Deck 10: UP From the Ashes: Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery

Question 1

FEMA's four-phase model is comprised of what four parts?

A) Planning, preparing, participating, and processing
B) Mitigation, simplification, representation, and recovery
C) Preparedness, management, response, and rebuilding
D) Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What term refers to simplified representations of tangible things or intangible processes that are created to facilitate understanding?

A) Case study
B) Diagram
C) Model
D) Project

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Under the ICS, who is invested with directing the overall response to the incident and is accountable for all that happens under his or her leadership?

A) The Incident Commander
B) The Safety Officer
C) The Public Information Officer
D) The Liaison Officer

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In what year did FEMA begin to emphasize this whole community approach to emergency management?

A) 2001
B) 2007
C) 2011
D) 2017

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT listed in the text as a desirable outcome in emergency management?

A) Consistent vender negotiations
B) Minimized harm to the environment
C) Negligible loss of life
D) Reduced property destruction

Question 6

Which of the following terms describes extreme natural, human-caused, or technological events that result in widespread deaths, property damage, and injuries?

A) Catastrophes
B) Disasters
C) Hazards
D) Tragedies

Question 7

_________________ describes the actions taken immediately following and as a direct result of an incident.

A) Mitigation
B) Recovery
C) Resilience
D) Response

Question 8

The deadliest hurricane in American history struck Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900.

Question 9

Emergency management is the managerial framework within which communities mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and catastrophes.

Question 10

Since the founding of America, emergency management has always involved governmental action.

Question 11

FEMA is charged with preventing disasters.

Question 12

Recovery means measures that are taken to reduce or eliminate the risks that hazards pose.

Question 13

All emergency managers are uniformed first responders.

Question 14

Emergency management is best understood as a process, or cycle, rather than as a one-time event.

Question 15

Explain the four trends the textbook describes in regard to how emergency management has evolved over the past several decades.

Question 16

Explain how unmanned aerial vehicles changed emergency management.

Question 17

List some of the things that are helping to set emergency management apart as a profession unto itself.

Question 18

Explain how the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency management intersect.

Question 19

Discuss the impacts of Tom R. Tyler's research on emergency management.

Question 20

Explain the pros and cons of public-private partnerships.

Question 21

Explain the role that diversity plans into emergency management.