CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management
The Incident Command System concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned
(ICS) is?
in the organization and management of emergency
incidents.
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere
Collaborative relationships among
individuals and organizations to encourage trust,
advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and
facilitate communication.
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:
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.
3. What type of ICS structure (b) Incident Complex
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).
was the first
Defense Production Act of
1950 comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal
disaster relief.
When an incident
spreads into other
jurisdiction(s) and
Unified Command is not
feasible.
When it is difficult to
4. State one reason why a manage from one
single incident may be location due to terrain
divided into separate
incidents. and access.
When an incident has
objectives that are
naturally separating into
two operations.
When the Planning
Section, even with
additional resources, can
no longer adequately
provide planning
services.
When the Logistics
Section can no longer, or
will soon not be able to,
serve the widespread
facilities and operations
from a single incident
base.
When the Operations
, Section cannot manage
the number of resources
required without
exceeding span of
control.
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management
The Incident Command System concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned
(ICS) is?
in the organization and management of emergency
incidents.
Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere
Collaborative relationships among
individuals and organizations to encourage trust,
advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and
facilitate communication.
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:
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.
3. What type of ICS structure (b) Incident Complex
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).
was the first
Defense Production Act of
1950 comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal
disaster relief.
When an incident
spreads into other
jurisdiction(s) and
Unified Command is not
feasible.
When it is difficult to
4. State one reason why a manage from one
single incident may be location due to terrain
divided into separate
incidents. and access.
When an incident has
objectives that are
naturally separating into
two operations.
When the Planning
Section, even with
additional resources, can
no longer adequately
provide planning
services.
When the Logistics
Section can no longer, or
will soon not be able to,
serve the widespread
facilities and operations
from a single incident
base.
When the Operations
, Section cannot manage
the number of resources
required without
exceeding span of
control.
