National Incident Management System

The role of the receiving jurisdiction for mutual aid includes which of the following? A. Arranging for deployment of resources. B. Determining whether exchange is within the mutual aid agreement. C. Declining resources that do not meet needs. D. Evaluating the mutual aid request against capacity.

C, Declining resources that do not meet needs

Typical designated ____________ include Incident Command Post (ICP), incident base, staging areas, camps, mass casualty triage areas, points-of-distribution, and emergency shelters. A. Management by Objectives B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Incident Facilities and Locations D. Incident Action Planning

C, Incident Facilities and Locations include Incident Command Post (ICP), incident base, staging areas, camps, mass casualty triage areas, points-of-distribution, and emergency shelters.

Command and Coordination

Command and Coordination describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels and explains how these structures interact to manage incidents effectively and efficiently.

Tactical Communications:

Communications among and between on-scene command and tactical personnel and cooperating agencies and organizations.

Communications and Informations Management

Communications and Information Management describes systems and methods that help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to make and communicate decisions.

Support Communications

Coordination of support of strategic and tactical communications (e.g., communications among hospitals concerning resource ordering, dispatching, and tracking; traffic and public works communications).

When an incident occurs, local emergency personnel manage response using which of the following? A. EOC B. MAC Groups C. JIC D. ICS

D

Which of the following resource management key activities defines and categorizes incident resources by capability? A. Qualifying, Certifying, and Credentialing Personnel B. Planning for Resources C. Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources D. Identifying and Typing Resources

D. Identifying and Typing Resources

Emergency Operations Centers (EOC)

EOCs are off site locations where staff from multiple agencies come together to: -Address imminent threats and hazards -Provide coordinated support to incident command, on-scene personnel and/or other EOCs

Strategic Communication

High-level directions, including resource priority decisions, roles and responsibilities determinations, and overall incident management courses of action.

What the Incident Command System provides

Incident Command System (ICS) provides: -A standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of on-scene emergency management -A common structure within which personnel from different organizations can work together -A structure for incident management that integrates and coordinates procedures, personnel, equipment, facilities, and communications

Track and Report Resources; requirements

Incident personnel track resources from mobilization through demobilization using established resource tracking procedures. This process: -Tracks the location of resources -Helps staff prepare to receive and use resources -Protects the safety and security of personnel, equipment, teams and facilities -Enables resource coordination and movement Information management systems can aid in collecting, updating, and processing resource-related data and in real-time tracking of resources.

Joint Information Systems purpose

JIS integrates incident information and public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely and complete information to the public and stakeholders during incident operations

JIC definition

Joint Information Center.

JIS definition

Joint information system

Demobilization of recourses; requirements

Managers begin planning and preparation for the demobilization process at the same time they begin mobilizing resources. Those responsible for resources in an incident should either reassign or demobilize resources as soon as they are no longer needed. Prior to demobilization, incident planning and logistics personnel plan for rehabilitation, replenishment, disposal of, and/ or return or restoration to operational condition for incident resources. The goal of demobilization is the orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status.

MAC group definition

Multiagency Coordination Group

Mutual aide; overview

Mutual aid is the sharing of resources and services between jurisdictions or organizations. Mutual aid occurs routinely and is based on the resource needs identified by the requesting organization. This assistance can range from routine dispatch of resources between local communities up to movement of resources across state lines for large-scale incidents.

History

NIMS builds on best practices from more than 40 years of improving interoperability in incident management. NIMS evolved from the Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies (FIRESCOPE) system that began in the 1970s. In 1982 NIMS was developed through government collaboration with incident management practitioners, NGOs and the private sector. The first NIMS document was published by FEMA in 2004 and was revised in 2008 and 2017.

Mobilize resources; requirements

Personnel and other resources begin mobilizing when notified through established channels. Upon notification, deploying personnel receive information to include: -Date, time, and place of departure -Mode of transportation to the incident -Estimated date and time of arrival -Reporting location and assigned supervisor -Anticipated incident assignment -Anticipated duration of deployment -Resource order number -Incident number -Applicable cost and funding codes Resource tracking directly links to the mobilization process. Resources arriving on scene check in according to the receiving organization's check-in process. The mobilization of fixed facility resources is referred to as activation rather than deployment.

