CEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Emergency Management - Answers- is the managerial function charged with creating
the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and
cope with disasters.
Presidential Policy Directive 8 - Answers- Established the National Preparedness Goal,
System, Whole Community, Annual National Preparedness Report
Integrated Emergency Management - Answers- is more than a methodology; it is a
culture to achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about emergency management as a
joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal - Answers- Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation,
Response, Recovery
Horizontal Integrations Planning - Answers- Planning within the jurisdiction or level of
organization.
Progressive - Answers- emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take
protective, preventive, and preparatory measures to build disaster-resistant and
disaster-resilient communities.
Risk-Driven - Answers- emergency managers use sound risk management principles
(threat/hazard identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities
and resources.
Operational Planning - Answers- A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks,
and actions during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of organizations in
the jurisdiction will be coordinated.
Integrated - Answers- emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of
government and all elements of a community.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? - Answers- Standardized, on-scene, all-risk,
incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the
organization and management of emergency incidents.
Collaborative - Answers- 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.
1. The term "major or complex incident" may have different meanings to different
agencies depending upon the size of the jurisdiction, number of resources available,
,and other variables. List two characteristics of major or complex incidents: - Answers-
Involve more than one agency and/or political jurisdiction
Involve complex management and communication issues
Require experienced, highly qualified supervisory personnel
Require numerous tactical and support resources
Involve multiple victims with injuries, fatalities, or illnesses
Include widespread damage to property/environment
Result in psychological threat/trauma
Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks)
Are costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive recovery efforts
Draw national media interest
Coordinated - Answers- Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant
stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges - Answers- 1.
Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common
management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can
meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Flexible - Answers- emergency managers use creative and innovative approaches in
solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority is the definition of: - Answers- (a) Command
Professional - Answers- emergency managers value a science- and knowledge-based
approach based on education, training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship,
and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? - Answers- Economy, to
our food supply and to our health and safety.
Congressional Act of 1803 - Answers- considered beginning of federal intervention into
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 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). - Answers- (b)
Incident Complex
Defense Production Act of 1950 - Answers- was the first comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal disaster relief.
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident whether it is
large or small. The five major management functions are - Answers- 1. Incident
Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
What are the Emergency Management Principles - Answers- CPRICCFP
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated,
Flexible, Professional
National Planning System has three levels of planning - Answers- Strategic,
Operational, Tactical
Comprehensive - Answers- emergency managers consider and take into account all
threats/hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning - Answers- Individual all the way through federal/national
government
4. State one reason why a single incident may be divided into separate incidents. -
Answers- When an incident spreads into other jurisdiction(s) and Unified Command is
not feasible.
When it is difficult to manage from one location due to terrain 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.
Executive Order 10427 - Answers- emphasized that Federal disaster assistance
was supplemental to State, local, and private-sector support.
Executive Order 12127 - Answers- merged many of the separate disaster-related
responsibilities into a new Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Emergency Management - Answers- is the managerial function charged with creating
the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and
cope with disasters.
Presidential Policy Directive 8 - Answers- Established the National Preparedness Goal,
System, Whole Community, Annual National Preparedness Report
Integrated Emergency Management - Answers- is more than a methodology; it is a
culture to achieve unity of effort—a way of thinking about emergency management as a
joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal - Answers- Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation,
Response, Recovery
Horizontal Integrations Planning - Answers- Planning within the jurisdiction or level of
organization.
Progressive - Answers- emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take
protective, preventive, and preparatory measures to build disaster-resistant and
disaster-resilient communities.
Risk-Driven - Answers- emergency managers use sound risk management principles
(threat/hazard identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities
and resources.
Operational Planning - Answers- A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks,
and actions during emergencies and that focuses on how activities of organizations in
the jurisdiction will be coordinated.
Integrated - Answers- emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of
government and all elements of a community.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? - Answers- Standardized, on-scene, all-risk,
incident management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the
organization and management of emergency incidents.
Collaborative - Answers- 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.
1. The term "major or complex incident" may have different meanings to different
agencies depending upon the size of the jurisdiction, number of resources available,
,and other variables. List two characteristics of major or complex incidents: - Answers-
Involve more than one agency and/or political jurisdiction
Involve complex management and communication issues
Require experienced, highly qualified supervisory personnel
Require numerous tactical and support resources
Involve multiple victims with injuries, fatalities, or illnesses
Include widespread damage to property/environment
Result in psychological threat/trauma
Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks)
Are costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive recovery efforts
Draw national media interest
Coordinated - Answers- Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant
stakeholders to achieve a common purpose.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet the following management challenges - Answers- 1.
Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common
management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can
meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Flexible - Answers- emergency managers use creative and innovative approaches in
solving disaster challenges.
2. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority is the definition of: - Answers- (a) Command
Professional - Answers- emergency managers value a science- and knowledge-based
approach based on education, training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship,
and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? - Answers- Economy, to
our food supply and to our health and safety.
Congressional Act of 1803 - Answers- considered beginning of federal intervention into
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 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). - Answers- (b)
Incident Complex
Defense Production Act of 1950 - Answers- was the first comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal disaster relief.
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident whether it is
large or small. The five major management functions are - Answers- 1. Incident
Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
What are the Emergency Management Principles - Answers- CPRICCFP
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated,
Flexible, Professional
National Planning System has three levels of planning - Answers- Strategic,
Operational, Tactical
Comprehensive - Answers- emergency managers consider and take into account all
threats/hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning - Answers- Individual all the way through federal/national
government
4. State one reason why a single incident may be divided into separate incidents. -
Answers- When an incident spreads into other jurisdiction(s) and Unified Command is
not feasible.
When it is difficult to manage from one location due to terrain 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.
Executive Order 10427 - Answers- emphasized that Federal disaster assistance
was supplemental to State, local, and private-sector support.
Executive Order 12127 - Answers- merged many of the separate disaster-related
responsibilities into a new Federal Emergency Management Agency.
