IS 230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management

The managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.

• Emergencies of all kinds

• Emergency Management

• Emergency Medical

• All of the above

Integrated emergency management is a key concept adopted by emergency ______ in the early 1980s.

• physicians

• schools

• lawyers

• managers

Threats and _______ exist—always have and always will.

• hazards

• headaches

• discussions

• meetings

Experience and  observing actual incidents indicate that disaster events have a significant impact on ________and the environment.

• animals

• humans

• no one

• tourists

Success in dealing with disasters depends primarily on how well prepared, organized, and coordinated we are.

• true

• false

• maybe

• unknown

How many Emergency Management Principles are there?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 8

Emergency managers consider and take into account all threats/hazards, all phases, all stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters. Which principle is this?

• Unresponsive

• Operable

• Comprehensive

• Difficulty

Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere relationships among individuals and organizations to encourage trust, advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and facilitate communication. Which principle is this?

• Collobarative

• Divided

• Hyphened

• Easy Peasey

The Stafford Act:

• Covers all hazards, including natural disasters and terrorist events.

• Provides primary authority for the Federal Government to respond to disasters and emergencies.

• Gives FEMA responsibility for coordinating Government response efforts.

• All of the above

Any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State, tribal, and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

• fun times for first responders

• Emergency

• Red Cross downtime

• Police calls