Deck 13: Selected Federal Emergency Planning Mandates: Balancing Local Needs With Federal Requirements

Question 1

The federal government does not have the power to direct state and local government to initiate the planning process. True of False?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Centralized planning seeks to structure local government planning processes.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The STIII program asks federal authorities to use industry data to assess risk and select local hazard management strategies.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

STIII shows that a minimally intrusive federal hazard regulation with little funding can yield positive impacts on local hazard management.

Question 5

NIMS was established before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Question 6

Adopting NIMS is not a condition of receiving federal funding.

Question 7

Terrorism can be addressed in exactly the same way as other hazards.

Question 8

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents create unique demands on emergency management.

Question 9

The replacement of one high threat chemical in a process with another lower threat or no threat chemical is:

A) Hazard source substitution
B) Hazard source replacement
C) Hazard preparedness
D) Emergency gross decontamination

Question 10

We have learned the following from the field of emergency planning:

A) If citizens know the risks of hazards they will react with anger
B) Serious conflicts do arise between local government and industry
C) The economic power of private firms does subvert plans
D) Lack of funding does not universally inhibit effectiveness

Question 11

Aspects of the NIMS program include the following, except

A) Administrative demands on local jurisdictions are few
B) Many NIMS programs are title "interim" and much is not addressed in detail
C) DHS has demanded compliance with unworkable solutions
D) There are many requirements for local jurisdictions to accept DHS grants

Question 12

The National Response Plan:

A) Does not define how the federal government will interface with state, local, and tribal government
B) Specifies the way federal officials and agencies deploy in an emergency
C) Is only for use in natural disasters
D) Designed to apply to terrorism only

Question 13

Aspects of the National Response Plan include the following, except

A) NRP resources are solely from local jurisdiction
B) Seventeen specialized federal teams are defined
C) There are seven federal only operational structures
D) The most central structure to local emergency planners and managers during a disaster is the JFO.

Question 14

Specially trained and equipped mobile personnel deployed after a CBRNE incident is verified is referred to as:

A) MMRS IMS Model
B) MMRS Strike Force Model
C) Hazard preparedness
D) Emergency gross decontamination

Question 15

The Urban Areas Security Initiative:

A) Creates a sustainable national model to enhance security and preparedness for acts of terrorism
B) Imposes a particular response model
C) Has proven to be a big success
D) Does not include funding for local needs

Question 16

SARA Title III and LEPC's oversee planning efforts for ______________.

Question 17

National Response Plan resources are defined in 15 categories called emergency ________________.

Question 18

The Joint Field Office is charged with managing federal-to-federal and ________________ resource exchanges.

Question 19

EOP plans have been more closely guarded from the public since ______________.

Question 20

What is UASI and how successful has it been?

Question 21

What is the purpose National Response Plan?