CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔General Staff - ✔✔A group of incident management personnel organized according
to function and reporting to the Incident Commander. Normally consists of the
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and
Finance/Administration Section Chief.
✔✔Hazard - ✔✔Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root
cause of an unwanted outcome.
✔✔Incident - ✔✔An occurrence, natural or man-made, that requires a response to
protect life or property.
✔✔Incident Action Plan (IAP) - ✔✔An oral or written plan containing general objectives
reflecting the
overall strategy for managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational
resources and assignments and attachments that provide direction and important
information for management of the incident during one or more operational periods.
✔✔Incident Base - ✔✔The location at which primary Logistics functions for an incident
are
coordinated and administered.
✔✔Incident Command - ✔✔The Incident Command System organizational element
responsible
for overall management of the incident and consisting of the Incident Commander
(either single or unified command structure) and any assigned supporting staff
✔✔Incident Commander - ✔✔The individual responsible for all incident activities,
including
the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources.
This person has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations
and is responsible
for the management of all incident operations in the field.
✔✔Incident Command Post - ✔✔The field location where the primary functions are
performed. It may be co-located with the Incident Base or other incident facilities.
✔✔Incident Management - ✔✔The broad spectrum of activities and organizations
providing effective and efficient operations, coordination, and support applied at all
levels of government, utilizing both governmental and nongovernmental resources to
plan for, respond to, and recover from an incident, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity.
, ✔✔Incident Management Team - ✔✔The Incident Commander and the appropriate
Command and General Staff personnel assigned to an incident.
✔✔Incident Command System (ICS) - ✔✔Standardized approach to incident
management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adaptable to
incidents of any size or type. It is designed to provide an integrated organizational
structure that reflects the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents,
without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
✔✔SMART Objectives - ✔✔Targets that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic
and time bound.
✔✔Information Management - ✔✔The collection, organization, and control over the
structure,
processing, and delivery of information from one or more sources and distribution to one
or more audiences who have a stake in that information.
✔✔Integrated Planning System - ✔✔A system designed to provide common processes
for
developing and integrating plans for the Federal Government to establish a
comprehensive approach to national planning in accordance with the Homeland
Security Management System
✔✔Interoperability - ✔✔Ability of systems, personnel, and equipment to provide and
receive functionality, data, information and/or services to and from other systems,
personnel, and equipment, between both public and private agencies, departments, and
other organizations, in a manner enabling them to operate effectively together.
✔✔Joint Field Office - ✔✔The primary Federal incident management field structure. It is
a temporary Federal facility that provides a central location for the coordination of
Federal, State, tribal, and local governments and private-sector and nongovernmental
organizations with primary responsibility for response and recovery.
✔✔Joint Information Center - ✔✔A facility established to coordinate all incident-related
public information activities. It is the central point of contact for all news media. Public
information officials from all participating agencies should co-locate here.
✔✔Joint Information System - ✔✔A structure that integrates incident information and
public affairs into a cohesive organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated,
accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information during crisis or incident
operations.
✔✔Key Resource - ✔✔Any publicly or privately controlled resource essential to the
minimal operations of the economy and government.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔General Staff - ✔✔A group of incident management personnel organized according
to function and reporting to the Incident Commander. Normally consists of the
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and
Finance/Administration Section Chief.
✔✔Hazard - ✔✔Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root
cause of an unwanted outcome.
✔✔Incident - ✔✔An occurrence, natural or man-made, that requires a response to
protect life or property.
✔✔Incident Action Plan (IAP) - ✔✔An oral or written plan containing general objectives
reflecting the
overall strategy for managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational
resources and assignments and attachments that provide direction and important
information for management of the incident during one or more operational periods.
✔✔Incident Base - ✔✔The location at which primary Logistics functions for an incident
are
coordinated and administered.
✔✔Incident Command - ✔✔The Incident Command System organizational element
responsible
for overall management of the incident and consisting of the Incident Commander
(either single or unified command structure) and any assigned supporting staff
✔✔Incident Commander - ✔✔The individual responsible for all incident activities,
including
the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources.
This person has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations
and is responsible
for the management of all incident operations in the field.
✔✔Incident Command Post - ✔✔The field location where the primary functions are
performed. It may be co-located with the Incident Base or other incident facilities.
✔✔Incident Management - ✔✔The broad spectrum of activities and organizations
providing effective and efficient operations, coordination, and support applied at all
levels of government, utilizing both governmental and nongovernmental resources to
plan for, respond to, and recover from an incident, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity.
, ✔✔Incident Management Team - ✔✔The Incident Commander and the appropriate
Command and General Staff personnel assigned to an incident.
✔✔Incident Command System (ICS) - ✔✔Standardized approach to incident
management that facilitates interaction between cooperating agencies; adaptable to
incidents of any size or type. It is designed to provide an integrated organizational
structure that reflects the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents,
without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.
✔✔SMART Objectives - ✔✔Targets that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic
and time bound.
✔✔Information Management - ✔✔The collection, organization, and control over the
structure,
processing, and delivery of information from one or more sources and distribution to one
or more audiences who have a stake in that information.
✔✔Integrated Planning System - ✔✔A system designed to provide common processes
for
developing and integrating plans for the Federal Government to establish a
comprehensive approach to national planning in accordance with the Homeland
Security Management System
✔✔Interoperability - ✔✔Ability of systems, personnel, and equipment to provide and
receive functionality, data, information and/or services to and from other systems,
personnel, and equipment, between both public and private agencies, departments, and
other organizations, in a manner enabling them to operate effectively together.
✔✔Joint Field Office - ✔✔The primary Federal incident management field structure. It is
a temporary Federal facility that provides a central location for the coordination of
Federal, State, tribal, and local governments and private-sector and nongovernmental
organizations with primary responsibility for response and recovery.
✔✔Joint Information Center - ✔✔A facility established to coordinate all incident-related
public information activities. It is the central point of contact for all news media. Public
information officials from all participating agencies should co-locate here.
✔✔Joint Information System - ✔✔A structure that integrates incident information and
public affairs into a cohesive organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated,
accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information during crisis or incident
operations.
✔✔Key Resource - ✔✔Any publicly or privately controlled resource essential to the
minimal operations of the economy and government.
