IS-235 Practice Test: Emergency Planning

46 practice questions on the six-step CPG 101 planning process: the planning team, threats and hazards, goals and objectives, writing and approving the EOP, and keeping it alive. We wrote every one from FEMA's own IS-235.c course text, so you learn the material instead of memorizing an answer list. Practice tests are 25 questions at FEMA's 75% pass mark.

The real test: 25 questions. 19 right (76%) passes.

Here: 46 questions. Our own practice questions, written from the text of FEMA's free IS-235.c course (Emergency Planning), a U.S. government work. Not FEMA's exam questions. Free.

What's on the test

10 sample questions

1. Whose responsibility is preparedness?

   • A.The federal government alone
   • B.The entire community
   • C.The fire department alone
   • D.Only the county emergency manager
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   B. The entire community

   235-1 · Planning and preparedness · IS-235.c

2. Why form a collaborative planning team instead of writing the plan yourself?

   • A.To spread the blame if the plan fails
   • B.Response works better when strong relationships already exist across organizations and the community
   • C.Because one person is not allowed to type a plan
   • D.Because FEMA pays per team member
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   B. Response works better when strong relationships already exist across organizations and the community

   235-15 · Step 1: the planning team · IS-235.c

3. Step 2, Understand the Situation, is done by:

   • A.Identifying threats and hazards, compiling jurisdiction information, assessing risk, and prioritizing
   • B.Writing the plan, getting it approved by the elected officials, and then distributing it to every single stakeholder
   • C.Training, exercising and revising
   • D.Forming the team and setting ground rules
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   A. Identifying threats and hazards, compiling jurisdiction information, assessing risk, and prioritizing

   235-23 · Steps 2 and 3: situation, goals, objectives · IS-235.c

4. Before writing the plan, what does Step 4 plan development include?

   • A.Running a full-scale exercise first, then printing the plan, mailing it to every stakeholder, and posting it on the website
   • B.Promulgating the plan
   • C.Printing and mailing the plan, then holding a public hearing on it, then getting the Governor to sign it
   • D.Generating, comparing and selecting courses of action, finding resources, and estimating capabilities and shortfalls
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   D. Generating, comparing and selecting courses of action, finding resources, and estimating capabilities and shortfalls

   235-30 · Steps 4 and 5: develop, write, approve · IS-235.c

5. How often should plans be reviewed on a regular cycle?

   • A.Every 10 years, during the census
   • B.At least every 1 or 2 years
   • C.Only after a disaster
   • D.Never once approved
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   B. At least every 1 or 2 years

   235-42 · Step 6: implement and maintain · IS-235.c

6. Which kind of plan does this course call the foundation for response planning?

   • A.The countywide hazard mitigation plan
   • B.The continuity of operations plan
   • C.The strategic budget plan
   • D.The emergency operations plan (EOP)
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   D. The emergency operations plan (EOP)

   235-2 · Planning and preparedness · IS-235.c

7. What are among the greatest challenges to collaboration?

   • A.Too much funding
   • B.Too many written ground rules
   • C.Turf concerns and mistrust
   • D.Too few meetings
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   C. Turf concerns and mistrust

   235-16 · Step 1: the planning team · IS-235.c

8. What three types of threats and hazards should planners consider?

   • A.Natural, technological, and human-caused
   • B.Small, medium, and large
   • C.Local, State, federal, and tribal hazards
   • D.Seasonal, yearly, and once-in-a-century
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   A. Natural, technological, and human-caused

   235-24 · Steps 2 and 3: situation, goals, objectives · IS-235.c

9. What do courses of action address?

   • A.Only the press release
   • B.The who, what, when, where, why, and how of the plan
   • C.Only the shelter locations
   • D.Only the budget and the staffing
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   B. The who, what, when, where, why, and how of the plan

   235-31 · Steps 4 and 5: develop, write, approve · IS-235.c

10. A new mayor takes office. Should that trigger a plan review?

    • A.Only if the new mayor asks for a full review in writing within 90 days
    • B.No. Plans are reviewed every 10 years, no matter who is in office
    • C.No, only disasters trigger reviews
    • D.Yes. Changes in elected or appointed officials are a key event
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    D. Yes. Changes in elected or appointed officials are a key event

    235-43 · Step 6: implement and maintain · IS-235.c

What the study guide does

• Short study rounds and flip cards.
• A practice test built like the real one: 25 questions, 19 to pass.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing if you sat the test today, worked out from your own answers.
• An explanation for every answer.