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