Deck 9: Preparedness for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery

Question 1

________________ tend to be concentrated in high population density areas and other areas that are terrorist targets.

Answer 1

Metropolitan Medical Response System MMRS)

Question 2

An issue champion who has the expertise and legitimacy to promote emergency planning is a::

A) Policy entrepreneur
B) Expert
C) Specialist
D) Politician

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Emergency operations plans should identify the types of emergency response actions that are most likely to be appropriate but also encourage improvisation. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Emergency planners should anticipate both active and passive resistance to the planning process. True or False?

Question 5

Considering organizational structures, the major advantage of _____________ is to make all resources available for every incident.

Question 6

IMS is a flexible structure with close linkage between emergency plans and ___________.

Question 7

The EOC:

A) Is a facility located in the hazard's danger area
B) Is important because resources are often tightly concentrated in a jurisdiction
C) Includes only those who have technical knowledge
D) Is used to provide close coordination among organizations at all levels

Question 8

Emergency planning should be recognized as an annual and one-time process. True or False?

Question 9

Preimpact planning should provide for training and evaluating the emergency response organization at

A) The Federal level
B) All levels
C) The local level
D) The state level

Question 10

National Incident Management System was created in response to the Oklahoma City bombing. True or False?

Question 11

In the Incident Management System (IMS)), agencies select and train their staff to perform all the duties associated with specific standardized positions. True or False?

Question 12

Population monitoring and assessment identifies the size of the population at risk and is important if the number of people remains constant over time. True or False?

Question 13

What are hazard operations?

Question 14

Emergency assessment includes

A) Predicting the hazard's potential impact
B) Developing procedures for contents protection practices
C) Requiring special equipment and procedures
D) Procedures to quickly notify key personnel

Question 15

IMS can only be executed effectively if emergency responders are:

A) Directed by multiple incident commanders
B) Assembled at a central location
C) Thoroughly trained before incidents occur
D) Evaluated only by on-scene performance

Question 16

Advanced concepts of Incident Management System (IMS)) provide a sophisticated method of allocating responsibility for response strategy, tactics, and tasks. True or False?

Question 17

In the Incident Management System structure there can be multiple incident commanders at every incident scene. True or False?

Question 18

The Urban Areas Security Initiative's purpose is to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. True or False?

Question 19

In the incident management response function, it is important to establish a space that will be used as the _______________.

Question 20

Preimpact planning should only address the highest impact community hazards. True or False?

Question 21

Why is it important to allow for flexibility in the planning process?

Question 22

EOPs have four basic components and one of them is a basic plan. What are the parts of the basic plan and the purpose of the basic plan?