IS 700 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Because the type and quantity of resources required and their availability
changes as an incident progresses, incident management personnel and
organizations should do what?.
Answer: Identify and coordinate resources as closely and as early as possible
◍ Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?.
Answer: Planning Section
◍ Which communications management practice includes specifying all of the
communications systems and platforms that parties will use to share
information?.
Answer: Agreements
◍ Local emergency personnel manage response use ICS when:.
Answer: an incident occurs or threatens.
◍ What are the six resource management procedures performed, in order,
during an incident, as seen in the graphic depicting the resource
management process? (pp. 32).
Answer: (1) Identify requirements; (2) order and acquire; (3) mobilize; (4)
track and report; (5) demobilize; and (6) reimburse and restock.
◍ Incident Management Teams (IMT).
Answer: Established at local, regional, state, tribal, and national levels with
formal notification, deployment, and operational procedures in place.Typed
based on the team member qualifications.Assigned to manage incidents or to
accomplish supporting incident-related tasks or functions.
,◍ The 'capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact
and work well together' describes which of the key communications and
information systems principles?.
Answer: Interoperability
◍ Standard practices do what?.
Answer: Allow incident personnel and organizations to work together
effectively.
◍ The normal operations/steady state activation level means that:.
Answer: activities are normal for the EOC when no incident or specific risk
or hazard has been identified, and responders are on routine watch and
conducting warning activities.
◍ NIMS false statement.
Answer: NIMS specifies how resources will be allocated among
jurisdictions.
◍ What is the purpose of unity of effort in NIMS?.
Answer: Unity of effort enables organizations with jurisdictional authority
or functional responsibilities to support each other while coordinating
activities among various organizational representatives to achieve common
objectives.
◍ The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System
(JIS) operations and where public information staff perform public affairs
functions..
Answer: Joint Information Center (JIC)
◍ The resource management process includes methods to.
Answer: identify, order, mobilize, track, demobilize, and reimburse and
restock resources during an incident.
◍ Upon notification, deploying personnel receive information to include:.
Answer: Date, time, and place of departureMode of transportation to the
incidentEstimated date and time of arrivalReporting location and assigned
supervisorAnticipated incident assignmentAnticipated duration of
, deploymentResource order numberIncident numberApplicable cost and
funding codes
◍ 2. Certification (personnel):.
Answer: Recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) or a
third party that an individual has completed qualification for a position (one
example of a third party is an accredited body such as a state licensure board
for medical professionals).
◍ Data Interoperability?.
Answer: Common communications protocols enable the dissemination of
information among all incident management elements.
◍ Which EOC configuration allows personnel to function in the EOC with
minimal preparation or startup time?.
Answer: Departmental Structure
◍ Qualifying personnel indicates that:.
Answer: personnel meet the minimum established standards (including
training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions.
◍ Which of the following statements are correct about MAC Groups?.
Answer: During incidents, MAC Groups make cooperative multiagency
decisions.During incidents, MAC Groups support resource prioritization and
allocation.During incidents, MAC Groups act as a policy-level body.
◍ Communications and information systems should be designed to be:.
Answer: Reliable - familiar to users, adaptable to new technology and
dependable in any situationPortable - can effectively be transported,
deployed, and integrated to enable support of incidents across
jurisdictionsScalable - able to expand to support situations, from small to
large scale, and support the rapid increase in the number of system users
◍ What do mutual aid partners do?.
Answer: Exchange information about resource assets and needs.
◍ The audience for NIMS includes.
, Answer: Emergency respondersOther incident personnelNon-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) such as faith-based and community-based groupsThe
private sectorElected and appointed officialsPeople with disabilities or
access and functional needs
◍ ICS encourages jurisdictions to use common terminology.
Answer: Use plain English to allow personnel from different agencies to
work together.
◍ Training and exercises that employ interoperable communications systems
and equipment:.
Answer: enable personnel to understand their capabilities and limitations
before an incident.
◍ The JIC is a central.
Answer: location that houses JIS operations and where public information
staff perform essential information and public affairs functions.
◍ NIMS identifies three common ways of organizing EOC Teams:.
Answer: ICS or ICS-like structureIncident Support Model
structureDepartmental structure
◍ These agreements may authorize mutual aid:.
Answer: - Between two or more neighboring communities- Among all
jurisdictions within an state- Between States, Territories and Tribal
Governments- Between Federal agencies- Internationally- Between
government and NGOs and/or the private sector- Among NGOs and/or
private sector entities
◍ When developing communications systems, personnel should consider:.
Answer: the range of conditions under which personnel will use the systems,
the range of potential system users, the current nationally recognized
communications standards, and the need for durable equipment.
◍ The Joint Information System is:.
Answer: The framework for organizing, integrating, and coordinating the
delivery of public information.
