FEMA Final Exam

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Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks?

Management by Objectives

Establishing mutual aid agreements to obtain resources from neighboring jurisdictions is an example of which resource management activity?

Planning for Resources

NIMS Components are adaptable to planned events such as sporting events.

TRUE

Which organizations should be involved in commmunications planning?

All Stakeholders

Regarding resource typing, which of the following characteristics are typically use to categorize resources?

Capability

Which NIMS Management Characteristic helps to eliminate confusion caused by conflicting instructions?

Chain of Command and Unity of Command

The ______________________ are incident management personnel that the Incident Commander or Unified Command assign to directly support the command function.

Command Staff

Which resource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are qualified for a particular position?

Credentialing

The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet its needs.

Decline

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

Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)

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

Information and Intelligence Management

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

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

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

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, ________________.

Local EOCs activate.

Which NIMS structure makes cooperative multi-agency decisions?

MAC Groups

Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?

Mobilize

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

Planning

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

Resilience and Redundancy

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

Full activation of an EOC can include personnel from assisting agencies.

TRUE

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

TRUE

Incident Reports, such as Situation Reports and Status Reports enhance situational awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information.

TRUE

Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.

TRUE

NIMS is applicable to all stakeholders with incident related responsibilities.

TRUE

Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?

Track and Report

In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted _________ (of) incident response.

outside


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