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Question 1

Which FEMA mitigation grant program specifically funds projects to reduce risk from future natural disasters based on state and local hazard mitigation plans?

Accepted Answer

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

Answer

The HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures that reduce future disaster losses.

Question 2

In ICS, the Operations Section Chief reports directly to the:

Accepted Answer

Incident Commander

Answer

All four ICS section chiefs — Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration — report directly to the Incident Commander.

Question 3

A state requests federal assistance for a declared disaster. Under the Stafford Act, the cost-share arrangement for Public Assistance (PA) projects is typically:

Accepted Answer

75% federal / 25% non-federal

Answer

Standard Public Assistance projects require a 75% federal / 25% non-federal cost share, though the President may increase the federal share under certain conditions.

Question 4

Which concept describes the ability of a community to anticipate, resist, absorb, accommodate to, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard?

Accepted Answer

Community resilience

Answer

Community resilience encompasses the full spectrum of a community's ability to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back from adverse events.

Question 5

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires communities to adopt minimum floodplain management regulations as a condition of participation. Which agency administers NFIP?

Accepted Answer

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Answer

FEMA administers the NFIP, which provides flood insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses in participating communities.

(CEM) Certified Emergency Manager Practice Test

(CEM) Certified Emergency Manager Practice Test

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