Incident Command and NIMS practice questions for the CSP exam

A chemical plant fire has drawn in the county fire department, the state environmental agency, and a mutual-aid hazmat team. The incident commander is deciding how responders should talk on the radio. A fire captain proposes using each agency's internal 10-codes and abbreviations because 'everyone on scene knows them.' Which action is consistent with NIMS?

1. A.Require plain language that avoids or limits codes, abbreviations, and jargon because more than a single agency is involved
2. B.Require plain language only when a federal agency joins the response
3. C.Permit agency codes on the radio and require plain language only in written reports
4. D.Allow each agency to use its own codes because the incident is still under one incident commander

A chemical release at an industrial park has activated a Joint Information Center (JIC). The county PIO and the plant's corporate PIO each have different reports of how many workers were taken to hospitals. Before any message is drafted, which JIC activity best addresses the discrepancy?

1. A.Release both figures with a note that the numbers come from different agencies
2. B.Wait for the approval authority to choose the correct figure before the PIOs do any further checking
3. C.Disseminate the higher figure through social media so the public is not under-warned
4. D.Have the PIOs compare notes in the JIC to deconflict the information gathered from their separate sources