NIMS 700.A TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 requires all Federal departments and
agencies to: - ANSWER -Make adoption of NIMS by State, tribal, and local
organizations a condition fro Federal preparedness assistance (through grants,
contracts, and other activities).
ICS encourages jurisdictions to use common terminology. Common terminology: -
ANSWER -Uses plain English to allow personnel from different agencies to work
together.
Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents
being handled by separate Incident Command organizations? - ANSWER -Area
Command
The National Response Framework presents the guiding principles that: - ANSWER -
Provide the structure and mechanisms to ensure effective Federal support of State,
tribal, and local related activities.
Exercises should:
-Include multidisciplinary, multijurisdicitional incidents.
-Include participation of private-sector and nongovernmental organizations.
-Cover aspects of preparedness plans, including activating mutual aid and assistance
agreements. - ANSWER -Contain a mechanism for incorporating corrective actions
In an Incident Command System organization, the term 'General Staff' refers to: -
ANSWER -Incident management personnel organized according to function (i.e.,
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and
Finance/Administration Section Chief) and who report directly to Incident Commander.
Select the NIMS term that is defined as 'the architecture to support coordination for
incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration,
and information coordination.' - ANSWER -Multiagency Coordination System
HSPD-5 required the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mechanism for
ensuring the ongoing management and maintenance of NIMS. The Secretary
established the National Integration Center to perform all of the following functions
EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Inventorying and tracking all national resources and assets
available for deployment in incidents managed using NIMS.
The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support
incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. - ANSWER
-Emergency Operations Center
ANSWERS
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 requires all Federal departments and
agencies to: - ANSWER -Make adoption of NIMS by State, tribal, and local
organizations a condition fro Federal preparedness assistance (through grants,
contracts, and other activities).
ICS encourages jurisdictions to use common terminology. Common terminology: -
ANSWER -Uses plain English to allow personnel from different agencies to work
together.
Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents
being handled by separate Incident Command organizations? - ANSWER -Area
Command
The National Response Framework presents the guiding principles that: - ANSWER -
Provide the structure and mechanisms to ensure effective Federal support of State,
tribal, and local related activities.
Exercises should:
-Include multidisciplinary, multijurisdicitional incidents.
-Include participation of private-sector and nongovernmental organizations.
-Cover aspects of preparedness plans, including activating mutual aid and assistance
agreements. - ANSWER -Contain a mechanism for incorporating corrective actions
In an Incident Command System organization, the term 'General Staff' refers to: -
ANSWER -Incident management personnel organized according to function (i.e.,
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and
Finance/Administration Section Chief) and who report directly to Incident Commander.
Select the NIMS term that is defined as 'the architecture to support coordination for
incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration,
and information coordination.' - ANSWER -Multiagency Coordination System
HSPD-5 required the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mechanism for
ensuring the ongoing management and maintenance of NIMS. The Secretary
established the National Integration Center to perform all of the following functions
EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Inventorying and tracking all national resources and assets
available for deployment in incidents managed using NIMS.
The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support
incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place. - ANSWER
-Emergency Operations Center