Emergency Management Coordination Quiz

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

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

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

Which resource management task enables resource coordination throughout the incident?

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

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

The three NIMS guiding principles are:

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

Which resource management task deploys or activates personnel and resources?

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

In NIMS, resource inventorying refers to preparedness activities conducted outside of incident response.

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

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

When an incident occurs or threatens, local emergency personnel manage response using NIMS principles and ICS. If the incident is or becomes large or complex, ______________.

Which type of ICS facility is used to temporarily position and account for personnel, supplies, and equipment awaiting assignment?

The MAC Group does not replace the primary functions of EOCs or other dispatch organizations.

When only certain EOC team members or organizations are activated to monitor a credible threat, which Activation Level has been implemented?

Which communications management practice includes specifying all of the communications systems and platforms that parties will use to share information?

Which Command Staff member serves as the incident command's point of contact for organizations not included in the Incident Command or Unified Command?

Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?

Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?

Match the following ICS supervisory positions with their corresponding title:

EOCs can be fixed locations, temporary facilities, or virtual structures with staff participating remotely.

Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements?

An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, and/or ______.

When command is transferred, then all personnel involved in the incident should be told:

When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes what happens?

Which Command Staff member approves the Incident Action Plan and all requests pertaining to the ordering and releasing of incident resources?

Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200 personnel per operational period?

Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources, all Command and General Staff positions are activated, branches are activated, personnel may exceed 500 per operational period, and a disaster declaration may occur?

Which ICS Supervisory Position title is used at the Division/Group organizational level?

Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident?