17 - Putting It All Together: NIMS Evaluation & Maintenance Flashcards

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The process of judging the worth and merit of a program.

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Program evaluation

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NIMS programs should be continuously evaluated through an ___________ accepted program evaluation model.

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academically

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A SWOT analysis is based on assessing the ________, ___________, ____________, and ________ of NIMS.

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strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

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An evaluation process that identifies organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

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SWOT analysis

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A program evaluation process that identifies interventions through gap and root cause analysis.

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Human Performance Technology (HPT) model

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The ____ model begins with an organizational and environmental analysis, followed by a gap analysis.

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HPT
Human Performance Technology

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_____ _______ of gaps in the NIMS program are identified, and interventions are implemented to narrow or close the program gaps.

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Root causes

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An organization that safely and effectively manages and recovers from unexpected events in dynamic and unpredictable environments.

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High-reliability organization (HRO)

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The following five HRO principles should be continuously applied to all NIMS response agencies:
1. Preoccupation with ________.

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failure

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The following five HRO principles should be continuously applied to all NIMS response agencies:

  1. Preoccupation with failure
  2. Reluctance to ________ interpretations
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simplify

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The following five HRO principles should be continuously applied to all NIMS response agencies:

  1. Preoccupation with failure
  2. Reluctance to simplify interpretations
  3. _________ to operations
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Sensitivity

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The following five HRO principles should be continuously applied to all NIMS response agencies:

  1. Preoccupation with failure
  2. Reluctance to simplify interpretations
  3. Sensitivity to operations
  4. Commitment to __________
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resilience

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The following five HRO principles should be continuously applied to all NIMS response agencies:

  1. Preoccupation with failure
  2. Reluctance to simplify interpretations
  3. Sensitivity to operations
  4. Commitment to resilience
  5. Deference to __________
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expertise

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The management and maintenance of NIMS is a ___________ process.

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continuous

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It is important for all NIMS response community partners to realize that NIMS development is continually _________ and ________.

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changed and refined

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16
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The NIC is the central national ______________ ______ that ensures incident response, management, recovery, and planning are efficient and effective across all disciplines, jurisdictions and agencies.

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coordinating body

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17
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The NIMS component of ongoing _____________ and _____________ requires quality management through system wide assessment and corrective that remedy identified deficiencies.

A

management and maintenance

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18
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Proposed changes to NIMS are submitted to the ____ for consideration, approval and publication.

A

NIC

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19
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The NIC is responsible for the following:

* Developing a national program for NIMS __________ and __________

A

education and awareness

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20
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The NIC is responsible for the following:

  • ….
  • Ensuring compatibility of __________, _________, and __________
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standards, protocols, and guidelines

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The NIC is responsible for the following:

  • ….
  • ….
  • Developing and publishing national standards, guidelines and protocols for the ___________ and ____________ of emergency responders and incident management personnel.
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qualifications and certification

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The NIC is responsible for the following:

  • Establishing standards for the ___________, ___________ and ______________ of incident management and response equipment.
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performance, compatibility and interoperability

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23
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The NIC is responsible for the following:

  • Developing _____ __________ for incident notification, situation reports, geospatial information and communications.
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data standards

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The NIC is responsible for the following:

  • ….
  • ….
  • ….
  • ….
  • ….
  • Establishing ________ and __________ standards for NIMS users.
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technical and technology standards

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25
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Ongoing management, maintenance and continuous quality improvement depend on the ______ and _____________ of all NIMS response community members at all jurisdictional, agency and professional levels.

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input and participation

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The development of a framework connecting various information systems, including incident notification and situation reports, status reporting, data analysis, geospatial information, wireless communications and incident reports.

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Information sharing

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