Final Exam

Knowing the number of people killed or injured, damages at the disaster site, the condition of homes, community infrastructure, and current response efforts, is known as

Situational awareness

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

Janet Napolitano lobbied to remove FEMA from DHS upon her confirmation to the Department, but failed in this attempt. True or False?

False

Which of the following describes an effective disaster communications strategy in the response phase?

To provide to the public notification, warning, evacuation, and situation reports on an on going disaster

Over 100,000 people participate in EMI resident and non-resident courses each year. True or false?

False (10,000 attend resident courses and 100,000 participate in non-resident programs)

As an academic filed, as well as an applied practice in the public and private sector, emergency management is ancient. True or False.

False (early stages)

Unlike the response function, the efforts of the recovery function or process have a singular focus. True or false.

False (not by a singular focus); by a complex set of tissues and decisions

All emergency management exercises are designed to be performed in a low-stress environment. True or false?

False (very high stress)

Which of the following is a preparedness measure

Training residents to assist themselves and their families in times of disaster

Which of the following definitions describes HAZUS

HAZUS is a nationally applicable methodology for estimating losses form floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

The Hebgen Lake earthquake, which measured 7.3 on the Richter scale, brought attention to which of the following

States other than cal were at risk for severe

18.In rapid onset events, the WFP is activated in the response to which of the following

Provides immediate nutritional needs of victims

Within the Incident Command System, one of the three top command staff reporting to the Incident Commander is the Public Information Officer

Public Information Officer (PIO)

The goal of a media partnership is to provide accurate and timely information to the public in both disaster AND non-disaster situations? True or False?

True

The internet and social media have radically and irreversibly transformed the communications landscape. True or False?

True

The media remains the single most effective means for communicating timely and accurate information to the public. True or false?

True

Ushahidi was a crisis mapping website that was used extensively after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. True or False?

True

The Whole Community approach includes individuals

True (and government at all levels, organizations, businesses, community groups, and others in preparing the community as a whole for the next disaster)

Which of the following is not a responsibility of a local chief executive officer

suspend local laws and ordinances is responsible for communicating with the public may enter into mutual aid agreements

The federal government has extensive programs that map virtually every hazard. True or False?

True

FEMA disaster housing grants are normally processed within how many days of application

10 days

Financial wellbeing is an indicator that an individual or a society will protect himself or herself from the possible damaging effects of hazards

False

In which disaster did social media play an important role

2005 London subway terrorist attack Virginia Tech shooting of 2007 Northern Illinois University shootings of 2008 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami

14. A total of how many existing federal agencies and programs were transferred into DHS

22 agencies

Approximately how large is FEMA's cadre of National Disaster Reservists

7,000

A tropical storm officially becomes a hurricane when sustained wind speeds exceed how many miles per hour.

74 MPH

On average, how many people are killed by lightning each year in the United States.

75 to 100 people

5. Approximately what percentage of the 38,000 terrorist attacks worldwide from 1969 to 2009 targeted Americans or American interests

8%

The Pew Research Center found that approximately what percent of Americans age 12 or older listened to the radio in 2012

92%

Mitigation seeks to do which of the following

A sustained action to reduce the impact of disasters or eliminate risk to people and property from hazards or their effects

A media partnership provides the media with all except which of the following?

Access to emergency managers Critical information for the public Access to the disaster

Strategies for land use planning include which of the following

Acquisition, easements, floodplain, management plans

For ICS to be effective, it must provide for effective operations at which of the following levels of the incident

All levels of incident

Which of the following limits development near known earthquake faults

Alquist- Priolo Act

Which of the following agencies is tasked with debris removal

Army provided technical assistance

3.Disaster management programs in poor countries are most commonly viewed as superfluous because of which of the following reasons

Because they are seen as chance events and not guaranteed to happn

Which of the following audiences is often ignored by emergency managers but is critical to disaster recovery, preparedness, and mitigation activities

Business community

The CERT course concept was originally developed by which of the following agencies

Los Angeles fire Department

14.Which of the following cannot be done by the United Nations

Can't write laws

Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States

Civil defense director was the first recognized face of emergency management

12.Which kind of bias in relief distribution can be exacerbated if the responding agency hires local staff without consideration of the existence of such biases

Class bias

Nationwide planning efforts are currently guided by which FEMA doctrine

Comprehensive Planning Guide 101

Which of the following is not an ICS management system

Command (incident command) Operations Planning

13. President George W. Bush did which of the following

Create the Office of Homeland Security within the White House

Which of the following assumptions is not typically considered a critical component of the foundation of an effective disaster communications strategy?

Customer focus Leadership commitment Media partnership

During which of the following phases of the emergency management cycle is there traditionally the greatest opportunity for mitigation

Disaster Recovery phase

6. Weather Underground is an organization that has been labeled as which of the following

Domestic terrorist organizations

Which of the following describes a storm surge?

