FEMA ICS 200 CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE 2026
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND INCIDENT
CONTROL PROCESSES
◉ True.
Answer: All levels of government, the private sector, and
nongovernmental agencies must be prepared to prevent,
protect against,
mitigate,
respond to, and
recover from a wide spectrum of major events and natural disasters
that exceed the capabilities of any single entity
◉ HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents.
Answer: identified steps for improved coordination in response to
incidents. It required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to
coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies and State,
local, and tribal governments to establish a National Response
Framework (NRF) and a National Incident Management System
(NIMS).
◉ HSPD-8, National Preparedness.
,Answer: directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a
National Preparedness System—a common, unified approach to
"strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major
disasters, and other emergencies.
◉ Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness.
Answer: describes the Nation's approach to preparedness-one that
involves the whole community, including individuals, businesses,
community- and faith-based organizations, schools, tribes, and all
levels of government (Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial).
◉ National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Answer: provides a consistent framework for incident management
at all jurisdictional levels regardless of the cause, size, or complexity
of the incident and provides the Nation's first responders and
authorities with the same foundation for incident management for
terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
◉ These major components of NIMS provide a common framework
to integrate these diverse capabilities and achieve common goals..
Answer: Resource Management
Command and Coordination
Communications and Information Management
,◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ NIMS Management Characteristics.
Answer: 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
◉ Chain of command.
Answer: Incident commander
public info officer, safety officer, liaison officer= command staff
operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin = general staff
branch director/air operations branch director=operations and
service branch director/support branch director=logistics
◉ Unity of command.
Answer: means that each individual involved in incident operations
will be assigned - and will report - to only one supervisor.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND INCIDENT
CONTROL PROCESSES
◉ True.
Answer: All levels of government, the private sector, and
nongovernmental agencies must be prepared to prevent,
protect against,
mitigate,
respond to, and
recover from a wide spectrum of major events and natural disasters
that exceed the capabilities of any single entity
◉ HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents.
Answer: identified steps for improved coordination in response to
incidents. It required the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to
coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies and State,
local, and tribal governments to establish a National Response
Framework (NRF) and a National Incident Management System
(NIMS).
◉ HSPD-8, National Preparedness.
,Answer: directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a
National Preparedness System—a common, unified approach to
"strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major
disasters, and other emergencies.
◉ Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness.
Answer: describes the Nation's approach to preparedness-one that
involves the whole community, including individuals, businesses,
community- and faith-based organizations, schools, tribes, and all
levels of government (Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial).
◉ National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Answer: provides a consistent framework for incident management
at all jurisdictional levels regardless of the cause, size, or complexity
of the incident and provides the Nation's first responders and
authorities with the same foundation for incident management for
terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
◉ These major components of NIMS provide a common framework
to integrate these diverse capabilities and achieve common goals..
Answer: Resource Management
Command and Coordination
Communications and Information Management
,◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ True.
Answer: 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.
◉ NIMS Management Characteristics.
Answer: 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
◉ Chain of command.
Answer: Incident commander
public info officer, safety officer, liaison officer= command staff
operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin = general staff
branch director/air operations branch director=operations and
service branch director/support branch director=logistics
◉ Unity of command.
Answer: means that each individual involved in incident operations
will be assigned - and will report - to only one supervisor.
