emergency management

which process out of emergency response crisis management or business continuity is the process that last the longest amount of time?

Business continuity

What are parts of the NYC office if emergency management mission

Coordinate response and recovery educate the public plan and prepare

Which of the following are impediments to mitigation

Denial of the risk lack of political will cost and lack of funding

Who coordinates the federal response process

FEMA

What is the most frequent and widespread disaster in many counters around the world?

FLOOD

What characteristics are commonly seen in a country that needs international disaster

Food shelter medical assistance

There is a strong correlation between disasters and poverty

TRUE

Timely and accurate information should be communicated to the public in all four phases of emergency management

TRUE

mitigation differs from the other emergency management disciplines bc it looks at long term solutions for reducing risk

TRUE

What is mitigation?

A sustained action to reduce or eliminate risk to people and poverty from hazards and their effects

What training institute exist for emergency managers

EMI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

ICS

Establish a set of planning and management systems to help agencies responding to a disaster work together

During an active shooter incident you can open the door to a voice commands ONLY if you recognize the voice

False

What is the reason that technological hazards exist and natural hazards are exacerbated?

Human innovation and activity

Why does a drought differ from other hazards?

Onset and end are difficult to determine Absence of a precise and universally accepted definition Effect are less obvious and spread over a larger geographic area

WHEN WAS Fema was absorbed in to the department of homeland security on

SEPTEMBER 11

What does a whole community approach promote?

Shared understanding of community needs and capabilities greater empowerment & integration of resources from across the community increased individual and collective preparedness

What are tasks of first responders

Suppress Fires Secure and police the disaster area Begin the process of restoring order

What is emergency management?

The managerial function of creating a framework to reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters

Emergency management focus in the war on terrorism can have many crossover benefits into natural and technological hazards management

True

Poor countries place disaster management very ow in budgetary priority

True

Recovery can continue for months or years after a disaster

True

Social media is the information source of a choice fora majority of Americas in major disasters

True

Terrorist may or may not have tangible ideological or philosophical reason for carrying out their attacks

True

The US is falling behind in disaster risk reduction

True

The business community is now a full partner in all phases of emergency management

True

The world health organization supports research for the eradication of disease and provides expertise on these subjects

True

What commutations systems are in a place at SJU for an active shooter situation?

Voice broadcast telephone in each class room w/ 911 access PA systems throughout all building

what is the nyc office of emergency managements main role in disasters

coordination

What is hazard?

source of danger that may or may not lead to emergency or disaster

The response to events involving radioactive materials is the same where international or accidental

tRUE

In what year was there a shooter on St. Johns University campus?

2007

What is the difference between concealment and cover?

Concealment is something that will block you from the view of the gunman,while cover is something of substantial thickness and weight that will stop a bullet

What kind of information should be communicated from emergency management officials to the public

Concise timely accurate

What does PDD make available

Federal funding/ Resources

What event in the US most costly disaster in terms of recovery

HURRICANE KATRINA

NYC events did social media play an integral role in keeping public informed

Hurricane Sandy Irene East harlem & East village building collapses

What can social media provide in an emergency that is helpful to emergency managers

Immediate accès real time information and situational awareness unfiltered information

What are some differences between terrorism and other hazards emergency managers might face

Intent criminality laws

What is the most common structural control?

Levee

Capacity to respond and recover from emergency and disaster events is only built through

Planning training exercising

What is EOP? Emergency operations plan

Playback by which response operations are conducted

First Responders

Police Firefighters Emergency medical personnel

What roles in emergency management have politicians taken on in recent years

Recognizing downside and upside of disasters hiring experienced emergency managers stepping up their leadership role in disasters

After 9/11 there has been more business continuity laws and standards created

TRUE

Emergency managers and the media need to work together in an emergency to effectively provide timely disaster information to the public

TRUE

Preparedness assumes the occurrence of an event whereas mitigation attempts to prevent the event altogether

TRUE

States have the responsibility for public health and safety whereas the federal government is to help when all other entities are overwhelmed

TRUE

What do emergency managers have to look at when addressing terrorist attacks or the possibility of an attack

Who is responsible what is needed to recover how to prevent an attack from happening

What are the typical roles for business continuity planners

develop disaster recovery strategies and solutions perform risk assessment conduct mock disaster exercise

what are some reasons for business continuity

pandemic concern demands from customers loss of revenue

how was the united states emergency management focus changed after the large scale disasters the nation has faced

post 911, the focus was on a singular terrorism hazard post katrina the focus was on all hazards post sandy the focus was on recovery

Recovery entails

rebuilding homes restoring business replacing property

Why do emergency managers need to know situational awareness

to identify need and appropriately apply available resources

What is the mission of private business continuity entities such as the disaster recovery institute

to promote diaster to aid recovery to create resilient

Most disaster aid is provided in the form of loans

true

Without giving loans to poor nations after a disaster most developing nations would have no means with which to recover

true

Prepare for emergencies

Make a plan gather supplies stay informed

iPhone APP

NOTIFY NYC

Where does responsibility of emergency management preparedness ultimately fall?

ON EVERY INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

what should you do in an active shooter situation

RUN HIDE FIGHT

Fema provides individual assistance recovery programs such as

Temporary housing assistance crisis counseling disaster unemployment assistance

Insurance is a tool for mitigation

True