CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER UPDATED EXAMS
SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED
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✔✔Response - ✔✔The capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the
environment, and meet basic human needs after an incident has occurred.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔Recovery - ✔✔The capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an
incident to recover effectively. Return to a "new" normal.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔Name the three types of hazards and an example of each. - ✔✔1. Natural; includes
geologic, meteorologic, and biological (human pandemic outbreak)
2. Technological/accidental (dam failure)
3. Adversarial/human caused (cyber attack)
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔A National Coordinating Structure, the __________ is the principal policy body for
consideration of national security policy issues requiring Presidential determination. -
✔✔National Security Council (NSC)
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is the purpose of the National Planning Frameworks? - ✔✔They explain the
role of each mission area in national preparedness and provide the overarching strategy
and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the core
capabilities.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is a FIOP? - ✔✔At the Federal level, each framework is supported by a
mission area-specific Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP).
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is the primary source of information about the various types of plans and
guidance on the fundamentals of planning? - ✔✔Comprehensive Preparedness Guide
(CPG) 101
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔How is the Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP) structured? (4 items) -
✔✔1. Planning assumptions: Establish context for the Concept of Operations,
Authorities and References, and Annexes sections.
2. Concept of Operations (this is the meat of the document): Describes how Federal
capabilities that support mitigation activities throughout the whole community are
integrated, synchronized, managed, and delivered.
,3. Authorities: Specific roles and responsibilities for the representatives of the MitFLG.
4. References
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What makes the Prevention mission area different from the other mission areas
(scope specifically)? - ✔✔Prevention core capabilities are focused specifically on
imminent terrorist threats, including on-going attacks or stopping imminent follow-on
attacks.
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔Names some of the activities under the Protection core capabilities. What is the
protection key word? - ✔✔1. Defense against WMD threats
2. Defense of agriculture and food
3. Critical infrastructure protection
4. Protection of key leadership and events
5. Border security
6. Maritime security
7. Transportation security
8. Immigration security
9. Cybersecurity
"Safeguard"
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔What components/documents are included in the National Preparedness System? -
✔✔1. National Preparedness Goal
2. National Planning System: supports the integration of planning across all levels of
government/community to provide an agile, flexible, and accessible delivery of the core
capabilities.
3. National Frameworks: address the roles and responsibilities across the whole
community to deliver the core capabilities.
4. Federal Interagency Operational Plan: address the critical tasks, responsibilities, and
resourcing, personnel, and sourcing requirements for the core capabilities.
5. National Preparedness Report: provides an annual summary of the progress being
made toward building, sustaining, and delivering the core capabilities described in the
Goal.
6. Campaign to Build and Sustain Preparedness: provides an integrating structure for
new and existing community-based, nonprofit, and private sector preparedness
programs, research and development activities to include post-event evaluation of the
use of science and technology tools, and preparedness assistance.
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔Name the 6 major components of the National Preparedness System - ✔✔1. ID and
assess risk: National Risk & Capability Assessment
2. Estimating Capability Requirements: Core Capabilities & Mission Areas
, 3. Building/sustaining Capabilities: NIMS
4. Planning to Delivery Capabilities: National Planning System
5. Validating Capabilities: Emergency Planning Exercises
6. Reviewing & Updating
✔✔Name the Protection Core Capabilities (11) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Intelligence and Information Sharing
5. Interdiction and Disruption
6. Screening, Search, and Detection
7. Access Control and Identity Verification
8. Cybersecurity
9. Physical Protective Measures
10. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities
11. Supply Chain Integrity and Security
✔✔Name the Prevention Core Capabilities (7) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Intelligence and Information Sharing
5. Interdiction and Disruption
6. Screening, Search and Detection
7. Forensics and Attribution
✔✔Name the Mitigation Core Capabilities (7) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information & Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Community Resilience
5. Long-Term Vulnerability Reduction
6. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment
7. Threats and Hazards Identification
✔✔Name the Response Core Capabilities (15) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Info and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Infrastructure Systems
5. Critical Transportation
6. Environmental Response/Health & Safety
7. Fatality Management Services
8. Fire Management and Suppression
9. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
10. Mass Care Services
11. Mass Search and Rescue Operations
12. On-Scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement
13. Operational Communications
SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED
A+
✔✔Response - ✔✔The capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the
environment, and meet basic human needs after an incident has occurred.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔Recovery - ✔✔The capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an
incident to recover effectively. Return to a "new" normal.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔Name the three types of hazards and an example of each. - ✔✔1. Natural; includes
geologic, meteorologic, and biological (human pandemic outbreak)
2. Technological/accidental (dam failure)
3. Adversarial/human caused (cyber attack)
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔A National Coordinating Structure, the __________ is the principal policy body for
consideration of national security policy issues requiring Presidential determination. -
✔✔National Security Council (NSC)
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is the purpose of the National Planning Frameworks? - ✔✔They explain the
role of each mission area in national preparedness and provide the overarching strategy
and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the core
capabilities.
