FEMA IS 700.B AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM TRAINING SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Answer: The federal agency tasked with all aspects of domestic incident
management.
⩥ National Integration Center.
Answer: NIC
⩥ Nongovernmental Organizations.
Answer: NGO
⩥ Multiagency Coordination Group.
Answer: MAC Group
⩥ Multiagency Coordination System(s).
Answer: MACS
,⩥ Incident Management Team.
Answer: IMT
⩥ Area Command.
Answer: An organization established to oversee the management of
either multiple incidents that are each being handled by and Incident
Command System organization or one large incident that has multiple
Incident Management Teams assigned to it.
⩥ General Staff.
Answer: Consists of the following Incident Command System positions:
Operations Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, Planning Section
Chief, Finance/Administration Section Chief, and possibly an
Intelligence/Investigations Section Chief.
⩥ Incident Action Plan (IAP).
Answer: A formal document that includes several components and
provides a coherent means of communicating overall incident objectives
in the contexts of both operational and support activities. The most
important section is the incident objectives. An IAP is often verbal
during fast-moving tactical events.
⩥ Incident Command (IC).
, Answer: The Incident Command System position responsible for overall
incident management. This person establishes all strategic incident
objectives and ensures that those objectives are carried out effectively.
⩥ Incident Command Post.
Answer: The location from which Incident Command manages the
incident. The command post should be easily identified and its location
known to all responding resources.
⩥ Incident Command System (ICS).
Answer: A system for domestic incident management that is based on an
expandable, flexible structure and that uses common terminology,
positions, and incident facilities.
⩥ Staging Area.
Answer: The location at which resources assigned to an incident are held
until they are assigned to a specific function.
⩥ Treatment Area.
Answer: An incident facility that is used as a location for the collection
and treatment of patients prior to transport; typically organized
according to patient status.
⩥ Unified Command (UC).
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM TRAINING SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Answer: The federal agency tasked with all aspects of domestic incident
management.
⩥ National Integration Center.
Answer: NIC
⩥ Nongovernmental Organizations.
Answer: NGO
⩥ Multiagency Coordination Group.
Answer: MAC Group
⩥ Multiagency Coordination System(s).
Answer: MACS
,⩥ Incident Management Team.
Answer: IMT
⩥ Area Command.
Answer: An organization established to oversee the management of
either multiple incidents that are each being handled by and Incident
Command System organization or one large incident that has multiple
Incident Management Teams assigned to it.
⩥ General Staff.
Answer: Consists of the following Incident Command System positions:
Operations Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, Planning Section
Chief, Finance/Administration Section Chief, and possibly an
Intelligence/Investigations Section Chief.
⩥ Incident Action Plan (IAP).
Answer: A formal document that includes several components and
provides a coherent means of communicating overall incident objectives
in the contexts of both operational and support activities. The most
important section is the incident objectives. An IAP is often verbal
during fast-moving tactical events.
⩥ Incident Command (IC).
, Answer: The Incident Command System position responsible for overall
incident management. This person establishes all strategic incident
objectives and ensures that those objectives are carried out effectively.
⩥ Incident Command Post.
Answer: The location from which Incident Command manages the
incident. The command post should be easily identified and its location
known to all responding resources.
⩥ Incident Command System (ICS).
Answer: A system for domestic incident management that is based on an
expandable, flexible structure and that uses common terminology,
positions, and incident facilities.
⩥ Staging Area.
Answer: The location at which resources assigned to an incident are held
until they are assigned to a specific function.
⩥ Treatment Area.
Answer: An incident facility that is used as a location for the collection
and treatment of patients prior to transport; typically organized
according to patient status.
⩥ Unified Command (UC).
