ICS -700A
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breezey2399 on December 25, 2011
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FEMA ICS 700
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) requires all Federal departments and agencies | Implement NIMS as the doctrine for how best to organize and manage all routine, day-to-day department/agency operations. |
| Select the statement below that best describes one benefit of NIMS | Establishment of standardized organizational structures that improve integration among jurisdictions and disciplines. |
| A basic premise of the NIMS and National Response Framework (NRF) is that | a. Incidents should be managed at the lowest jurisdictional level possible |
| The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that: | Are singly focused on improving Federal homeland security agencies' response to catastrophic natural hazards and terrorist-related incidents |
| Mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements provide | Mechanisms to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services |
| To better serve their constituents, elected and appointed officials should do the following, EXCEPT FOR: | Assume the role of incident commander for all incidents and direct the on-scene technical operations from the Emergency Operations Center. |
| Exercises should: | Contain a mechanism for incorporating corrective actions. |
| Interoperability: | Is the ability of emergency management/response personnel to interact and work well together |
| ICS encourages jurisdictions to use common terminology. Common terminology: | Uses plain English to allow personnel from different agencies to work together |
| Incident managers begin planning for the demobilization process | As soon as possible to facilitate accountability of the resources |
| The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority at the field level is referred to as: | Command |
| Who is the individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources? | Incident Commander |
| Unified Command: | Enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an incident together by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies |
| In an Incident Command System organization, the term "General Staff" refers to: | Incident management personnel organized according to function (i.e., Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief) and who report directly to the Incident Commander |
| Which organization has line authority to oversee the management of multiple incidents being handled by separate Incident Command organizations | Area Command |
| The Public Information Officer: | Interfaces with the public and media and/or with other agencies regarding incident-related information requirements. |
| Which position is responsible for the direct management of all incident-related tactical activities | Operations Section Chief |
| Which entity provides a structure for developing and delivering incident-related coordinated messages by developing, recommending, and executing public information plans and strategies? | Joint Information Center |
| Select the TRUE statement about the Incident Action Plan | Establishes the overall incident objectives, strategies, and tactics |
| Select the TRUE statement | Typically requests for resources flow from the on-scene incident command through the local and State Emergency Operations Centers to the Federal Government |
| Select the NIMS term that is defined as "the architecture to support coordination for incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems integration, and information coordination." | Incident Management Team |
| HSPD-5 required the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mechanism for ensuring the ongoing management and maintenance of NIMS. The Secretary established the National Integration Center (NIC) to perform all of the following functions EXCEPT | Facilitating the establishment and maintenance of a documentation and database system related to qualification, certification, and credentialing of emergency management/response personnel and organizations |
| The Joint Information System is: | The framework for organizing, integrating, and coordinating the delivery of public information. |
| This structure is the physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support incident management (on-scene operations) activities normally takes place | Incident Command Post |
| Which of the following statements is FALSE | NIMS specifies how resources will be allocated among jurisdictions. |
| The credentialing process involves an objective evaluation and documentation of an individual's: • Current certification, license, or degree, • Training and experience, and • ________________________________. | Competence or proficiency. |
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