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THE EXAM MAY BE IN A DIFFERENT ORDER THEN THE QUESTIONS PROVIDED BELOW.
TO ENSURE THAT YOU PASS THE COURSE, PLEASE READ EACH QUESTION ONLINE AND
BEWARE OF THE ORDER OF THE ANSWERS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ANSWERING
THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY. THE FEMA WEBSITE DOES OCCASIONALLY MIX UP THE
QUESTIONS AND THE ORDER OF THE ANSWERS.
Question 1 of 20 : Planning across the full range of Homeland Security operations is:
a. An inherent responsibility of every level of government.
b. Primarily conducted by Federal agencies with Homeland Security missions.
c. Required in order to receive assistance under the Stafford Act.
d. Focused primarily on the protection of the Nation’s critical infrastructure.
Question 2 of 20 : Which Incident Command System element provides a command structure to enable
agencies with different legal, jurisdictional, and functional responsibilities to coordinate, plan, and
interact effectively on scene while maintaining their own authority, responsibility, and accountability?
a. Unified Command
b. Unity of Command
c. Unity of Effort
, d. Area Command
Question 3 of 20 : When developing protocols that promote situational awareness, priority should be
given to:
Providing the right information at the right time.
Improving and integrating national reporting.
Linking operations centers and tapping subject-matter experts.
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a. Acquiring cutting-edge technology.
b. Limiting access to information sources.
c. Standardizing reports.
d. Using advanced statistical methods.
Question 4 of 20 : The State Coordinating Officer is:
a. Deployed through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to coordinate State-to-State
mutual aid and assistance.
b. Selected by the chief elected officials in impacted jurisdictions to interface with the State officials
during the incident response.
c. Assigned by the FEMA Regional Administrator to expedite the delivery of needed services to a State.
d. Appointed by the Governor to coordinate State disaster assistance efforts with those of the Federal
Government.
Question 5 of 20 : Incident managers begin planning for the demobilization process when:
a. Requested by the emergency operations center.
b. They begin the resource mobilization process.
c. Incident activities shift from response to recovery.
d. The first resources are ready to be released.