Deck 4: Emergency Management Preparedness and Response

Question 1

Why are organizations that are prepared better positioned to respond to disruptive events?

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Private - Public Partnerships is an example of preparedness

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Every incident when ICS is in use should have a written Incident Action Plan.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An Emergency Response Plan is the same as a Business Continuity Plan.

Question 5

The effective and safe operation of an ERT involves:

A) Members that do not include Continuity Team Leaders
B) The ability to respond to any type of incident or scale
C) Time devoted to training
D) All of the above

Question 6

One disadvantage to the incident command system is that all sections need to be activated for it to be effective.

Question 7

Emergency Response Plans should:

A) Exist as a standalone document
B) Contain Acronyms
C) Include contact numbers in a separate document
D) Not use action oriented instructions

Question 8

All good response plans will remind employees not to panic during an emergency or disaster.

Question 9

The Command Post is identified by a

A) Green and white flag or symbol
B) Blue and white flag or symbol
C) Red and white flag or symbol
D) Solid green flag

Question 10

In many cases, the first responder to arrive on the scene of an emergency acts as the Incident Commander.

Question 11

An Emergency Response Team:

A) Can reduce injury and loss
B) Prevent adverse publicity
C) Demonstrate management concern
D) All of the above

Question 12

One of the five sections of the Incident Command System is:

A) Mitigation and Recovery
B) Finance and Purchasing
C) Emergency Operations Center and Response
D) Planning and Intelligence

Question 13

Under ICS, what is the maximum span of control?

A) 8
B) 12
C) 15
D) Depends on the incident

Question 14

During times of a disaster, priority response is given to businesses by police and fire agencies.

Question 15

A function of the Operations

Question 16

In ICS, the Division Leader reports directly to the Incident Commander.
True

Question 17

In the United States, every employer is required to have an Emergency Action Plan.

Question 18

Two of the four components of Comprehensive Emergency Management are:

A) Mitigation and Recovery
B) Finance and Purchasing
C) Emergency Operations Center and Response
D) Planning and Intelligence

Question 19

An EPIP is an acronym for:

A) Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure
B) Emergency Procedures Included in the Plan
C) Emergency Personnel Implementing Procedures
D) Emergency Preparedness Implementation Process

Question 20

The basic components of preparedness are:

A) Planning, equipment and resources, training and education, and exercises
B) Identification, mitigation, awareness
C) Understanding hazards, warning, communication
D) Planning, response

Question 21

What could contribute to the need to change the span of control?

Question 22

Describe the purpose of the National Incident Management System and list its major components:

Question 23

Write a justification to management for the formation of an Emergency Response Team at a low to medium risk facility. Include elements required to develop the program:

Question 24

List five major duties of the Incident Commander: