11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER IAEM CEM EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
is the managerial function charged with creating the
Emergency Management
framework within which communities reduce
vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National
Preparedness System
HSPD-8 —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."
(2003) Requires all Federal departments and agencies
HSPD - 5 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
Established the National Preparedness Goal, System,
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Whole Community, Annual National Preparedness
Report
is more than a methodology; it is a culture to
Integrated Emergency
Management achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about
emergency management as a joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response,
Recovery
CPRICCFP
What are the Emergency
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated,
Management Principles
Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible, Professional
National Planning System Strategic, Operational, Tactical
has three levels of
planning
emergency managers consider and take into account all
Comprehensive
threats/hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all
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,11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integrations Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Planning
emergency managers anticipate future disasters and
Progressive
take protective, preventive, and preparatory measures
to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient
communities.
emergency managers use sound risk management principles
Risk-Driven
(threat/hazard
identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning
priorities and resources.
A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks, and actions
during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of
Operational Planning organizations in the jurisdiction will be
coordinated.
emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of
Integrated
government and all elements of a community.
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept.
ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the
The Incident Command System organization and management of emergency incidents.
(ICS) is?
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere
relationships among
Collaborative individuals and organizations to encourage trust, advocate a
team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate
communication.
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,11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
Involve more than one agency and/or
political jurisdiction Involve complex
management and communication issues
1. The term "major or
Require experienced, highly qualified
complex incident" may have
supervisory personnel Require
different meanings to
numerous tactical and support
different agencies
resources
depending upon the size
Involve multiple victims with injuries,
of the jurisdiction, number
fatalities, or illnesses Include widespread
of resources available, and
damage to property/environment
other variables. List two
Result in psychological threat/trauma
characteristics of major or
Span multiple operational
complex incidents:
periods (days, weeks) Are
costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive
recovery efforts Draw
national media interest
Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all
Coordinated
relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
Designers of the system
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to
recognized early that ICS
meld rapidly into a common management
must be interdisciplinary
structure.
and
4. provided logistical and administrative support to
organizationally flexible to
ensure that operational staff can meet incident
meet the following
objectives.
management challenges 5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
emergency managers use creative and innovative
Flexible
approaches in solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, (a) Command
ordering, or
controlling by virtue of explicit
statutory, regulatory, or
delegated authority is the
definition of:
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, 11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
emergency managers value a science- and
Professional knowledge-based approach based on education,
training, experience, ethical practice, public
stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
response can be devastating
to our?
considered beginning of federal intervention into
Congressional Act of 1803 disaster relief; was the earliest effort to provide
disaster
relief on a Federal level after a fire devastated a New Hampshire
town.
What type of ICS (b) Incident Complex
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).
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CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER IAEM CEM EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
is the managerial function charged with creating the
Emergency Management
framework within which communities reduce
vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.
directed DHS to lead a national initiative to develop a National
Preparedness System
HSPD-8 —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."
(2003) Requires all Federal departments and agencies
HSPD - 5 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
Established the National Preparedness Goal, System,
Presidential Policy Directive 8
Whole Community, Annual National Preparedness
Report
is more than a methodology; it is a culture to
Integrated Emergency
Management achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about
emergency management as a joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response,
Recovery
CPRICCFP
What are the Emergency
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated,
Management Principles
Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible, Professional
National Planning System Strategic, Operational, Tactical
has three levels of
planning
emergency managers consider and take into account all
Comprehensive
threats/hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all
/ 1/41
,11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integrations Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Planning
emergency managers anticipate future disasters and
Progressive
take protective, preventive, and preparatory measures
to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient
communities.
emergency managers use sound risk management principles
Risk-Driven
(threat/hazard
identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning
priorities and resources.
A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks, and actions
during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of
Operational Planning organizations in the jurisdiction will be
coordinated.
emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of
Integrated
government and all elements of a community.
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept.
ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the
The Incident Command System organization and management of emergency incidents.
(ICS) is?
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere
relationships among
Collaborative individuals and organizations to encourage trust, advocate a
team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate
communication.
/ 2/41
,11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
Involve more than one agency and/or
political jurisdiction Involve complex
management and communication issues
1. The term "major or
Require experienced, highly qualified
complex incident" may have
supervisory personnel Require
different meanings to
numerous tactical and support
different agencies
resources
depending upon the size
Involve multiple victims with injuries,
of the jurisdiction, number
fatalities, or illnesses Include widespread
of resources available, and
damage to property/environment
other variables. List two
Result in psychological threat/trauma
characteristics of major or
Span multiple operational
complex incidents:
periods (days, weeks) Are
costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive
recovery efforts Draw
national media interest
Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all
Coordinated
relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
Designers of the system
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to
recognized early that ICS
meld rapidly into a common management
must be interdisciplinary
structure.
and
4. provided logistical and administrative support to
organizationally flexible to
ensure that operational staff can meet incident
meet the following
objectives.
management challenges 5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
emergency managers use creative and innovative
Flexible
approaches in solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, (a) Command
ordering, or
controlling by virtue of explicit
statutory, regulatory, or
delegated authority is the
definition of:
/ 3/41
, 11/7/25, 2:26 PM Certified Emergency Manager, IAEM CEM
emergency managers value a science- and
Professional knowledge-based approach based on education,
training, experience, ethical practice, public
stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
response can be devastating
to our?
considered beginning of federal intervention into
Congressional Act of 1803 disaster relief; was the earliest effort to provide
disaster
relief on a Federal level after a fire devastated a New Hampshire
town.
What type of ICS (b) Incident Complex
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).
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