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

Plans containing the incident objectives established by the Incident Commander or Unified Command and addressing tactics and support activities for the planned operational period (generally 12 to 24 hours).

Incident commander duties

The Incident Commander establishes the incident objectives that guide incident action planning and operations

who designates the incident commander in an incident situation

The appropriate authorities within said jurisdiction

Mutual Aid Agreements and Compacts

These agreements may authorize mutual aid: -Between two or more neighboring communities -Among all jurisdictions within an state -Between States, Territories and Tribal Governments -Between Federal agencies -Internationally -Between government and NGOs and/or the private sector -Among NGOs and/or private sector entities

Unified Command

Unified Command is used for improved unity of effort in multi-jurisdictional or multiagency incident management. Unified Command enables different jurisdictions and organizations to jointly manage and direct incident activities through a common set of incident objectives, strategies and a single incident action plan.

Unrequested Resources

Unrequested Resources During incidents responders sometimes arrive at the incident site without being requested. This can interfere with incident management by: -Creating additional supervisory, logistical and safety needs -Depleting available resources -Complicating resource tracking and accountability -Interfering with access to the site by formally requested resources Responders should wait for official deployment notification rather than self-deploying to an incident.

Mutual Aide Process

Upon receipt of a mutual aid request, the supporting jurisdiction evaluates the request against its capacity. The supporting jurisdiction determines if it is able to meet its own requirements during the temporary loss of the resource(s). If the providing jurisdiction determines it can accommodate the deployment of resources, it will identify and arrange the deployment of these resources in accordance with the mutual aid agreement. The receiving jurisdiction can decline resources if they do not meet its needs.

Incident commander responsibilities

When there is a single Incident Commander, that individual is solely responsible (within limits of authority) for: -Establishing incident objectives -Ensuring that incident activities work to accomplish objectives

During incidents, MAC Groups...

-Act as a policy-level body -Support resource prioritization and allocation -Make cooperative multi-agency decisions -Enable decision making among elected and appointed officials and the Incident Commander responsible for managing the incident.

EOC activation level 3; Normal Operations/Steady State.

-Activities that are normal for the EOC when no incident or specific risk or hazard has been identified. -Routine watch and warning activities if the EOC normally houses this function.

PIO functions include...

-Advising the Incident Commander, Unified Command or EOC director on public information matters -Gathering, verifying, coordinating, and disseminating accurate, accessible, and timely information -Handling inquiries from the media, public and elected officials -Providing emergency public information and warnings -Conducting rumor monitoring and response

Information is used for many functions within ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS, including...

-Aiding in planning -Communicating with the public, including emergency protective measures -Determining incident cost -Assessing the need for additional involvement of non-governmental organizations or private sector resources -Identifying safety issues -Resolving information requests

EOC activation level 2; Enhanced Steady-State/Partial Activation

-Certain EOC team members/organizations are activated to monitor a credible threat, risk, or hazard and/or to support the response to a new and potentially evolving incident.

NIMS Management Characteristics overview.

-Common Terminology -Modular Organization -Management by Objectives -Incident Action Planning -Manageable Span of Control -Incident Facilities and Locations -Comprehensive Resource Management -Integrated Communications -Establishment and Transfer of Command -Unified Command -Chain of Command and Unity of Command -Accountability -Dispatch/ Deployment -Information and Intelligence Management

Unified Command work together to...

-Determine objectives, priorities and strategic guidance -Establish a single system for ordering resources -Maximize the use of assigned resources -Execute integrated incident operations

JIS activities include...

-Developing and delivering coordinated interagency messages -Developing, recommending and executing public information plans and strategies -Advise on public affairs issues that could affect the incident management effort -Addressing and managing rumors and inaccurate information that could undermine public confidence

The information communications plan can include...

-Draft news releases -Media lists -Contact information for elected/appointed officials, community leaders, private sector organizations, and public service organizations

EOC activation level 1; Full Activation

-EOC team is activated, including personnel from all assisting agencies, to support the response to a major incident or credible threat.

NIMS guiding principles

-Flexibility -Standardization -Unity of Effort

Getting information to the public and stakeholders during an incident requires an ongoing information cycle...

-Gathering complete information for the public and other stakeholders Verifying information to ensure accuracy -Coordinating information with other public information personnel who are part of the JIS to ensure consistency -Disseminating consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely and complete information to the public and stakeholders

Resource management preparedness; four key activities.

