IAEM CEM/AEM Practice Exam Newest 2026
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1. Documentation is a legal and administrative requirement for an emergency
management organization. As an emergency manager, you will document which
of the following records, except:
a. incident records.
b. mutual aid activities.
c. routine staffing records.
d. situation reports. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Program Management, Part 2
2. Anticipated emergency operations is a budget item consisting of estimates for
emergencies that may occur during the budget cycle. What type of data may be
needed to support these estimates?
a. Emergency operations plan.
b. Exercise training plan.
c. Historical records.
d. Weather reports. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
,Sample Certification Exam Questions - Program Management, Part 2
3. How is risk defined?
a. A predicted impact that a hazard would have on people, services, and specific
facilities in a community.
b. A specific point of vulnerability.
c. The magnitude, duration, seasonal pattern, and speed of onset of a hazard.
d. Typical weather patterns for a community. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 1
4. Frequency, magnitude and potential intensity, and probable spatial extent are
all factors to consider when developing a(n):
a. Hazard profile.
b. Impact estimate.
c. Jurisdiction analysis.
d. Resource assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 1
5. Mutual aid and assistance agreements may provide ________ when invoked.
a. Change of command
,b. Unity of command
c. Policy decisions
d. Equipment such as bulldozers or dump trucks - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 2
6. Standby contracts establish the price as that which is/was in effect:
a. on the day before the emergency event.
b. on the day of the emergency event.
c. on the day after an emergency event.
d. do not establish price for the resources provided during an emergency. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 2
7. Which one of the following objectives is considered short-term?
a. The Chamber of Commerce will work with local businesses to implement the
economic revitalization strategies developed and approved by the community
leaders.
b. City departments will work with the whole community to develop permanent
housing solutions for people and their families who were left homeless by the
wildland fires.
, c. City departments will work with local businesses to establish temporary or
interim infrastructure to support business reopenings.
d. The public health department will work with local hospitals to rebuild
disrupted/damaged health care facilities damaged by the earthquake to current
medical standards. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 3
8. Which one of the following exercise objectives follows the SMART format?
a. Deliver an approved points of distribution delivery route to the designated
incident commander.
b. Demonstrate the ability to assemble, supply, and support a complete flash
flood response team to pre-position for imminent response.
c. Emergency management staff will initiate and complete a call-back of EOC
personnel within 30 minutes of notification as described in the Emergency
Operations Plan.
d. Finance staff will identify and begin working on short-term financial objectives.
- CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 3
9. Which section of the emergency operations plan addresses resource needs and
availability?
Questions and Correct Answers Already Graded
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1. Documentation is a legal and administrative requirement for an emergency
management organization. As an emergency manager, you will document which
of the following records, except:
a. incident records.
b. mutual aid activities.
c. routine staffing records.
d. situation reports. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Program Management, Part 2
2. Anticipated emergency operations is a budget item consisting of estimates for
emergencies that may occur during the budget cycle. What type of data may be
needed to support these estimates?
a. Emergency operations plan.
b. Exercise training plan.
c. Historical records.
d. Weather reports. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
,Sample Certification Exam Questions - Program Management, Part 2
3. How is risk defined?
a. A predicted impact that a hazard would have on people, services, and specific
facilities in a community.
b. A specific point of vulnerability.
c. The magnitude, duration, seasonal pattern, and speed of onset of a hazard.
d. Typical weather patterns for a community. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 1
4. Frequency, magnitude and potential intensity, and probable spatial extent are
all factors to consider when developing a(n):
a. Hazard profile.
b. Impact estimate.
c. Jurisdiction analysis.
d. Resource assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 1
5. Mutual aid and assistance agreements may provide ________ when invoked.
a. Change of command
,b. Unity of command
c. Policy decisions
d. Equipment such as bulldozers or dump trucks - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 2
6. Standby contracts establish the price as that which is/was in effect:
a. on the day before the emergency event.
b. on the day of the emergency event.
c. on the day after an emergency event.
d. do not establish price for the resources provided during an emergency. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 2
7. Which one of the following objectives is considered short-term?
a. The Chamber of Commerce will work with local businesses to implement the
economic revitalization strategies developed and approved by the community
leaders.
b. City departments will work with the whole community to develop permanent
housing solutions for people and their families who were left homeless by the
wildland fires.
, c. City departments will work with local businesses to establish temporary or
interim infrastructure to support business reopenings.
d. The public health department will work with local hospitals to rebuild
disrupted/damaged health care facilities damaged by the earthquake to current
medical standards. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 3
8. Which one of the following exercise objectives follows the SMART format?
a. Deliver an approved points of distribution delivery route to the designated
incident commander.
b. Demonstrate the ability to assemble, supply, and support a complete flash
flood response team to pre-position for imminent response.
c. Emergency management staff will initiate and complete a call-back of EOC
personnel within 30 minutes of notification as described in the Emergency
Operations Plan.
d. Finance staff will identify and begin working on short-term financial objectives.
- CORRECT ANSWER-C
Sample Certification Exam Questions - Planning, Part 3
9. Which section of the emergency operations plan addresses resource needs and
availability?
