NIMS/ICS

2025-2B

Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives?

Logistics

How many NIMS Management Characteristics are there?

14

Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability?

Check-In/Check-Out of incident personnel

When command is transferred, the process should include a(n):

Briefing

Which member of the Command Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?

public Information Officer

If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:

Director Staff

To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of:

standard or common terminology

Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)

Command and Coordination

Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?

resource management

Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to ensure

Accountability

Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing?

Integrated Communications

Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel.

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Depending on the incident size and complexity, various types of support facilities may be established by:

Incident Command

When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used?

Unified Command

In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish

Situational Awareness

Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?

Planning Section Chief

Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis?

Finance/Administration

Who designates the process for transferring command?

Incident Commander

At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries

Public Information Officer

Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?

Finance/Administration

Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability

Information and Intelligence Management

Which ICS function is responsible for documentation of mutual aid agreements?

Finance/Administration

Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?

Accountability

Which selection organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources?

Operations

The Incident Command System (ICS) is:

A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards.

Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command?

The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident.

The Liaison Officer:

Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives.

The NIMS Management Characteristic of Chain of Command and Unity of Command means that each person:

Reports to only one ICS supervisor.