NIMS 12

Question 1

($$$$$$$) is the ability to get the right information to the right people in the right time frame

Answer 1

COMMUNICATIONS OPERABILITY

Question 2

($$$$$$$$) is a formal term describing the more familiar concept of SITUATIONAL AWARNESS

Answer 2

COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE

Question 3

($$$$$$$) is defined by NIMS as an overview of an incident created by collating and gathering information – such as traffic, weather, actual damage, and resource availability of any type from agencies/ organizations in order to support decision making.

Answer 3

COP

Question 4

The most important component within the real of interoperable communications is the ($$$$$$$$$)

Answer 4

Operator of the device..

Question 5

($$$$$$$$$). High level directions, including resource priority decisions, and overall incident response courses of action.

Answer 5

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Question 6

($$$$$$$$$$$). Communications among command and support elements and, a appropriate, cooperating agencies and organizations.

Answer 6

TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Question 7

($$$$$$$$$). Coordination in support of strategic and tactical communications (for example hospitals concerning ordering, dispatching, and tracking logistics centers, and traffic and public works communication).

Answer 7

SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS

Question 8

($$$$$$$$$$). Emergency alerts and warnings, press conferences, etc.

Answer 8

PUBLIC ADDRESS COMUNICATIONS

Question 9

Organizations such as ($$$$$$$) and the ($$$$$$$$$) oversee all initiatives and projects pertaining to PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS and interoperability standards.

Answer 9

DHS SAFECOM.

ORGANIZATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STRUCTURED INFORMATION STANDARDS (OASIS)

Question 10

The focu of the ($$$$$$) is wireless communications interoperability.

Answer 10

SAFECOM

Question 11

($$$$$$) promotes the development and adoption of e-business and web service standards.

Answer 11

OASIS

Question 12

($$$$$$$) ( known within the ICS as SITSAT). After a snapshot of the past operational period and contain confirmed or verified information regarding the explicit details relating to the incident.

Answer 12

SITUATION REPORTS

Question 13

($$$$$$$$) which mat be contained in the SITUATION REPORTS, relay information specifically related to the status of resources.

Answer 13

STATUS REPORT

Question 14

Transmission of data in a ($$$$$$$) enables the passing of pertinent information to appropriate jurisdictions and organizations and to a national system that can handle data queries and information assessments and analysis.

Answer 14

Common format

Question 15

($$$$$$$$$) is defined as information pertaining to the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries.

Answer 15

GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION

Question 16

The use of ($$$$$$$) should be tied to consistent standards because it has the potential to be misinterpreted, transposes incorrectly, or otherwise misapplied, causing inconspicuous yet serious errors.

Answer 16

GEOSPATIAL DATA

Question 17

Jurisdictions maybe required to comply with national interoperable communications standards. Standard appropriate for NIMS users will be designated by the ($$$$$$$$) in partnership with recognized standards development organizations.

Answer 17

NIC

Question 18

The ($$$$$$$$) should be required to acknowledge receipt of the emergency information.

Answer 18

Receiving center

Question 19

During incident response activities, ($$$$$$) should be restricted to those messages necessary for the effective execution of emergency management response personnel task.

Answer 19

Radio traffic

Question 20

($$$$$$$$) enables emergency management/response personnel to communicate clearly with one another and effectively coordinate activities, no matter the size, scope, location, or complexity of the incident.

Answer 20

COMMON TERMINOLOGY

Question 21

The use of ($$$$$) in emergency management and incident response is a matter of public safety, especially the safety of emergency management/response personnel and those effected by the incident.

Answer 21

PLAIN LANGUAGE (CLEAR TEXT)

Question 22

All communications among organizational elements during an incident, whether oral or written, should be in ($$$$$$$) ; this ensures that information dissemination is timely, clear, acknowledged, and understood by all incident responders.

Answer 22

PLAIN LANGUAGE

Question 23

($$$$$$) should not be used, and all communications should be confined to essential messages.

Answer 23

Codes

Question 24

The use of ($$$$$) should be avoided during incidents that require the participation of multiple agencies or organizations.

Answer 24

ACRONYMS

Question 25

Organizations should also incorporate a FAIL SAFE PROCESS into operations involving ($$$$$$$$$) to ensure the personnel do not become isolated if their encryption or key fails during a mission.

Answer 25

Encrypted communications

Question 26

The ($$$$) integrates incident information and public affairs into a cohesive organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible and timely information during crisis or incident operations.

Answer 26

JIS

Question 27

The ($$$$) provides a STRUCTURE for developing and delivering incident related coordinated messages.

Answer 27

JIC

Question 28

Public information official from all participating agencies/organizations should collocate at the ($$$$)

Answer 28

JIC

Question 29

Individuals and organizations that have access to incident information and, in particular, contribute information in to the system must be properly ($$$$$$) and ($$$$$$$) for security purposes.

Answer 29

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