DSCA

This scenario set deals with the attacks related to anthrax, plague, and food:

Biological Attack

Of the six key mission area components of the National Preparedness System, which results in strategies that consider both how to sustain current levels of capability and address gaps to achieve goals?

Building and Sustaining Capabilities

According to the national preparedness goal, what are the distinct critical elements necessary for our success in achieving a secure and resilient posture?

Core Capabilities

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

National Guard and state active duty forces are under multiple headquarters supporting federal civil authorities

The ____________ describes and organizes an integrated set of guidance, programs, and processes to enable the National Preparedness Goal.

National Preparedness System

The DOD requires the defense support of civil authorities plans to be compatible with NIMS and the Incident Command System and what else?

National Response Framework

Logistics section chief

Responsible for meeting all support needs of the incident. This includes ordering resources from off-incident locations, providing facilities, transportation, and medical services for first responders

Finance/administration section chief

Responsible for monitoring incident costs, maintaining financial records, administering procurement contracts, and performing time accounting

When the US Coast Guard enforces marine resource management and protection regimes of marine resources, these are examples of what kind of mission?

Stewardship

At the direction of the POTUS or the SECDEF, the DOD provides DSCA in order to prevent terrorist incidents or manage the consequences of an attack or a disaster. Civil authorities are most likely to request DOD support where we have unique capabilities to contribute or when civilian responders are overwhelmed

Support

A tenet of the Incident Command System is that the Incident Commander (IC) is the only person in charge. When an incident expands into a unified command (UC), what type of command structure does the UC have?

The principle of UC ensures that efforts are efficiently coordinated through multiple jurisdictions and agencies when necessary, and enables joint decisions on objectives, strategies, plans, priorities, and communications.

Establishment and transfer of command

The process includes a briefing that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operations

Integrated communications

The use of a common communications plan and interoperable voice and data communications

Concerning the background and purpose of the National Planning Scenarios, which of the following statements is true?

They were created for use in national, federal, state, and local homeland security preparedness activities.

If a situation escalates to a magnitude requiring National Guard forces to operate under the command and control of their governor and federally funded through DOD; this is referred to as:

Title 32 forces

DSCA is initiated by a request for DOD assistance from civil authorities or qualifying entities or is authorized by the POTUS or SECDEF. The process for submitting an RFA is outlined in ____________ on DSCA.

DODD 3025.18

Support Annexes

Describe essential supporting aspects that are common to all incidents (e.g., financial management, volunteer and donations management, and private sector coordination)

What is the purpose of the national planning scenarios?

Designed to be the foundational structure for the development of national preparedness standards from which homeland security capabilities can be measured

Core Document

Doctrine, organization, roles and responsibilities, response actions, response organizations, and planning requirements to achieve an effective national response

Which of the following are the correct order of activities during the "respond" process?

-Gain and maintain situational awareness -Activate and deploy resources and capabilities -Coordinate responce actions -Demobilize

The Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support will transform and improve DOD capabilities in each of these areas:

-Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance -Information sharing -Joint operational capabilities for homeland defense

The National Defense Act of 1916, the Insurrection Act, and Title 10 of the USC section 12406 laws authorize the use of the National Guard in a federal status for:

-Natural disasters -Suppression of insurrection against a state -Enforcement of federal laws -Terrorist act or incident

Preparedness is essential for effective response. What are the four essential activities involved in the "prepare" cycle?

-Plan -Organize, train, and equip -Exercise -Evaluate and improve

Incident Annexes

Address unique aspects of how we respond to seven broad incident categories (e.g., biological, nuclear/radiological, cyber, and mass-evacuation)

Planning, public information and warning, and operational coordination are all core capabilities applicable to which of the following mission areas?

All of the mission areas

Under the unified command (UC) principle, each incident commander (IC) is responsible for all incident activities, including strategies and tactics and ordering and releasing resources, particularly when an incident occurs within a single jurisdiction. How does this change under a UC?

Allows agencies with different legal, geographic and functional authorities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility and accountability

8) Natural hazards, pandemics, terrorist organizations and cyber-attacks were key findings of a national risk assessment. These risks affirmed the need for:

An all-hazards, capability-based approach to preparedness planning

Natural hazards, pandemics, terrorist organizations and cyber-attacks were key findings of a national risk assessment. These risks affirmed the need for:

An all-hazards, capability-based approach to preparedness planning

A request for federal assistance (RFA) should be evaluated on the basis of six variables. Which variable relates to whether the requested support is in the interest of DOD?

Appropriateness

The responsibility for responding to incidents, both natural and manmade, begins at the local level - with individuals and public officials in the county, city, or town affected by the incident. Which of the following is not a key leadership element?

CORRECT ANSWER UNKNOWN -DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY HEADS -DEFENSE COORDINATING OFFICER -EMERGENCY MANAGER

National Incident Management System (NIMS) is based on the two core principles of flexibility and standardization. NIMS is described as flexible because it: (Select all that apply)

CORRECT ANSWER UNKNOWN -Improves integration and connectivity among jurisdictions and disciplines -Facilitates scalability of emergency management and incident response -Components are adaptable to any situation (planned or unplanned) -Can be implemented in specified areas around the nation -Fosters cohesion among various organizations

This principle of the DOD's strategic goal involves efforts to improve domestic and international partner capabilities for HD and homeland security

CORRECT ANSWER UNKNOWN -LEAD -SUPPORT -ENABLE

Of the following, which best describes the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?

Can be applied to any incident, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity

"A planning process that occurs under uncertainty in order to provide capabilities suitable for a wide range of challenges and circumstances ..." describes:

Capabilities-based planning

What are performance thresholds for each core capability, and serve as measures to track the nation's progress?

Capability targets

Which of the following statements is true?

Capability targets guide the allocation of resources in support of our national preparedness

Incident action planning

Capture and communicate the overall incident priorities, objectives, strategies, and tactics in the context of both operational and support activities

This scenario set deals with the attacks related to nerve agent:

Chemical Attack

Efforts to share capabilities and expertise with domestic agencies and international partners reinforce the DOD's lead and support activities. At home, the DOD works to improve civilian capabilities for homeland security by lending expertise and sharing relevant technology. Abroad, the DOD's security cooperation initiatives improve collective capabilities for HD missions through exercises, information-sharing agreements, and formal defense agreements

Enable

The USACE, serves the Armed Forces and the Nation by providing __________ and capabilities as a ___________ service, and performs both military and civil missions.

Engineering services, public

Ongoing management and maintenance component of NIMS involves two key components. Which of the following options is NOT one of them?

Multiagency Coordination System

Emergency Support Function Annexes

Group federal resources and capabilities into functional areas that are most frequently needed in a national response (e.g., transportation, firefighting, mass-care)

Under which program does the US Army Corps of Engineers provide technical assistance to non-DOD federal agencies, state and local governments, international organizations, and foreign governments?

Interagency and International Services

Who is the executive agent responsible for synchronizing DOD incident management in support of civil authorities in the joint operations area for US Pacific Command?

Joint Task Force Homeland Defense

DOD leads military missions to deter, prevent, and defeat attacks on the US, its population, and its defense critical infrastructure. This includes defending the maritime and air approaches to the US and protecting US airspace, territorial seas, and territory from attacks

Lead

When additional resources or capabilities are needed immediately following an incident, the incident commander (IC) will contact which of these organizations?

Local emergency operations center

Comprehensive resource management

Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date picture of resource utilization. Resources to be identified include personnel, teams, equipment, supplies, and facilities

Combatant commands use a phased approach when planning for a wide spectrum of operations. Which phase is characterized by "focusing on the redeployment of DOD response forces to their home station?"

Phase V - Transition

The three elements of the response phase are:

Prepare, respond, and recover

Partner Guides

Provide ready references describing key roles and actions for local, tribal, state, federal, and private sector response partners

Why is the National Incident Management System (NIMS) important?

Provides a system that will help reduce the loss of life, property damage, and harm to the environment

Operations section chief

Responsible for directly managing all tactical activities at the incident site

Planning section chief

Responsible for disseminating incident situation information to the incident commander (IC), and prepares the incident action plan (IAP)

Who is responsible for managing international preparedness, response, and recovery activities relating to domestic incidents and the protection of US citizens and US interests overseas?

Secretary of State

The infrastructure protection mission are of the National Planning Scenarios deals with:

The ability to protect critical infrastructure from all threats and hazards