IAEM CEM FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Exercise Plan (EXPLAN) - ✔✔A document that outlines the overall plan for the
exercise.
✔✔Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) - ✔✔A document that contains distinct,
chronologically sequenced modules, with each module representing a specific time
segment of the overall scenario.
✔✔Situation Manual (SITMAN) - ✔✔A document that provides information and
instructions for the exercise participants.
✔✔Operations-based exercises - ✔✔Exercises that usually require additional logistical
considerations.
✔✔Discussion-based exercises - ✔✔Exercises that typically do not require extensive
logistical planning.
✔✔Debriefings - ✔✔Meetings where exercise players discuss the exercise outcomes.
✔✔Facilitated/moderated discussions - ✔✔Meetings led by a facilitator to guide the
conversation among exercise players.
✔✔Guided presentations - ✔✔Meetings where information is presented to exercise
players in a structured manner.
✔✔Hotwash - ✔✔An immediate debriefing session following an exercise.
✔✔Lead Evaluator - ✔✔The person appointed by the Exercise Planning Team to
organize and manage the exercise evaluation activities.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Plan (EvalPlan) - ✔✔A document that helps exercise evaluators
understand their roles and responsibilities.
✔✔Logistical considerations - ✔✔Factors that need to be planned for the successful
execution of an exercise.
✔✔Critical tasks - ✔✔Essential activities that must be completed during the exercise.
✔✔Exercise players - ✔✔Individuals who participate in the exercise.
✔✔Exercise Planning Team - ✔✔A group responsible for organizing and executing the
exercise.
, ✔✔Mitigation section planner - ✔✔A person involved in planning for risk reduction and
safety measures.
✔✔Public works supervisor - ✔✔A person overseeing public infrastructure and services.
✔✔Deputy police chief - ✔✔A high-ranking officer in the police department, typically
second in command.
✔✔Business owner - ✔✔An individual who owns and operates a business.
✔✔Chemical release - ✔✔An incident where hazardous materials are unintentionally
released into the environment.
✔✔Chlorine chemical release - ✔✔A specific type of chemical release involving
chlorine, often requiring specialized response measures.
✔✔Regional water treatment plant - ✔✔A facility responsible for treating water for a
specific geographic area.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Guides - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead
to improved response capabilities.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Plan - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Improvement Plan - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Situation Manual - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Improvement Plan Matrix - ✔✔Lists each area for improvement identified by
evaluators in the After Action Report.
✔✔After Action Report - ✔✔A report prepared after an exercise to summarize findings
and recommendations.
✔✔Facilitated Discussion - ✔✔Discussion held during the After Action Conference to
finalize the After Action Report.
✔✔Emergency Manager Program Review - ✔✔Should be performed on a regularly
scheduled basis.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Exercise Plan (EXPLAN) - ✔✔A document that outlines the overall plan for the
exercise.
✔✔Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) - ✔✔A document that contains distinct,
chronologically sequenced modules, with each module representing a specific time
segment of the overall scenario.
✔✔Situation Manual (SITMAN) - ✔✔A document that provides information and
instructions for the exercise participants.
✔✔Operations-based exercises - ✔✔Exercises that usually require additional logistical
considerations.
✔✔Discussion-based exercises - ✔✔Exercises that typically do not require extensive
logistical planning.
✔✔Debriefings - ✔✔Meetings where exercise players discuss the exercise outcomes.
✔✔Facilitated/moderated discussions - ✔✔Meetings led by a facilitator to guide the
conversation among exercise players.
✔✔Guided presentations - ✔✔Meetings where information is presented to exercise
players in a structured manner.
✔✔Hotwash - ✔✔An immediate debriefing session following an exercise.
✔✔Lead Evaluator - ✔✔The person appointed by the Exercise Planning Team to
organize and manage the exercise evaluation activities.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Plan (EvalPlan) - ✔✔A document that helps exercise evaluators
understand their roles and responsibilities.
✔✔Logistical considerations - ✔✔Factors that need to be planned for the successful
execution of an exercise.
✔✔Critical tasks - ✔✔Essential activities that must be completed during the exercise.
✔✔Exercise players - ✔✔Individuals who participate in the exercise.
✔✔Exercise Planning Team - ✔✔A group responsible for organizing and executing the
exercise.
, ✔✔Mitigation section planner - ✔✔A person involved in planning for risk reduction and
safety measures.
✔✔Public works supervisor - ✔✔A person overseeing public infrastructure and services.
✔✔Deputy police chief - ✔✔A high-ranking officer in the police department, typically
second in command.
✔✔Business owner - ✔✔An individual who owns and operates a business.
✔✔Chemical release - ✔✔An incident where hazardous materials are unintentionally
released into the environment.
✔✔Chlorine chemical release - ✔✔A specific type of chemical release involving
chlorine, often requiring specialized response measures.
✔✔Regional water treatment plant - ✔✔A facility responsible for treating water for a
specific geographic area.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Guides - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead
to improved response capabilities.
✔✔Exercise Evaluation Plan - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Improvement Plan - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Situation Manual - ✔✔Documents containing measurable steps that lead to
improved response capabilities.
✔✔Improvement Plan Matrix - ✔✔Lists each area for improvement identified by
evaluators in the After Action Report.
✔✔After Action Report - ✔✔A report prepared after an exercise to summarize findings
and recommendations.
✔✔Facilitated Discussion - ✔✔Discussion held during the After Action Conference to
finalize the After Action Report.
✔✔Emergency Manager Program Review - ✔✔Should be performed on a regularly
scheduled basis.
