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
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
