Deck 1: The Historical Context of Emergency Management

Question 1

The philosophy that man can control nature,thereby eliminating the risk of floods,has resulted in numerous long-term,efficient flood management systems.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In 1974,more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some aspect of risk and disasters.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

During the Cold War years of the 1950s,there were few major natural disasters.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Civil Defense directors of the 1950s ran local programs that were well funded by the federal government.

Question 5

The first time the federal government became involved in a local disaster following which of the following?

A) St. Louis, Missouri is flooded in 1815
B) A town in New Hampshire was destroyed by a fire in 1803
C) A series of tornadoes devastates several communities in Oklahoma in the 1830s
D) Hurricane Oswald causes severe damage in five Atlantic states in 1877

Question 6

During the 1930s,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the following?

A) Design and build flood control projects
B) Buyback properties in the floodplain and create 'green spaces'
C) Perform annual 'controlled burns' to reduce wildfire risk
D) Prevent construction that increased slope failures, thereby reducing landslide risks

Question 7

The National Flood Insurance Program brought the concept of community-based mitigation into the practice of emergency management.

Question 8

Organized attempts at disaster management first appeared in Biblical times.

Question 9

The federal government responds to disasters when state governments are overwhelmed.

Question 10

The National Flood Insurance Program was established by the Federal Flood Reduction Act of 1968.

Question 11

Emergency management is a discipline that deals with which of the following?

A) Response and Mitigation
B) Preparedness
C) Risk and risk avoidance
D) All of the above

Question 12

Responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program was initially given to the federal government.

Question 13

Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States.

Question 14

Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.

Question 15

The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with the responsibility for managing public health and safety?

A) State
B) County
C) Local
D) Federal

Question 16

The Civil Defense programs in the 1950s were established primarily to protect American communities from which of the following hazards?

A) Rioting and other civil disobedience
B) Technological disasters brought about by increased industrial production
C) Nuclear fallout brought on by a Soviet nuclear attack
D) Invasion into American soil of a foreign military's troops