CEM Exercise Design & Training Programs

Question 1

Which agency maintains the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)?

Accepted Answer

FEMA's National Preparedness Directorate

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Department of Homeland Security OIG

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OSHA Emergency Response Division

Question 2

What type of exercise requires actual deployment of personnel and resources to simulate a real emergency event?

Accepted Answer

Full-Scale Exercise

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Tabletop Exercise

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Functional Exercise

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Drill

Question 3

In HSEEP terminology, a 'Hot Wash' is conducted immediately after an exercise primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Capture initial participant observations before memory fades

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Brief senior leadership on exercise costs

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Finalize the Improvement Plan

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Assign corrective action owners

Question 4

Which exercise type is primarily discussion-based and tests plans and procedures without deploying resources?

Accepted Answer

Tabletop Exercise

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Full-Scale Exercise

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Functional Exercise

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Operations-Based Drill

Question 5

The Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) is used during exercise planning to:

Accepted Answer

Script injects that drive exercise play and test objectives

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Assign exercise evaluator roles

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Document lessons learned post-exercise

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Track participant attendance and credentials

Question 6

Which HSEEP document formally captures exercise observations, analysis of strengths and areas for improvement, and forms the basis for corrective actions?

Accepted Answer

After Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP)

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Exercise Plan (ExPlan)

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Situation Manual (SitMan)

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Master Scenario Events List (MSEL)

Question 7

A Functional Exercise (FE) is best described as an exercise that:

Accepted Answer

Activates EOC staff and tests coordination without field deployment

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Tests a single specific operation or function in isolation

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Involves full resource mobilization in the field

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Uses only tabletop discussion with no simulated operations