Dramatic rises in sea level and large coastal waves that cause flooding and erosion

Liquefaction is commonly caused by which of the following hazards

Earthquake

Which of the following is an emergency management evaluation program

Emergency Management Accreditation Programs (EMAP) The State Preparedness Report (SPR) The Target Capabilities List (TCL)

FEMA provides education in emergency management through which of the following

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) mission a nationwide training program of resident courses and nonresident courses

Development and maintenance of the community emergency plan is normally the responsibility of which of the following officials

Emergency Manager

Which Emergency Support Function (of the National Response Framework) addressed long-term community recovery and mitigation needs prior to being superseded by the National Disaster Recovery Framework

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14

11. Arlington County is credited for having in place an aggressive, well established EAP at the time of the Pentagon attack, allowing for Critical Incident Stress Management services. EAP stands for which of the following

Employee Assistamce Program (EAP)

Which of the following federal agencies provides hazards maps

FEMA & USGS

20.The U.S. Military is rarely involved in relief efforts of natural disasters. True or False?

False; Often involved

20. The Homeland Security Advisory System replaced the National Terrorism Advisory System. True or False.

False; The National Terrorism Advisory replaced Homeland Security Advisory System

8. Ramzi Yousef planned to the Khobar Towers bombing. True or False?

False; World Trade Center

16. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which seeks to ensure the security of the nation's Air, Rail, and Maritime, and other transportation systems, is housed in the Department of Transportation (DOT). True or False?

False; housed in Dempartment of Homeland Security

The FEMA Disaster Housing Program provides grants to repair family homes back to their original pre-disaster condition. True or False?

False; will not returen a home to its pre-disaster condition

President Carter sought to consolidate emergency preparedness, mitigation, and response activities into one government agency at the federal level. This plan, called Reorganization Plan Number 3, resulted in the creation of which of the following?

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Which of the following plays the largest role in providing the technical and financial support for recovery

Federal government

Which of the following is generally involved in the recovery process?

Federal, state, and local government, business community, community activist

Relocation assistance is an example of which mitigation technique

Financial incentive

Which of the following is an example of a design or construction mitigation technique

Fire resistant building materials

Which of the following is a secondary hazard caused by earthquakes?

Fire, landslides, avalanches, tsunamis, dam failures

External customers include all but which of the following

General Public Media Elected officials

The CERT course is delivered by which of the following (120)

First responders

Which of the following disasters is the most frequent and widespread disaster in the United States, and in many other countries around the world?

Floods

Which of the following tornado hazard scales was recently enhanced to more accurately describe associated damage.

Fujita-Pearson scale

Which of the following describe in more detail the different types of assistance that the responsible agencies and officials will provide via the EOP

Functional annexes

11.Which of the following is a form of bias in relief distribution characterized by inequality resulting from the male / female roles of the society

Gender Bias

Which is not an element of effective disaster communications

Government control of information

9.The Sphere Project has done which of the following

Has developed a standard of conduct for international response

2. Terrorism differs from natural and technological hazards in all but which of the following ways

Intent, Criminality, Laws

Which of the following can be defined as "a source of danger that may or may not lead to an emergency"?

Hazard

6.Complex humanitarian emergencies are characterized as different from other disasters due to the presence of which of the following

Internal and/or external conflict

Which of the following disasters is credited with starting the discussions that eventually led to the creation of the National Flood Insurance Program

Hurricane Betsy

10. According to the Arlington County After Action Report, which of the following is a capability of the Arlington County Fire Department that should be emulated by other departments

ICS and Unified Command

Which of the following is not a step in the process of risk assessment?

Identify and characterize the hazard Evaluate the hazard for severity and frequency Estimate the risk

Which of the following first raised the issue of America's preparedness for terrorism events ?

OKC Bombing 1995

Which of the following is a category of work that is eligible under FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Programs.

Permanent work

Which of the following is not an impediment to mitigation

Individuals and communities deny that they are vulnerable to a disaster risk Politicians are often hesitant to focus on the long-term benefits of mitigation Programs to retrofit existing structures or acquisition and relocation projects are often too expensive for local governments

Which is not an effective communications tool?

Information coming in Information going out Training and exercises

The Midwest Floods of 1993, which resulted in major disaster declarations in nine states, resulted in which of the following?

Initiation of the largest program voluntary buyout program to date

As director of FEMA, John Macy developed which of the following disaster management concepts

Integrated Emergency Management System (IEMS)

Which of the following FEMA directors was the first to have had prior emergency management experience .

James Lee Witt

Which of the following establishes the Disaster Recovery Centers

Joint Field Office

Hurricane season runs annually during which of the following periods?

June 1 to November 30

Mitigation often involves which of the following players

Land-use planners, Business owners, Politicians

Which of the following is a tool that should be considered by decision makers as they develop their recovery plan?

