NIMS Training & Exercises 2

Question 1

What is a Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) used for in exercises?

Accepted Answer

To chronologically sequence exercise injects and events that drive play

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To list all personnel participating in an exercise

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To document post-exercise corrective actions

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To assign roles and responsibilities during an actual incident

Question 2

Which type of exercise is the most complex, resource-intensive, and most closely resembles an actual incident response?

Accepted Answer

Full-scale exercise

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Tabletop exercise

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Functional exercise

Answer

Drill

Question 3

What is the purpose of Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) in the HSEEP framework?

Accepted Answer

To help evaluators observe and document activities against expected capability outcomes

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To provide promotional materials for recruiting exercise participants

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To serve as training manuals for exercise participants

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To outline legal requirements for conducting exercises

Question 4

In HSEEP, what are the two broad categories into which all exercises are classified?

Accepted Answer

Discussion-based and operations-based

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Simple and complex

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Planned and unplanned

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Tabletop and field

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a functional exercise under HSEEP?

Accepted Answer

An exercise that examines coordination and control functions in real time without full field resource deployment

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An exercise involving all personnel practicing specific procedures hands-on in the field

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An informal discussion of a scenario used to identify planning gaps

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A brief, targeted test of a single emergency function

Question 6

The NIMS training program requires that personnel be trained to handle incidents at which levels of government?

Accepted Answer

All levels — local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal

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Federal level only

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State and local levels only

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Only at the incident command level

Question 7

Which FEMA independent study course covers the National Response Framework (NRF) and its relationship to NIMS?

Accepted Answer

IS-800

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IS-100

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IS-200

Answer

IS-700