Deck 11: Disaster Recovery

Question 1

A community is a specific geographic area. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Disaster recovery is both physical and

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Hazmat spills are an increasingly a problem during natural disasters. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What type of businesses are more likely to report significant sales losses following a disaster.

A) Large businesses
B) Retail businesses
C) Manufacturing
D) Construction

Question 5

A major misconception about recovery is:

A) The recovery cannot be improvised after the response is complete.
B) There is a shortage of time to collect data and plan the recovery during emergency response.
C) The objective of recovery should be to restore the community to the conditions that existed before the disaster.
D) Planning for recovery before disaster strikes, resources can be allocated more effectively and efficiently.

Question 6

Households typically pass through two stages of housing recovery following a disaster. True or False?

Question 7

Developing preimpact plans for disaster recovery is important because:

A) There will not be much time for recovery planning after disaster strikes
B) FEMA mandates preimpact planning
C) Funding is contingent on preimpact planning
D) Response will be the focus after the disaster strikes

Question 8

The burden of recovery most frequently falls on the ____________ government.

Question 9

Most disaster victims experience:

A) Major psychological problems
B) Severe clinical depression
C) Mild distress
D) No psychological effects at all

Question 10

The recovery process typically involves unique and different tasks from the type of tasks that agencies perform as part of their normal duties. True or False?

Question 11

Restoring the community to its previous status can reproduce the hazard vulnerability that led to the disaster. True or False?

Question 12

A community's industries that produce __________ should receive immediate attention in the disaster aftermath to stimulate economic activity.

Question 13

A disaster ___________ community learns how to use the disaster as a focusing event that changes people's behavior.

Question 14

In preparing for damage assessments, local government staff should be trained in a common assessment procedure. True or False?

Question 15

Large businesses are more vulnerable to disasters than small businesses. True or False?

Question 16

Recovery begins when the emergency:

A) Strikes
B) Has been stabilized
C) Is approaching
D) Has passed

Question 17

In large disaster events, the ______________________________ opens up a broad range of federal programs for relief and reconstruction.

Question 18

There are differences in the rate of household ____________ recovery among ethnic groups.

Question 19

A recovery/mitigation committee should work with the rest of the community to formulate a vision of the type of disaster recovery it intends to implement. True or False?

Question 20

The first benefit of the disaster assessment is to guide the:

A) Short-term recovery
B) Long-term recovery
C) Short-term response
D) Longer term response

Question 21

Households typically pass through four stages of housing recovery following a disaster What are these stages?

Question 22

Why should communities not aim to "get back to normal" after a disaster?