National Incident Management System (Nims) Quiz 1
- 1.National Incident Management System is defined as
- A.
Comprehensive national approach to incident management that is applicable at all levels.
- B.
Comprehensive national approach to all levels of fire ground operations
- C.
Comprehensive national approach to incident management that is applicable at all jurisdiction levels and across all functional disciplines
- D.
National approach for federal funding at local incidents
- 2.NIMS components include
- A.
Command & management
- B.
Federal funding
- C.
Communications & information management
- D.
Both a & c
- 3.Effective incident management begins with a host of preparedness activities. These activities are conducted on a “steady-state” basis, well in advance of any potential incident. Preparedness involves a combination of:
- A.
Planning, training, and exercises
- B.
Personnel qualification and certification standards
- C.
Equipment acquisition and certification standards
- D.
All of the above
- 4.NIMS requires that responses to all domestic incidents utilize a common management system. This system is called the:
- A.
Incident Center System
- B.
Incidental Command System
- C.
Incident Command System
- D.
Incident Commandant System
- 5.ICS has several features that make it well suited to managing incidents. These features include:
- A.
Federal funding
- B.
Manageable span of control
- C.
Radios
- D.
All of the above
- 6.In some situations, NIMS recommends variations in incident management. The two most common variations involve the use of:
- A.
Unified Command & Area Command
- B.
United Command & Area Command
- C.
Unified Command & Regional Command
- D.
Unified Command & Incident Command
- 7.An Area Command is an organization established to:
- A.
Oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each being managed by an ICS organization
- B.
Oversee the management of large incidents that cross jurisdictional boundaries
- C.
Both a & b
- D.
None of the above
- 8.The Area Commander has responsibilities that include
- A.
Setting overall strategy and priorities
- B.
Ensuring that objectives are met
- C.
Ensuring that strategies are followed
- D.
All of the above
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 72 | Last updated: Nov 29, 2016
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Sample QuestionHSPD-5 required the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mechanism forensuring the ongoing management and maintenance of NIMS. The Secretary established the National Integration Center (NIC) to perform all of the following functions EXCEPT:
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