FEMA IS 700B EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
◉ assistant qualifications. Answer: should have a level of technical
capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to the
primary positions
◉ assisting agency. Answer: an agency or organization providing
personnel, services, or other resources to the agency with direct
responsibility for incident management
◉ cooperating agency. Answer: an agency supplying assistance other
than direct operational or support functions or resources to the
incident management effort
◉ agency representative. Answer: an individual assigned to an
incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who is delegated
authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agency's
participation at the incident
◉ operations section. Answer: -directs and coordinates all incident
tactical operations
-is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the
incident
,-expands from the bottom up
-has the most incident resources
-may have staging areas and special organizations
◉ operations section chief. Answer: -is responsible to the incident
commander for the direct management of all incident-related
operational activities
-established tactical objectives for each operational period
-has direct involvement in the preparation of the incident action
plan
◉ staging areas. Answer: are set up at the incident where resources
can wait for tactical assignment, all resources in the staging area are
assigned and ready for deployment
◉ staging area manager. Answer: will report to the operations
section chief or to the incident commander if the operations section
chief has not been designated
◉ divisions. Answer: divide an incident into physical or geographical
areas
◉ groups. Answer: divide the incident into functional areas of
operation
, ◉ branches. Answer: established when the number of divisions or
groups exceeds an effective span of control for the operations
section chief
◉ air operations branch reports directly to. Answer: the operations
section chief
◉ air tactical group. Answer: coordinates all airborne activity
◉ air support group. Answer: provides all incident ground-based
support to aviation resources
◉ planning section responsibilities. Answer: -maintaining resource
status
-maintaining and displaying situation status
-preparing the incident action plan (IAP)
-developing alternative strategies
-providing documentation services
-preparing the demobilization plan
-providing primary location for technical specialists assigned to an
incident
ANSWERS 2026 CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
◉ assistant qualifications. Answer: should have a level of technical
capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to the
primary positions
◉ assisting agency. Answer: an agency or organization providing
personnel, services, or other resources to the agency with direct
responsibility for incident management
◉ cooperating agency. Answer: an agency supplying assistance other
than direct operational or support functions or resources to the
incident management effort
◉ agency representative. Answer: an individual assigned to an
incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who is delegated
authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agency's
participation at the incident
◉ operations section. Answer: -directs and coordinates all incident
tactical operations
-is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the
incident
,-expands from the bottom up
-has the most incident resources
-may have staging areas and special organizations
◉ operations section chief. Answer: -is responsible to the incident
commander for the direct management of all incident-related
operational activities
-established tactical objectives for each operational period
-has direct involvement in the preparation of the incident action
plan
◉ staging areas. Answer: are set up at the incident where resources
can wait for tactical assignment, all resources in the staging area are
assigned and ready for deployment
◉ staging area manager. Answer: will report to the operations
section chief or to the incident commander if the operations section
chief has not been designated
◉ divisions. Answer: divide an incident into physical or geographical
areas
◉ groups. Answer: divide the incident into functional areas of
operation
, ◉ branches. Answer: established when the number of divisions or
groups exceeds an effective span of control for the operations
section chief
◉ air operations branch reports directly to. Answer: the operations
section chief
◉ air tactical group. Answer: coordinates all airborne activity
◉ air support group. Answer: provides all incident ground-based
support to aviation resources
◉ planning section responsibilities. Answer: -maintaining resource
status
-maintaining and displaying situation status
-preparing the incident action plan (IAP)
-developing alternative strategies
-providing documentation services
-preparing the demobilization plan
-providing primary location for technical specialists assigned to an
incident
