NIMS 800 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that - Answer-Effective
partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community
A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that response structures and
resources must be able to expand rapidly to meet needs associated with a given
incident. - Answer-TRUE
States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid and
assistance agreements such as - Answer-Emergency Management Assistance
Compacts (EMACs)
The National Response Framework is: - Answer-Always in effect, and elements can be
implemented as needed on a flexible, scalable basis to improve response.
Which Response core capability involves providing life-sustaining and human services
to the affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering, temporary housing,
evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies? - Answer-Mass-
Care Services
A MAC Group is: - Answer-Composed of senior officials, such as agency administrators,
executives, or their designees, who are authorized to represent or commit agency
resources and funds in support of incident activities.
Which Response core capability includes conducting appropriate measures to ensure
the protection of the health and safety of the public and workers, as well as the
environment, from all hazards in support of the responder operations and the affected
community? - Answer-Environmental Response/Health and Safety
The SIOC acts as the FBI's worldwide Emergency Operations Center. Which of these is
established by the FBI in response to significant threats or incidents involving Federal
crimes under the criminal jurisdiction of the United States? - Answer-Joint Operations
Center
, Some nongovernmental organizations are officially designated as support elements to
national response capabilities. Examples include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer-
National Response Coordination Center
Who is responsible for leading the Federal Government's response efforts to ensure
that the necessary coordinating structures, leadership, and resources are applied
quickly and efficiently to large-scale and catastrophic incidents? - Answer-The President
Which of the following are core capabilities for response? - Answer-Fire management
and suppression; fatality management services; and environmental response/health and
safety
Situational assessment, operational communications, and cybersecurity are core
capabilities required for all five mission areas. - Answer-TRUE
Coordination leadership at the Joint Field Office is provided by: - Answer-Unified
Coordination Group
In order to help form a common operating picture of the incident and secure additional
resources the Incident Commander relays requirements to: - Answer-Local emergency
operations center
Federal Coordinating Structures include: - Answer-Federal Law Enforcement
As the principal Federal official for domestic incident management, the Secretary of
Homeland Security coordinates the Federal resources utilized in the prevention of,
preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorist attacks, major disasters, or other
emergencies. - Answer-True
The term "response" as used in the National Response Framework includes: - Answer-
Actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, stabilize communities, and
meet basic human needs following an incident.
Communities apply NIMS principles to integrate response plans and resources across
jurisdictions and departments, as well as with the private sector and NGOs. - Answer-
True
The response protocols and structures described in the National Response Framework
align with the NIMS, and all NIMS components support response. - Answer-True
How the Federal Government aligns resources and delivers core capabilities to reach
our shared National Preparedness Goal is described in: - Answer-The Response
Federal Interagency Operational Plan
CORRECT ANSWERS
A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that - Answer-Effective
partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community
A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that response structures and
resources must be able to expand rapidly to meet needs associated with a given
incident. - Answer-TRUE
States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid and
assistance agreements such as - Answer-Emergency Management Assistance
Compacts (EMACs)
The National Response Framework is: - Answer-Always in effect, and elements can be
implemented as needed on a flexible, scalable basis to improve response.
Which Response core capability involves providing life-sustaining and human services
to the affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering, temporary housing,
evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies? - Answer-Mass-
Care Services
A MAC Group is: - Answer-Composed of senior officials, such as agency administrators,
executives, or their designees, who are authorized to represent or commit agency
resources and funds in support of incident activities.
Which Response core capability includes conducting appropriate measures to ensure
the protection of the health and safety of the public and workers, as well as the
environment, from all hazards in support of the responder operations and the affected
community? - Answer-Environmental Response/Health and Safety
The SIOC acts as the FBI's worldwide Emergency Operations Center. Which of these is
established by the FBI in response to significant threats or incidents involving Federal
crimes under the criminal jurisdiction of the United States? - Answer-Joint Operations
Center
, Some nongovernmental organizations are officially designated as support elements to
national response capabilities. Examples include all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer-
National Response Coordination Center
Who is responsible for leading the Federal Government's response efforts to ensure
that the necessary coordinating structures, leadership, and resources are applied
quickly and efficiently to large-scale and catastrophic incidents? - Answer-The President
Which of the following are core capabilities for response? - Answer-Fire management
and suppression; fatality management services; and environmental response/health and
safety
Situational assessment, operational communications, and cybersecurity are core
capabilities required for all five mission areas. - Answer-TRUE
Coordination leadership at the Joint Field Office is provided by: - Answer-Unified
Coordination Group
In order to help form a common operating picture of the incident and secure additional
resources the Incident Commander relays requirements to: - Answer-Local emergency
operations center
Federal Coordinating Structures include: - Answer-Federal Law Enforcement
As the principal Federal official for domestic incident management, the Secretary of
Homeland Security coordinates the Federal resources utilized in the prevention of,
preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorist attacks, major disasters, or other
emergencies. - Answer-True
The term "response" as used in the National Response Framework includes: - Answer-
Actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, stabilize communities, and
meet basic human needs following an incident.
Communities apply NIMS principles to integrate response plans and resources across
jurisdictions and departments, as well as with the private sector and NGOs. - Answer-
True
The response protocols and structures described in the National Response Framework
align with the NIMS, and all NIMS components support response. - Answer-True
How the Federal Government aligns resources and delivers core capabilities to reach
our shared National Preparedness Goal is described in: - Answer-The Response
Federal Interagency Operational Plan
