CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER -
WEEK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Emergency Management
is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities
reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.
HSPD-8
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National Preparedness System—a
common, unified approach to "strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other
emergencies."
HSPD - 5
(2003) Requires all Federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and to use it in their
individual incident management programs and activities as well as in support of all actions taken
to assist State, tribal, and local governments
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Established the National Preparedness Goal, System, Whole Community, Annual National
Preparedness Report
Integrated Emergency Management
is more than a methodology; it is a culture to achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about
emergency management as a joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal
Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, Recovery
What are the Emergency Management Principles
,CPRICCFP
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible,
Professional
National Planning System has three levels of planning
Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Comprehensive
emergency managers consider and take into account all threats/hazards, all phases, all
stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning
Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integrations Planning
Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Progressive
emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take protective, preventive, and preparatory
measures to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient communities.
Risk-Driven
emergency managers use sound risk management principles (threat/hazard identification, risk
analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
Operational Planning
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.
Integrated
emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of government and all elements of a
community.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is?
,Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of
lessons learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Collaborative
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere relationships among individuals and
organizations to encourage trust, advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate
communication.
1. The term "major or complex incident" may have different meanings to different
agencies depending upon the size of the jurisdiction, number of resources available, and
other variables. List two characteristics of major or complex incidents:
Involve more than one agency and/or political jurisdiction
Involve complex management and communication issues
Require experienced, highly qualified supervisory personnel
Require numerous tactical and support resources
Involve multiple victims with injuries, fatalities, or illnesses
Include widespread damage to property/environment
Result in psychological threat/trauma
Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks)
Are costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive recovery efforts
Draw national media interest
Coordinated
Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common
purpose.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management
, structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet
incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Flexible
emergency managers use creative and innovative approaches in solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority is the definition of:
(a) Command
Professional
emergency managers value a science- and knowledge-based approach based on education,
training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our?
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
Congressional Act of 1803
considered beginning of federal intervention into disaster relief; was the earliest effort to provide
disaster
relief on a Federal level after a fire devastated a New Hampshire town.
3. What type of ICS structure is illustrated below?
ICS organization with Incident Command, Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics
Section, and Finance/Admin Sections. Reporting to the Operations Section are Branch I
(Incident 1), Branch II (Incident 2), and Branch III (Incident 3).
(b) Incident Complex
Defense Production Act of 1950
was the first comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal disaster relief.
WEEK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Emergency Management
is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities
reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.
HSPD-8
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National Preparedness System—a
common, unified approach to "strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and
respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other
emergencies."
HSPD - 5
(2003) Requires all Federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and to use it in their
individual incident management programs and activities as well as in support of all actions taken
to assist State, tribal, and local governments
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Established the National Preparedness Goal, System, Whole Community, Annual National
Preparedness Report
Integrated Emergency Management
is more than a methodology; it is a culture to achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about
emergency management as a joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal
Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, Recovery
What are the Emergency Management Principles
,CPRICCFP
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible,
Professional
National Planning System has three levels of planning
Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Comprehensive
emergency managers consider and take into account all threats/hazards, all phases, all
stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning
Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integrations Planning
Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Progressive
emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take protective, preventive, and preparatory
measures to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient communities.
Risk-Driven
emergency managers use sound risk management principles (threat/hazard identification, risk
analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
Operational Planning
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.
Integrated
emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of government and all elements of a
community.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is?
,Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of
lessons learned in the organization and management of emergency incidents.
Collaborative
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere relationships among individuals and
organizations to encourage trust, advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate
communication.
1. The term "major or complex incident" may have different meanings to different
agencies depending upon the size of the jurisdiction, number of resources available, and
other variables. List two characteristics of major or complex incidents:
Involve more than one agency and/or political jurisdiction
Involve complex management and communication issues
Require experienced, highly qualified supervisory personnel
Require numerous tactical and support resources
Involve multiple victims with injuries, fatalities, or illnesses
Include widespread damage to property/environment
Result in psychological threat/trauma
Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks)
Are costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive recovery efforts
Draw national media interest
Coordinated
Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common
purpose.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management
, structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet
incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Flexible
emergency managers use creative and innovative approaches in solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority is the definition of:
(a) Command
Professional
emergency managers value a science- and knowledge-based approach based on education,
training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our?
Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
Congressional Act of 1803
considered beginning of federal intervention into disaster relief; was the earliest effort to provide
disaster
relief on a Federal level after a fire devastated a New Hampshire town.
3. What type of ICS structure is illustrated below?
ICS organization with Incident Command, Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics
Section, and Finance/Admin Sections. Reporting to the Operations Section are Branch I
(Incident 1), Branch II (Incident 2), and Branch III (Incident 3).
(b) Incident Complex
Defense Production Act of 1950
was the first comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal disaster relief.
