Final
Pre-impact planning should provide for training and evaluating the emergency response organization at:
All levels
Mitigation often involves which of the following players?
All of the above
Which of the following is not a component of the preparedness cycle as depicted by the FEMA National Preparedness Directorate?
All of the above are included in the cycle
When can recovery begin?
Any of above
Describe the State Response in Emergency Management and the most widely used resource of the Governor. Provide examples of the typical assistance provided by the resource.
Controlled by the Governor Funded mostly by FEMA but also some state funds Principle resource used by the Governor is the National Guard Examples of assistance provided by the National Guard is equipment, communications, aircraft and vehicle transport, debris removal, mass casualty care, etc.
Mitigation techniques are most successful when undertaken at the federal level.
False
Natural hazards originate in human-controlled processes but are released into the air and water.
False
The US gov has been widely recogonized as the central coordinating body in international disaster recovery
False
The first responders to an event almost always include FEMA officials.
False
Volunteer groups work with local and state response agencies, but are precluded from working on Presidentially Declared Disasters.
False
according to state sovereignty a foreign nation or orginzation can intercede in the domestic matters without the prior consent of the ruling government in times of disaster
False
countries ranking lower on development indicies have placed a high priority on disaster management
False
news of a disaster often tajes dats to reach international response agencies
False
the wealthiest nations of the world suffer the greatest impact of natures firy
Fasle
Which of the following plays the largest role in providing the technical and financial support for recovery?
Federal government
The growth of academic degree programs to support a profession represents:
Maturing of that profession
one major reason behind the creation of Department of homeland secuirty was to consolidate the Federal intelligence agencies but in the end the only agency to be incorparted was which of the following ?
Neither of Above
which of the following is based upon the recognition of political authority charachterized by territory and autonomy
Soverrignty of state
today the director of FEMA reports directly to which of the following Federal officails ?
The Secretary of Department of Homeland Secuirty
Which of the following is a preparedness measure?
Training residents to assist themselves and their families in times of disaster
. Before the September 11th attacks, many communities did not consider terrorism in their community emergency response plans
True
35. Adoption of a policy is not the end, policies must be implemented to be effective.
True
A window of opportunity occurs after a focusing event.
True
CERTs train emergency response at the neighborhood level.
True
Citizens trained in a CERT courses are able to perform emergency fire suppression.
True
Complex human emerigencies natural disasters and technological disasters share many charachteristics in terms of their requirments for response and recovery
True
Disasters are a sign that current development practices are not viable over the long term.
True
EMAC is a mutual aid system that exists at the State level.
True
Enactment of building codes is the responsibility of the states.
True
Flooding is a widespread problem in the United States that accounts for three-quarters of all presidential disaster declarations.
True
For a city or town, emergency management rarely exists as a separate department and is often located within a fire or police department.
True
Government stakeholders include the town or city, the county, the state, and the federal government.
True
Implementing mitigation programs and activities requires the participation and support of a broad spectrum of players outside of the traditional emergency management circle.
True
One way to reduce vulnerability to hazards is to launch a successful risk communication program.
True
Response capabilities and capacities tend to be stronger in those states and territories that experience high levels of annual disaster activity.
True
Stakeholders are people who have or perceive they have something to gain or lose.
True
The American Red Cross is a good contact for citizens trying to find out what types of disasters are most likely to occur in their community.
True
The Whole Community approach includes individuals.
True
The actions of local first responders are driven by procedures and protocols developed by the responding agency.
True
The federal government has extensive programs that map virtually every hazard.
True
Unified Command is used when there is a multiagency response.
True
a disaster requires the involvement of the international community of responers only after a nations capablitiy to response has become overwhlemed
True
the bombing of the USS cole was not neccessarily terrorism
True
The economic toll of natural disasters in the United States from 2000-2008 is estimated to be approximately equal to which of the following amounts?
$355 billion
Which of the following is considered the most essential part of any mitigation strategy or plan?
a. An analysis of what the hazards are in a particular area
which of the following describes an effective disaster communications strategy in the Response phase?
a. to provide to the public notification warning, evacuation and situation reports on an ongoing disaster
external customers include all but which of the following ?
all are external customers
What emergency officials normally respond to the minor disasters that occur everyday in communities throughout the United States?
all of the above
Which of the following is generally involved in the recovery process?
all of the above
which of the following technological changes has had profound effects on the demand for information
all of the above
which of the following disasters normally involve an international humanitarian response ?
all of the above.
What practices are suitable for all hazards?
b. Building construction practices
A guiding principle for natural hazard mitigation is
b. Private sector participation is vital.
Mitigation seeks to do which of the following?
both a & b
Funding for state emergency management offices comes from which of the following sources?
both b & c
Which of the following disaster types is considered difficult to analyze in regards to risk?
c. Terrorism
which kind of bias in relief distrubatioin can be exacerbated if the resoinding agency hires local staff without consideration of the exsitence of such bias ?
class bias
Strategies for land use planning include which of the following?
d. All of the above
A comprehensive mitigation plan assesses what in the community?
d. All of the above.
Which of the following is power that involves true, new, and relevant facts or arguments.
d. Information power
A quality of an emergency manager that is needed to successfully pursue an agenda is.
d. Personal commitment because it can take years to overcome opposition to new policies.
disaster management programs in poor countries are most commonly viewed as superflous or unneccasary because of which of the following reasons?
disasters are chance events and cant gaurentee will happen
Professions exclude unqualified people by having membership rules about
education and training requirments
. Development and maintenance of the community emergency plan is normally the responsibility of which of the following officials?
emergency manger
Risks from technological disasters are decreasing because there are fewer people living close to technological hazards.
false
all nations are subject to natural disasters to a relatively equal degree
false
customers for emergency management communication tend to be homogenous
false
if a message is strong the director of an emergency mangament organazation is not needed to promote open lines of cummincation amoung its staff partners or the public
false
international terrorism can not happen in the terroirty of the US
false
state sovergenity need not be considered when a state is at civil war and no recognizable government exists
false
the media plays a minor role in disaster communication
false
which of the following is a form of bias in relief distrubation charachterized by inequality resulting from the male/female roles of the society
gender bias
complex humanitarian emergencies are characterized as different from other disasters due to the presence of which of the following ?
internal and external conflict
which of the following terrorists try to reduce the influence of capitalism in favor of communist or socialist
left wing terroists
The principal resource available to governors in responding to a disaster event in their state is which of the following?
national guard
emergency mangement is a discipline that is based on which of the following
risk
knowing the number of people killed or injured damages at the diaster site the condition of the homes nd community infrastructure and current response efforts for example is known as which of the following ?
situational awareness
Which of the following is not an ICS management system?
the response section
the united nations is best suited to lead the international response to disasters because of which of the following reasons ?
they have longstanding relationships with the host countries where they work
which of the following describes an effective disaster communications strategy in the Recovery phase?
to provide individuals and communities affected by a disaster with information on how to register for and receive disaster relief
Decisions during recovery are predominantly driven by local government.
true
It can be difficult to measure where response ends and recovery begins.
true
US coast guard was moved into DHS intact
true
a customer service approach includes placing the needs and interests of individuals and communities first
true
a good communication strategy considers the requirments of all internal and external customers
true
disasters almost always present a window of oppurtunity to rebuild old ineffective structures
true
inclusion of communications in planning and opertations means that communications issues are considered in the decsion making process and that a communitications element is included in all organizational activites plans and operations
true
terrorism has existed for over 1000 years
true
the goal of a media partnership is to provide accurate and timely information to the public in both disaster and non disaster situations
true
within the incident command system one of the three top command staff reporting to the incident commander is the public information officer
true
which of the following can not be done by the UN ?
write laws
The Incident Command System defines which of the following?
. Who is in charge of the overall response effort
FEMA Disaster housing grants are normally processed within how many days of application?
10
approximently what % of the 38,000 worldwide terrorist attacks were targeted at americans ?
8%
what % of disaster related injuries and deaths are sustained in countries with per-capita income levels that are less than $750 a year?
90%
Wildland fires
Burn natural vegetation
Hazard mitigation involves working with:
Businesses, households, and government agencies
The term___________ refers to the potential for extreme events to affect people, property and the natural environment in a given location.
Hazard
A disaster preparedness program needs to answer the question.
How will the response and recovery organizations function
According to the Arlington county After Action Report which of the following is a capability of the Arlginton County Fire Department that should be emulated by other departments ?
ICS and Unified Command