Land-use planning techniques, Zoning, Building codes

7. Which of the following terrorists try to reduce the influence of capitalism in favor of communist or socialist ideologies and frameworks

Left wing Terrorism

What emergency officials normally respond to the minor disasters that occur every day in communities throughout the United States

Local fire, police, and emergency medical personnel

Tornadoes tend to occur in which of the following times

March and August in the late afternoon and evening

Which of the following is an allowable expense of the Individual and Households Program

Medical, dental, and funeral cost

5.Which of the following disasters normally involve an international humanitarian response

Natural disasters, Technological disasters, Complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs)

12. Which of the following provided the primary authority and focus for domestic federal preparedness activities for terrorism before September 11, 2001

Nunn- Lugar Legislation

Which of the following is a program that supports teams of contractors and City inspectors who travel into Hurricane Sandy impacted neighborhoods to make necessary repairs to damaged homes

NYC rapid repairs programs

The principal resource available to Governors in responding to a disaster event in their state is which of the following

National Guad

Which of the following presents the guiding principles that enable all response partners to prepare for and provide a unified national response to disasters and emergencies - from the smallest incident to the largest catastrophe

National Response Framework

Which of the following is the predecessor to the National Response Framework

National Response Plan

Which of the following was billed as an "all-discipline, all-hazards plan"

National Response Plan

NVOAD stands for which of the following

National Volunteer Organization Active in Disasters

The first time the federal government became involved after a local disaster was which of the following

New Hampshire town devastated by fire

The most effective land-use planning tools are which of the following

Property acquisition

The Civil Defense programs in the 1950s were established primarily to protect American communities from which of the following hazards

Nuclear attack for the soviet union

Traditional media and social media both help

Save lives speed recovery Build community resilience

People living in which of the following areas have the greatest exposure to damage from tornadoes.

People living in valleys have the greatest exposure

18. Historically, which of the following have received significant funding from the federal government

Police Department

Which of the following was an important disaster mitigation initiative which helped communities to become "disaster resistant" ?

Project Impact

George Bernstein increased participation in 1972 with the National Flood Insurance Program by proposing that the purchase of flood insurance was required for which of the following

Purchase of homeowner lams by federal mortgages

Which of the following most accurately describes the purpose of RiskMap cartographic output

Risk MAP cartographic aims to reduce the loss of life and property from floods

Which of the following is used to measure earthquake intensity?

Richter Scale or Modified Mercalli Intensity

3. Emergency management is a discipline that is based on which of the following

Risks

An effective method that can be used to survive a tornado is which of the following

Safe rooms

What federal official is responsible for coordinating federal operations within the United States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies

Secretary of Homeland Security

4. Today, the director of FEMA reports directly to which of the following Federal officials

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

Which of the following events raised awareness of the fact that the survival of business depends on many external factors

September 11th attacks

7.Coordination is a vital and immediate component in international response because of which of the following reasons

Sheer numbers of responding agencies that appear

10.Which of the following is based upon the recognition of political authority characterized by territory and autonomy

Socereignty of the state

Historically, which of the following have been the principal contributors to the loss of life, injuries, and property and infrastructure damage resulting from hurricanes

Storm surge, rains, and high winds cause damage

Which of the following NRF components "describe how Federal department and agencies; state, tribal and local entities; the private sector; volunteer organizations; and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) coordinate and execute the common functional processes and administrative requirements necessary to ensure efficient and effective incident management"

Support Annexes

The National Level Exercises (NLE) were once referred to by which acronym

TOPOFF

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate states his desire to make preparedness a hallmark of his tenure. True or False?

True

The NRF includes private sector entities. True or False?

True

The National Planning Scenarios have come under considerable scrutiny since their release and their use has been limited as a result. True or false?

True

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) requires that DHS reconsolidate all the emergency management functions, including preparedness, into FEMA. True or False?

True

Senator Al Gore illustrated his views that FEMA's priorities were misplaced in regards to the low priority given to natural disasters by citing a report that detailed which of the following threats.

The potential consequences of the New Madrid fault zone in the central US

Which of the following describes an effective disaster communications strategy in the mitigation phase?

To promote implementation of strategies, technologies, and actions that will reduce the loss of lives and property in future disasters

The decision to make a disaster declaration is completely at the discretion of the President, True or False?

True

Which of the following is not covered under the Disaster Housing Program

This are covered under the Disaster Housing Program Lodging expenses Emergency repairs Temporary rental assistance

1. Terrorism has existed for centuries. True or False?

True

1.The developing nations of the world suffer the greatest impact of nature's fury. True or Fase?

True

13.Disasters almost always present a window of opportunity to rebuild old, ineffective structures and develop policy and practice in a way that leaves behind a more empowered, resilient community. True or false?

