CERT Final exam JROTC LET 4 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. When a disaster occurs, a CERT member's first responsibility is to:
A. Join the CERT in disaster response efforts
B. Help professional responders
C. Ensure personal and family safety
D. Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Ensure personal and family safety
2. CERT members volunteer to fill non-disaster roles. An example of a non-disaster function of
CERTs is:
A. Staffing parades, health fairs, and other special events
B. Monitoring the news for potential disaster threats
C. Petitioning local officials for more local emergency response funding
D. Distributing political pamphlets and other materials - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Staffing parades, health fairs, and other special events
3. There are five types of disasters. They are natural, terrorists, home fires, pandemic and
______________.
A. Mechanical
B. Biological
C. Chemical
D. Technological and Accidental - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Technological
4. Which of the following is NOT a hazard associated with home fixtures?
A. Gas line ruptures
B. Hazardous material spill
, C. Injury or electric shock
D. Fire from faulty wiring - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Hazardous material spill
5. One of the steps in preparing for a disaster is to develop a disaster supply kit. Where should
you keep separate disaster supply kits?
A. Home and work
B. Every room in the house
C. Vehicle
D. Home, work, and vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Home, work, and vehicle
Following an earthquake, you and your fellow CERT members mobilize and meet at a disaster
scene, where fire and law enforcement officials have already arrived. Before taking action, you
work with the professional responders to get organized.
1. What is the name of the system used by emergency response agencies to manage emergency
responses?
A. Incident Command System (ICS)
B. Strategic Planning Unit (SPU)
C. Search and Rescue System (SRS)
D. Rescue Command System (RCS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Incident Command
System (ICS)
2. In the CERT command structure, how is the CERT leader established?
A. By being the first person to arrive on the scene
B. By seniority
C. By department
D. By the local police chief - CORRECT ANSWER - A. By being the first person to arrive
on the scene
You are the CERT Team Leader and therefore responsible for directing team activities. You
establish a Command Post for your CERT.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. When a disaster occurs, a CERT member's first responsibility is to:
A. Join the CERT in disaster response efforts
B. Help professional responders
C. Ensure personal and family safety
D. Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Ensure personal and family safety
2. CERT members volunteer to fill non-disaster roles. An example of a non-disaster function of
CERTs is:
A. Staffing parades, health fairs, and other special events
B. Monitoring the news for potential disaster threats
C. Petitioning local officials for more local emergency response funding
D. Distributing political pamphlets and other materials - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Staffing parades, health fairs, and other special events
3. There are five types of disasters. They are natural, terrorists, home fires, pandemic and
______________.
A. Mechanical
B. Biological
C. Chemical
D. Technological and Accidental - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Technological
4. Which of the following is NOT a hazard associated with home fixtures?
A. Gas line ruptures
B. Hazardous material spill
, C. Injury or electric shock
D. Fire from faulty wiring - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Hazardous material spill
5. One of the steps in preparing for a disaster is to develop a disaster supply kit. Where should
you keep separate disaster supply kits?
A. Home and work
B. Every room in the house
C. Vehicle
D. Home, work, and vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Home, work, and vehicle
Following an earthquake, you and your fellow CERT members mobilize and meet at a disaster
scene, where fire and law enforcement officials have already arrived. Before taking action, you
work with the professional responders to get organized.
1. What is the name of the system used by emergency response agencies to manage emergency
responses?
A. Incident Command System (ICS)
B. Strategic Planning Unit (SPU)
C. Search and Rescue System (SRS)
D. Rescue Command System (RCS) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Incident Command
System (ICS)
2. In the CERT command structure, how is the CERT leader established?
A. By being the first person to arrive on the scene
B. By seniority
C. By department
D. By the local police chief - CORRECT ANSWER - A. By being the first person to arrive
on the scene
You are the CERT Team Leader and therefore responsible for directing team activities. You
establish a Command Post for your CERT.
