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FEMA IS-700.B – Latest 2025 Updated NIMS An
Introduction Exam Prep with Current Testing Questions,
Verified Answers, and Detailed Explanations
1. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that
record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and
assignments for operations and support?
A. Common Terminology
B. Information and Intelligence Management
C. Incident Action Planning
D. Integrated Communications
C. Incident Action Planning
2. Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly
manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action
plan?
A. Area Command
B. Joint Information Center
C. Unified Command
D. Incident Management Team
C. Unified Command
3. Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established
processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and
managing data?
A. Common Terminology
B. Information and Intelligence Management
C. Integrated Communications
D. Establishment and Transfer of Command
B. Information and Intelligence Management
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4. Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using
standardized names and definitions for major organizational
functions and units?
A. Common Terminology
B. Unified Command
C. Modular Organization
D. Comprehensive Resource Management
C. Modular Organization
5. Which resource management task enables resource coordination
throughout the incident?
A. Order and Acquire
B. Demobilize
C. Reimburse and Restock
D. Track and Report
D. Track and Report
6. Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and
JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety
issues.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A. TRUE
7. Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) who reports directly to the
Incident Commander or Unified Command.
A. Section Chief
B. Administrative Authority
C. Unit Supervisor
D. Group Supervisor
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A. Section Chief
8. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-
to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or
disaster.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A. TRUE
9. Use of communications and information systems that are familiar
to users is a part of which key principle?
A. Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
B. Security
C. Interoperability
D. Resilience and Redundancy
C. Interoperability
10. The three NIMS guiding principles are:
A. Flexibility, standardization, unity of effort.
B. Unity of effort, preparedness, resource management.
C. Planning, response, recovery.
D. Resources, organization, standardization.
C. Planning, response, recovery.
11. Using social media to support activities such as producing
maps and incident visualizations is an example of which
communications standard?
A. Common Terminology, Plain Language, and Compatibility
B. None of the Above
C. Technology Use and Procedures
D. Information Security/Operational Security
FEMA IS-700.B – Latest 2025 Updated NIMS An
Introduction Exam Prep with Current Testing Questions,
Verified Answers, and Detailed Explanations
1. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that
record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and
assignments for operations and support?
A. Common Terminology
B. Information and Intelligence Management
C. Incident Action Planning
D. Integrated Communications
C. Incident Action Planning
2. Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly
manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action
plan?
A. Area Command
B. Joint Information Center
C. Unified Command
D. Incident Management Team
C. Unified Command
3. Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established
processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and
managing data?
A. Common Terminology
B. Information and Intelligence Management
C. Integrated Communications
D. Establishment and Transfer of Command
B. Information and Intelligence Management
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4. Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using
standardized names and definitions for major organizational
functions and units?
A. Common Terminology
B. Unified Command
C. Modular Organization
D. Comprehensive Resource Management
C. Modular Organization
5. Which resource management task enables resource coordination
throughout the incident?
A. Order and Acquire
B. Demobilize
C. Reimburse and Restock
D. Track and Report
D. Track and Report
6. Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and
JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety
issues.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A. TRUE
7. Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) who reports directly to the
Incident Commander or Unified Command.
A. Section Chief
B. Administrative Authority
C. Unit Supervisor
D. Group Supervisor
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A. Section Chief
8. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-
to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or
disaster.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A. TRUE
9. Use of communications and information systems that are familiar
to users is a part of which key principle?
A. Reliability, Scalability, and Portability
B. Security
C. Interoperability
D. Resilience and Redundancy
C. Interoperability
10. The three NIMS guiding principles are:
A. Flexibility, standardization, unity of effort.
B. Unity of effort, preparedness, resource management.
C. Planning, response, recovery.
D. Resources, organization, standardization.
C. Planning, response, recovery.
11. Using social media to support activities such as producing
maps and incident visualizations is an example of which
communications standard?
A. Common Terminology, Plain Language, and Compatibility
B. None of the Above
C. Technology Use and Procedures
D. Information Security/Operational Security
