FEMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You have been asked to serve as a crisis counselor at an incident scene. You must
check in upon arrival at the scene. What Unit within the ICS organization is responsible
for establishing check-in procedures and completing ICS Form 211? - Answers -The
Resources Unit (Planning Section)
Command and coordination is the NIMS component that focuses on_______ ,
Emergency Operations Center, Multi agency Coordination Groups, and Joint
Information System. - Answers --Incident Command System
What term defines the concept of incident operations personnel who are assigned to
only one supervisor ? - Answers --unity of command
Who is the primary person in charge at the incident? - Answers --Incident
commander /Unified command
Designating subordinate command and general staff supervisors allows the incident
commander to - Answers --maintain a manageable span of control.
Unified command organization: - Answers --determines the incident objectives and
tactics.
During what meeting is the Operational Plan reviewed and resource requirements
identified? - Answers --Planning Meeting
What document is a series of standard forms and supporting documents that convey the
Incident Commander's and Operations Section's directions for the accomplishment of
the plan for Operational Period? - Answers --Incident Action Plan
What is the purpose of the Operational Briefing? - Answers --To present the incident
Action Plan to tactical resources' supervisors.
What is the method that provides standardized procedures, practices, and functions for
incident resource management? - Answers --Incident Resource Management process
From the list below, who has authority to order incident resources? - Answers --
Operations Section Chief
When ordering resources, what type of ordering places the responsibility on the
jurisdiction or agency dispatch and not on the incident organization? - Answers --Multi-
point ordering
What type of resource may be dispatched for a large- scale, complex incident such as a
train derailment or civil unrest? - Answers --Incident Management Team
, What form is used to evaluate a resource's on an incident ? - Answers --ICS 225,
Incident Personnel Performance Rating
Oftentimes the absence of resource management results in poor resource performance.
What management action may cause personal to perform poorly? - Answers --lack of
proper training or unprepared for the assignment.
What does planning for demobilization help to eliminate? - Answers --Fiscal and legal
impacts
With whom or what should the incident commander consult when demobilizing
resources? - Answers --Agency protocols
What section of the Incident Management Team develops and implements the
Demobilization Plan? - Answers --Planning section
The five sections of the Demobilization Plan include: General Information, Release
Priorities, Travel Information, Responsibilities, and ________. - Answers --Release
Procedures
A team close out meeting is needed when: - Answers --The incident lasted longer than
five days.
An After- Action review, or close out meeting, summaries the original mission, actual
events, and _________. - Answers --lessons learned
Support for recovery includes a partnership between many sectors of the all levels of
government as well as private industries and known as: - Answers --Whole community.
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency
Operations Center, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and Joint Information System? -
Answers --Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of
an organization, the organization is said to have a ________________. - Answers --
Chain of Command
What Incident Management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives? - Answers --Agency Executives/Senior
Officials
Module expansion at an incident is based on _________. - Answers --matching an
organization's structure to the task.
What is one of the primary features of Unified Command? - Answers --A single Incident
Action Plan for the incident in question
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