Deck 8: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Thira

Question 1

Complete the following statement with the best choice below: Capability targets must be specific and _____________.

A) manipulated
B) mandated
C) measurable
D) multiple

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Mission Areas and Core Capabilities are described in the National Preparedness Goal.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Prevention is one of five Mission Areas, but not one of the four phases of the Emergency Management life cycle.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Infrastructure Systems is a Core Capability that can be found in all five Mission Areas.

Question 5

What is the final step in the THIRA process?

A) Establish Capability Targets
B) Identify Threats and Hazards of Concern
C) Apply the Results
D) Review the Plan

Question 6

A levee failure is considered to be a technological hazard.

Question 7

How many basic steps are there in the THIRA process?

A) three
B) four
C) five
D) ten

Question 8

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 requires a State Preparedness Report from any state or territory receiving federal preparedness assistance.

Question 9

In THIRA, what describes the timeframe or level of effort needed to successfully deliver core capabilities?

A) Desired Outcomes
B) Mitigation Paradigms
C) Established Tangible Capability (ETC)
D) None of the above

Question 10

What is the most likely reason that communities participate in THIRA?

A) Gives them a good assessment of mitigation strategies
B) they are mandated to do so to receive federal preparedness grants
C) provides EMA directors with an exercise to fill their downtime with
D) None of the above

Question 11

Tribal nations that receive Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) funding are required to complete the THIRA

Question 12

Which of the terms below is NOT one of the Core Capabilities described in the National Preparedness Goal, but is one of the four phases of the Emergency Management life cycle?

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

Question 13

The primary goal of THIRA is to help community planners understand the risks that confront them.

Question 14

'Community Resilience' is a Core Capability found in which Mission Area?

A) Protect
B) Prevent
C) Recover
D) Mitigate

Question 15

Planning is a Core Capability that can be found in all five Mission Areas.