NIMS IS-700.B FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NIMSHGuidingHPrinciplesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Flexibility
Standardization
UnityHofHEffort
FlexibilityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AllowsHNIMSHtoHbeHscalableHfromHroutine,HlocalHincidentsHthroughHthoseHrequiringHinterstateHmutualHaidH
upHtoHthoseHrequiringHFederalHassistance
StandardizationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
SupportsHinteroperabilityHamongHmultipleHorganizationsHinHincidentHresponse
StandardHOrganizationalHStructuresH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ImproveHintegrationHandHconnectivityHamongHorganizations
StandardHPracticesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AllowHincidentHpersonnelHandHorganizationsHtoHworkHtogetherHeffectively
CommonHTerminologyH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-EnablesHeffectiveHcommunication
UnityHofHEffortH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EnablesHorganizationsHwithHjurisdictionalHauthorityHorHfunctionalHresponsibilitiesHtoHsupportHeachHotherH
whileHallowingHeachHparticipatingHagencyHtoHmaintainHitsHownHauthorityHandHaccountability
3HMajorHComponentsHofHNIMSH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-1.HResourceHManagement
2.HCommandHandHCoordination
3.HCommunicationsHandHInformationHManagement
ResourceHManagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
StandardHmechanismsHtoHsystematicsHmanageHresources,HincludingHpersonnel,Hequipment,Hsupplies,Htea
,ms,HandHfacilities,HbothHbeforeHandHduringHincidentsHinHorderHtoHallowHorganizationsHtoHmoreHeffectivelyHs
hareHresourcesHwhenHneeded
CommandHandHCommunicationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DescribesHleadershipHroles,Hprocesses,HandHrecommendedHorganizationalHstructuresHforHincidentHmanage
mentHatHtheHoperationalHandHincidentHsupportHlevelsHandHexplainsHhowHtheseHstructuresHinteractHtoHman
ageHincidentsHeffectivelyHandHefficiently
CommunicationsHandHInformationHManagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DescribesHsystemsHandHmethodsHthatHhelpHtoHensureHthatHincidentHpersonnelHandHotherHdecisionHmakers
HhaveHtheHmeansHandHinformationHtheyHneedHtoHmakeHandHcommunicateHdecisions
4HKeyHActivitiesHofHResourceHManagementHPreparednessH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HIdentifyingHandHtypingHresources
2.HQualifying,Hcertifying,HandHcredentialingHpersonnel
3.HPlanningHforHresources
4.HAcquiring,Hstoring,HandHinventoryingHresources
Typing:HCapabilityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHresourcesHcapabilityHtoHperformHitsHfunctionHinHoneHorHmoreHofHtheHfiveHmissionHareas:HPrevention,HP
rotection,HMitigation,HResponse,HandHRecovery
Typing:HCategoryH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHfunctionHforHaHwhichHaHresourceHwouldHbeHmostHusefulH(firefighting,HlawHenforcement,HhealthHandHm
edical)
Typing:HKindH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHbroadHcharacterization,HsuchHasHpersonnel,Hequipment,Hteams,HandHfacilities
Typing:HTypeH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHresourcesHlevelHofHcapabilityHtoHperformHitsHfunctionHbasedHonHsize,Hpower,HcapacityH(forHequipment),Ho
rHexperienceHandHqualifications;HTypeH1HhasHgreaterHcapacityHthanHTypeH2,H3,HorH4
, QualifyingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
PersonnelHmeetHtheHminimumHestablishedHstandardsH(includingHtraining,Hexperience,HphysicalHandHmedic
alHfitness)HtoHfillHspecificHpositions
CertificationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
RecognitionHfromHanHAHJHorHaHthirdHpartyHthatHanHindividualHhasHcompletedHqualificationHforHaHposition
CredentialingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Documentation-HtypicallyHanHIDHcardHorHbadge-
HthatHidentifiesHpersonnelHandHverifiesHtheirHqualificationsHforHaHparticularHposition
IdentifyHRequirementsH(ResourceHManagement)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Identify:
1.HTypeHandHquantityHofHresourcesHneeded
2.HLocationHwhereHresourcesHshouldHbeHsent
3.HWhoHwillHreceiveHandHuseHresources
OrderHandHAcquireH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ResourceHtypingHisHdesignedHforHuseHhereHtoHensureHresourcesHprovidedHmeetHtheHmissionHneeds
TrackHandHReportH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH--TracksHtheHlocationHofHresources
-HelpsHstaffHprepHtoHreceiveHandHuseHresources
-ProtectsHtheHsafetyHandHsecurityHofHpersonnel,Hequipment,HteamsHandHfacilities
-EnablesHResourceHcoordinationHandHmovement
DemobilizationH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHgoalHofHdemobilizationHisHtheHorderly,Hsafe,HandHefficientHreturnHofHaHresourceHtoHitsHoriginalHlocationH
andHstatus
ReimburseHandHRestockH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-1.HEstablishHandHmaintainHtheHreadinessHofHresources
2.HCollectHbillsHandHvalidateHcosts
3.HEnsureHthatHresourceHprovidersHareHpaidHinHaHtimelyHmanner
4.HRestockHthroughHreplacementHorHrepairHofHdamagedHequipment
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NIMSHGuidingHPrinciplesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Flexibility
Standardization
UnityHofHEffort
FlexibilityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AllowsHNIMSHtoHbeHscalableHfromHroutine,HlocalHincidentsHthroughHthoseHrequiringHinterstateHmutualHaidH
upHtoHthoseHrequiringHFederalHassistance
StandardizationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
SupportsHinteroperabilityHamongHmultipleHorganizationsHinHincidentHresponse
StandardHOrganizationalHStructuresH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ImproveHintegrationHandHconnectivityHamongHorganizations
StandardHPracticesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AllowHincidentHpersonnelHandHorganizationsHtoHworkHtogetherHeffectively
CommonHTerminologyH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-EnablesHeffectiveHcommunication
UnityHofHEffortH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
EnablesHorganizationsHwithHjurisdictionalHauthorityHorHfunctionalHresponsibilitiesHtoHsupportHeachHotherH
whileHallowingHeachHparticipatingHagencyHtoHmaintainHitsHownHauthorityHandHaccountability
3HMajorHComponentsHofHNIMSH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-1.HResourceHManagement
2.HCommandHandHCoordination
3.HCommunicationsHandHInformationHManagement
ResourceHManagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
StandardHmechanismsHtoHsystematicsHmanageHresources,HincludingHpersonnel,Hequipment,Hsupplies,Htea
,ms,HandHfacilities,HbothHbeforeHandHduringHincidentsHinHorderHtoHallowHorganizationsHtoHmoreHeffectivelyHs
hareHresourcesHwhenHneeded
CommandHandHCommunicationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DescribesHleadershipHroles,Hprocesses,HandHrecommendedHorganizationalHstructuresHforHincidentHmanage
mentHatHtheHoperationalHandHincidentHsupportHlevelsHandHexplainsHhowHtheseHstructuresHinteractHtoHman
ageHincidentsHeffectivelyHandHefficiently
CommunicationsHandHInformationHManagementH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DescribesHsystemsHandHmethodsHthatHhelpHtoHensureHthatHincidentHpersonnelHandHotherHdecisionHmakers
HhaveHtheHmeansHandHinformationHtheyHneedHtoHmakeHandHcommunicateHdecisions
4HKeyHActivitiesHofHResourceHManagementHPreparednessH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
1.HIdentifyingHandHtypingHresources
2.HQualifying,Hcertifying,HandHcredentialingHpersonnel
3.HPlanningHforHresources
4.HAcquiring,Hstoring,HandHinventoryingHresources
Typing:HCapabilityH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHresourcesHcapabilityHtoHperformHitsHfunctionHinHoneHorHmoreHofHtheHfiveHmissionHareas:HPrevention,HP
rotection,HMitigation,HResponse,HandHRecovery
Typing:HCategoryH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHfunctionHforHaHwhichHaHresourceHwouldHbeHmostHusefulH(firefighting,HlawHenforcement,HhealthHandHm
edical)
Typing:HKindH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHbroadHcharacterization,HsuchHasHpersonnel,Hequipment,Hteams,HandHfacilities
Typing:HTypeH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHresourcesHlevelHofHcapabilityHtoHperformHitsHfunctionHbasedHonHsize,Hpower,HcapacityH(forHequipment),Ho
rHexperienceHandHqualifications;HTypeH1HhasHgreaterHcapacityHthanHTypeH2,H3,HorH4
, QualifyingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
PersonnelHmeetHtheHminimumHestablishedHstandardsH(includingHtraining,Hexperience,HphysicalHandHmedic
alHfitness)HtoHfillHspecificHpositions
CertificationH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
RecognitionHfromHanHAHJHorHaHthirdHpartyHthatHanHindividualHhasHcompletedHqualificationHforHaHposition
CredentialingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Documentation-HtypicallyHanHIDHcardHorHbadge-
HthatHidentifiesHpersonnelHandHverifiesHtheirHqualificationsHforHaHparticularHposition
IdentifyHRequirementsH(ResourceHManagement)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Identify:
1.HTypeHandHquantityHofHresourcesHneeded
2.HLocationHwhereHresourcesHshouldHbeHsent
3.HWhoHwillHreceiveHandHuseHresources
OrderHandHAcquireH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
ResourceHtypingHisHdesignedHforHuseHhereHtoHensureHresourcesHprovidedHmeetHtheHmissionHneeds
TrackHandHReportH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH--TracksHtheHlocationHofHresources
-HelpsHstaffHprepHtoHreceiveHandHuseHresources
-ProtectsHtheHsafetyHandHsecurityHofHpersonnel,Hequipment,HteamsHandHfacilities
-EnablesHResourceHcoordinationHandHmovement
DemobilizationH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHgoalHofHdemobilizationHisHtheHorderly,Hsafe,HandHefficientHreturnHofHaHresourceHtoHitsHoriginalHlocationH
andHstatus
ReimburseHandHRestockH(RM)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-1.HEstablishHandHmaintainHtheHreadinessHofHresources
2.HCollectHbillsHandHvalidateHcosts
3.HEnsureHthatHresourceHprovidersHareHpaidHinHaHtimelyHmanner
4.HRestockHthroughHreplacementHorHrepairHofHdamagedHequipment