NIMS 100 Study Set

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Dispatch/Deployment
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Which management characteristic refers to personnel requested through appropriate authorities and established resource management systems?
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Integrated Communications
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which NIMS management characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing.
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Comprehensive Resource Management
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Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing personal are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic
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Information and Intelligence Management
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Which NIMS Management Characteristics may include gathering ,analyzing, and Assessing weather service data from technical specialists.
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Check in? Check out of incident personnel
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Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability?
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Ordering, obtaining, maintaining, and accounting for essential personnel, equipment, and supplies
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Major activities of the Logistics Section include:
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Preparing and Documenting Incident Action Plans.
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Major activities of the Planning Section Include>
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Logistics Section Chief
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Which General Staff member is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and transportation as needed to meet the operational objective?
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Finance/ Administration Section Chief
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Which General Staff Member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?
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Planning Section Chief
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Which General Staff Member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?
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Operations Section Chief
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Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objective?
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Incident Commander
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Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident?
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Accountability
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Check-In, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all to ensure:
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Briefing
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When command is transferred, the process should include a(n):
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A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards.
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The Incident Command System (ICS) is:
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Planning
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Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and maintains documentation?
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Technical Specifications
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Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:
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Command Staff
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If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the :
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Resolving critical resource issues
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Which one of the following activities is an example of incident coordination?
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TRUE
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The Incident Command System(ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident, including planned events.
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true
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The NIMS Management Characteristics of information and intelligence Management may include surveillance of disease outbreaks.
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True
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To be effective, the Incident Action Plan should cover a specific time frame.
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Is the point of contact for other response organizations
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The Liaison Officer
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Common Terminology
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To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management Systems Characteristics recommend the use of:
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Public Information Officer
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At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries?
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Briefing
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To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident commander should provide a(n)____________ to the new Incident Commander?
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Operations
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Which ICS functional are establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to reach the incident objectives?
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Reports to only one ICS Supervisor.
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The NIMS Management Characteristics of Chain of Command and Unity of Command means that each person:
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Incident Commander or Unified Commander
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Incident Objectives that drive incident operations are established by:
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Incident Commander
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Expansion of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:
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Finance/Administration
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Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis?
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Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident
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Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the:
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Develops and Implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives.
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The Operations Section Chief
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True
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An Incident Action Plan is captures and communicates overall operational and support activities for an incident.
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Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks and activities to achieve the objectives
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The Incident Commander or Unified Commander establishes incident objectives that include.
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Manageable Span of Control
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The number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is referred to as:
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The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
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Manageable Span of Control
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Incident Objectives
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In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish:
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Command and Coordination
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Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?
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False
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Chain of Command prevents personnel from directly communicating with each other to share information.
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Incident Command
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Depending on the incident size and complexity, various types of support facilities may be established by:
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Public Information Officer
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Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with the other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?
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False
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Incident Command System(ICS) is only applicable to Large, Complex, incidents.
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Operations
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Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources?
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Finance/Administration
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Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements?
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Incident Commander
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Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?
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Unified Command
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When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used?
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true
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To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch(spontaneously deploy).
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Planning
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One of the benefits of ICS is that it provides an orderly, systematic_____________ process.
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The Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident.
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Who Designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command?
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True
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The Whole Community approach means that solutions serve the affected community and a variety of resources are used as needed.
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Comprehensive Resource Management
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Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources are a part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?
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Incident Commander
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Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:
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Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory regulatory, or delegated authority.
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Command is:
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All of the Above
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Which of the following are typical incident facilities?
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Unified Command
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You are working in a complex incident. There are multiple incident Commanders representing multiple jurisdictions working together to establish incident objectives. What type of ICS structure is being used?