Exam 2: Homeland Security and the All-Hazards Umbrella

Those who manufacture plastic explosives often use ______ to tag each batch,resulting in the ability to trace them back to their source.

A(n)______ occurs when emergency response institutions cannot contain the emergency event or stabilize critical services.

Conventional weapons are usually used as weapons of mass destruction.

Wildland fires burn millions of acres annually.

Which statement is TRUE regarding firearms and terrorists?

What is the name of the active-shooter protocol adopted by many U.S.business facilities and educational campuses?

Tornado intensity is reported in accordance with the ______ scale.

Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina showed that the United States had significant deficiencies in which area?

Nonterrorist mass shootings are more common in the United States than in other prosperous democracies.

After 9/11 FEMA was absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security and tasked with responding to all hazards.