Emergency Management Final
Increasing vulnerability - correct answer-Population migration, climate change, public apathy
Administrative Functions - correct answer-Ensure all resources are in place during all
phases of emergency management
What are the phases of emergency management - correct answer-Mitigation, preparedness,
response, and Recovery
Mitigation (Prose Definition) - correct answer-This is the effort to reduce loss of life and
property by lessening the impact of disasters, taking action now—before the next
disaster—to reduce human and financial consequences later (analyzing risk, reducing risk,
insuring against risk).
Mitigation (list) - correct answer-Risk Analysis
Risk Reduction
Specific Programs Flood, Earthquake, Dams
Building programs
Mitigation- Specific programs (flood, earthquake, dam) - correct answer-Flood hazard
mapping
National Dam Safety Program
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning
What is the purpose of mitigation planning - correct answer-To identify policies and actions
that can be implemented over the long term to reduce risk and future losses.
Response phase - correct answer-This coordinates federal operational and logistical disaster
response capability needed to save and sustain lives, minimize suffering, and protect
property in a timely and effective manner in communities that become overwhelmed by
disasters. Information regarding FEMA's response policies and doctrine are highlighted
below.
Recovery Phase - correct answer-This supports individuals and communities affected by
disasters in their efforts to recover. Individual and Public Assistance programs as well as
Long Term Community Recovery efforts assist individuals and communities in FEMA's
collective effort to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards
What are all disasters - correct answer-local
DHS Secretary Tom Ridge 2004 said - correct answer-To be eligible for grants all local and
state Ems must comply with Presidential Directives, NRP and NIMS
, To be eligible for grants all local and state Ems must comply with what - correct
answer-Presidential Directives, NRP and NIMS
Population Protection - correct answer-Includes both the use of protective gear by
responders and actions (such as evacuations) to protect community residents.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - correct answer-Physical location identified for
coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - Physical location should be able to: - correct
answer-Withstand the principle threats to community
Be self-sufficient for power and fuel
Is large enough to house the participants of the EOC
Participants of EOC (Sections) - correct answer-Command
Operations
Logistics
Planning and Intelligence
Finance and administration
What event most severely impacted emergency management - correct answer-Hurricane
katrina
What did hurricane Katrina lead to - correct answer-Widespread reform of FEMA and local
emergency management operations and procedures.
Incident of National Significance (INS): - correct answer-"An actual or potential high-impact
event that requires coordination of Federal, State, Local, tribal, nongovernmental and/or
private sector entities in order to save lives and minimize damage"
Catastrophic Incidents: - correct answer-"Any natural or manmade incident, including
terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption
severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, and national morale
and/or government functions
Federal Disaster Act of 1950 - correct answer-Formalized federal involvement in disaster
relief with the emphasis on Civil Defense
Civil Defense Act - Public Law 920 - correct answer-Cold war driven funding and emphasis
Mitigation Plans do what - correct answer-Form the foundation for a community's long-term
strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction,
and repeated damage.
Increasing vulnerability - correct answer-Population migration, climate change, public apathy
Administrative Functions - correct answer-Ensure all resources are in place during all
phases of emergency management
What are the phases of emergency management - correct answer-Mitigation, preparedness,
response, and Recovery
Mitigation (Prose Definition) - correct answer-This is the effort to reduce loss of life and
property by lessening the impact of disasters, taking action now—before the next
disaster—to reduce human and financial consequences later (analyzing risk, reducing risk,
insuring against risk).
Mitigation (list) - correct answer-Risk Analysis
Risk Reduction
Specific Programs Flood, Earthquake, Dams
Building programs
Mitigation- Specific programs (flood, earthquake, dam) - correct answer-Flood hazard
mapping
National Dam Safety Program
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning
What is the purpose of mitigation planning - correct answer-To identify policies and actions
that can be implemented over the long term to reduce risk and future losses.
Response phase - correct answer-This coordinates federal operational and logistical disaster
response capability needed to save and sustain lives, minimize suffering, and protect
property in a timely and effective manner in communities that become overwhelmed by
disasters. Information regarding FEMA's response policies and doctrine are highlighted
below.
Recovery Phase - correct answer-This supports individuals and communities affected by
disasters in their efforts to recover. Individual and Public Assistance programs as well as
Long Term Community Recovery efforts assist individuals and communities in FEMA's
collective effort to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards
What are all disasters - correct answer-local
DHS Secretary Tom Ridge 2004 said - correct answer-To be eligible for grants all local and
state Ems must comply with Presidential Directives, NRP and NIMS
, To be eligible for grants all local and state Ems must comply with what - correct
answer-Presidential Directives, NRP and NIMS
Population Protection - correct answer-Includes both the use of protective gear by
responders and actions (such as evacuations) to protect community residents.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - correct answer-Physical location identified for
coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - Physical location should be able to: - correct
answer-Withstand the principle threats to community
Be self-sufficient for power and fuel
Is large enough to house the participants of the EOC
Participants of EOC (Sections) - correct answer-Command
Operations
Logistics
Planning and Intelligence
Finance and administration
What event most severely impacted emergency management - correct answer-Hurricane
katrina
What did hurricane Katrina lead to - correct answer-Widespread reform of FEMA and local
emergency management operations and procedures.
Incident of National Significance (INS): - correct answer-"An actual or potential high-impact
event that requires coordination of Federal, State, Local, tribal, nongovernmental and/or
private sector entities in order to save lives and minimize damage"
Catastrophic Incidents: - correct answer-"Any natural or manmade incident, including
terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption
severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, and national morale
and/or government functions
Federal Disaster Act of 1950 - correct answer-Formalized federal involvement in disaster
relief with the emphasis on Civil Defense
Civil Defense Act - Public Law 920 - correct answer-Cold war driven funding and emphasis
Mitigation Plans do what - correct answer-Form the foundation for a community's long-term
strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction,
and repeated damage.
