NIMS 800 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid and
assistance agreements such as: - Answer- Emergency Management Assistance
Compacts (EMAC)
The police, fire, and emergency medical services are usually categorized inside which
government? - Answer- Federal government
Which of the following is a mission area? - Answer- Recovery
Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are organized groups of? - Answer- government
and private-sector entities.
A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that: - Answer- Effective
partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community.
For non-Stafford Act Incidents, who activates the appropriate coordinating structures? -
Answer- First responding agency
A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that: - Answer- Incidents
should be managed at the highest jurisdictional level possible.
Select one of the three core capabilities that spans all Mission Areas? - Answer- Fire
Fighting
Many jurisdictions/organizations configure their EOCs using the standard _______
organizational structure? - Answer- Incident Command System (ICS)
What is the definition for the "Protection" mission area? - Answer- Secure the homeland
against terrorism and manmade or natural disasters.
How do coordination structures help organize and measure the whole community's
capabilities? - Answer- Reduce access to response resources
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.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+)
States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid and
assistance agreements such as: - Answer- Emergency Management Assistance
Compacts (EMAC)
The police, fire, and emergency medical services are usually categorized inside which
government? - Answer- Federal government
Which of the following is a mission area? - Answer- Recovery
Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are organized groups of? - Answer- government
and private-sector entities.
A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that: - Answer- Effective
partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community.
For non-Stafford Act Incidents, who activates the appropriate coordinating structures? -
Answer- First responding agency
A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that: - Answer- Incidents
should be managed at the highest jurisdictional level possible.
Select one of the three core capabilities that spans all Mission Areas? - Answer- Fire
Fighting
Many jurisdictions/organizations configure their EOCs using the standard _______
organizational structure? - Answer- Incident Command System (ICS)
What is the definition for the "Protection" mission area? - Answer- Secure the homeland
against terrorism and manmade or natural disasters.
How do coordination structures help organize and measure the whole community's
capabilities? - Answer- Reduce access to response resources
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.