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Because the type and quantity of resources required and their availability
changes as an incident progresses, incident management personnel and
organizations should do what?.
Answer: Identify and coordinate resources as closely and as early as possible
◍ Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?.
Answer: Planning Section
◍ Which communications management practice includes specifying all of the
communications systems and platforms that parties will use to share
information?.
Answer: Agreements
◍ Local emergency personnel manage response use ICS when:.
Answer: an incident occurs or threatens.
◍ What are the six resource management procedures performed, in order,
during an incident, as seen in the graphic depicting the resource
management process? (pp. 32).
Answer: (1) Identify requirements; (2) order and acquire; (3) mobilize; (4)
track and report; (5) demobilize; and (6) reimburse and restock.
◍ Incident Management Teams (IMT).
Answer: Established at local, regional, state, tribal, and national levels with
formal notification, deployment, and operational procedures in place.Typed
based on the team member qualifications.Assigned to manage incidents or to
accomplish supporting incident-related tasks or functions.
,◍ The 'capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact
and work well together' describes which of the key communications and
information systems principles?.
Answer: Interoperability
◍ Standard practices do what?.
Answer: Allow incident personnel and organizations to work together
effectively.
◍ The normal operations/steady state activation level means that:.
Answer: activities are normal for the EOC when no incident or specific risk
or hazard has been identified, and responders are on routine watch and
conducting warning activities.
◍ NIMS false statement.
Answer: NIMS specifies how resources will be allocated among
jurisdictions.
◍ What is the purpose of unity of effort in NIMS?.
Answer: Unity of effort enables organizations with jurisdictional authority
or functional responsibilities to support each other while coordinating
activities among various organizational representatives to achieve common
objectives.
◍ The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System
(JIS) operations and where public information staff perform public affairs
functions..
Answer: Joint Information Center (JIC)
◍ The resource management process includes methods to.
Answer: identify, order, mobilize, track, demobilize, and reimburse and
restock resources during an incident.
◍ Upon notification, deploying personnel receive information to include:.
Answer: Date, time, and place of departureMode of transportation to the
incidentEstimated date and time of arrivalReporting location and assigned
supervisorAnticipated incident assignmentAnticipated duration of
, deploymentResource order numberIncident numberApplicable cost and
funding codes
◍ 2. Certification (personnel):.
Answer: Recognition from an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) or a
third party that an individual has completed qualification for a position (one
example of a third party is an accredited body such as a state licensure board
for medical professionals).
◍ Data Interoperability?.
Answer: Common communications protocols enable the dissemination of
information among all incident management elements.
◍ Which EOC configuration allows personnel to function in the EOC with
minimal preparation or startup time?.
Answer: Departmental Structure
◍ Qualifying personnel indicates that:.
Answer: personnel meet the minimum established standards (including
training, experience, physical and medical fitness) to fill specific positions.
◍ Which of the following statements are correct about MAC Groups?.
Answer: During incidents, MAC Groups make cooperative multiagency
decisions.During incidents, MAC Groups support resource prioritization and
allocation.During incidents, MAC Groups act as a policy-level body.
◍ Communications and information systems should be designed to be:.
Answer: Reliable - familiar to users, adaptable to new technology and
dependable in any situationPortable - can effectively be transported,
deployed, and integrated to enable support of incidents across
jurisdictionsScalable - able to expand to support situations, from small to
large scale, and support the rapid increase in the number of system users
◍ What do mutual aid partners do?.
Answer: Exchange information about resource assets and needs.
◍ The audience for NIMS includes.
, Answer: Emergency respondersOther incident personnelNon-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) such as faith-based and community-based groupsThe
private sectorElected and appointed officialsPeople with disabilities or
access and functional needs
◍ ICS encourages jurisdictions to use common terminology.
Answer: Use plain English to allow personnel from different agencies to
work together.
◍ Training and exercises that employ interoperable communications systems
and equipment:.
Answer: enable personnel to understand their capabilities and limitations
before an incident.
◍ The JIC is a central.
Answer: location that houses JIS operations and where public information
staff perform essential information and public affairs functions.
◍ NIMS identifies three common ways of organizing EOC Teams:.
Answer: ICS or ICS-like structureIncident Support Model
structureDepartmental structure
◍ These agreements may authorize mutual aid:.
Answer: - Between two or more neighboring communities- Among all
jurisdictions within an state- Between States, Territories and Tribal
Governments- Between Federal agencies- Internationally- Between
government and NGOs and/or the private sector- Among NGOs and/or
private sector entities
◍ When developing communications systems, personnel should consider:.
Answer: the range of conditions under which personnel will use the systems,
the range of potential system users, the current nationally recognized
communications standards, and the need for durable equipment.
◍ The Joint Information System is:.
Answer: The framework for organizing, integrating, and coordinating the
delivery of public information.
