HCoordinationHcomponentsH-H5.5
TheHCommandHandHCoordinationHcomponentHofHNIMS
includesHfourHNIMSHFunctionalHGroups:H
IncidentHCommandHSystemH(ICS),H
EmergencyHOperationsHCentersH(EOCs),H
MultiagencyHCoordinationHGroupsH(MACHGroups)HandH
JointHInformationHSystemsH(JIS).

NIMSHCoordinationHdefinitionH-H5.8
asHtheHexchangeHof
informationHsystematicallyHamongHprincipalsHwhoHhaveHor
mayHhaveHaHneedHtoHknowHcertainHinformationHtoHcarryHout
specificHincidentHmanagementHresponsibilities.

NIMSHCommandHdefinitionH-H5.9
CommandHisHdelegatedHauthorityHforHusingHagencyHresources
'Command'HisHdefinedHinHNIMSHasH"theHactHofHdirecting,
ordering,HorHcontrollingHbyHvirtueHofHexplicitHstatutory,
regulatory,HorHdelegatedHauthority."

UnityHofHCommandHvsHUnityHofHEffortH-H5.10
UnifiedHCommandHisHanHICSHapplicationHused