NIMS 100, 200, 700 & 800 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
[N100]: What is an Incident Command System?
(The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to incident
management that is used for Emergencies and Planned Events.
[N100]: What does NIMS stand for?
N.I.M.S - The National Incident Management System.
[N100]: What is the Span Of Control?
Refers to the number of individuals or resources that ONE supervisor can manage
effectively during an incident.
[N100]: What are Integrated Communications?
Facilitated through the development and use of common communications plan and
interoperable communication processes and systems that include voice and data links.
[N100]: When should Transfer of Command occur and what should it include?
Transfer of command may occur during the course of an incident, When the command
is transferred, the process should include a briefing that captures all essential
information for continuing safe and effective operations.
[N100]: What is Unified Command?
Unified Command manages the incident through jointly approved objectives. Unified
Command allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional
, responsibilities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency, authority,
responsibility and accountability.
[N100]: What is Chain of Command?
An orderly line that details how authority flows through the hierarchy of the incident
management organization.
[N100]: What is Unity of Command?
Unity of Command deals with the fact that all individuals have a single designated
supervisor they report to, in an Unity of Command you only report to ONE supervisor
and you receive work from your ICS supervisor.
[N100]: What is Resource Tracking?
Supervisors must record and report resource status changes as they occur.
[N100]: What is the Five Major Functional Areas included in N100?
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Adminsitration.
[N100]: What are the 5 Functional Areas objective tasks?
Operations - conduct to reach the incident objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all
operational resources.
Planning - Supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources,
collecting/analyzing information, and maintaining documentation.
Logistics - Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the
incident objectives.
Finance - Monitors costs related to the incident. Provides accounting, procurement, time
recording, and cost analyse.
[N100]: What position is always staffed in the ICS applications?
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
[N100]: What is an Incident Command System?
(The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to incident
management that is used for Emergencies and Planned Events.
[N100]: What does NIMS stand for?
N.I.M.S - The National Incident Management System.
[N100]: What is the Span Of Control?
Refers to the number of individuals or resources that ONE supervisor can manage
effectively during an incident.
[N100]: What are Integrated Communications?
Facilitated through the development and use of common communications plan and
interoperable communication processes and systems that include voice and data links.
[N100]: When should Transfer of Command occur and what should it include?
Transfer of command may occur during the course of an incident, When the command
is transferred, the process should include a briefing that captures all essential
information for continuing safe and effective operations.
[N100]: What is Unified Command?
Unified Command manages the incident through jointly approved objectives. Unified
Command allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional
, responsibilities to work together effectively without affecting individual agency, authority,
responsibility and accountability.
[N100]: What is Chain of Command?
An orderly line that details how authority flows through the hierarchy of the incident
management organization.
[N100]: What is Unity of Command?
Unity of Command deals with the fact that all individuals have a single designated
supervisor they report to, in an Unity of Command you only report to ONE supervisor
and you receive work from your ICS supervisor.
[N100]: What is Resource Tracking?
Supervisors must record and report resource status changes as they occur.
[N100]: What is the Five Major Functional Areas included in N100?
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Adminsitration.
[N100]: What are the 5 Functional Areas objective tasks?
Operations - conduct to reach the incident objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all
operational resources.
Planning - Supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources,
collecting/analyzing information, and maintaining documentation.
Logistics - Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the
incident objectives.
Finance - Monitors costs related to the incident. Provides accounting, procurement, time
recording, and cost analyse.
[N100]: What position is always staffed in the ICS applications?
