CEM Exercise Design & Training Programs 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to HSEEP, what is the first step in the Exercise Program Management cycle?
- Conducting a Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW) (Correct answer)
- Writing the Master Scenario Events List
- Publishing the After Action Report
- Scheduling a full-scale exercise
Correct answer: Conducting a Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW)
The Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW) is the starting point where stakeholders identify priorities, set a multi-year schedule, and align exercises with capability gaps.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of an Exercise Evaluation Guide (EEG)?
- Provide scenario background to participants
- Guide evaluators in observing and documenting participant performance against objectives (Correct answer)
- Assign roles to exercise controllers
- Communicate exercise schedule to the public
Correct answer: Guide evaluators in observing and documenting participant performance against objectives
EEGs provide evaluators with structured checklists and criteria to systematically observe and document whether exercise objectives are met.
Question 3: Which of the following best defines a 'drill' in the HSEEP exercise framework?
- A multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional exercise testing interoperability
- A coordinated, supervised activity used to test a single specific operation or function (Correct answer)
- A discussion-based scenario with senior leadership only
- A full mobilization of all emergency management functions
Correct answer: A coordinated, supervised activity used to test a single specific operation or function
A drill is an operations-based exercise that practices and tests a single specific operation or function, such as a fire evacuation or mass casualty triage.
Question 4: The Situation Manual (SitMan) used in a Tabletop Exercise primarily serves to:
- List all exercise controllers and evaluators by name
- Provide participants with scenario background, objectives, and discussion questions (Correct answer)
- Document all exercise injects in chronological order
- Capture observer feedback after the exercise
Correct answer: Provide participants with scenario background, objectives, and discussion questions
The SitMan is the participant guide for a tabletop exercise, providing scenario narrative, exercise objectives, and structured discussion questions.
Question 5: Which federal training program offers free independent study courses supporting emergency management professional development?
- OSHA 10/30 Certification Program
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study (Correct answer)
- DHS National Training Center Certificate Program
- NFPA Professional Development Series
Correct answer: FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study
FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers free online Independent Study (IS) courses that support emergency management training and professional development.
Question 6: In exercise design, 'capabilities-based planning' refers to:
- Determining which agencies have the largest budgets for exercises
- Designing exercises around core capabilities identified in national preparedness doctrine (Correct answer)
- Building exercises solely around historical disaster scenarios
- Planning exercises based only on equipment inventories
Correct answer: Designing exercises around core capabilities identified in national preparedness doctrine
Capabilities-based planning designs exercises around the 32 core capabilities outlined in the National Preparedness Goal, ensuring exercises address real preparedness gaps.
Question 7: Which role in an exercise is responsible for managing the scenario flow and directing injects to participants?
- Exercise Evaluator
- Exercise Controller (Correct answer)
- Safety Officer
- Public Information Officer
Correct answer: Exercise Controller
The Exercise Controller manages the flow of the exercise, delivers injects, monitors timelines, and ensures exercise objectives are addressed.
CEM Exercise Design & Training Programs 2
According to HSEEP, what is the first step in the Exercise Program Management cycle?