Emergency Management Final Exam-
Review
Recovery - correct answer-The recovery process is characterized by a complete set of
issues and decisions that must be made by individuals and communities.
Recovery is unique to each community and depends on the amount and kind of damage
caused by the incident and the resources that the jurisdiction has ready or can quickly
obtain.
Short Term Recovery - correct answer-This is immediate and often overlaps with response. It
includes actions such as providing essential public health and safety services, restoring
interrupted utility and other essential services, reestablishing transportation routes &
providing food & shelter for those displaced by the incident.
Long Term Recovery - correct answer-This is outside the scope of the framework and may
involve some of the same actions but may continue for a number of months or years
depending on the severity, and extent of the damage sustained. For exp. Long-term recovery
may include the complete redevelopment of damaged areas.
Recovery Programs Do the Following - correct answer--Identify needs and resources
-Provide accessible housing and promote restoration.
-Address care and treatment of affected persons.
-Inform residents and prevent unrealistic expectations.
-Implement additional measures for community restoration.
-Incorporate mitigation measures and techniques as feasible.
After a disaster the government also offers: - correct answer--Legal Services
-Special tax considerations
-Crisis Counseling
FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program- - correct answer-Eligible applicants include the
state, local governments, and any other political subdivision of the state, Native American
Tribes, and Alaska Native Villages.
Recovery continuum description activities by phase - correct answer--Pre-disaster
Preparedness (ongoing)
, -Short-term (days)
-Intermediate (weeks-months)
-Long-term recovery (months/ years this includes housing).
*International Disaster Management*
Developing response plans internationally is very important but can be difficult to get every
response agency on the same page. When does a disaster become an international
disaster? - correct answer-The threshold beyond which a disaster becomes international in
size and scope is unique to each country and driven by a number of factors including the
severity of hazard consequences.
The United Nations System - correct answer--est in 1945
-In the event of a disaster the UN is best equipped to coordinate disaster event relief & to
work with governments to rehabilitate and reconstruct-this is especially true in third world
countries.
The UN has the ability to - correct answer--respond immediately to disasters, and on an
ongoing basis in the form of food, shelter, medical assistance, and logistical support.
-The UN emergency relief coordinator heads the international UN response to crises through
a committee of several humanitarian bodies including the UN children's fund and the World
food programe.
1/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Deteriorated authority of the
national government such that public services disappear and political control dissolves.
2/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Mass movements of
population to escape conflict or search for food, resulting in refugees & internally displaced
people.
3/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Massive dislocation of the
economic system resulting in hyperinflation and the devaluation of the currency major
declines in gross national product, sky rocketing unemployment and market collapse.
4/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--A general decline in food
security often leading to severe malnutrition and occasional widespread starvation.
5/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Civil conflict rooted in
traditional ethnic tribal and religious animosities usually accompanied by widespread
atrocities.
Issues in International Disasters - correct answer-Several issues must be addressed when
responding to international disasters:
Review
Recovery - correct answer-The recovery process is characterized by a complete set of
issues and decisions that must be made by individuals and communities.
Recovery is unique to each community and depends on the amount and kind of damage
caused by the incident and the resources that the jurisdiction has ready or can quickly
obtain.
Short Term Recovery - correct answer-This is immediate and often overlaps with response. It
includes actions such as providing essential public health and safety services, restoring
interrupted utility and other essential services, reestablishing transportation routes &
providing food & shelter for those displaced by the incident.
Long Term Recovery - correct answer-This is outside the scope of the framework and may
involve some of the same actions but may continue for a number of months or years
depending on the severity, and extent of the damage sustained. For exp. Long-term recovery
may include the complete redevelopment of damaged areas.
Recovery Programs Do the Following - correct answer--Identify needs and resources
-Provide accessible housing and promote restoration.
-Address care and treatment of affected persons.
-Inform residents and prevent unrealistic expectations.
-Implement additional measures for community restoration.
-Incorporate mitigation measures and techniques as feasible.
After a disaster the government also offers: - correct answer--Legal Services
-Special tax considerations
-Crisis Counseling
FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program- - correct answer-Eligible applicants include the
state, local governments, and any other political subdivision of the state, Native American
Tribes, and Alaska Native Villages.
Recovery continuum description activities by phase - correct answer--Pre-disaster
Preparedness (ongoing)
, -Short-term (days)
-Intermediate (weeks-months)
-Long-term recovery (months/ years this includes housing).
*International Disaster Management*
Developing response plans internationally is very important but can be difficult to get every
response agency on the same page. When does a disaster become an international
disaster? - correct answer-The threshold beyond which a disaster becomes international in
size and scope is unique to each country and driven by a number of factors including the
severity of hazard consequences.
The United Nations System - correct answer--est in 1945
-In the event of a disaster the UN is best equipped to coordinate disaster event relief & to
work with governments to rehabilitate and reconstruct-this is especially true in third world
countries.
The UN has the ability to - correct answer--respond immediately to disasters, and on an
ongoing basis in the form of food, shelter, medical assistance, and logistical support.
-The UN emergency relief coordinator heads the international UN response to crises through
a committee of several humanitarian bodies including the UN children's fund and the World
food programe.
1/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Deteriorated authority of the
national government such that public services disappear and political control dissolves.
2/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Mass movements of
population to escape conflict or search for food, resulting in refugees & internally displaced
people.
3/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Massive dislocation of the
economic system resulting in hyperinflation and the devaluation of the currency major
declines in gross national product, sky rocketing unemployment and market collapse.
4/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--A general decline in food
security often leading to severe malnutrition and occasional widespread starvation.
5/5 Common Characteristics Seen in CHE's - correct answer--Civil conflict rooted in
traditional ethnic tribal and religious animosities usually accompanied by widespread
atrocities.
Issues in International Disasters - correct answer-Several issues must be addressed when
responding to international disasters:
