Deck 8: Continuity of Operations Plans: Keeping the Organization Alive

Question 1

Continuity of operations plans share common elements with continuity of government and can be integrated into a single plan.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The continuity of operations planning team should have narrow representation confined strictly to immediate emergency managers.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

COOP implementation focuses on specific functions using extraordinary methods and is a bridge to resumption of service.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Delegation of authority sets rules for lower level officials to assume temporary authority of higher level officials.

Question 5

When evaluating alternate facilities, consider relocation before any other measures.

Question 6

Lack of interoperability in wireless communications is a critical issue and becomes more acute between levels of government.

Question 7

COOP can only be partially activated by a department or function.

Question 8

The COOP coordinator in not responsible for overseeing training and exercises for activation and relocation teams.

Question 9

Barriers for developing business continuity plans can be related to the CEO's commitment of resources and influence.

Question 10

Both continuity of operations and emergency operations plans focus on the following aspects, except

A) Assessments of vulnerability
B) Preservation of government
C) Hazard mitigation
D) Preparation

Question 11

The concept of operations addresses the way jurisdiction will maintain the following essential functions, except

A) Management structure.
B) Warning channels
C) Concept of operations itself.
D) Assumptions.

Question 12

Continuity of operations:

A) Addresses the measures that will be used to preserve business operability and market share during and after a disaster.
B) Defines the sequence of role incumbents who replace a higher level position incumbent who permanently cannot serve.
C) Is a set of measures that ensure that representative government survives during and after a disaster.
D) Is a set of measures that ensure that government departments can deliver essential services during and after a disaster.

Question 13

A cold site is:

A) A structure that has been tested and can survive maximum likely disaster agent forces and provides all necessities for delivering an essential service.
B) Rarely used.
C) A location that stores disk-based restart information for computer systems.
D) A facility that runs local computer systems on daily updates at remote locations.

Question 14

Annual COOP reviews should include representation from the following, except

A) Citizen groups.
B) Elected officials.
C) Administrative leadership.
D) Emergency management.

Question 15

The rules for which lower officials assume the authority of higher officials temporarily unable to serve are:

A) Delegation of authority
B) Continuity of government
C) Order of succession
D) Continuity of operations

Question 16

Creation of state and local continuity of operations plans have moved ___________-.

Question 17

Encouragement and resources from the _____________ government help to create plans.

Question 18

The planning team should be lead by a ____________specialist, usually an emergency planner.

Question 19

The continuity of operations planning organization should be staffed with______________ employees and have back-ups.

Question 20

Callback procedures for police, fire, public works, and essential services personnel are used when demands ___________ current staffing levels.

Question 21

What is continuity of government and continuity of operations and what are the differences and or similarities between the two?

Question 22

Data and records needed for emergency response are maintained and protected by the agencies that use them. Give four examples of these type of records.