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EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff
participating remotely. t or f - ANSWER-True
. Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff
from multiple agencies come together? - ANSWER-Emergency Operations Centers
EOC
. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and
communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
- ANSWER-Incident Action Planning
95% of all incidents are what type? - ANSWER-Type 5.
A branch is organizationally situated where? - ANSWER-Between the section chief and
the division/group in the operation section, and between the section chief and the units
in the logistics section.
activities of support agencies - ANSWER--participating in planning for incident
management, short-term recovery operations, transition to long-term recovery support
operations, and the development of supporting operational plans, standard operating
procedures, checklists, or other job aids
-providing input to periodic readiness assessments
-maintaining trained personnel to support interagency emergency response and support
teams
-identifying new equipment or capabilities required to respond to new or emerging
threats and hazards or to improve the ability to address existing threats
-coordinating resources resulting from response mission assignments
All incident objectives must be what? - ANSWER-Measurable.
All objectives should be what? - ANSWER-SMART. Specific, measurable, action
oriented, realistic, and time sensitive.
An eight part form that provides an incident commander/unified command with basic
information that can be used to brief incoming resources, an incoming incident
commander or team, or an immediate supervisor is called what? - ANSWER-Incident
Briefing ICS Form 201.
Assisting agency. - ANSWER-
,At the simplest level, all incident action plans must have what 4 elements? - ANSWER-
1. What do we want to do?
2. Who is responsible for doing it?
3. How do we communicate?
4. What is the procedure if someone within the ICS structure is injured?
Branches are identified by what two ways? - ANSWER-1. Roman numerals.
2. Functional name.
Branches are managed by who? - ANSWER-A Branch Director.
characteristics of 32 core capabilities - ANSWER--are distinct critical elements
necessary to meet the national preparedness goal
-are essential for the execution of each mission area
-provide a common language for preparedness across the whole community
-are not exclusive to any single level of government or organization and encompass the
whole community
Command can be carried out in what two ways? - ANSWER-1. Single command (most
common)
2. Unified command
communities - ANSWER-groups that share goals, values, and institutions, but are not
always bound by geographic boundaries or political divisions
community examples - ANSWER--private sector
-individuals and families
-health and medical
-NGOs
-faith-based organizations
-neighborhood partnerships
-advocacy groups
-academia
-social and community groups associations
community lifeline - ANSWER-enables the continuous operation of critical government
and business functions and is essential to human health and safety or economic
security
coordinating structures help organize and measure the whole community's capabilities
in order to: - ANSWER--address the requirements of the response mission area
-facilitate problem solving
-improve access to response resources
-foster coordination prior to and following an incident
, coordination of operations must occur both among those delivering the Response core
capabilities and with those working in other mission areas. Specific actions to achieve
this core capability may include: - ANSWER--coordinating initial actions
-managing emergency support functions (EFSs)
-coordinating requests for additional support
-identifying and integrating resources and capabilities
Core Advisory Groups (CAG) provide input in inclusive emergency operations plans,
including: - ANSWER--local, jurisdictional, or state accessible evacuation plans
-temporary accessible housing plans
-accessibility to, of and in shelters
core capabilities = - ANSWER-ways (methods that the Responders will use to achieve
the ends)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Integrated Operations
Coordination Center (CIOCC) - ANSWER-is the focal point for federal partners, the
private sector, and local, state, tribal and territorial governments to obtain situational
awareness, technical assistance, and integrated, actionable information to secure and
defend the Nation's cyber, physical, and communications infrastructure
department and agency heads responsibilities - ANSWER-participation in the planning
process helps to ensure that specific capabilities are integrated into a workable plan to
safeguard the community. The department and agency heads and their staffs develop,
plan, and train on internal policies and procedures to meet response needs safely, and
they participate in interagency training and exercises to develop and maintain
necessary capabilities
department and agency heads role - ANSWER-collaborate with the emergency
manager during development of local emergency plans and provide key response
resources
Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident
Commander or Unified Command. - ANSWER-Section Chief
Effective ICS communications include what 3 elements? - ANSWER-1. Modes: The
hardware systems that transfer information.
2. Planning: planning for the use of all available communication resources.
3. Networks: the procedure and processes for transferring information internally and
externally.
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) - ANSWER--administered by
the National Emergency Management Association
-an interstate mutual aid agreement
-a way to streamline the interstate mutual aid and assistance programs