fema is 700 Flashcards

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1. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?
2. Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?
3. Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data?
4. Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major organizational functions and units?
5. Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?
6. Which NIMS Management Characteristic allows units from diverse agencies to connect, share information, and achieve situational awareness?
7. Typical designated ____________ include Incident Command Post (ICP), incident base, staging areas, camps, mass casualty triage areas, points-of-distribution, and emergency shelters.
8. Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks?
9. What are the NIMS Management Characteristics?
10. What is Modular Organization?
11. Who is responsible for the establishment and expansion of the modular organization based on incident-specific requirements?
12. Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?
13. Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?
14. Which resource management activity identifies and verifies that personnel are qualified for a particular position?
15. In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted _________ (of) incident response.
16. Which resource management activity establishes common definitions for capabilities of personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities?
17. Which NIMS component provides standard mechanisms to identify resource requirements and to order, acquire, mobilize, activate, track and report, demobilize, reimburse for, and inventory resources such as personnel, equipment, teams, and facilities?
18. "The orderly, safe, and efficient return of a resource to its original location and status" is the goal of which resource management task?
19. True or false: The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or disaster.
20. Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is part of which key communications and information systems principle?
21. Which communications and information systems principle is described as: can effectively be transported, deployed, and integrated to enable support of incidents across jurisdictions?
22. Which communications and information systems principle is described as: able to expand to support situations, from small to large scale, and support the rapid increase in the number of system users?
23. Which communications and information systems principle is described as: when primary communication methods fail, duplicate systems enable continuity through alternate communication methods?
24. Which communications and information systems principle is described as: systems can withstand and continue to perform after damage or loss of infrastructure?
25. Which communications and information systems principle is described as: access to sensitive or restricted information is controlled?
26. The "capacity for emergency management and response personnel to interact and work well together" describes which of the key communications and information systems principles?
27. Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example of which communications standard?
28. Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?
29. The need for ________ can complicate information sharing among emergency personnel.
30. Which of the following are Strategic Communications?
31. When collecting data, personnel should do which of the following?
32. Which of the following statements describes Data Interoperability?
33. True or false: Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.
34. True or false: Incident reports, such as situation reports and status reports, enhance situational awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information.
35. Each ICS General Staff Section is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or Unified Command.
36. The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section?
37. Which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel, supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment?
38. Which of the following statements are accurate about an Area Command?
39. Which position is responsible for the direct management of all incident-related tactical activities?
40. Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents being handled by separate Incident Command organizations?
41. ICS provides a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of _______ emergency personnel.
42. Which ICS functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident?
43. Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to achieve the incident objectives?
44. Which major NIMS Component describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels, and how these structures interact to manage incidents effectively and efficiently?
45. Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?
46. Which NIMS component provides systems to ensure that decision makers, incident managers, and incident personnel have the information needed to make and implement decisions?
47. True or false: NIMS Components are adaptable to planned events such as sporting events.
48. Which of the following correctly describes NIMS?
49. Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple agencies come together?
50. When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex, ________________.
51. True or false: EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff participating remotely.
52. Which Emergency Operations Center (EOC) structure may reflect an organization that focuses efforts on information, planning, and resource support?
53. Which EOC activation level is described as: activities that are normal for the EOC when no incident or specific risk or hazard has been identified; routine watch and warning activities?
54. Which EOC activation level is described as: certain EOC team members/organizations are activated to monitor a credible threat, risk, or hazard and/or to support the response to a new and potentially evolving incident?
55. Which EOC activation level is described as: EOC team is activated, including personnel from all assisting agencies, to support the response to a major incident or credible threat?
56. True or false: The MAC Group does not replace the primary functions of EOCs or other dispatch organizations.
57. Which of the following statements are correct about MAC Groups?
58. The ________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System operations and where public information staff perform public affairs functions.
59. Which of the following are supporting elements of the JIS?
60. Which of the following statements is accurate about a Joint Information Center (JIC)?
61. What score must a learner reach on the IS-700.b final exam to pass the course?
62. According to the IS-700.b course page, how long is the course, how many CEUs does it carry, and does it have prerequisites?
63. True or false: IS-700.b is meant only for first responders such as firefighters and police.
64. Which kinds of incidents does NIMS apply to? A) Only declared major disasters B) Only incidents involving more than one jurisdiction C) All incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity D) Only terrorism and hazardous materials incidents
65. Which of these groups is part of the NIMS audience described in IS-700.b? A) Only federal agencies B) Emergency responders, NGOs, the private sector, elected and appointed officials, and people with disabilities or access and functional needs C) Only paid emergency staff D) Only state emergency managers
66. Which of these statements about NIMS is accurate? A) NIMS is only the Incident Command System B) NIMS is a response plan C) NIMS is a set of concepts and principles for all threats, hazards, and events across all mission areas D) NIMS is used only during large-scale incidents
67. A new staff member calls NIMS "our resource ordering system and communications plan". How does IS-700.b answer that?
68. What are the incident management priorities named in IS-700.b for planning, response, and recovery efforts?
69. What are the three NIMS guiding principles?
70. Which NIMS guiding principle lets the system scale from a routine local incident up to one that needs federal assistance?
71. Which NIMS guiding principle supports interoperability among the many organizations in a response, and what does it include that helps them talk to each other?
