IS 700b?

Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?

Comprehensive Resource Management

Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident?

Cost considerations of responding agencies

An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, and/or ______.

Delegation of Authority

Command is:

Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.

Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Which EOC configuration allows personnel to function in the EOC with minimal preparation or startup time?

ICS or ICS-like EOC structure

Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and assessing weather service data from technical specialists?

Information and Intelligence Management

Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data?

Information and Intelligence Management -includes identifying EEI (essential elements of information)

Which NIMS Management Characteristic allows units from diverse agencies to connect, share information, and achieve situational awareness?

Integrated Communications

Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing?

Integrated Communications

The 'capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact and work well together' describes which of the key communications and information systems principles?

Interoperability

Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which key principle?

Interoperability

describe following EOC activation levels: LEVEL 1- LEVEL 2- LEVEL 3-

LEVEL 1-EOC team is activated to support response to a major incident LEVEL 2-certain EOC teams monitor a threat and support response LEVEL 3-activities normal for EOC, routine watch and warning activities

When only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a credible threat, which Activation Level has been implemented?

Level 2 - Enhanced Steady-State

Which Command Staff member serves as the incident command s point of contact for organizations not included in the Incident Command or Unified Command?

Liaison Officer

Which NIMS structure makes cooperative multi-agency decisions?

MAC Groups

The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section?

Planning

Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?

Planning Section

Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?

Public Information Officer

Which resource management activity establishes common definitions for capabilities of personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities?

Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel

Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications and information systems principle?

Resilience and Redundancy --------------- resiliency= systems can withstand and continue to perform after damage/loss of infrastructure redundancy= when primary communication methods fails, duplicate systems enable alternate communication methods

Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or Unified Command.

Section Chief

Which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel, supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment?

Staging Area whereas ICP (incident command post) = location of on-scene incident management and incident base=location at which personnel conduct primary support activities and camps=satellites to incident base, best support incident operations with food, sleeping areas, sanitation

Which of the following is NOT a recommended characteristic for incident objectives?

Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility

Which ICS Supervisory Position title is used at the Division/Group organizational level?

Supervisor

EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff participating remotely.

TRUE

In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside of incident response.

TRUE

The MAC Group does not replace the primary functions of EOCs or other dispatch organizations.

TRUE

Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:

Technical Specifications so covers: -Organizational Functions -Resource descriptions -Incident facilities

Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example of which communications standard?

Technology Use and Procedures

When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes what happens?

The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can include assuming command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander.

Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?

Track and Report

Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources, all Command and General Staff positions are activated, branches are activated, personnel may exceed 500 per operational period, and a disaster declaration may occur?

Type 1

Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200 personnel per operational period?

Type 2

Which Incident Type do these characteristics describe: some or all of the Command and General Staff are activated as well as Division or Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader positions, the incident extends into multiple operational periods, and a written IAP is required?

Type 3

Mutual Aid Agreements ________________________________.

assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are inadequate.

title for the following? incident command: command staff: general staff (section): branch: divison/group: unit: strike team/task force:

incident command: INCIDENT COMMANDER command staff: OFFICER general staff (section): CHIEF branch: DIRECTOR divison/group: SUPERVISOR unit: UNIT LEADER strike team/task force: LEADER

difference between qualifying, certifying, and credentialing?

qualifying: personnel meet minimum standards (ex: physical fitness) certifications=recognition individual has completed qualification for a position (ex: license) credentialing=documentation (ex: badge)

Which of the following are typical incident facilities?

A. Point-of-distribution sites B. Camps C. Incident Command Post

Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple agencies come together?

Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)

Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?

Planning Section Chief

Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements?

Finance/Administration

Which Command Staff member approves the Incident Action Plan and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources?

Incident Commander

Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?

Mobilize

When command is transferred, then all personnel involved in the incident should be told:

The effective time and date of the transfer

In NIMS, when do managers plan and prepare for the demobilization process?

When transitioning between operational periods.

ICS provides a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of _______ emergency personnel.

C. On-scene

The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS) operations and where public information staff perform public affairs functions.

Joint Information Center (JIC)

Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and maintains documentation?

Planning

which section tracks all personnel and resources participating in the response?

The Planning Section

Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?

Unified Command

Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major organizational functions and units?

Common Terminology

Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?

Manageable Span of Control optimal= 1 supervisor: 5 subordinates

One of the benefits of ICS is that it provides an orderly, systematic ___________ process.

Planning

The three NIMS guiding principles are:

Planning, response, recovery.

When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex, ________________.

A Unified Command is established.

Which communications management practice includes specifying all of the communications systems and platforms that parties will use to share information?

Agreements