A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or jurisdiction is defined
as?
A. Authority
B. Recovery Operation
C. Contingency Plan
D. Response Operation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A. Authority
An important feature of Emergency Operation Plans is that they
________________________________.
A. are specifically tailored to recovery and contingency plans.
B. are available electronically and may be updated throughout the incident.
C. provide a uniform response to all hazards that a community may face.
D. may be used in place of the National Incident Management System. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C. provide a uniform response to all hazards that a community may face.
An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency
policies, and/or _________________.
A. IMT Position Description
B. Delegation of Authority
C. Incident Action Plan
D. Outgoing Incident Commander - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B. Delegation of Authority
Mutual Aid Agreements ________________________________.
A. are limited to the exchange of resources between neighboring states.
B. are mandated in state and county emergency management budgets.
C. base their assistance on the equivalent monetary value of shared resources.
D. assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are inadequate. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..D. assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are
inadequate.
Predicting the resource needs of an incident to determine the appropriate management
structure is referred to as (a):
, A. Logistical Analysis
B. Complexity Analysis
C. Pre-incident Operations Plan
D. Incident Action Planning - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B. Complexity Analysis
The Incident Command System (ICS) is:
A. Most applicable to the management of complex incidents that extend over many
hours or days.
B. A standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large
emergency or nonemergency situations.
C. A military system used in domestic incidents to ensure command and control of
Federal resources.
D. A relatively new approach created based on the lessons learned from Hurricane
Harvey disaster operations. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B. A standardized management tool for
meeting the demands of small or large emergency or nonemergency situations.
When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes what
happens?
A. The Emergency Operations Center Director must order a Transfer of Command.
B. The more qualified person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander and
assumes command. The outgoing Incident Commander demobilizes to avoid confusion.
C. The more qualified person becomes the new Incident Commander at the beginning
of the next operational period.
D. The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can
include assuming command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified
Incident Commander. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D. The more qualified person has options based
on agency guidelines; these can include assuming command, maintaining command as
is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander.
When an incident expands ________________________________.
A. functions and positions remain the same throughout the incident regardless of
expansion.
B. all functions of the Command and General Staff must be filled.
C. all functions of the Command and General Staff are filled and the entire list of
elements within each Section.
D. only the functions and positions necessary are filled. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D. only the
functions and positions necessary are filled.
When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control,
additional Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which
NIMS Management characteristic does this describe?
A. Management by Objectives
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