National Response Framework Quiz

25 August 2022
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A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that:
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Most incidents begin and end locally and are managed at the local or tribal level.
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A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that response structures be able to expand rapidly to meet needs associated with a given incident.
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TRUE
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A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that:
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Effective partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community.
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A MAC group is
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Composed of senior officials, such as agency administrators, executives, or the designees, who are authorized to represent or commit agency resources and funds in support of incident activities.
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All agencies with jurisdictional authority and/or functional responsibility for the incident ... support through mutually developed incident objectives and strategies. This is an example of:
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Unified Command
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All elements of the community must be activated, engaged, and integrated .... catastrophic incident.
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TRUE
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As the principal Federal official for domestic incident management, the Secretary of Homeland. Security coordinates the Federal resources utilized in the prevention of, preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorist attacks, major disasters, or other emergencies.
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TRUE
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Communities apply NIMS principles to integrate response plans and resource across departments, as well as with the private sector and NGOs.
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TRUE
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Community Emergency Response Teams are an example of:
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Local coordinating structures
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Coordination leadership at the Joint Field Office is provided by:
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Unified Coordination Group
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Cross-cutting capabilities include:
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Planning; public information and warning; and operational coordination
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Emergency Support Functions (ESFs):
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May be selectively activated to support response activities
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Federal Coordinating Structures include:
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Emergency Support Functions
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How the Federal Government aligns resources and delivers core capabilities to reach our shared National Preparedness Goal is described in:
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The Response federal Interagency Operational Plan
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In an ESF, who oversees the preparedness activities for the ESF and coordinates support agencies?
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ESF coordinator
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In order to help form a common operating picture of the incident and secure additional ... Incident Commander relays requirements to:
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Local emergency operations center
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Select the FALSE statement from below:
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The National Response Framework explains how, at all levels, the nation effectively manages all-hazards response
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Select the FALSE statement from below. The National Response Framework:
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Identifies capabilities that are essential for response.
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Select the TRUE statement:
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In an ICS organization, the Command Staff typically includes the chiefs of the Planning, Operations, ... Administration sections.
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Situational assessment, operational communications, and cybersecurity are core capa .... for all five mission areas.
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TRUE
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Some nongovernmental organizations are officially designated as support elements to response capabilities. Examples include all of the following EXCEPT:
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National Response Coordination Center
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States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid agreements such as:
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Emergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMACs)
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The National Response Framework:
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Is intended to provide guidance for the whole community.
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The National Response Framework is a comprehensive guide to prevention, recovery, and mitigation.
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TRUE
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The National Response Framework is:
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Always in effect, and elements can be implemented as needed on a flexible, scalable basis to improve response.
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The potential contributions of all response partners to delivering core capabilities ... response should be incorporated into planning efforts.
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TRUE
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The response protocols and structures described in the National Response Framework align with the NIMS, and all NIMS components support response.
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TRUE
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The SIOC acts as the FBIs worldwide Emergency Operations Center. Which of these is the FBI in response to significant threats or incidents involving Federal crimes under the jurisdiction of the United States?
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Joint Operations Center
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The term "response" as used in the National Response Framework include:
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Actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, stabilize communities, and meet basic....FOLLOWING....incident
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The Unified Coordination Group:
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Provides coordination leadership at the Joint Field Office.
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What is the relationship between the National Response Framework and the National Management System (NIMS)?
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The response protocols and structures described in the National Response Framework align with ..... support response.
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When there is no Stafford Act declaration, the department or agency with .... activate the coordinating structures appropriate to that authority.
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TRUE
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Which of the following is activated as necessary to support local EOCs and... have the resources they need to conduct response activities?
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Regional Response Center
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Which of the following are core capabilities for response? (same question two completely different sets of answers)
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Fire management and suppression; fatality management services; and environmental response/hea....
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Which of the following are core capabilities for response? (same question two completely different sets of answers)
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Forensics and attribution; physical protective measures; and economic recovery
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Which organization is a multiagency coordination center generally staffed by ESFs, in an incident, or immediately following an incident?
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Regional Response Coordination Center
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Which organization serves as the principal operations center for the Department .... Security?
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National Military Command Center
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Which response core capability includes conducting appropriate measures to ensure the health and safety of the public and workers, as well as the environment, from all hazards in support of the responder operations and the affected community?
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Environmental Response/Health and Safety
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Which response core capability involves ensuring the capacity for timely communications of security, situational awareness, and operations by any and all means available among and between affected communities in the impact area and all response forces?
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Operational Communications
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Which response core capability involves providing life-sustaining and human services to affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering, temporary housing, evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of emergency supplies?
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Mass-Care Services
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Which state governemnt key player is responsible for ensuring that the state is prepared for large-scale emergencies and for coordinating the statewide response to any such incident?
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Director, State Emergency Management Agency
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Who is responsible for leading the Federal Governement's response efforts to ensure necessary coordinating structures, leadership, and resources are applied quickly and efficiently to large-scale and catastrophic incidents?
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The President
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Who is the principal Federal official for domestic incident management
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Secretary of Homeland Security