### Question
How is the "situational awareness" defined?


### Answer
The term **situational awareness** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 321d* as follows -

> information gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to emergency managers and decision makers, can form the basis for incident management decisionmaking

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 321d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER V-NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT**

