This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

1675

For EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-01675

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Mission, goals, objectives, and organization of emergency management and emergency response.
2. Operations and structure of government.
3. Processes, principles, and regulations applied in the administration of emergency management programs.
4. State and Federal laws, regulations, and requirements relating to local, State, and Federal emergency management planning and emergency response.
5. Apply professional knowledge and ability to all situations.
6. Principles, concepts, and terminology in emergency management, emergency response and planning processes, hazard mitigation, and community preparedness.
7. Laws and regulations pertaining to State and Federal financial assistance and mutual aid.
8. Current trends of emergency management, emergency response, recovery, and planning.
9. Methods of program report preparation and program reporting techniques.
10. Basic techniques of data analysis.
11. Basic computer skill.

Ability to:

1. Plan for emergencies and respond, under all conditions, appropriately to emergencies and disasters by applying emergency management principles to the specific immediate situation.
2. Apply professional knowledge and ability to all situations of coordination, planning, and mitigation of hazards, and communicate risks to specific emergency management situations.
3. Interpret emergency management-related laws and their application to program or incident situations.
4. Develop and implement new and revised methods and procedures.
5. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, local, State, and Federal officials, and representatives of other organizations.
6. Prepare complete and comprehensive reports and recommendations.
7. Communicate and write effectively.
8. Reason logically.
9. Analyze problems and situations accurately and take effective action.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Classification will be established for:

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

1. Analyzing and providing interpretation of local, state, and/or federal laws, regulations, policies, and/or procedures. 
2. Representing a department, organization, and/or agency by participating in meetings and providing briefings to stakeholders. 
3. Providing responses (written and verbal) to inquiries from government agencies, other organizations, and/or the public based on applicable law, regulations, and/or policies. 
4. Coordinating and administering emergency management programs to ensure compliance with applicable law, regulations, policies, and procedures. 
5. Utilizing State and/or Federal Emergency Management Systems (e.g., California Disaster and Civil Defense and Master Mutual Aid Agreement, Standardized Emergency Management System [SEMS], Incident Command System [ICS], National Incident Management System [NIMS], or other State’s Emergency Management systems). 
6. Review, analyze, make recommendations, and maintain emergency plans and/or procedures. 
7. Writing documents (e.g., situation reports, surveys, proposals, summaries, briefings, etc.) as required by leadership. 
8. Assisting in the development and maintenance of emergency management plans and/or procedures. 
9. Provide analysis of emergency events and formulate recommendations on appropriate courses of action. 
10. Working in an emergency operations center (e.g., Department Operations Center, Coordination Center, Communications Center, etc.). 
11. Resolving time sensitive issues and/or information conflicts promptly and accurately. 
12. Coordinating with Local, State, Tribal, Federal, and/or non-governmental agencies in all phases of emergency management. 
13. Serving as a point of contact for an organization, department, and/or agency regarding emergency management issues.

• California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.