True

15. The US Coast Guard was moved into DHS intact. True or False?

True

15.The UN promotes prevention and mitigation activities through its regular development projects. True or False?

True

17. The Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate was a result of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. True or False?

True

19. The passage of the Fire Prevention and Assistance Act in 2000 was the first effort by Congress to support the nation's paid and volunteer fire departments. True or False?

True

4.A disaster requires the involvement of the international community of responders only after a nation's capability to respond has become overwhelmed. True or False?

True

9. The bombing of the USS Cole was not necessarily an act of terrorism

True

A household may receive up to $25,000 in grant assistance from the IHP. True or False.

True

Before the September 11th attacks, many communities did not consider terrorism in their community emergency response plans. True or False?

True

Communities benefiting from the National Flood Insurance Program are required to pass an ordinance directing future development away from the floodplain. True or false?

True

Funds from the Community Development Block Grant can be used to support local efforts at property acquisition and relocation. True or false?

True

Legal assistance for insurance claims, counseling on landlord/tenant problems, assistance in consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures, and replacement of destroyed legal documents is available as one of FEMA's Individual Assistance Recovery Programs. True or False.

True

Money received from the Individuals and Households Program for Housing and Other than Housing Needs is tax free, and does not need to be repaid. True or False.

True

Once FEMA becomes involved in the response to a disaster, they assume full command of all resources at Federal, State, and local levels. True or False?

True

Over 20,000 communities participate in the NFIP today. True or false.

True

Response capabilities and capacities tend to be stronger in those states and territories that experience high levels of annual disaster activity. True or False?

True

River and stream gauges can provide information used to determine the need for sandbagging or dyke construction?

True

Social media is now a critical and indispensable element in disaster and crisis communications. True or False?

True

Taxpayers may deduct a loss on their Federal income tax return for that year of the disaster. True or False?

True

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) can be used to remove or elevate structures from the flood plain and to relocate residents and businesses to safer areas. True or False?

True

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program needed to be amended because many states could not meet the matching requirements. True or False?

True

17.Which UN Agency's original mission has been expanded to address the problems that affect poor children throughout the world, including in times of disaster

UNICEF

Farmers and ranchers who need help to cover production costs and physical losses in areas affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters may apply to which of the following agencies for help with these costs

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA)

16.Which UN agency was created in 1998 to accommodate the needs of victims of disasters and emergencies

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Which of the following offers a process that all participating response agencies can use to improve overall disaster response management

Unified command

The purchase of federal flood insurance became mandatory for which of the following loans

Veterans Administration (VA)and Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Which of the following is not taught in CERT training

What CERT does train: Disaster preparedness Disaster medical operations Disaster psychology and team organization

The Incident Command System defines which of the following

Who is in charge of an overall response effort

19.Which of the following agencies was originally established to serve as the central authority on sanitation and health issues throughout the world, and is used in times of disaster to address the health of victims

World Health Organization (WHO)

8.The United Nations is best suited to lead the international response to disasters because of which of the following reason

because they have longstanding relationship with the host countries where they work

When does recovery begin

begins in the initial hours, first few days, and the first few weeks after a disaster has occurred

Structural controls are controversial as a mitigation tool for which of the following reasons

can have negative effects on the areas they are not protecting, give people a false sense of security and protection, and can cause increased development in disaster-prone areas

2.What percentage of disaster related injuries and deaths are sustained in countries with per

capita income levels that are below $760 per year-90%

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Governor

communication to the public coordinates with tribal governments within the state and requests federal assistance if needed

The Target Capabilities List does which of the following

defines 37 specific capabilities that FEMA has determined to be essential to communities, the private sector, and all levels of government in order to respond effectively to disasters

The FEMA Disaster Resistant Jobs course was developed primarily to do which of the following

help small and medium-sized communities protect the economy form the effect of catastrophic events

The most important part of leadership's commitment to communications is which of the following?

is inclusion of communications in planning and operations

During the 1930s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the following.

makes disaster loan for repair of public facilities

Preparedness is ongoing efforts to lessen the impact disasters have on people and property

once the disaster event has occurred

Which of the following is a component of the preparedness cycle as depicted by the FEMA National Preparedness Directorate

planning, organization and equipment, training, exercise, and evaluation and improvement

Which of the following is not typically considered a contributor to social vulnerability

that includes education, culture, local government, social interaction, values,laws,religion,and other beliefs of society

When the citizens of Napa, CA and Tulsa, OK passed small tax increases to pay for flood-mitigation activates, what happened

the tax had a minimal effect on citizens but had a major effect in reducing future flood risks

Approximately 1,200 tornadoes are spawned________ in the United States each year

thunderstorms

Which of the following is not known to be a contributor to flooding?

thunderstorms, snowmelt, ice jams, and dam failures.