FEMA IS-0700.B: AN INTRODUCTION TO NIMS, IS-700.B: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
Question 1
Which NIMS management characteristic includes documents that record and communicate
incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
A) Common Terminology
B) Information and Intelligence Management
C) Incident Action Planning
D) Modular Organization
E) Manageable Span of Control
Correct Answer: C) Incident Action Planning
Rationale: Incident Action Plans (IAPs) represent concise, coherent means of capturing and
communicating overall incident priorities, objectives, strategies, tactics, and assignments in
both operational and support contexts. They ensure that all responders are working toward
the same goals for a specific operational period.
Question 2
Which Incident Command System (ICS) structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly
manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?
A) Area Command
B) Multiagency Coordination (MAC) Group
C) Unified Command
D) Emergency Operations Center
E) Joint Information Center
Correct Answer: C) Unified Command
Rationale: Unified Command allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and
functional responsibilities to coordinate, plan, and interact effectively. It allows for the
creation of a single IAP and ensures that no agency's authority is compromised while
maintaining unity of effort.
Question 3
Which NIMS management characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing,
assessing, sharing, and managing data?
A) Integrated Communications
B) Information and Intelligence Management
C) Accountability
D) Management by Objectives
E) Comprehensive Resource Management
Correct Answer: B) Information and Intelligence Management
Rationale: Incident management must rely on a foundation of shared information and
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intelligence. This characteristic ensures that data is handled in a systematic way to support
decision-making and situational awareness throughout the incident lifecycle.
Question 4
Which NIMS management characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for
major organizational functions and units?
A) Modular Organization
B) Common Terminology
C) Unified Command
D) Manageable Span of Control
E) Chain of Command
Correct Answer: B) Common Terminology
Rationale: Standardization is essential for interoperability. Common terminology prevents
confusion by ensuring that personnel from different agencies use the same words for
functions, resource typing, and facilities, avoiding the use of agency-specific jargon or radio
codes.
Question 5
Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident by
ensuring supervisors know the location and status of resources?
A) Order and Acquire
B) Mobilize
C) Track and Report
D) Demobilize
E) Identify and Type
Correct Answer: C) Track and Report
Rationale: Tracking and reporting occur during an incident to provide a real-time picture of
resource availability, usage, and location. This allows managers to allocate resources
efficiently and ensures the safety of responders by accounting for their whereabouts.
Question 6
Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning,
determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.
A) True
B) False
C) Only in federal-level incidents
D) Only during the recovery phase
E) Only within the JIS
Correct Answer: A) True
Rationale: A core principle of NIMS is the sharing of information across all command and
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coordination structures. This shared situational awareness is necessary for accurate cost
tracking, effective planning, and the identification of hazards to ensure responder safety.
Question 7
Each ICS General Staff Section is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident
Commander or Unified Command.
A) Director
B) Officer
C) Section Chief
D) Unit Leader
E) Coordinator
Correct Answer: C) Section Chief
Rationale: In the ICS structure, the General Staff is composed of Section Chiefs for
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. They are responsible for the
broad functional areas of the response and report directly to the Command level.
Question 8
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing
resources during an emergency or disaster.
A) True
B) False
Correct Answer: A) True
Rationale: EMAC is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and
structure to interstate mutual aid. It allows states to share medical, military, and
emergency personnel and equipment during governor-declared states of emergency.
Question 9
The use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which
key communications principle?
A) Resilience and Redundancy
B) Interoperability
C) Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
D) Security
E) Standardization
Correct Answer: C) Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
Rationale: Reliability ensures that systems are familiar and dependable in any situation.
Scalability allows systems to expand for larger incidents, and portability ensures they can
be moved and integrated across different jurisdictions.
Question 10
The three NIMS guiding principles are:
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
Question 1
Which NIMS management characteristic includes documents that record and communicate
incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
A) Common Terminology
B) Information and Intelligence Management
C) Incident Action Planning
D) Modular Organization
E) Manageable Span of Control
Correct Answer: C) Incident Action Planning
Rationale: Incident Action Plans (IAPs) represent concise, coherent means of capturing and
communicating overall incident priorities, objectives, strategies, tactics, and assignments in
both operational and support contexts. They ensure that all responders are working toward
the same goals for a specific operational period.
Question 2
Which Incident Command System (ICS) structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly
manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?
A) Area Command
B) Multiagency Coordination (MAC) Group
C) Unified Command
D) Emergency Operations Center
E) Joint Information Center
Correct Answer: C) Unified Command
Rationale: Unified Command allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and
functional responsibilities to coordinate, plan, and interact effectively. It allows for the
creation of a single IAP and ensures that no agency's authority is compromised while
maintaining unity of effort.
Question 3
Which NIMS management characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing,
assessing, sharing, and managing data?
A) Integrated Communications
B) Information and Intelligence Management
C) Accountability
D) Management by Objectives
E) Comprehensive Resource Management
Correct Answer: B) Information and Intelligence Management
Rationale: Incident management must rely on a foundation of shared information and
, 2
intelligence. This characteristic ensures that data is handled in a systematic way to support
decision-making and situational awareness throughout the incident lifecycle.
Question 4
Which NIMS management characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for
major organizational functions and units?
A) Modular Organization
B) Common Terminology
C) Unified Command
D) Manageable Span of Control
E) Chain of Command
Correct Answer: B) Common Terminology
Rationale: Standardization is essential for interoperability. Common terminology prevents
confusion by ensuring that personnel from different agencies use the same words for
functions, resource typing, and facilities, avoiding the use of agency-specific jargon or radio
codes.
Question 5
Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident by
ensuring supervisors know the location and status of resources?
A) Order and Acquire
B) Mobilize
C) Track and Report
D) Demobilize
E) Identify and Type
Correct Answer: C) Track and Report
Rationale: Tracking and reporting occur during an incident to provide a real-time picture of
resource availability, usage, and location. This allows managers to allocate resources
efficiently and ensures the safety of responders by accounting for their whereabouts.
Question 6
Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning,
determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.
A) True
B) False
C) Only in federal-level incidents
D) Only during the recovery phase
E) Only within the JIS
Correct Answer: A) True
Rationale: A core principle of NIMS is the sharing of information across all command and
, 3
coordination structures. This shared situational awareness is necessary for accurate cost
tracking, effective planning, and the identification of hazards to ensure responder safety.
Question 7
Each ICS General Staff Section is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident
Commander or Unified Command.
A) Director
B) Officer
C) Section Chief
D) Unit Leader
E) Coordinator
Correct Answer: C) Section Chief
Rationale: In the ICS structure, the General Staff is composed of Section Chiefs for
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. They are responsible for the
broad functional areas of the response and report directly to the Command level.
Question 8
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing
resources during an emergency or disaster.
A) True
B) False
Correct Answer: A) True
Rationale: EMAC is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and
structure to interstate mutual aid. It allows states to share medical, military, and
emergency personnel and equipment during governor-declared states of emergency.
Question 9
The use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which
key communications principle?
A) Resilience and Redundancy
B) Interoperability
C) Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
D) Security
E) Standardization
Correct Answer: C) Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
Rationale: Reliability ensures that systems are familiar and dependable in any situation.
Scalability allows systems to expand for larger incidents, and portability ensures they can
be moved and integrated across different jurisdictions.
Question 10
The three NIMS guiding principles are:
