Effective supervisory practices p280-283

One of the most common failures in emergency response is:

• Lack of communication

• Insufficient resources

• Delayed response time

• Inadequate training

The value of planning and training in emergency management is:

• To ensure a coordinated response during emergencies

• To increase the cost of emergency management

• To create confusion during emergencies

• To delay the response time

NIMS stands for ______ in emergency management.

• National Incident Management System

• National Information Management System

• National Infrastructure Management System

• National Intelligence Management System

The role of the Stafford Act in disaster declarations is to:

• provide federal assistance to state and local governments

• restrict federal involvement in disaster response

• mandate state-level disaster management

• eliminate the need for local disaster planning

The response is organized from the Incident Command Post to the Emergency Operations Center by:

• establishing a direct communication line

• using a hierarchical structure

• deploying additional resources

• coordinating with local agencies

The four phases of emergency management are:

• Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

• Planning, Response, Recovery, Evaluation

• Prevention, Response, Recovery, Mitigation

• Assessment, Planning, Response, Recovery

Which of the following is a basic rule in emergency management?

• Trust your people based on their training and experience.

• Disasters succeed at the policy level.

• People make up their own policies when clear direction is given.

• Ignore the training and experience of your people.

What is one of the new additions to emergency management mentioned in the passage?

According to the passage, what percentage of the U.S. population lives in highly populated urban areas, coastal regions, or near natural hazards?

The impact of climate change on the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is:

• Increasing both frequency and intensity

• Decreasing both frequency and intensity

• Increasing frequency but decreasing intensity

• Decreasing frequency but increasing intensity