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FEMA NIMS and ICS 700 Training Review Part 1

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This deck covers key concepts from the FEMA NIMS and ICS 700 training, focusing on management characteristics, resource management, and command structures.

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Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?

Incident action planning

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Term

Definition

Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?

Incident action planning

Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?

Unified command

Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data?

Information and intelligence management

Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major organizational functions and units?

Modular organization

Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?

Track and report

Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.

True

Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or Unified Command.

Section chief

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or disaster.

True

Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which key principle?

Interoperability

The three NIMS guiding principles are:

Planning, response, recovery

Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example of which communications standard?

Technology use and procedures

Which of the following is an EOC function?

All of the above

Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?

Mobilize

Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?

Manageable span of control

Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications and information systems principle?

Resilience and Redundancy

Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?

Planning section

Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple agencies come together?

Emergency operations centers (EOCs)

Incident Reports, such as Situation Reports and Status Reports enhance situational awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information.

True

The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section?

Planning

The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet its needs.

Decline

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FEMA NIMS and ICS 700 Training Review Part 1

Term	Definition
Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes documents that record and communicate incident objectives, tactics, and assignments for operations and support?	Incident action planning
Which ICS structure enables different jurisdictions to jointly manage and direct incident activities with a single incident action plan?	Unified command
Which NIMS Management Characteristic follows established processes for gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing data?	Information and intelligence management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic involves using standardized names and definitions for major organizational functions and units?	Modular organization
Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?	Track and report
Incident information is used across ICS, EOCs, MAC Groups, and JIS to aid in planning, determine incident costs, and identify safety issues.	True
Each ICS General Staff is led by a(n) ____________ who reports directly to the Incident Commander or Unified Command.	Section chief
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a state-to-state system for sharing resources during an emergency or disaster.	True
Use of communications and information systems that are familiar to users is a part of which key principle?	Interoperability
The three NIMS guiding principles are:	Planning, response, recovery
Using social media to support activities such as producing maps and incident visualizations is an example of which communications standard?	Technology use and procedures
Which of the following is an EOC function?	All of the above
Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?	Mobilize
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?	Manageable span of control
Ensuring the uninterrupted flow of information' describes which key communications and information systems principle?	Resilience and Redundancy
Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?	Planning section
Which NIMS Command and Coordination structures are offsite locations where staff from multiple agencies come together?	Emergency operations centers (EOCs)
Incident Reports, such as Situation Reports and Status Reports enhance situational awareness and ensure that personnel can access needed information.	True
The Incident Action Plan is prepared by General Staff from which section?	Planning
The jurisdiction receiving mutual aid can ____________ resources if they do not meet its needs.	Decline