-Identifying and typing resources -Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel -Planning for resources -Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources

Communications management characteristics

-Incident management personnel must manage incident communications and information effectively using a variety of communications methods. -Management procedures should change to use new technologies and improved methods of exchanging information.

Four key communications and information systems principles support the ability of incident managers to maintain this constant flow of information during an incident...

-Interoperability -Reliability, Scalability, and Portability -Resilience and Redundancy -Security

Organization of the EOC depends on...

-Jurisdictional/organizational authorities -Staffing -Partner and stakeholder agencies represented -EOC facilities -EOC communications capabilities -Political considerations -The mission

EOC Activation situations

-Multiple jurisdictions or agencies involved in an incident. -The Incident Commander or Unified Command indicates an incident could expand rapidly, involve cascading effects or require additional resources. -A similar incident in the past led to EOC activation. -The EOC Director or an appointed or elected official directs EOC activation. -An incident is imminent such as predicted hurricane, flooding, hazardous weather, or elevated threat levels. -Threshold events described in an emergency operations plan occur. -Significant impacts to the population are anticipated.

Communications and information systems should be designed to be...

-Reliable - familiar to users, adaptable to new technology and dependable in any situation -Portable - can effectively be transported, deployed, and integrated to enable support of incidents across jurisdictions -Scalable - able to expand to support situations, from small to large scale, and support the rapid increase in the number of system users

Resilient and redundant communications ensure the uninterrupted flow of information...

-Resiliency - systems can withstand and continue to perform after damage or loss of infrastructure -Redundancy - when primary communication methods fail, duplicate systems enable continuity through alternate communication methods

When developing communications systems, personnel should consider...

-The range of conditions under which personnel will use the systems. -The range of potential system users. -The current nationally recognized communications standards. -The need for durable equipment.

Identifying resources; requirements

-Type and quantity of resources needed -Location where resources should be sent -Who will receive and use the resources

NIMS defined

-WHAT? The National Incident Management System (NIMS) defines the comprehensive approach guiding... -WHO? ...the whole community - solutions that serve the entire community are implemented while simultaneously making sure that the resources the different members of the community bring to the table are leveraged across all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and private sector organizations to work together seamlessly -WHY? ...to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of incidents. -WHEN? NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, from planned events to traffic accidents and to major disasters. -HOW? NIMS provides the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the National Preparedness System capabilities.

Communications planning determines...

-What communications systems and platforms are used -Who can use the communications systems -What information is essential -What the technical requirements are for communications equipment and systems

The Federal Government only becomes involved with a response...

-When state governors or tribal leaders request Federal assistance and their requests are approved -When Federal interests are involved -As statute or regulation authorizes or requires

Interoperable communications systems enable personnel and organizations to communicate...

-Within and across jurisdictions and organizations -Via voice, data, and video systems -In real time

JIC is...

-a central location that houses JIS operations and where public information staff perform essential information and public affairs functions.

Three common ways of organizing EOC Teams:

1. ICS or ICS-like structure 2. Incident Support Model structure 3. Departmental structure

Data collection and processing include the following standard elements:

1. Initial size up/ rapid assessment 2. Data collection plans 3. Validation 4. Analysis 5. Dissemination 6. Updating

how many NIMS Management Characteristics are there

14

When collecting data, personnel should do which of the following? Select all that apply. A. Follow data collection techniques and standards B. Recycle assessments from data C. Conduct analysis of data D. Delete transmissions of data from certain channels

A & C

Which of the following are supporting elements of the JIS? Select all that apply. A. Public Information Officer B. Emergency Operations Centers C. Incident Commander D. Joint Information Center

A & D

Which of the following statements about NIMS are correct? Select all that apply. A. NIMS is scalable, flexible, and adaptable for all incidents. B. NIMS is a resource ordering system and communications plan. C. NIMS is a set of concepts and principles for all threats. D. NIMS is used only during large-scale incidents.

A, & C. NIMS is scalable, flexible, and adaptable for all incidents. It is also a set of concepts and principles for all threats.

Which of the following take place within the Track and Report stage of the resource management process? Select all that apply. A. Protects the safety and security of personnel and resources B. Enables resource coordination and movement C. Estimates date and time of arrival D. Helps staff prepare to receive and use resources

A, B, & D.

