CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER STUDY GUIDE
National Preparedness Goal - Answers :This defines the core capabilities necessary to
prepare for the specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the security of
the Nation. It emphasizes actions aimed at achieving an integrated, layered, and all-of-
Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the use of available resources.
National Planning System has three levels of planning - Answers :Strategic,
Operational, Tactical
Vertical Integration Planning - Answers :Individual all the way through federal/national
government
Horizontal Integration Planning - Answers :Planning within the jurisdiction or level of
organization.
Operational Planning - Answers :A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks,
and actions during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of organizations in
the jurisdiction will be coordinated.
Accessible - Answers :Having the legally required features and/or qualities that ensure
easy entrance, participation, and usability of places, programs, services, and activities
by individuals with a wide variety of disabilities.
Agency Administrator/Executive - Answers :The official responsible for administering
policy for an agency or jurisdiction, having full authority for making decisions, and
providing direction to the management organization for an incident.
Agency Dispatch - Answers :The agency or jurisdictional facility from which resources
are sent to incidents.
Agency Representative - Answers :A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or
cooperating
Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, or nongovernmental or private
organization, that has been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that
agency's or
organization's participation in incident management activities following appropriate
consultation with the leadership of that agency.
All-Hazards - Answers :Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants
action to protect life, property, environment, public health or safety, and minimize
disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.
Area Command - Answers :An organization established to oversee the management of
multiple incidents that are each being handled by a separate Incident Command System
,organization or to oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has
multiple incident management teams engaged.
Assessment - Answers :The process of acquiring, collecting, processing, examining,
analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, and interpreting the data, information, evidence,
objects, measurements, images, sound, etc., whether tangible or intangible, to provide a
basis for decision-making.
Allocated Resources - Answers :Resources dispatched to an incident.
Assigned Resources - Answers :Resources checked in and assigned work tasks on an
incident.
Assignment - Answers :Task given to a personnel resource to perform within a given
operational period that is based on operational objectives defined in the Incident Action
Plan.
Assisting Agency - Answers :An agency or organization providing personnel, services,
or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management.
Also, called Supporting Agency.
Available Resources - Answers :Resources assigned to an incident, checked in, and
available for a mission assignment, normally located in a Staging Area.
Badging - Answers :The assignment of physical incident-specific credentials to establish
legitimacy and limit access to various incident sites.
Branch - Answers :The organizational level having functional or geographical
responsibility for major aspects of incident operations. A Branch is organizationally
situated between the Section Chief and the Division or Group in the Operations Section,
and between the Section and Units in the Logistics Section. Branches are identified by
the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.
Cache - Answers :A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/or supplies
stored in a designated location, available for incident use.
Camp - Answers :A geographical site within the general incident area (separate from
the Incident Base) that is equipped and staffed to provide sleeping, food, water, and
sanitary services to incident personnel.
Categorizing Resources - Answers :The process of organizing resources by category,
kind, and type, including size, capacity, capability, skill, and other characteristics. This
makes the resource ordering and dispatch process within and across organizations and
agencies, and between governmental and nongovernmental entities, more efficient, and
ensures that the resources received are appropriate to their needs.
, Certifying Personnel - Answers :The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals
meet professional standards for the training, experience, and performance required for
key incident management functions.
Chain of Command - Answers :The orderly line of authority within the ranks of the
incident
management organization.
Check-In - Answers :The process through which resources first report to an incident.
Chief - Answers :The Incident Command System title for individuals responsible for
management of functional Sections:
Command - Answers :The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit
statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.
Command Staff - Answers :The staff who report directly to the Incident Commander,
including the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other
positions as required. They may have an assistant or assistants, as needed.
Common Operating Picture - Answers :An overview of an incident by all relevant parties
that provides incident information enabling the Incident Commander/Unified Command
and any supporting agencies and organizations to make effective, consistent, and timely
decisions.
Complex - Answers :Two or more individual incidents located in the same general area
and assigned to a single Incident Commander or to Unified Command.
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 - Answers :A guide designed to assist
jurisdictions with developing operations plans. It promotes a common understanding of
the fundamentals of
planning and decision-making to help emergency planners examine a hazard and
produce integrated, coordinated, and synchronized plans.
Continuity of Government - Answers :A coordinated effort within the Federal
Government's executive branch to ensure that National Essential Functions continue to
be performed during a catastrophic emergency (as defined in National Security
Presidential Directive 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20)
Continuity of Operations - Answers :Refers to the efforts to ensure the organization can
sustain essential operations regardless of planned or unplanned incidents or
disruptions.
Corrective Actions - Answers :The implementation of procedures that are based on
lessons learned from actual incidents or from training and exercises.
