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One premise of the National Framework is Tiered response. Tiered Response can best be described as

Incidents are generally handled at the lowest jurisdictional level. Incidents begin and end locally.

Which group of core capabilities spans all seven Community Lifelines?

Planning; public information and warning; and operational coordination

Which of the following set the vision for preparedness nationwide and identifies core capabilities?

National Preparedness Goal

All agencies with jurisdictional authority and/or functional responsibility for the incident provide joint support through mutually developed incident objectives and strategies. This is an example of

Unified command

How many community lifelines are there?

7

In order to help form a common operating picture of the incident and secure additional resources the Incident Commander relays requirements to

Local emergency operations center

operational Coordination is considered a cross cutting capability. In this sense, cross cutting means?

Is used to cross all levels of government

A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that

Effective partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community

Which of the following are part of the DHS/FEMA Federal Operations Centers?

Department of Defense (DoD) DOC

The terms "response" as used in the National Response Framework includes

Actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, stabilize communities, and meet the basic human needs following an incident

States request assistance from other states through interstate mutual aid and assistance agreements such as

Emergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMAC)

Critical infrastructure such as utilities and banking are which partners responsibility?

Private Sector

How the Federal Government aligns resources and delivers core capabilities to reach our shared National Preparedness Goal is described in

The Response Federal Interagency Operational Plan

Which of the following are part of the community lifelines that represent the most basic services a community relies on?

Grocery and Fast food

Which organization serves as the principal operations center for the department of Homeland Security?

National Operations Center (NOC)

Why is it important to engage communities in preparedness efforts?

Provide opportunities for sharing information

Which of the following is a benefit of unified command?

Joint Priorities

Hos do coordination structures help organize and measure the whole community capabilities?

Facilitate problem solving

Select the CORRECT statement below. The National Response Framework

Describes key roles and responsibilities for integrating capabilities across the whole community

Community Emergency Response Teams are an example of

State coordinating structures

the response protocols and structures described in the National Response Framework align with what doctrine to support a unified approach to response?

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

A basic premise of the National Response Framework is that

Most incidents begin and end locally and are managed at the local and tribal level

What is defined as enabling the continuous of critical government and business functions?

a community lifeline

which response core capability involves ensuring the capacity for timely communications in support of security, situational awareness, and operations by any and all means available, among and between affected communities in the impact area and all response forces?

operational communications

which is the next level of government that responds to an incident when it has the potential to expand beyond the capability of local jurisdiction?

state government