What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency Operation
Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System - ANSWER
Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of an
organization, the organization is said to have a _____________. - ANSWER Chain of com-
mand
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - ANSWER
Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. - ANSWER Matching an or-
ganizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? - ANSWER A single Incident-
Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of response agencies from
federal, state, and local government authorities, how might the unified command be struc-
tured? - ANSWER Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies comprise the
Unified Command and share responsibility for incident management
Complex incidents require the applications of immediate response actions. What is one ex-
ample of a planning consideration for complex incidents? - ANSWER Communications
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Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System - ANSWER
Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of an
organization, the organization is said to have a _____________. - ANSWER Chain of com-
mand
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - ANSWER
Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. - ANSWER Matching an or-
ganizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? - ANSWER A single Incident-
Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of response agencies from
federal, state, and local government authorities, how might the unified command be struc-
tured? - ANSWER Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies comprise the
Unified Command and share responsibility for incident management
Complex incidents require the applications of immediate response actions. What is one ex-
ample of a planning consideration for complex incidents? - ANSWER Communications
and information may be incomplete
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