National Preparedness Goal - Answers :This defines the core capabilities necessary to
prepare for the specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the security of
the Nation. It emphasizes actions aimed at achieving an integrated, layered, and all-of-
Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the use of available resources.
National Planning System has three levels of planning - Answers :Strategic,
Operational, Tactical
Vertical Integration Planning - Answers :Individual all the way through federal/national
government
Horizontal Integration Planning - Answers :Planning within the jurisdiction or level of
organization.
Operational Planning - Answers :A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks,
and actions during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of organizations in
the jurisdiction will be coordinated.
Accessible - Answers :Having the legally required features and/or qualities that ensure
easy entrance, participation, and usability of places, programs, services, and activities
by individuals with a wide variety of disabilities.
Agency Administrator/Executive - Answers :The official responsible for administering
policy for an agency or jurisdiction, having full authority for making decisions, and
providing direction to the management organization for an incident.
Agency Dispatch - Answers :The agency or jurisdictional facility from which resources
are sent to incidents.
Agency Representative - Answers :A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or
cooperating
Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, or nongovernmental or private
organization, that has been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that
agency's or
organization's participation in incident management activities following appropriate
consultation with the leadership of that agency.
All-Hazards - Answers :Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants
action to protect life, property, environment, public health or safety, and minimize
disruptions of government, social, or economic activities.
Area Command - Answers :An organization established to oversee the management of
multiple incidents that are each being handled by a separate Incident Command System
,organization or to oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has
multiple incident management teams engaged.
Assessment - Answers :The process of acquiring, collecting, processing, examining,
analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, and interpreting the data, information, evidence,
objects, measurements, images, sound, etc., whether tangible or intangible, to provide a
basis for decision-making.
Allocated Resources - Answers :Resources dispatched to an incident.
Assigned Resources - Answers :Resources checked in and assigned work tasks on an
incident.
Assignment - Answers :Task given to a personnel resource to perform within a given
operational period that is based on operational objectives defined in the Incident Action
Plan.
Assisting Agency - Answers :An agency or organization providing personnel, services,
or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management.
Also, called Supporting Agency.
Available Resources - Answers :Resources assigned to an incident, checked in, and
available for a mission assignment, normally located in a Staging Area.
Badging - Answers :The assignment of physical incident-specific credentials to establish
legitimacy and limit access to various incident sites.
Branch - Answers :The organizational level having functional or geographical
responsibility for major aspects of incident operations. A Branch is organizationally
situated between the Section Chief and the Division or Group in the Operations Section,
and between the Section and Units in the Logistics Section. Branches are identified by
the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.
Cache - Answers :A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/or supplies
stored in a designated location, available for incident use.
Camp - Answers :A geographical site within the general incident area (separate from
the Incident Base) that is equipped and staffed to provide sleeping, food, water, and
sanitary services to incident personnel.
Categorizing Resources - Answers :The process of organizing resources by category,
kind, and type, including size, capacity, capability, skill, and other characteristics. This
makes the resource ordering and dispatch process within and across organizations and
agencies, and between governmental and nongovernmental entities, more efficient, and
ensures that the resources received are appropriate to their needs.
, Certifying Personnel - Answers :The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals
meet professional standards for the training, experience, and performance required for
key incident management functions.
Chain of Command - Answers :The orderly line of authority within the ranks of the
incident
management organization.
Check-In - Answers :The process through which resources first report to an incident.
Chief - Answers :The Incident Command System title for individuals responsible for
management of functional Sections:
Command - Answers :The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit
statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.
Command Staff - Answers :The staff who report directly to the Incident Commander,
including the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other
positions as required. They may have an assistant or assistants, as needed.
Common Operating Picture - Answers :An overview of an incident by all relevant parties
that provides incident information enabling the Incident Commander/Unified Command
and any supporting agencies and organizations to make effective, consistent, and timely
decisions.
Complex - Answers :Two or more individual incidents located in the same general area
and assigned to a single Incident Commander or to Unified Command.
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 - Answers :A guide designed to assist
jurisdictions with developing operations plans. It promotes a common understanding of
the fundamentals of
planning and decision-making to help emergency planners examine a hazard and
produce integrated, coordinated, and synchronized plans.
Continuity of Government - Answers :A coordinated effort within the Federal
Government's executive branch to ensure that National Essential Functions continue to
be performed during a catastrophic emergency (as defined in National Security
Presidential Directive 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20)
Continuity of Operations - Answers :Refers to the efforts to ensure the organization can
sustain essential operations regardless of planned or unplanned incidents or
disruptions.
Corrective Actions - Answers :The implementation of procedures that are based on
lessons learned from actual incidents or from training and exercises.
