NIMS Training & Exercises 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) used for in exercises?
- To list all personnel participating in an exercise
- To chronologically sequence exercise injects and events that drive play (Correct answer)
- To document post-exercise corrective actions
- To assign roles and responsibilities during an actual incident
Correct answer: To chronologically sequence exercise injects and events that drive play
The MSEL is a chronological list of pre-scripted injects used by exercise controllers to drive exercise play and stimulate participant decision-making.
Question 2: Which type of exercise is the most complex, resource-intensive, and most closely resembles an actual incident response?
- Tabletop exercise
- Functional exercise
- Full-scale exercise (Correct answer)
- Drill
Correct answer: Full-scale exercise
Full-scale exercises are the most complex and resource-intensive, mobilizing actual personnel and equipment in the field as they would be in a real incident.
Question 3: What is the purpose of Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) in the HSEEP framework?
- To provide promotional materials for recruiting exercise participants
- To help evaluators observe and document activities against expected capability outcomes (Correct answer)
- To serve as training manuals for exercise participants
- To outline legal requirements for conducting exercises
Correct answer: To help evaluators observe and document activities against expected capability outcomes
EEGs provide evaluators with the information needed to observe and document participant performance against established capability targets and expected actions.
Question 4: In HSEEP, what are the two broad categories into which all exercises are classified?
- Simple and complex
- Planned and unplanned
- Discussion-based and operations-based (Correct answer)
- Tabletop and field
Correct answer: Discussion-based and operations-based
HSEEP categorizes all exercises as either discussion-based (seminars, workshops, games, tabletops) or operations-based (drills, functional exercises, full-scale exercises).
Question 5: Which of the following best describes a functional exercise under HSEEP?
- An exercise involving all personnel practicing specific procedures hands-on in the field
- An exercise that examines coordination and control functions in real time without full field resource deployment (Correct answer)
- An informal discussion of a scenario used to identify planning gaps
- A brief, targeted test of a single emergency function
Correct answer: An exercise that examines coordination and control functions in real time without full field resource deployment
A functional exercise validates coordination, command, and control functions in a realistic simulated environment without physically mobilizing all field resources.
Question 6: The NIMS training program requires that personnel be trained to handle incidents at which levels of government?
- Federal level only
- State and local levels only
- All levels — local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal (Correct answer)
- Only at the incident command level
Correct answer: All levels — local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal
NIMS applies nationwide, so its training requirements extend to personnel at local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal levels to ensure interoperability.
Question 7: Which FEMA independent study course covers the National Response Framework (NRF) and its relationship to NIMS?
- IS-100
- IS-200
- IS-700
- IS-800 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: IS-800
IS-800 covers the National Response Framework (NRF), which describes how the nation responds to disasters and complements NIMS by providing a response structure.
NIMS Training & Exercises 2
What is a Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) used for in exercises?