Deck 9: Community Resilience and the Private Sector

Question 1

It is often quipped that the three most important factors in determining the value of real estate are

A) location, location, location
B) price, price, price
C) value, value, value
D) size, size, size

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In addition to the raw and developed land in private ownership, nearly 85% of the nation's infrastructure is also controlled by the _________ sector.

A) public
B) government
C) private
D) corporate

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following would be considered an indirect impact on a business due to a natural disaster?

A) floor damage due to a leak in the roof
B) loss of records after floodwaters inundate the office computers
C) inability for employees to get to work because gas stations do not have fuel
D) $3000 in losses due to damaged inventory

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The first businesses to reopen in southern Florida following Hurricane Andrew in 1993 were almost exclusively __________________.

A) Mom and Pop establishments
B) national fast-food franchises and retail chain outlets
C) nursing homes and pharmacies
D) factories and farms

Question 5

_______________ is the process of developing arrangements and procedures in advance of a disruption to enable an organization to respond to a disaster so that critical business functions resume within a defined time frame, the amount of loss is minimized, and the stricken facilities are repaired or replaced as soon as possible

A) Public-Private Partnership
B) Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures
C) Contingency planning
D) Emergency Business Planning

Question 6

________________ involves strengthening walls to withstand hydrostatic and dynamic forces, including debris impacts.

A) Wet floodproofing
B) Commercial floodproofing
C) Dry floodproofing
D) All of the above

Question 7

To protect against any number of hazards, vital business information should be stored securely onsite and in a secure _____________.

A) basement
B) off-site location
C) waterproof container
D) safe

Question 8

The three main elements of a business relocation plan include:

A) Temporary business relocation, public safety plan, building standards
B) Land use planning and site selection, building standards, temporary business relocation
C) Building standards, profitability scale, secondary business location
D) Site selection, building standards, medical assistance plan

Question 9

If a permit for development is issued, the area is free of hazards.

Question 10

In some cases a major disaster can actually boost a local economy.

Question 11

Most employers in the United States are small businesses.

Question 12

Many companies discover that they are not properly insured only after they have suffered a loss.

Question 13

If a business is located in the flood zone of a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the company is not able to purchase a federally-backed flood insurance policy.

Question 14

Allowing employees time off to take home-protection measures is an example of an effective employee assistance plan.

Question 15

A business impact analysis involves calculating the types of damages and losses that can be expected during any one of the identified hazard events, and relating them to the characteristics of the business itself.

Question 16

____________ impacts on a business result from the closure of roads and disassembly of transportation networks; loss of utilities, such as water, sewerage, electric power; and disruptions to telecommunications.

Question 17

_____________losses are those the business will suffer when one or more of its suppliers are affected by the disaster and cannot deliver the goods or services the business needs

Question 18

In the long-term, the most direct and cost-effective strategy to minimize or prevent damages and losses from natural hazards is to guide development away from _____________ areas when other development locations are available.

Question 19

_______ __________ are structural mitigation measures that intentionally allow floodwater to enter certain enclosed areas of a building - often used for storage or parking - to reduce the damaging pressures that can collapse walls and foundations.

Question 20

_______ ______________ is a step of the business risk assessment that defines the magnitudes (intensities) and associated probabilities (likelihood) of hazards that may pose threats to the business and community.

Question 21

A disaster can provide an opportunity for a community to make positive changes. Explain and give examples of how citizens of Greensburg, Kansas used the recovery effort to rebuild differently.

Question 22

Discuss the importance of using incentives to promote community resiliency and provide 4 different types of incentives and the provisions provided by each.