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is a FIOP? - ✔✔At the Federal level, each framework is supported by a
mission area-specific Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP).
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What is the primary source of information about the various types of plans and
guidance on the fundamentals of planning? - ✔✔Comprehensive Preparedness Guide
(CPG) 101
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔How is the Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP) structured? (4 items) -
✔✔1. Planning assumptions: Establish context for the Concept of Operations,
Authorities and References, and Annexes sections.
2. Concept of Operations (this is the meat of the document): Describes how Federal
capabilities that support mitigation activities throughout the whole community are
integrated, synchronized, managed, and delivered.
,3. Authorities: Specific roles and responsibilities for the representatives of the MitFLG.
4. References
(National Mitigation Framework)
✔✔What makes the Prevention mission area different from the other mission areas
(scope specifically)? - ✔✔Prevention core capabilities are focused specifically on
imminent terrorist threats, including on-going attacks or stopping imminent follow-on
attacks.
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔Names some of the activities under the Protection core capabilities. What is the
protection key word? - ✔✔1. Defense against WMD threats
2. Defense of agriculture and food
3. Critical infrastructure protection
4. Protection of key leadership and events
5. Border security
6. Maritime security
7. Transportation security
8. Immigration security
9. Cybersecurity
"Safeguard"
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔What components/documents are included in the National Preparedness System? -
✔✔1. National Preparedness Goal
2. National Planning System: supports the integration of planning across all levels of
government/community to provide an agile, flexible, and accessible delivery of the core
capabilities.
3. National Frameworks: address the roles and responsibilities across the whole
community to deliver the core capabilities.
4. Federal Interagency Operational Plan: address the critical tasks, responsibilities, and
resourcing, personnel, and sourcing requirements for the core capabilities.
5. National Preparedness Report: provides an annual summary of the progress being
made toward building, sustaining, and delivering the core capabilities described in the
Goal.
6. Campaign to Build and Sustain Preparedness: provides an integrating structure for
new and existing community-based, nonprofit, and private sector preparedness
programs, research and development activities to include post-event evaluation of the
use of science and technology tools, and preparedness assistance.
(National Preparedness Goal)
✔✔Name the 6 major components of the National Preparedness System - ✔✔1. ID and
assess risk: National Risk & Capability Assessment
2. Estimating Capability Requirements: Core Capabilities & Mission Areas
, 3. Building/sustaining Capabilities: NIMS
4. Planning to Delivery Capabilities: National Planning System
5. Validating Capabilities: Emergency Planning Exercises
6. Reviewing & Updating
✔✔Name the Protection Core Capabilities (11) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Intelligence and Information Sharing
5. Interdiction and Disruption
6. Screening, Search, and Detection
7. Access Control and Identity Verification
8. Cybersecurity
9. Physical Protective Measures
10. Risk Management for Protection Programs and Activities
11. Supply Chain Integrity and Security
✔✔Name the Prevention Core Capabilities (7) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Intelligence and Information Sharing
5. Interdiction and Disruption
6. Screening, Search and Detection
7. Forensics and Attribution
✔✔Name the Mitigation Core Capabilities (7) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Information & Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Community Resilience
5. Long-Term Vulnerability Reduction
6. Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment
7. Threats and Hazards Identification
✔✔Name the Response Core Capabilities (15) - ✔✔1. Planning
2. Public Info and Warning
3. Operational Coordination
4. Infrastructure Systems
5. Critical Transportation
6. Environmental Response/Health & Safety
7. Fatality Management Services
8. Fire Management and Suppression
9. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
10. Mass Care Services
11. Mass Search and Rescue Operations
12. On-Scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement
13. Operational Communications
