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Defense Support of Civil Authorities(DSCA) Course Phase I
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides the architecture for
standardized preparation and response to domestic incidents and addresses a number
of important considerations. Which of the following is NOT addressed by the NIMS? -
answer Who is involved in conducting all-hazards responses
What we as a nation collectively do during an incident response
How we as a nation are organized to implement response actions
Where individual agencies are required to go in the event of an incident
Ongoing management and maintenance component of NIMS involves two key
components. Which of the following options is NOT one of them? - answer Supporting
technologies
National Integration Center (NIC)
Multiagency coordination system
Which of the following does the national response framework NOT identify? -
answerResponse actions (what)
Response locations (where)
Response organization (how)
Roles and responsibilities (who)
Which of the following statements is TRUE? - answerCapability targets define the wide
range of threats and hazards to our nation
Capability targets guide the allocation of resources in support of our national
preparedness
Capability targets deliver coordinated, prompt, reliable, and actionable information to
the whole community
, Capability targets are simply goals; they cannot be used as performance thresholds to
measure our nation's progress
Natural hazards, pandemics, terrorist organizations and cyber-attacks were key findings
of a national risk assessment. These risks affirmed the need for: - answerAdditional
federal and state emergency management agencies
An all-hazards, capability-based approach to preparedness planning
A military-tactics approach to preparedness planning
Combining state and federal agencies into one facility
Ongoing management and maintenance component of NIMS involves two key
components. Which of the following options is NOT one of them? - answerSupporting
technologies
National Integration Center (NIC)
Multiagency coordination system
"Mission areas" were used to determine the response requirements generated by the
national planning scenarios. Which of the following mission areas deals with the ability
to plan, organize, equip, and train homeland security personnel? -
answerPrevention/deterrence
Preparedness
Hazard mitigation
Emergency assessment/diagnosis
Which of the following is the correct order of activities during the "respond" process? -
answerActivate and deploy resources and capabilities; Gain and maintain situational
awareness; Coordinate response actions; Demobilize
Gain and maintain situational awareness; Activate and deploy resources and
capabilities; Coordinate response actions; Demobilize
Coordinate response actions; Activate and deploy resources and capabilities; Gain and
maintain situational awareness; Demobilize
To lead response and recovery efforts effectively responders and emergency managers
must also prepare effectively. In this way they can be described as both: -
answerPlanners and responders
Doers and responders
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