Secured.
Which of the following is a best practice when drafting mutual aid agreements?
A. Participating jurisdictions should have insurance or another form of protection in place.
B. Agreements should prohibit future supplemental agreements between the parties to the
agreement.
C. A responder's license, certificate, or permit should be invalid in the requesting jurisdiction.
D. The period of time covered by the agreement should be indefinite. correct answers A.
Participating jurisdictions should have insurance or another form of protection in place.
A month after your mutual aid agreement is activated for an incident, a participating jurisdiction
claims that their responders are suffering from health problems and that is your responsibility to
pay for their care. Your first step in this situation should be to:
A. Reimburse them.
B. Check the Demobilization section of your mutual aid operational plan.
C. Tell them to file a claim with your insurance company.
D. Check the Insurance and Liability section of your mutual aid agreement. correct answers D.
Check the Insurance and Liability section of your mutual aid agreement.
The primary purpose of a mutual aid operational plan is to:
A. Present an action plan in the case that a jurisdiction is unable to provide needed resources.
B. Provide detailed procedures for implementing a mutual aid agreement.
C. Secure funding for needed resources.
D. Ensure continuity of operations. correct answers A. Present an action plan in the case that a
jurisdiction is unable to provide needed resources
Which of the following phrases best describes the purpose of the National Incident Management
System (NIMS)?
A. Enables responders from different jurisdictions to work together to respond to incidents.
, B. Is limited to the Federal Government's response to terrorist events.
C. Permits State and local governments to efficiently access Federal disaster relief funds.
D. Encourages a private/public partnership in the response to Incidents of National Significance.
correct answers A. Enables responders from different jurisdictions to work together to respond to
incidents.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. Mutual aid and assistance agreements helps to expand the response resources available to any
one jurisdiction.
B. Mutual aid and assistance agreements should be in writing to minimize administrative
conflict.
C. Mutual aid and assistance agreements should be limited to two participating jurisdictions.
D. Mutual aid and assistance agreements could be used to help with debris removal. correct
answers C. Mutual aid and assistance agreements should be limited to two participating
jurisdictions.
It is essential for the Incident Commander to monitor the status of resources throughout their
assignment. If resource needs change, the Incident Commander's best course of action is to:
A. Reassign the resources.
B. Revise the mutual aid agreement.
C. Create a new mutual aid operation plan.
D. Contact the mutual aid working group. correct answers A. Reassign the resources.
Which of the following is an example of intrastate mutual aid?
A. Cook County, Illinois, sends responders to Lake County, Illinois, to respond to a hazardous
materials incident.
B. New York City Fire Department sends firefighters to respond to Hurricane Katrina.
C. Montgomery County, Maryland (a suburb of Washington, DC), sends EMS personnel to
respond to a mass casualty incident in Washington, DC.