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FEMA IS- 700. B FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS| GRADE A | 100% CORRECT
(2024/ 2025)
1. Maintaining an appropriate span of control ensures effective incident
management by enabling supervisors to - ANS ✓-direct and supervise
subordinates
-communicate with and manage resources
2. When a supervisor's span of control becomes unmanageable - ANS
✓they can assign subordinate supervisors or redistribute subordinates to
manage portions of the organization in order to regain a manageable span
of control
3. Span of control can change based on - ANS ✓-type of incident
-nature of the task
-existing hazards and safety factors
-distances between personnel and resources
4. Establishment of command - ANS ✓the organization with primary
responsibility for the incident establishes command by designating the
incident commander (IC) or unified command (UC)
5. Who determines the protocol for transferring command - ANS ✓the
current command
6. The transfer process should always include - ANS ✓a briefing or the
incoming IC/UC on all essential information for continuing safe and
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effective operations, the transfer of command should also be
communicated to all incident personnel
7. Principles of accountability - ANS ✓-check-in/checkout
-incident action planning
-unity of command
-personal responsibility
span of control
-resource tracking
8. Management by objectives - ANS ✓all activities are directed to
accomplish defined objectives in an incident
9. Who established incident objectives under ICS? - ANS ✓the incident
commander or unified command
10. Management by objectives includes - ANS ✓-establishing specific,
measurable, objectives
-identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives
-developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures and protocols to
accomplish tasks
-documenting results against objectives to measure performance, facilitate
corrective actions, and inform development of objectives for the next operational
period
11. Who established incident support facilities for specific
purposes? - ans ✓the incident commander, unified command or EOC
director
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12. These facilities are identified and located based on - ANS ✓the
requirements of the situation
13. What will influence the designation of facilities and locations -
ANS ✓incident size and complexity
14. Typical designated facilities - ANS ✓-incident command post
(ICP)
-incident base
-staging areas
-camps
-mass casualty triage areas
-points-of-distribution
-emergency shelters
15. Unified command is typically used for incidents involving - ANS
✓-multiple jurisdictions
-a single jurisdiction with multiagency involvement
-multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement
16. Unified command allows - ANS ✓agencies with different
authorities and responsibilities to work together efficiently without
affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability
17. Dispatch/deployment - ANS ✓resources should deploy only when
requested and dispatched through established procedures by appropriate
authorities
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18. Comprehensive resource management - ANS ✓maintaining
accurate and up-to-date resource tracking are essential components of
incident management
19. Resources include - ANS ✓personnel, equipment, teams, supplies,
and facilities available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
20. Chain of command refers to - ANS ✓the orderly command
hierarchy within an incident management organization
21. Unity of command means - ANS ✓each individual reports to only
one designated supervisor
22. Chain of command and unity of command principles - ANS ✓-
clarify reporting relationships
-eliminate confusion caused by conflicting instructions
-enable incident managers to all levels to direct the actions of all personnel under
their supervision
23. Incident-related information and intelligence is managed by -
ANS ✓the incident management organization through established
processes for
-gathering
-analyzing
-assessing
-sharing
-managing
24. Information and intelligence management includes - ANS
✓identifying essential elements of information (EEI)
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FEMA IS- 700. B FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS| GRADE A | 100% CORRECT
(2024/ 2025)
1. Maintaining an appropriate span of control ensures effective incident
management by enabling supervisors to - ANS ✓-direct and supervise
subordinates
-communicate with and manage resources
2. When a supervisor's span of control becomes unmanageable - ANS
✓they can assign subordinate supervisors or redistribute subordinates to
manage portions of the organization in order to regain a manageable span
of control
3. Span of control can change based on - ANS ✓-type of incident
-nature of the task
-existing hazards and safety factors
-distances between personnel and resources
4. Establishment of command - ANS ✓the organization with primary
responsibility for the incident establishes command by designating the
incident commander (IC) or unified command (UC)
5. Who determines the protocol for transferring command - ANS ✓the
current command
6. The transfer process should always include - ANS ✓a briefing or the
incoming IC/UC on all essential information for continuing safe and
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effective operations, the transfer of command should also be
communicated to all incident personnel
7. Principles of accountability - ANS ✓-check-in/checkout
-incident action planning
-unity of command
-personal responsibility
span of control
-resource tracking
8. Management by objectives - ANS ✓all activities are directed to
accomplish defined objectives in an incident
9. Who established incident objectives under ICS? - ANS ✓the incident
commander or unified command
10. Management by objectives includes - ANS ✓-establishing specific,
measurable, objectives
-identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives
-developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures and protocols to
accomplish tasks
-documenting results against objectives to measure performance, facilitate
corrective actions, and inform development of objectives for the next operational
period
11. Who established incident support facilities for specific
purposes? - ans ✓the incident commander, unified command or EOC
director
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12. These facilities are identified and located based on - ANS ✓the
requirements of the situation
13. What will influence the designation of facilities and locations -
ANS ✓incident size and complexity
14. Typical designated facilities - ANS ✓-incident command post
(ICP)
-incident base
-staging areas
-camps
-mass casualty triage areas
-points-of-distribution
-emergency shelters
15. Unified command is typically used for incidents involving - ANS
✓-multiple jurisdictions
-a single jurisdiction with multiagency involvement
-multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement
16. Unified command allows - ANS ✓agencies with different
authorities and responsibilities to work together efficiently without
affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or accountability
17. Dispatch/deployment - ANS ✓resources should deploy only when
requested and dispatched through established procedures by appropriate
authorities
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18. Comprehensive resource management - ANS ✓maintaining
accurate and up-to-date resource tracking are essential components of
incident management
19. Resources include - ANS ✓personnel, equipment, teams, supplies,
and facilities available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
20. Chain of command refers to - ANS ✓the orderly command
hierarchy within an incident management organization
21. Unity of command means - ANS ✓each individual reports to only
one designated supervisor
22. Chain of command and unity of command principles - ANS ✓-
clarify reporting relationships
-eliminate confusion caused by conflicting instructions
-enable incident managers to all levels to direct the actions of all personnel under
their supervision
23. Incident-related information and intelligence is managed by -
ANS ✓the incident management organization through established
processes for
-gathering
-analyzing
-assessing
-sharing
-managing
24. Information and intelligence management includes - ANS
✓identifying essential elements of information (EEI)
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