CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
National Preparedness Goal - (ANSWER)This defines the core capabilities necessary to prepare for the
specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation. It emphasizes actions
aimed at achieving an integrated, layered, and all-of-Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the
use of available resources.
National Planning System has three levels of planning - (ANSWER)Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Vertical Integration Planning - (ANSWER)Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integration Planning - (ANSWER)Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Operational Planning - (ANSWER)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.
Accessible - (ANSWER)Having the legally required features and/or qualities that ensure easy entrance,
participation, and usability of places, programs, services, and activities by individuals with a wide variety
of disabilities.
Agency Administrator/Executive - (ANSWER)The official responsible for administering policy for an
agency or jurisdiction, having full authority for making decisions, and providing direction to the
management organization for an incident.
Agency Dispatch - (ANSWER)The agency or jurisdictional facility from which resources are sent to
incidents.
Agency Representative - (ANSWER)A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating
Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, or nongovernmental or private organization, that has
been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that agency's or
organization's participation in incident management activities following appropriate consultation with
the leadership of that agency.
,CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
All-Hazards - (ANSWER)Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life,
property, environment, public health or safety, and minimize disruptions of government, social, or
economic activities.
Area Command - (ANSWER)An organization established to oversee the management of multiple
incidents that are each being handled by a separate Incident Command System organization or to
oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has multiple incident management
teams engaged.
Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of acquiring, collecting, processing, examining, analyzing,
evaluating, monitoring, and interpreting the data, information, evidence, objects, measurements,
images, sound, etc., whether tangible or intangible, to provide a basis for decision-making.
Allocated Resources - (ANSWER)Resources dispatched to an incident.
Assigned Resources - (ANSWER)Resources checked in and assigned work tasks on an incident.
Assignment - (ANSWER)Task given to a personnel resource to perform within a given operational period
that is based on operational objectives defined in the Incident Action Plan.
Assisting Agency - (ANSWER)An agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources
to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management. Also, called Supporting Agency.
Available Resources - (ANSWER)Resources assigned to an incident, checked in, and available for a
mission assignment, normally located in a Staging Area.
Badging - (ANSWER)The assignment of physical incident-specific credentials to establish legitimacy and
limit access to various incident sites.
, CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
Branch - (ANSWER)The organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility for major
aspects of incident operations. A Branch is organizationally situated between the Section Chief and the
Division or Group in the Operations Section, and between the Section and Units in the Logistics Section.
Branches are identified by the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.
Cache - (ANSWER)A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/or supplies stored in a
designated location, available for incident use.
Camp - (ANSWER)A geographical site within the general incident area (separate from the Incident Base)
that is equipped and staffed to provide sleeping, food, water, and sanitary services to incident
personnel.
Categorizing Resources - (ANSWER)The process of organizing resources by category, kind, and type,
including size, capacity, capability, skill, and other characteristics. This makes the resource ordering and
dispatch process within and across organizations and agencies, and between governmental and
nongovernmental entities, more efficient, and ensures that the resources received are appropriate to
their needs.
Certifying Personnel - (ANSWER)The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals meet
professional standards for the training, experience, and performance required for key incident
management functions.
Chain of Command - (ANSWER)The orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident
management organization.
Check-In - (ANSWER)The process through which resources first report to an incident.
Chief - (ANSWER)The Incident Command System title for individuals responsible for management of
functional Sections:
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
National Preparedness Goal - (ANSWER)This defines the core capabilities necessary to prepare for the
specific types of incidents that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation. It emphasizes actions
aimed at achieving an integrated, layered, and all-of-Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the
use of available resources.
National Planning System has three levels of planning - (ANSWER)Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Vertical Integration Planning - (ANSWER)Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integration Planning - (ANSWER)Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Operational Planning - (ANSWER)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.
Accessible - (ANSWER)Having the legally required features and/or qualities that ensure easy entrance,
participation, and usability of places, programs, services, and activities by individuals with a wide variety
of disabilities.
Agency Administrator/Executive - (ANSWER)The official responsible for administering policy for an
agency or jurisdiction, having full authority for making decisions, and providing direction to the
management organization for an incident.
Agency Dispatch - (ANSWER)The agency or jurisdictional facility from which resources are sent to
incidents.
Agency Representative - (ANSWER)A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating
Federal, State, tribal, or local government agency, or nongovernmental or private organization, that has
been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that agency's or
organization's participation in incident management activities following appropriate consultation with
the leadership of that agency.
,CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
All-Hazards - (ANSWER)Describing an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life,
property, environment, public health or safety, and minimize disruptions of government, social, or
economic activities.
Area Command - (ANSWER)An organization established to oversee the management of multiple
incidents that are each being handled by a separate Incident Command System organization or to
oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has multiple incident management
teams engaged.
Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of acquiring, collecting, processing, examining, analyzing,
evaluating, monitoring, and interpreting the data, information, evidence, objects, measurements,
images, sound, etc., whether tangible or intangible, to provide a basis for decision-making.
Allocated Resources - (ANSWER)Resources dispatched to an incident.
Assigned Resources - (ANSWER)Resources checked in and assigned work tasks on an incident.
Assignment - (ANSWER)Task given to a personnel resource to perform within a given operational period
that is based on operational objectives defined in the Incident Action Plan.
Assisting Agency - (ANSWER)An agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources
to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management. Also, called Supporting Agency.
Available Resources - (ANSWER)Resources assigned to an incident, checked in, and available for a
mission assignment, normally located in a Staging Area.
Badging - (ANSWER)The assignment of physical incident-specific credentials to establish legitimacy and
limit access to various incident sites.
, CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER EXAM|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|ALREADY
GRADED A+|COMPLETE GUIDE
Branch - (ANSWER)The organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility for major
aspects of incident operations. A Branch is organizationally situated between the Section Chief and the
Division or Group in the Operations Section, and between the Section and Units in the Logistics Section.
Branches are identified by the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.
Cache - (ANSWER)A predetermined complement of tools, equipment, and/or supplies stored in a
designated location, available for incident use.
Camp - (ANSWER)A geographical site within the general incident area (separate from the Incident Base)
that is equipped and staffed to provide sleeping, food, water, and sanitary services to incident
personnel.
Categorizing Resources - (ANSWER)The process of organizing resources by category, kind, and type,
including size, capacity, capability, skill, and other characteristics. This makes the resource ordering and
dispatch process within and across organizations and agencies, and between governmental and
nongovernmental entities, more efficient, and ensures that the resources received are appropriate to
their needs.
Certifying Personnel - (ANSWER)The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals meet
professional standards for the training, experience, and performance required for key incident
management functions.
Chain of Command - (ANSWER)The orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident
management organization.
Check-In - (ANSWER)The process through which resources first report to an incident.
Chief - (ANSWER)The Incident Command System title for individuals responsible for management of
functional Sections:
