Question 1

Post Katrina Emergency Reform Act

Accepted Answer

in 2006, reorganized FEMA, provided it new authority to remedy gaps that were apparent in response to Katrina, and included a more robust preparedness mission for FEMA

Question 2

Chain of command

Accepted Answer

Office of Secretary oversees the DHS, which oversees FEMA

Question 3

FEMA\'s organizational structure

Accepted Answer

Directorates: -recovery -response -logistics management -mitigation -national continuity programs -national preparedness -US Fire administration

Question 4

3 types of emergency events

Accepted Answer

1. natural (earthquake, flood, tsunami, influenza) 2. man-made (fire, chemical, terrorism, hazard material, aircraft crash, cyber attack) 3. severe weather (snow storm, ice, tornado, hurricane, rain, drought, heat wave, lightning etc

Question 5

Golden Rule of EM

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72 Hour Rule. Once the disaster strikes, the public wants the situation being resolved within 72 hours. public emergency managers should be able to meet the expectation that things will start to get better in that time frame.

Question 6

Who does the planning?

Accepted Answer

Emergency Program Planning Committee, responsible for the preparation of the emergency plan, reviews and amendments. primary function is to provide guidance to the coordinator, who then researches, writes and executes that guidance. This committee does not have an operational role during emerg.

Question 7

Emergency Program Coordinator

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two roles (planning and response). responsible for executing the emergency plans put in place. Does not run the EOC, instead serves as an expert to the Chief Administrative Officer at time of emergency

Question 8

Concept of Operations

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basic assumptions, premises, institutional culture, motivation and executive endorsements that are driving the creation of the EM plan. Establishes planning priorities and defines constraints

Question 9

The SIX steps of planning process

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-identify issue -evaluation issue- -develop a plan -analyze a plan -implement a plan -maintain the plan

Question 10

Comprehensive Emergency Management

Accepted Answer

4 phases of emergency planning -mitigation -preparedness -response -recovery

Question 11

Mitigation phase

Accepted Answer

ID hazards and assess impacts. Reduce or avoid possible impact

Question 12

Mitigation objectives

Accepted Answer

-eliminate the hazard -reduce risk -reduce consequences -spread risk

Question 13

Preparedness phase

Accepted Answer

prepare thorough training, exercise the plans. Hazard specific emer. preparedness plans are prepared

Question 14

Response phase

Accepted Answer

executing the preparedness plans

Question 15

Recovery phase

Accepted Answer

most prolonged. critical aspect is ensuring continued provision of services normally provided by local governments.

Question 16

Incident Command System

Accepted Answer

developed to integrate multiple agencies/jurisdictions. It\'s a combination of facilities, equipment, personell, procedures and communications, operating within a common organizational structure

Question 17

who declares state of local emergency?

Accepted Answer

the governor

Question 18

Risk

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a possibility that harm may occur from an identified hazard. it is frequency multiplied by consequence

Question 19

Risk analysis

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process of analyzing the frequency and consequences of the identified hazard

Question 20

Risk control and its techniques

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uses methods of reducing frequency and impact of identified hazards. five common techniques are: -exposure avoidance -loss prevention (reducing frequency) -loss reduction (reducing impact) -segregation of exposures -contractual transfer of risk

Question 21

Risk management

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ongoing process of decision making, given that risks have been identified, its impact understood and all measurable actions taken to minimize its effects. continuing to do business as-is, versus taking potentially costly steps to mitigate the hazard

Question 22

Objectives of risk management

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-to ensure personnel safety -reduce losses of supplies and facilities -reduce negligence by staff -minimize public risk

Question 23

5 steps of risk management are

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1. ID exposures  2. examine risk management techniques 3. select a technique 4. implement it 5. monitor it

Question 24

Risk management techniques

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two types: 1 risk control and 2 risk financing (accepting the exposure and paying for actual losses--insurance). Risk control is more responsible option for local gov.

Question 25

3 objectives of mitigation

Accepted Answer

1. eliminate hazards (ex. re-routing transportation of dangerous goods) 2. reduce the risk (following standards for reducing the risk of aircraft crash) 3. reduce the consequences (mitigate the impact and prepare a response) 4. spread the risk-insurance industry, or play an active role in planning process

Question 26

Vulnerability Analysis

Accepted Answer

4 types of impacts social (human life loss), environmental, political (reputation of officials) and economic (structural damages)

Question 27

EM Cycle

Accepted Answer

Initially, the Disaster Management Cycle consisted of four phases: Mitigation - Preparedness - Response - Recovery. As a consequence of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as Prevention has now joined the cycle.

Question 28

Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment

Accepted Answer

A hazard and vulnerability analysis is essential in order to determine and plan for resource needs and shortfalls in a community, region or state. 1. The Kaiser-Permanente Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool. 2. Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Guide (THIRA)

Question 29

THIRA

Accepted Answer

1. assesses the various threats and hazards facing a community of any size.  2. assesses the vulnerability of the community to those hazards using varying time, season, location, and community factors.  3. & 4. estimate the consequences of those threats and hazards impacting the community and, through the lens of core capabilities, establish capability targets.  5. captures the results of the THIRA process to set an informed foundation for planning and preparedness activities across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Question 30

Five steps of THIRA

Accepted Answer

1. Identify the Threats and Hazards of Concern.  2. Give Threats and Hazards Context. Using the list of threats and hazards, develop context that shows how those threats and hazards may affect the community.  3. Examine the Core Capabilities Using the Threats and Hazards. Using the threat and hazard context, identify impacts to the community through the lens of the core capabilities described in the Goal.  4. Set Capability Targets. Looking across the estimated impacts to the community, in the context of each core capability- set capability targets.  5. Apply the Results. Plan for the ability to deliver the targeted level of capability with either community assets or through mutual aid, identify mitigation opportunities, and drive preparedness activities.

Question 31

State Hazard Mitigation Plan

Accepted Answer

The federal government\'s National Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires that states have a Disaster Mitigation Plan in effect in order to be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.

Question 32

EM Agencies (EMA)-responsibilities (OVERALL)

Accepted Answer

-Monitor severe weather -Provide \"onlocation\"support and assistance to local first response agencies (Fire, EMS, Health Department, and Law Enforcement) -Develop local emergency response plans,  -Comply with state and federal emergency preparedness and response requirements  -Conduct Hazardous Materials Analysis  -Conduct and coordinate public outreach seminars and workshops as a public service to the community -Conduct emergency management briefings, workshops, meetings and training courses -Coordinate regional/state/federal emergency related training courses -Conduct and evaluate emergency exercise/ drills

Question 33

State EMA

Accepted Answer

A state EMA is the state agency responsible for coordinating federal, state, local, voluntary and private resources during emergencies and disasters. It provides leadership to: develop plans for effective response to all hazards, disasters or threats; train emergency personnel to protect the public; provide information to the citizenry; and assist individuals, families, businesses and communities to mitigate against, prepare for, and respond to and recover from emergencies, both natural and man made. They maintain and operate the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and continually monitor emergencies

Question 34

EOC- emergency operations center

Accepted Answer

Whether it is the local or state EOC, the EOC is responsible for the strategic overview, or \"big picture,\" of the disaster, and does not normally directly control field assets; instead, it makes operational decisions and leaves tactical decisions to lower commands. The common functions of every EOC is to collect, gather and analyze data; make decisions that protect life and property, maintain continuity of the organization, within the scope of applicable laws; and disseminate those decisions to all concerned agencies and individuals.

Question 35

Local EOC

Accepted Answer

The Local Emergency Operations Center is the command center for large-scale emergencies occurring at the local jurisdiction level. It will be the hub for public response, working with the local public safety dispatch offices, as well as the center for public information during the event. This will be where requests for state aid are to be made. Role of EOC is to support the incident commander and care for evacuees

Question 36

State EOC

Accepted Answer

The state EOC is the central location that collects information on what\'s occurring throughout the state during the event, identifies the most severe trouble spots, triages the situation, determines needs, and collects and distributes resources to the appropriate locations.  NOTE: deployment of EOC does not mean state of emergency has been declared

Question 37

EOC staff should include

Accepted Answer

- Chief Adminitrative Officer--chair -Emer. program coordinator -fire and police cheifs -health official -telecommunications officer -ESS director -public inform. officer -recording clerk -runners, communicators, assistants -municipal engineers

Question 38

ICS (incident command system)

Accepted Answer

Multi-agency coordination model. It is an organizational tool for responding to disaster/emergencies and/or for managing events. etc. It has recently been mandated for use by all federal agencies, and most states and many businesses and industries have begun using it. One of the key features of ICS (in addition to common terminology, resource typing, standardized forms and procedures) is its scalability.

Question 39

ICS principles

Accepted Answer

An ICS structure should include: -Common terminology. -A modular organization (from top down leaders) -Integrated communications. -Unity of command (each person within an organization reports to only one designated person) -A unified command structure (all involved agencies contribute to the command process) -Consolidated IAPs. -A manageable span of control. -Designated incident facilities. -Comprehensive resource management.

Question 40

ICS vs. EOC

Accepted Answer

The Incident Command operation is responsible for on-scene response activities, and the EOC is responsible for community-wide resource management.

Question 41

ICS organization (command staff)

Accepted Answer

LED by an incident commander 1. public information officer 2. safety officer 3. liaison officer 4. medical officer(?)

Question 42

ICS organization (general staff)

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additionally activated (planning, ops, logistics, finance)

Question 43

Expanding ICS

Accepted Answer

The Incident Commander will base the decision to expand (or contract) the ICS organization on three major incident priorities: -Life safety.  -Incident stability.  -Property conservation.

Question 44

ICS major sections

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-command -operations -planning -logistics -finance/admin

Question 45

ICS (operations section)

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Identifies, assigns, and supervise the resources needed to accomplish the incident objectives. Implements IAP

Question 46

ICS (planning section)

Accepted Answer

Tracks resources and identifies resource shortages. They develop the IAP, which defines the response activities and resource utilization for a specified time period.

Question 47

IAP-incident action plan (planning P-process)

Accepted Answer

Planning involves: Evaluating the situation. Developing incident objectives. Selecting a strategy. Deciding which resources should be used to achieve the objectives in the safest, most efficient and cost effective manner.

Question 48

ICS (logistics section)

Accepted Answer

Orders resources. responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials, including personnel to operate the requested equipment for the incident

Question 49

ICS (finance section)

Accepted Answer

Procures and pays for the resources. Reports costs.

Question 50

Emergency Management Plan

Accepted Answer

-Describes the legal basis for emergency management activities. -Outlines lines of authority and organizational relationships during emergency situations, and describes how actions will be coordinated. -Includes a concept of operations for responding to and recovering from emergency situations. -Assigns responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying out specific emergency actions to protect lives and property. -Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available within the jurisdiction or by agreement with other jurisdictions for use during response and recovery operations. -Outlines procedures to request assistance from the state if local resources are insufficient to deal with an emergency situation. -Identifies mitigation actions to reduce the threat posed by a known hazard.

Question 51

Emergency Management Program

Accepted Answer

enhances a jurisdiction\'s ability to manage such emergency events by identifying its vulnerabilities to hazards and coordinating mitigation and preparedness activities to address those vulnerabilities. This enhance the jurisdiction\'s capability and capacity to conduct emergency response and recovery operations.

Question 52

emergency management program components

Accepted Answer

-Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA): Identifies and prioritizes the hazards and vulnerabilities that confront a jurisdiction. -Incident Management System (IMS): Formalizes the management structure for emergency operations within the jurisdiction. -Emergency Operations Plan (EOP): Guides emergency response and recovery activities. -Exercise Program: Creates a cycle of organizational learning and improvement for all elements of the EMP.

Question 53

EMERGENCY MGMT Plan vs. Program

Accepted Answer

The plan does: -Specify who is involved in response activities and what those people will do.  -Specify the legal basis for the response authority.  -Specify the process to request higher level assistance.  -Specify agreements for other agency assistance.  The plan does not (and therefore the program does): -Coordinate routine training activities.  -Prioritize planning and mitigation actions before the emergency.  -Formalize the management structure for the command center.

Question 54

3 aspects of the response stage

Accepted Answer

1. support the site 2. provide info to the public 3. tend to the people affected by emergency (social services)

Question 55

Emergency Management Plan characteristics

Accepted Answer

-conveys how all emerg. will be managed -first plan completed under preprdn. section, followed by the 4 priority plans 1. emergency social services 2. evacuation 3. telecommunications 4. public information -and adds hazard specific plans in the order of prior.  ALL of these plans are reff. in the main body but go into the appendix. emergency program planning committee develops all the plans

Question 56

hazard specific plans

Accepted Answer

-go into the appendix, in the order of priority -provide realistic assessment of the threat, scale of impact, specific response steps, special duties of certain people, and list of resources

Question 57

appendix contents

Accepted Answer

-all hazard plans -all main plans  -responsibilities list (EOC members) -telephone callout list -declaration of state of local emergency (draft) -evacuation order (draft) -mutual aid agreements -community resource inventory

Question 58

social services plan

Accepted Answer

addresses: -the care of displaced persons at reception centers -registration and inquiry services for displaced -providing food to onsite responders and EOC center and public information center staff during prolonged operations -assisting in provisions of critical incident stress debriefings

Question 59

social services plan-critical success factors

Accepted Answer

-enough supplies (food, bedding, clothing) -reliable and efficient communications -adequate facilities in appropriate locations

Question 60

two types of evacuation

Accepted Answer

-immediate, in the event of rapidly developing emergencies and  -anticipatory-for slowly progressing emergencies

Question 61

role of telecommunications officer

Accepted Answer

two stages -preparedness and response.  In preparedness, responsible for: - conducing inventory of systems -planning updates and compatibility -capacity planning,  In the response role, responsible for: -communications in/out of EOC -establishment of communications -supply of trained communicator at locations selected under social services plan, ex. reception centers

Question 62

hazard specific plans-contain

Accepted Answer

-common factors to all hazards is the command and control -derived from the EM plan, beyond that, plans are unique -concept of operations-visualizes the response

Question 63

The Comprehensive Assessment System\'s Gap Analysis Program

Accepted Answer

designed to identify \"gaps\" between estimated incident response need and the capability of levels of government and the private sector to address that need. where are we and where do we need to be? POETE program helps us measure this gap

Question 64

POETE

Accepted Answer

The POETE Program made states and urban areas review their existing strategies to ensure that their Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercise activities (POETE model) support this national preparedness priority.

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