National Incident management Systems (NIMS)

What is the National Incident Management System?

• A comprehensive, nationwide, systematic approach to incident management, including the command and coordination of incidents, resource management, and information management.

• A resource ordering system

• Only applicable to certain emergency or incident response personnel.

• The line of authority that flows down through the organizational structure.

Which NIMS guiding principle means coordinating activities among various organizational representatives to achieve common objectives?

• Unity of Effort

• Flexibility

• Protection

• Standardization

What are the three major components of the NIMS framework?

• Chain of Command, Communication, and Unity of Effort

• Communication, Unity of Effort, and Integrated Resource Management

• Resource Management, Command & Coordination, and Accountability

• Resource Management, Command & Coordination, and Communications & Information Management.

What are the 3 Guiding Principles of NIMS?

• Flexibility, Standardization, and Unity of Effort

• Qualifying, Certifying and Credentialing

• Capability, Category, and Kind

• Flexibility, Staging Areas, and Resource Descriptions

How many Management Characteristics does NIMS list?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15