FEMA IS 700.B - AN INTRO TO THE
NIMS EXAM (UPDATED 2026)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ UPDATE 2025-
2026 (COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
ASSURED SUCCESS GRADED A+!!!
National Incident Management System - Correct Answer ✔✔ NIMS
flexibility, standardization, unity of effort - Correct Answer ✔✔ guiding principles of
NIMS (3)
resource management, command and coordination, communications and information
management - Correct Answer ✔✔ major components of NIMS (3)
standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources before and during incidents -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Resource Management
personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available
for assignment or allocation - Correct Answer ✔✔ resources
identifying & typing resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for
resources, and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources - Correct Answer ✔✔ key
activities of Resource Management (4)
Assigning a designation of capability, category, kind, and type to each resource that
allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy resources. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Resource Typing
the resource's capability to perform its function in prevention, protection, mitigation,
response, or recovery - Correct Answer ✔✔ capability (in resource typing)
Basic Life Support (BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which
describes the core capability for which a resource is most useful - Correct Answer ✔✔
capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law
enforcement, health and medical) - Correct Answer ✔✔ category (in resource typing)
, In resource typing this example is within Emergency Medical Services - Correct Answer
✔✔ category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
a broad characterization of a resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities - Correct Answer ✔✔ kind (in resource typing)
In resource typing this example is a team - Correct Answer ✔✔ kind of a Type 3
Ambulance Ground Team
this is a number assigned to the resource's minimum capability to perform its function,
based on size/power/capacity of equipment or experience/qualifications of personnel
and teams - Correct Answer ✔✔ type (in resource typing)
Authority Having Jurisdiction - Correct Answer ✔✔ AHJ
the entity that has the authority and responsibility for qualification, certification, and
credentialing within its organization or jurisdiction - Correct Answer ✔✔ Authority
Having Jurisdiction
Assuring personnel meet the minimum established standards (including training,
experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions - Correct Answer ✔✔
Qualifying
recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction or a third party that an individual has
completed qualification for a position - Correct Answer ✔✔ Certification
documentation - typically an identification card or badge - that identifies personnel and
verifies their qualifications for a particular position - Correct Answer ✔✔ Credentialing
stockpiling, mutual aid agreements, reassigning resources that are performing non-
essential tasks, vendor contracts - Correct Answer ✔✔ possible plans to address
required resources
the sharing of resources and services between jurisdictions or organizations - Correct
Answer ✔✔ mutual aid
documentation that establishes the legal basis for two or more entities to share
resources - Correct Answer ✔✔ mutual aid agreements
Emergency Management Assistance Compact - Correct Answer ✔✔ EMAC
a congressionally ratified mutual aid compact that defines a non-Federal, state-to-state
system for sharing resources across state lines during an emergency or disaster -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Emergency Management Assistance Compact
NIMS EXAM (UPDATED 2026)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ UPDATE 2025-
2026 (COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
ASSURED SUCCESS GRADED A+!!!
National Incident Management System - Correct Answer ✔✔ NIMS
flexibility, standardization, unity of effort - Correct Answer ✔✔ guiding principles of
NIMS (3)
resource management, command and coordination, communications and information
management - Correct Answer ✔✔ major components of NIMS (3)
standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources before and during incidents -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Resource Management
personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities available or potentially available
for assignment or allocation - Correct Answer ✔✔ resources
identifying & typing resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning for
resources, and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources - Correct Answer ✔✔ key
activities of Resource Management (4)
Assigning a designation of capability, category, kind, and type to each resource that
allows Incident Commanders to request and deploy resources. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Resource Typing
the resource's capability to perform its function in prevention, protection, mitigation,
response, or recovery - Correct Answer ✔✔ capability (in resource typing)
Basic Life Support (BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which
describes the core capability for which a resource is most useful - Correct Answer ✔✔
capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
the function for which a resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law
enforcement, health and medical) - Correct Answer ✔✔ category (in resource typing)
, In resource typing this example is within Emergency Medical Services - Correct Answer
✔✔ category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team
a broad characterization of a resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities - Correct Answer ✔✔ kind (in resource typing)
In resource typing this example is a team - Correct Answer ✔✔ kind of a Type 3
Ambulance Ground Team
this is a number assigned to the resource's minimum capability to perform its function,
based on size/power/capacity of equipment or experience/qualifications of personnel
and teams - Correct Answer ✔✔ type (in resource typing)
Authority Having Jurisdiction - Correct Answer ✔✔ AHJ
the entity that has the authority and responsibility for qualification, certification, and
credentialing within its organization or jurisdiction - Correct Answer ✔✔ Authority
Having Jurisdiction
Assuring personnel meet the minimum established standards (including training,
experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions - Correct Answer ✔✔
Qualifying
recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction or a third party that an individual has
completed qualification for a position - Correct Answer ✔✔ Certification
documentation - typically an identification card or badge - that identifies personnel and
verifies their qualifications for a particular position - Correct Answer ✔✔ Credentialing
stockpiling, mutual aid agreements, reassigning resources that are performing non-
essential tasks, vendor contracts - Correct Answer ✔✔ possible plans to address
required resources
the sharing of resources and services between jurisdictions or organizations - Correct
Answer ✔✔ mutual aid
documentation that establishes the legal basis for two or more entities to share
resources - Correct Answer ✔✔ mutual aid agreements
Emergency Management Assistance Compact - Correct Answer ✔✔ EMAC
a congressionally ratified mutual aid compact that defines a non-Federal, state-to-state
system for sharing resources across state lines during an emergency or disaster -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Emergency Management Assistance Compact
