FEMA certifications FEMA National Incident Management System

Question 1

What federal directive established the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?

Accepted Answer

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5)

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Presidential Policy Directive 8

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Executive Order 13407

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Stafford Act

Question 2

NIMS is designed to be applicable to:

Accepted Answer

All hazards, all sizes, all jurisdictions, and all agencies

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Only federal agencies

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Only natural disasters

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Only large-scale terrorism events

Question 3

Which component of NIMS provides the structure for managing incidents?

Accepted Answer

Command and Coordination

Answer

Resource Management

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Communications and Information Management

Answer

Joint Information System

Question 4

What is the purpose of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?

Accepted Answer

To provide a systematic, proactive approach to guide agencies to work seamlessly

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To create a single federal emergency management agency

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To replace state and local emergency plans

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To fund disaster response operations

Question 5

Under NIMS, which principle allows entities to request resources from another entity when their own resources are insufficient?

Accepted Answer

Mutual Aid

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Resource Typing

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Incident Action Planning

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Chain of Command

Question 6

What does NIMS require agencies to use for describing, inventorying, requesting, and tracking resources?

Accepted Answer

Standardized resource typing and credentialing

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Individual agency inventories

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Federal procurement contracts only

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State-level resource databases