SAF Emergency Response & Preparedness 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which NIMS component establishes a standardized approach to incident management that enables coordination among multiple organizations?
- Incident Command System (ICS) (Correct answer)
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Joint Information System (JIS)
- Multiagency Coordination System (MACS)
Correct answer: Incident Command System (ICS)
ICS is the core NIMS component that provides a standardized, scalable management structure for incidents of any size.
Question 2: During a hazardous materials incident, the FIRST action a first responder at the operations level should take is to:
- Enter the hot zone to assess victims
- Identify the substance using placards or labels from a safe distance (Correct answer)
- Begin decontamination procedures immediately
- Contact the chemical manufacturer directly
Correct answer: Identify the substance using placards or labels from a safe distance
Operations-level responders must identify the hazardous material using placards, labels, or shipping papers from a safe distance before taking further action.
Question 3: A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) primarily ensures that:
- All employees are evacuated safely during an emergency
- Essential government or organizational functions continue during a disruption (Correct answer)
- Mutual aid agreements are activated within 24 hours
- Media communications are managed during a crisis
Correct answer: Essential government or organizational functions continue during a disruption
COOP ensures that essential functions of an organization or government continue to operate during and after an emergency or disruption.
Question 4: The 'span of control' principle in ICS recommends that one supervisor manages a maximum of how many personnel?
- 3 to 5 personnel (Correct answer)
- 5 to 7 personnel
- 7 to 10 personnel
- 10 to 15 personnel
Correct answer: 3 to 5 personnel
ICS guidelines recommend a span of control of 3 to 5 personnel per supervisor, with 5 being optimal to maintain effective oversight.
Question 5: Which term describes the process of moving people away from a threatened area to a place of safety?
- Sheltering-in-place
- Evacuation (Correct answer)
- Relocation
- Displacement
Correct answer: Evacuation
Evacuation is the organized movement of people from a threatened or dangerous area to a safer location.
Question 6: In emergency management, 'mitigation' refers to actions taken:
- Immediately after a disaster strikes to save lives
- To reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to people and property from hazards (Correct answer)
- To restore services after an emergency event
- To coordinate response resources during an incident
Correct answer: To reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to people and property from hazards
Mitigation encompasses actions taken before or after disasters to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property.
Question 7: When activating a mass notification system for a community emergency, the PRIMARY goal is to:
- Provide detailed technical information about the hazard
- Alert and inform the public quickly to enable protective action (Correct answer)
- Document the emergency for after-action reporting
- Coordinate between responding agencies
Correct answer: Alert and inform the public quickly to enable protective action
Mass notification systems are primarily used to rapidly alert and inform the public so they can take timely protective actions.
SAF Emergency Response & Preparedness 2
Which NIMS component establishes a standardized approach to incident management that enables coordination among multiple organizations?