NIMS TYPES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.docx

NIMS TYPES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Under the National Incident Management System plan, an incident
classification has been established. This classification
includes_____different incident Types and describes the type of
incident management required for each. Under the NIMS
nomenclature, large or major "planned" events can fall under this
classification. -
correct answer ✅5


Local, discipline specific. -
correct answer ✅Type 5


An IMS organization formed at an incident that is capable of
operating from its initial establishment up to and including a full
operational period -
correct answer ✅Type 5


Example: up to a multiple alarm incident on a single shift -
correct answer ✅Type 5


Local agency or jurisdiction specific. -
correct answer ✅Type 4

, NIMS TYPES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
An organized team capable of operating an incident management
system that could involve resources from multiple agencies from
the discovery of, and arrival at, an incident up to and including a full
operational period -
correct answer ✅Type 4


Example: a tornado/weather event where resources and mutual aid
are coordinated over a single shift -
correct answer ✅Type 4


Regional or state, multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction. -
correct answer ✅Type 3


An organized team capable of operating an incident management
system that involves resources from multiple agencies and
jurisdictions from the local through federal level for multiple
operational periods -
correct answer ✅Type 3


Example: a regional natural or man-made disaster such as a
hurricane where the incident lasts several days, or a planned event
such as a Super Bowl -
correct answer ✅Type 3