FEMA IS 700 NIMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
⩥ guiding principles of NIMS (3). Answer: flexibility, standardization,
unity of effort
⩥ major components of NIMS (3). Answer: resource management,
command and coordination, communications and information
management
⩥ Resource Management. Answer: standard mechanisms to
systematically manage resources before and during incidents
⩥ resources. Answer: personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and
facilities available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
⩥ key activities of Resource Management (4). Answer: identifying &
typing resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning
for resources, and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
⩥ Resource Typing. Answer: Assigning a designation of capability,
category, kind, and type to each resource that allows Incident
Commanders to request and deploy resources.
,⩥ capability (in resource typing). Answer: the resource's capability to
perform its function in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, or
recovery
⩥ capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: Basic Life
Support (BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which
describes the core capability for which a resource is most useful
⩥ category (in resource typing). Answer: the function for which a
resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement,
health and medical)
⩥ category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: In resource
typing this example is within Emergency Medical Services
⩥ kind (in resource typing). Answer: a broad characterization of a
resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities
⩥ kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: In resource
typing this example is a team
⩥ type (in resource typing). Answer: this is a number assigned to the
resource's minimum capability to perform its function, based on
, size/power/capacity of equipment or experience/qualifications of
personnel and teams
⩥ AHJ. Answer: Authority Having Jurisdiction
⩥ Authority Having Jurisdiction. Answer: the entity that has the
authority and responsibility for qualification, certification, and
credentialing within its organization or jurisdiction
⩥ Qualifying. Answer: Assuring personnel meet the minimum
established standards (including training, experience, physical and
medical fitness) to fill specific positions
⩥ Certification. Answer: recognition from an Authority Having
Jurisdiction or a third party that an individual has completed
qualification for a position
⩥ Credentialing. Answer: documentation - typically an identification
card or badge - that identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications
for a particular position
⩥ possible plans to address required resources. Answer: stockpiling,
mutual aid agreements, reassigning resources that are performing non-
essential tasks, vendor contracts
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
⩥ guiding principles of NIMS (3). Answer: flexibility, standardization,
unity of effort
⩥ major components of NIMS (3). Answer: resource management,
command and coordination, communications and information
management
⩥ Resource Management. Answer: standard mechanisms to
systematically manage resources before and during incidents
⩥ resources. Answer: personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and
facilities available or potentially available for assignment or allocation
⩥ key activities of Resource Management (4). Answer: identifying &
typing resources, qualifying/certifying/credentialing personnel, planning
for resources, and acquiring/storing/inventorying resources
⩥ Resource Typing. Answer: Assigning a designation of capability,
category, kind, and type to each resource that allows Incident
Commanders to request and deploy resources.
,⩥ capability (in resource typing). Answer: the resource's capability to
perform its function in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, or
recovery
⩥ capability of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: Basic Life
Support (BLS) is an example of the element of resource typing which
describes the core capability for which a resource is most useful
⩥ category (in resource typing). Answer: the function for which a
resource would be most useful (e.g., firefighting, law enforcement,
health and medical)
⩥ category of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: In resource
typing this example is within Emergency Medical Services
⩥ kind (in resource typing). Answer: a broad characterization of a
resource, such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities
⩥ kind of a Type 3 Ambulance Ground Team. Answer: In resource
typing this example is a team
⩥ type (in resource typing). Answer: this is a number assigned to the
resource's minimum capability to perform its function, based on
, size/power/capacity of equipment or experience/qualifications of
personnel and teams
⩥ AHJ. Answer: Authority Having Jurisdiction
⩥ Authority Having Jurisdiction. Answer: the entity that has the
authority and responsibility for qualification, certification, and
credentialing within its organization or jurisdiction
⩥ Qualifying. Answer: Assuring personnel meet the minimum
established standards (including training, experience, physical and
medical fitness) to fill specific positions
⩥ Certification. Answer: recognition from an Authority Having
Jurisdiction or a third party that an individual has completed
qualification for a position
⩥ Credentialing. Answer: documentation - typically an identification
card or badge - that identifies personnel and verifies their qualifications
for a particular position
⩥ possible plans to address required resources. Answer: stockpiling,
mutual aid agreements, reassigning resources that are performing non-
essential tasks, vendor contracts
