TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION-BASIC BEST
STUDY GUIDE
1. Definition of Emergency Management: Emergency management
is the man- agerial function charged with creating the framework
within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope
with disasters.
2. Vision of Emergency Management: Emergency managemen
seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the
capacity to cope with hazards and disasters.
3. Mission of Emergency Management: Emergency Management
protects com- munities by coordinating and integrating all activi- ties
necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate
against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
4. 1.Principles Comprehensive: emergency managers consider and
take into ac- count all hazards, all phases, all stakeholders and all
impacts relevant to disasters.
5. 2. Principles Progressive: emergency managers anticipate
future disasters and take preventive and preparatory measures to
build disaster-resistant and disas-
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STUDY GUIDE
ter-resilient communities.
6. 3.Principles Risk-Driven: emergency managers use sound risk
management principles (hazard identification, risk analysis, and
impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
7. 4. Principles Integrated: emergency managers ensure unity of
effort among all levels of govern- ment and all elements of a
community.
8. 5. Principles 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.
9. 6. Principles Coordinated: "emergency managers synchronize the
activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
10.7. Principles Flexible: emergency managers use creative and
innovative ap- proaches in solving disaster challenges.
11.8. Principles Professional: emergency managers value a science
and knowl- edge-based approach based on education, training,
experience, ethical practice, public stewardship and continuous
improvement.
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STUDY GUIDE
12. An important feature of Emergency Operation Plans is that
they
.: provide a uniform response to all
hazards that a community may face.
13. When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which
statement best describes what happens?: The more qualified
person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander and
assumes command. The outgoing Incident Comman- der demobilizes
to avoid confusion.
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14.Mutual Aid Agreements .:
assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are
inadequate.
15.Predicting the resource needs of an incident to determine
the appropriate management structure is referred to as (a)::
Logistical Analysis
16.Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources,
all Command and General Staff positions are activated,
branches are activated, personnel may exceed 500 per
operational period, and a disaster declaration may oc- cur?:
Type 1
17.When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds
manageable span of control, additional Teams, Divisions,
Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS
Management characteristic does this describe?: - Modular
Organization
STUDY GUIDE
1. Definition of Emergency Management: Emergency management
is the man- agerial function charged with creating the framework
within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope
with disasters.
2. Vision of Emergency Management: Emergency managemen
seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the
capacity to cope with hazards and disasters.
3. Mission of Emergency Management: Emergency Management
protects com- munities by coordinating and integrating all activi- ties
necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate
against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual
natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
4. 1.Principles Comprehensive: emergency managers consider and
take into ac- count all hazards, all phases, all stakeholders and all
impacts relevant to disasters.
5. 2. Principles Progressive: emergency managers anticipate
future disasters and take preventive and preparatory measures to
build disaster-resistant and disas-
,TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION-BASIC BEST
STUDY GUIDE
ter-resilient communities.
6. 3.Principles Risk-Driven: emergency managers use sound risk
management principles (hazard identification, risk analysis, and
impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
7. 4. Principles Integrated: emergency managers ensure unity of
effort among all levels of govern- ment and all elements of a
community.
8. 5. Principles 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.
9. 6. Principles Coordinated: "emergency managers synchronize the
activities of all relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
10.7. Principles Flexible: emergency managers use creative and
innovative ap- proaches in solving disaster challenges.
11.8. Principles Professional: emergency managers value a science
and knowl- edge-based approach based on education, training,
experience, ethical practice, public stewardship and continuous
improvement.
,TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION-BASIC BEST
STUDY GUIDE
12. An important feature of Emergency Operation Plans is that
they
.: provide a uniform response to all
hazards that a community may face.
13. When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which
statement best describes what happens?: The more qualified
person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander and
assumes command. The outgoing Incident Comman- der demobilizes
to avoid confusion.
, TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION-BASIC BEST
STUDY GUIDE
14.Mutual Aid Agreements .:
assist agencies and jurisdictions when existing resources are
inadequate.
15.Predicting the resource needs of an incident to determine
the appropriate management structure is referred to as (a)::
Logistical Analysis
16.Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources,
all Command and General Staff positions are activated,
branches are activated, personnel may exceed 500 per
operational period, and a disaster declaration may oc- cur?:
Type 1
17.When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds
manageable span of control, additional Teams, Divisions,
Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS
Management characteristic does this describe?: - Modular
Organization
