IS-700.a. National Incident Management
System (NIMS) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is the individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of
strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources? - Correct answers✔Operations
Section Chief
The credentialing process involves an objective evaluation and documentation of an individual's:
Current certification, license,or degree. Training and experience, and - Correct
answers✔Competence or proficiency
Mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements provide: - Correct answers✔Mechanisms to
quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other
associated services.
Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents being
handled by separate Incident Command organizations? - Correct answers✔Area command
In an Incident Command System organization, the term 'General Staff' refers to: - Correct
answers✔Incident management, personnel, organized according to function (i.e Operations
Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration
Section Chief) and who report directly to the incident Commander.
The Joint Information System is: - Correct answers✔The framework for organizing, integrating,
and coordinating the delivery of public information.
Unified Command - Correct answers✔Enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an
incident together by establishing common set of incident objectives and strategies.
System (NIMS) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is the individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of
strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources? - Correct answers✔Operations
Section Chief
The credentialing process involves an objective evaluation and documentation of an individual's:
Current certification, license,or degree. Training and experience, and - Correct
answers✔Competence or proficiency
Mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements provide: - Correct answers✔Mechanisms to
quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other
associated services.
Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents being
handled by separate Incident Command organizations? - Correct answers✔Area command
In an Incident Command System organization, the term 'General Staff' refers to: - Correct
answers✔Incident management, personnel, organized according to function (i.e Operations
Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration
Section Chief) and who report directly to the incident Commander.
The Joint Information System is: - Correct answers✔The framework for organizing, integrating,
and coordinating the delivery of public information.
Unified Command - Correct answers✔Enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an
incident together by establishing common set of incident objectives and strategies.
