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ERM 101Final Exam Essay

Final Exam Essay Rubric

Critical Incident Management and Command Systems

Rubric Code: UX79C24

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Type: Exam

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Final Exam Essay Rubric 30 % Essay Questions
	Excellent 20 pts	Proficient 16 pts	Accomplished 14 pts	Development 12 pts	No Submission 0 pts
Question 1 6 pts Explain the structure of the Incident Command System and Describe how the functional areas work together to resolve an emergency	Excellent Thesis Statement clearly provides an excellent road map to the entire essay. - Functional areas of Command, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration, and Intelligence identified - Command positions of Safety, Public Information, and Liaison identified and their roles explained -Examples of ICS given with organizational chart prepared	Proficient Thesis Statement is detailed and provides a decent road map. -Functional areas of ICS identified with explanation of their roles -Command Positions identified	Accomplished Thesis Statement merely hints at the content of the entire essay. - Functional areas of ICS identified with limited explanation of how the roles work in incident command	Development Thesis Statement does not reflect the content of the essay. - Some functional areas identified with limited explanation of how ICS works	No Submission The essay was not submitted.
Question 2 6 pts Explain the role of the National Incident Management System in preventing, protecting, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from a Disaster. Include the role of, (NGO's), "non-governmental organizations in your answer.	Excellent Illustrates an understanding of the course Describing the role of NIMS in preventing, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from disasters. -identifying and explaining all of the key concepts of the guiding principles of flexibility, standardization, and unity of effort. -explaining the characteristics of NIMS including common terminology,span of control, Incident facilities and locations, comprehensive resource management, unified command.	Proficient - illustrates understanding of the course material -describes the role of NIMS in preventing mitigating, responding to, and recovering from disasters.addressing most of the relevant content; (2) identifying and explaining the guiding principles of NIMS and the common characteristics (3) using correct terminology; (4) explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/like common terminology, span of control, incident facilities and locations.	Accomplished The essay illustrates rudimentary understanding of the course material by: (1) mentioning, but not fully explaining, the relevant content; (2) identifying some of the key concepts/ideas (though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them); (3) using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and (4) incorporating some key claims/points, but failing to explain the reasoning behind them (or doing so inaccurately).	Development The essay illustrates poor understanding of the course material by (1) failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; (2) failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; (3) ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and (4) incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology.	No Submission The essay was not submitted.
Question 3 6 pts Explain the role of the Media in disaster management	Excellent The topic sentences assert ideas which support the thesis statement. -describes the historical role of news media in sensationalizing disasters and providing misinformation to public -describes media under NIMS supporting early warning notifications to the public and providing situational awareness in disasters.	Proficient Develops the position with logically sound reasons and/or well-chosen examples. The topic sentences assert ideas which connect to the thesis statement.	Accomplished Develops the position with relevant reasons and/or examples. The topic sentences merely hints at ideas in the paragraphs.	Development Is weak in the use of relevant reasons or examples. Topic sentences have no relevance on what was discussed in the paragraphs.	No Submission The essay was not submitted.
Question 4 6 pts Discuss the role of interoperable communications in emergency response	Excellent Describes historical problems with ccmmunications between agencies responding to disasters - Identifies solutions utilized at Incident Command to provide interoperability - Identifies technology developed over the last decade to support interoperable communications	Proficient Describes historical problems with communications between agencies responding to disasters - Identifies some solutions utilized at Incident Command to provide interoperability	Accomplished - Describes general problems with interoperability of communications between agencies.	Development - provides no indication of understanding of the importance of communications at a disaster or how agencies have historically identified problems	No Submission The essay was not submitted.
Question 5 6 pts Explain the importance of a disaster declaration and the laws that exist to support Federal and State support to each other and local communities	Excellent - describes the importance of a federal declaration for a disaster -describes how the Stafford Act permits the federal government to assist in disaster management through recovery - describes how financial obligations are defined in the laws of disaster management - defines State's use of executive law to support localities in disaster managment -explains the use of military personnel in support of disaster management	Proficient - describes the importance of a federal declaration for a disaster -describes the Stafford Act with some understanding of its purpose and scope -explains how finances are impacted by legal constraints in disaster management	Accomplished - describes the importance of a federal disaster for a disaster declaration - identifies the Stafford Act as a federal law impacting disaster management on a State level	Development - does not show a relationship to law and disaster management. -does not show an understanding of how resources needed in a disaster require some laws to support governmental intervention	No Submission The essay was not submitted.

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