FEMA IS-0235.c: Emergency Planning EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
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1. Presidential policy directive #8 - ANSWER ✓ Describes National
preparedness: goal, system, whole community approach, and annual report.
2. National preparedness goal - ANSWER ✓ "A secure and resilient nation
with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent,
protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and
hazards that pose the greatest risk."
3. Planning Core Capability - ANSWER ✓ capability to conduct a systematic
process engaging the whole community, as appropriate, in the development
of executable strategic, operational, and/or community-based approaches to
meet defined objectives.
4. Preparedness - ANSWER ✓ community based preparedness is resilience
5. Strategic level - ANSWER ✓ planning sets the context and expectations for
operational planning
6. Operational-level - ANSWER ✓ planning provides the tasks and resources
needed to execute the strategy
7. Tactical level - ANSWER ✓ planning shows how to apply resources in order
to complete the operational tasks within a given timeframe
8. Planning/risk management - ANSWER ✓ clarifying elements: what & why,
who, where, how
,9. Emergency operations plans - ANSWER ✓ a document that describes how
people and property will be protected during an emergency.
10.Vertical consolidation - ANSWER ✓ meshing of planning both up and down
the levels of community and government. community->jurisdictional ->
regional/state-> federal
11.Horizontal consolidation - ANSWER ✓ between like levels of gov. (other
jurisdiction or agencies)
12.Collaboration chalenges - ANSWER ✓ turf concerns & mistrust
13.TRUE or FALSE: A detailed annex repeats content in the Basic Plan. -
ANSWER ✓ True
14.Which type of implementing instructions would be most appropriate for
recording calculations and/or observations? - ANSWER ✓ Record-
keeping/Combination form
15.The recommended Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) format includes: -
ANSWER ✓ Response Operations
16.What is the first response priority? - ANSWER ✓ Life Safety
17.What is the second response priority? - ANSWER ✓ Essential Facilities
18.TRUE or FALSE: Successful collaboration among different agencies
requires that the participants chosen for the Planning Team share a common
experience and culture. - ANSWER ✓ False
19.The Situation and Assumptions component of the Basic Plan includes: -
ANSWER ✓ Disclaimers to limit liability in case of emergency
20.A document describing how a community will respond to a wide variety of
potential hazards is: - ANSWER ✓ An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
, 21.TRUE or FALSE: It is advisable to wait to consult with agencies with
specialized expertise such as hazardous materials responders until the later
phases of the planning process. - ANSWER ✓ False
22.What is the final step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Implementing and maintaining the plan
23.TRUE or FALSE: The Basic Plan should contain enough detail to stand
alone as the community's specific approach to emergency response. -
ANSWER ✓ True
24.What is the first step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Forming a collaborative team
25.What is the second step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Understanding the situation
26.Which part of the EOP is hazard, threat or incident-specific? - ANSWER ✓
Annex
27.Which type of implementing instructions would be most appropriate for
completing a multi-step task on teh job? - ANSWER ✓ Checklist
28.A threat analysis is used to determine: - ANSWER ✓ How vulnerable a
community is to a threat
29.T/F: The basic plan should contain enough detail to stand alone as the
community's specific approach to emergency response. - ANSWER ✓ True
30.The recommended emergency operations plan format includes:
a. Hazard-specific analyses.
b. The basic plan.
c. Vulnerability studies.
d. Response operations. - ANSWER ✓ B. The basic plan
31.Which part of the EOP is hazard-, threat-, or incident-specific?
a. Assumptions
b. Annex
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Presidential policy directive #8 - ANSWER ✓ Describes National
preparedness: goal, system, whole community approach, and annual report.
2. National preparedness goal - ANSWER ✓ "A secure and resilient nation
with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent,
protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and
hazards that pose the greatest risk."
3. Planning Core Capability - ANSWER ✓ capability to conduct a systematic
process engaging the whole community, as appropriate, in the development
of executable strategic, operational, and/or community-based approaches to
meet defined objectives.
4. Preparedness - ANSWER ✓ community based preparedness is resilience
5. Strategic level - ANSWER ✓ planning sets the context and expectations for
operational planning
6. Operational-level - ANSWER ✓ planning provides the tasks and resources
needed to execute the strategy
7. Tactical level - ANSWER ✓ planning shows how to apply resources in order
to complete the operational tasks within a given timeframe
8. Planning/risk management - ANSWER ✓ clarifying elements: what & why,
who, where, how
,9. Emergency operations plans - ANSWER ✓ a document that describes how
people and property will be protected during an emergency.
10.Vertical consolidation - ANSWER ✓ meshing of planning both up and down
the levels of community and government. community->jurisdictional ->
regional/state-> federal
11.Horizontal consolidation - ANSWER ✓ between like levels of gov. (other
jurisdiction or agencies)
12.Collaboration chalenges - ANSWER ✓ turf concerns & mistrust
13.TRUE or FALSE: A detailed annex repeats content in the Basic Plan. -
ANSWER ✓ True
14.Which type of implementing instructions would be most appropriate for
recording calculations and/or observations? - ANSWER ✓ Record-
keeping/Combination form
15.The recommended Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) format includes: -
ANSWER ✓ Response Operations
16.What is the first response priority? - ANSWER ✓ Life Safety
17.What is the second response priority? - ANSWER ✓ Essential Facilities
18.TRUE or FALSE: Successful collaboration among different agencies
requires that the participants chosen for the Planning Team share a common
experience and culture. - ANSWER ✓ False
19.The Situation and Assumptions component of the Basic Plan includes: -
ANSWER ✓ Disclaimers to limit liability in case of emergency
20.A document describing how a community will respond to a wide variety of
potential hazards is: - ANSWER ✓ An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
, 21.TRUE or FALSE: It is advisable to wait to consult with agencies with
specialized expertise such as hazardous materials responders until the later
phases of the planning process. - ANSWER ✓ False
22.What is the final step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Implementing and maintaining the plan
23.TRUE or FALSE: The Basic Plan should contain enough detail to stand
alone as the community's specific approach to emergency response. -
ANSWER ✓ True
24.What is the first step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Forming a collaborative team
25.What is the second step of the emergency planning process? - ANSWER ✓
Understanding the situation
26.Which part of the EOP is hazard, threat or incident-specific? - ANSWER ✓
Annex
27.Which type of implementing instructions would be most appropriate for
completing a multi-step task on teh job? - ANSWER ✓ Checklist
28.A threat analysis is used to determine: - ANSWER ✓ How vulnerable a
community is to a threat
29.T/F: The basic plan should contain enough detail to stand alone as the
community's specific approach to emergency response. - ANSWER ✓ True
30.The recommended emergency operations plan format includes:
a. Hazard-specific analyses.
b. The basic plan.
c. Vulnerability studies.
d. Response operations. - ANSWER ✓ B. The basic plan
31.Which part of the EOP is hazard-, threat-, or incident-specific?
a. Assumptions
b. Annex
