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


### Answer
The term **situational awareness** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 321d* as the following:

> information gathered from a variety of sources that, when communicated to emergency managers, decision makers, and other appropriate officials, can form the basis for incident management decisionmaking and steady-state activity

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

