NIMS
Incidents
Types of Command
100

What NIMS Command and Coordination component leads public communications?

What is the Joint Information System.

100

What are the characteristics of a complex incident?

What is widespread damage to property/environment/economy.

100

When might Area Command be used?

What are large incidents with multiple Incident Management Teams (IMTs)

200

This NIMS term covers ICS, EOCs, MAC Group and their support through JIS?

What is Command and Coordination

200

What is an advantage of area command?

What is coordination between multiple incidents.

200

Whose responsibly for resolving conflicts, establishing objectives, and resource strategies under Area Command?

Who is the Area Commander

300

NIMS defines this as the exchange of information to those who need certain info to carry out specific incident management responsibilities.

What is Coordination

300

When several incidents are combined into a Complex incident how are they managed?

What is through Braches or Divisions

400

Area Commands primary function is to coordinate the development of incident:

What are objectives and strategies.

500

NIMS includes four Functional Groups of Command and Coordination: Emergency Operations Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and Joint Information Systems, what is the fourth?

What is Incident Command System (ICS)