Which of the following statements are correct about MAC Groups? Select all that apply. A. During incidents, MAC Groups make cooperative multiagency decisions. B. During incidents, MAC Groups impede decision making among elected officials. C. During incidents, MAC Groups support resource prioritization and allocation. D. During incidents, MAC Groups act as a policy-level body.

A, C, & D

Which of the following statements are accurate about an Area Command? Select all that apply. A. Area Commands are frequently established as Unified Area Commands and use the same principles as a Unified Command. B. An Area Command is generally activated during all incidents and is solely based on the complexity of the incident. C. An Area Command organization oversees the management of multiple incidents or a very large or evolving situation. D. Area Command is particularly relevant to situations with several Incident Command Posts (ICPs) requesting similar, scarce resources.

A, C, & D.

Public Communications:

Alerts and warnings, press conferences.

Which of the following statements describes Data Interoperability? A. The use of common terminology helps incident management personnel communicate and coordinate. B. Common communications protocols enable the dissemination of information among all incident management elements. C. Personnel should use plain language and clear text; avoid using organizational acronyms or jargon such as "10-codes" during incidents involving multiple organizations.

B

Which of the following statements is accurate about a Joint Information Center (JIC)? A. Provides high-level, strategic policy guidance to operations/coordination centers. B. Manages Joint Information System (JIS) operations to ensure coordination and public messaging is occurring among all levels. C. Activates and organizes local EOCs. D. Manages local emergency personnel when incidents occur or threaten to occur.

B

Which of the following are Strategic Communications? A. Communications between on-scene command and tactical personnel and cooperating agencies and organizations. B. High-level directions, resource priority decisions, roles and responsibilities determinations, and incident management courses of action. C. Coordination of support of strategic and tactical communications. D. Emergency alerts and warnings; press conferences.

B.

Order and Acquire resources; requirements

Both incident command and emergency operations center staffs make initial and ongoing assessments of resource requirements based on incident priorities and objectives. If identified resource requirements are available locally they will be activated or ordered. Resources that are not available locally can be ordered by executing contracts, implementing mutual aid agreements, or requesting assistance from another level of government (local government to a State, State to the Federal Government). An external jurisdiction or organization that is requested to provide resources must consent to the request. NIMS resource typing (discussed previously) is designed for use when ordering resources to ensure the resource provided meets the mission needs. A jurisdiction can use these resource type definitions to clearly define their resource requirements.

Which Emergency Operations Center (EOC) structure may reflect an organization that focuses efforts on information, planning, and resource support? A. Incident Support Model (ISM) B. ICS or ICS-like EOC Structure C. Area Command EOC Structure D. Departmental EOC Structure

A, Incident Support Model.

Which of the following NIMS Management Characteristics allow units from diverse agencies to connect, share information, and achieve situational awareness? A. Integrated Communications B. Common Terminology C. Unified Command D. Incident Facilities and Locations

A, Integrated Communications

The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status" is the goal of which of the following? A. Order and Acquire B. Demobilize C. Track and Report D. Mobilize

B, Demobilize

The NIMS guiding principle of ______________ facilitates interoperability among organizations in incident response. A. Flexibility B. Standardization C. Unity of Effort D. Planned Events

B, The NIMS guiding principle of standardization facilitates interoperability among organizations in incident response.

Which of the following is associated with multijurisdictional or multiagency incident management? A. Incident Commander B. Unified Command C. Area Command D. Agency Command

B, Unified Command.

PIO definition

Public Informations Officer

Situation Report (SITREP)

Regular reports that contain information regarding the incident status during the past operational period and the specific details for an incident.

Reimburse & Restocking of resources; requirements

Reimbursement provides for payment of expenses incurred by resource providers. Reimbursement processes: -Establish and maintain the readiness of resources -Collect bills and validate costs -Ensure that resource providers are paid in a timely manner -Restock through replacement or repair of damaged equipment Reimbursement procedures are often specified in mutual aid and assistance agreements.

Status Report

Reports, such as spot reports, that include vital and/or time-sensitive information. Status reports are typically function-specific and less formal than SITREPS.

Resource Management

Resource Management describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources, including personnel, equipment, supplies, teams, and facilities, both before and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively share resources when needed.

Interoperability definition

the capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact and work well together.