FEMA IS-800.d Answers (National Response Framework)

A. Actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, stabilize the incident, and meet basic human needs following an incident. The NRF defines response as saving lives, protecting property and the environment, stabilizing the incident and meeting basic human needs.

A. ESFs are the primary, but not exclusive, response coordinating structures at the federal level. The NRF calls ESFs the primary, but not exclusive, federal response coordinating structures; states and communities may use the ESF construct or other structures.

A. Recovery. The five mission areas are prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery.

A. Prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Each of the five mission areas identifies the core capabilities needed to address common threats and hazards.

A. Local government. Some answer lists say federal government; the National Response Framework lists emergency medical services, law enforcement and fire among local departments and agencies.

A. Facilitates the identification of children and their reunification with their families. Within the NCMEC, the National Emergency Child Locator Center facilitates the identification and reunification of children with their families.

A. National Operations Center (NOC). The NOC is the principal operations center for DHS and provides a common operating picture for the entire Federal Government.

A. The National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness Goal describes the core capabilities needed to be prepared for all threats and hazards.

A. Securing the homeland against acts of terrorism and human-caused or natural disasters. Some answer lists say avoid, prevent, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism; the National Response Framework gives that as the prevention definition and defines protection as securing the homeland.

B. Reducing loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. The NRF defines mitigation as reducing loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.

A. Composed of senior officials, such as agency administrators, executives, or their designees, who are authorized to represent or commit agency resources and funds. A Multiagency Coordination Group acts as an executive- or policy-level body that supports resource prioritization and allocation.

A. Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC). Each of FEMA's 10 regional offices maintains an RRCC, which the NRF lists among the Federal Operations Centers.

A. 7. The current edition of the NRF (Fourth Edition, 2019) and the IS-800.d course name seven community lifelines.

D. A community lifeline. A community lifeline enables the continuous operation of critical government and business functions and is essential to health, safety or economic security.

A. Food, water, shelter. Food, water and shelter is one of the seven community lifelines.

A. Communications. Communications is one of the seven community lifelines.

A. Most incidents begin and end locally and are managed at the local or tribal level. Most incidents begin and end locally; some need help from neighbors or the state, and a smaller number need federal support.

A. Private sector. The NRF says private critical infrastructure sectors, such as utilities and hospitals, should create and sustain business continuity plans.

B. Watch the news and follow social media. The NRF says individuals and households reduce hazards in and around their homes, prepare emergency supply kits and plans, and volunteer with emergency organizations.

B. State government. State governments supplement local efforts, applying in-state resources first, when an incident grows beyond local capability.

C. Incident response. Stabilizing community lifelines is the primary effort during response.

D. The federal MAC Group that assists tribes. The TAC-G is a MAC Group, led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, that assists federally recognized tribes.

C. Formulating communication to the media. The NRF names three benefits: a scaled response, delivery of specific resources and capabilities, and coordination appropriate to each incident.

D. All of these, along with older adults and people from religious, racial, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. The NRF's whole community includes children, older adults, individuals with disabilities, people from diverse backgrounds and owners of animals, including household pets.

A. A guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. Some answer lists say a comprehensive guide to prevention, protection, and mitigation; the National Response Framework says it is a guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies.

A. Describes key roles and responsibilities for integrating capabilities across the whole community. One NRF objective is to describe coordinating structures and key roles and responsibilities for integrating capabilities across the whole community.

A. National Incident Management System (NIMS). The NRF's response protocols and structures align with NIMS.

B. A common understanding of joint priorities and limitations. Unified command builds a single set of objectives and a common understanding of joint priorities and limitations, without compromising any agency's legal authorities.

A. The Response Federal Interagency Operational Plan. The Response FIOP supports the NRF at the federal level and identifies critical tasks, resourcing and sourcing requirements.

C. The Lead Federal Agency, under its own legal authorities. For non-Stafford Act incidents, the agency serving as Lead Federal Agency activates the response structures appropriate to its authorities.

A. Tribal government. Under the Stafford Act, the chief executive of an affected tribal government may submit a request for a declaration directly to the President.

A. The Third Edition, issued in June 2016. The Fourth Edition supersedes the Third Edition of June 2016.

A. A base document, ESF annexes, and support annexes. The annexes give detailed information to help implement the NRF.

A. To provide a common approach to managing incidents. NIMS gives standardized but flexible incident management practices.

A. 10. Each of FEMA's 10 regional offices is headed by a Regional Administrator and maintains an RRCC.

A. Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC). The SIOC is the FBI's worldwide EOC.

A. The National Security Council (NSC). The NSC advises and assists the President.

A. The American Red Cross. The American Red Cross is chartered by Congress and is the co-lead of ESF #6.

A. An interstate mutual aid agreement administered by the National Emergency Management Association. EMAC streamlines the interstate mutual aid and assistance process.

A. The governor. The governor coordinates state resources and gives strategic guidance for response.

A. A common language and approach for qualifying, certifying, and credentialing incident management and support personnel. NQS supports the sharing of qualified personnel across jurisdictions.

False. The NRF says core capabilities are organized by mission area but do not operate exclusively within it.

A. Tiered response. The five principles are engaged partnership; tiered response; scalable, flexible and adaptable operational capabilities; unity of effort through unified command; and readiness to act.

A. Federally supported, state managed, and locally executed. The NRF describes a response engaging all levels of government as federally supported, state managed and locally executed.

A. Elements of the private sector. Private-sector elements most often provide lifeline services and have a key interest in stabilizing them.