72. Under the NIMS principle of unity of effort, does each agency give up its own authority?
73. Resource management preparedness in NIMS involves four key activities. Which of these is NOT one of them? A) Identifying and typing resources B) Qualifying, certifying, and credentialing personnel C) Demobilizing resources D) Acquiring, storing, and inventorying resources
74. In NIMS resource typing, what is the difference between a resource's Category and its Kind?
75. Match each term to its meaning: qualifying, certifying, and credentialing.
76. Which of these is a resource planning strategy listed in IS-700.b? A) Stockpiling resources B) Waiting until an incident to look for vendors C) Refusing all mutual aid D) Holding every resource on non-essential tasks
77. In NIMS, what is the difference between resource inventorying and resource tracking?
78. Who identifies and meets resource needs on a complex incident, compared with a small one?
79. A resource request goes out to a neighboring county. What three things should the request spell out?
80. True or false: once a neighboring jurisdiction is asked for resources, it is obligated to send them.
81. When a fixed facility such as a shelter building is mobilized for an incident, what does NIMS call that?
82. A trained paramedic sees news of a major flood two counties away. What does IS-700.b say they should do before going?
83. When should managers start planning for demobilization, and what is its goal?
84. How does IS-700.b define mutual aid, and what range can it cover?
85. Under IS-700.b, what kind of system does the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) set up, and which jurisdictions have signed it?
86. Between which parties can mutual aid agreements exist? A) Only between neighboring towns B) Only between states C) Between neighboring communities, within a state, between states, territories and tribal governments, between federal agencies, and internationally D) Only between federal agencies
87. A town gets a mutual aid request for its only ladder truck. What should it weigh before agreeing?
88. Mutual aid resources arrive that do not match what the receiving jurisdiction needs. May it turn them away?
89. When does integrated communications planning happen, and what does it provide?
90. Which situations call for a Unified Command under IS-700.b? A) Only incidents with a federal agency present B) Multiple jurisdictions, a single jurisdiction with multiagency involvement, or multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement C) Any incident lasting more than 12 hours D) Only planned events
91. What are essential elements of information (EEI), and why are they used?
92. What are the four NIMS Command and Coordination structures?
93. In IS-700.b, what does the term Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS) cover?
94. When do off-site EOCs activate, and where do field and EOC personnel get policy guidance?
95. An incident crosses jurisdictional boundaries. Must the agencies form a Unified Command, or can they still pick one Incident Commander?
96. Which of these is something the members of a Unified Command do together? A) Each keep a separate resource ordering system B) Establish a single system for ordering resources C) Run separate incident operations D) Each set their own objectives without consulting the others
97. On a large incident with several command posts, where should the Public Information Officer work, and why?
98. What is an Incident Management Team (IMT), and how is it typed?
99. When an IMT is assigned to an incident, what authority does it usually get?
100. Why are some teams called Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs), and what principles do they follow?
101. When is an Area Command activated, and what form does it often take?
102. A wildfire spreads over a very large area. How might agency officials break it up?
103. How is an EOC different from an operations center run by a single organization, and must it be a fixed building?
104. Which of these is an EOC function listed in IS-700.b? A) Directing tactical operations at the scene B) Collecting, analyzing and sharing information C) Replacing the Incident Commander D) Issuing credentials to all responders
105. What are the three common ways NIMS identifies for organizing an EOC team?
106. A county EOC director wants the EOC to mirror the organization at the incident scene. Which EOC structure fits, and why?
107. Which EOC structure separates the situational awareness function from planning and combines operations and logistics into incident support?
108. What is the main advantage of a Departmental EOC structure?
109. Which of these is a circumstance that can lead to EOC activation? A) A similar past incident led to activation B) Threshold events in an emergency operations plan occur C) Significant impacts to the population are anticipated D) All of the above
110. In the standard EOC activation levels, which number means full activation and which means normal operations?
111. An EOC activates only certain team members to monitor a credible threat. Which activation level is that?
112. What else are MAC Groups sometimes called, and who typically sits on one?
113. True or false: a MAC Group can take over incident command functions when an incident grows large.
114. Elected officials are responsible for their constituents' safety and for how well incident management works in their jurisdiction. How does a MAC Group help them?
115. Which NIMS Command and Coordination structure is the Joint Information System (JIS), and which structures does it support?
116. A false rumor about contaminated tap water is spreading on social media during an incident. Which NIMS structure is responsible for addressing it?
117. What are the two supporting elements of the JIS, and how many JICs should an incident normally have?
118. Why should public information communications plans be part of training and exercises?
119. How are most incidents resolved, according to IS-700.b?
120. Which of these situations brings in Federal support? A) Any incident with more than one agency B) When a governor or tribal leader requests Federal assistance and the request is approved C) Any time a local EOC activates D) Whenever the media covers an incident
121. Under which law does the Federal Government provide assistance when the President declares an emergency or major disaster?
122. Give an example of a Federal interest that brings Federal support to an incident.
123. What are the key principles of NIMS communications and information management?
124. How does IS-700.b define interoperability?
125. A radio system can be moved to a neighboring county and plugged into its network during an incident. Which communications quality is that?
126. What is the difference between resiliency and redundancy in incident communications?
127. Match each communications type to an example: strategic, tactical, public, support.
128. What do communication agreements between organizations typically include?
129. Why does IS-700.b recommend training and exercises with interoperable communications equipment?
130. What is a Situation Report (SITREP), and how do status reports differ?
131. Put the incident data collection and processing steps in order.
132. During a response with several agencies, a crew leader uses department acronyms and jargon on the radio. What does IS-700.b say to use instead?
133. What determines who can access restricted or classified information during an incident?
134. Law enforcement intelligence is normally restricted. When might it need to be shared with fire or public health?
135. Which of these is an example of the technology NIMS expects incident managers to use? A) Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and incident management software B) Only paper forms C) Only personal cell phones D) None; NIMS discourages technology
136. How was NIMS developed, according to the IS-700.b summary?

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