Chapter 9 Emergency Management Flashcards
FEMA was created in ________
1979
FEMA defines ________ as the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters
Mitigation
The four steps to hazard mitigation plan
- Organization of resources
- assessment of risk
- development of a mitigation plan
- implementation and monitoring of the plan
The six categories associated with mitigation efforts
- prevention
- property protection
- public education and awareness
- natural resource protection
- emergency services
- structural projects
________ are those items or events that have the potential to cause harm, damage, or otherwise negatively impact the community and its residents.
Hazards
________ involve the potential for those hazards to become real. Risk can be viewed from two perspectives:
- the likelihood or frequency of occurring
- the potential impact or damage to the community
Risk
________ , staffed by public safety officials from all levels of government, have been established in an effort to collect real-time intelligence on potential terrorist activities.
Fusion centers
States’ __________ are often activated to monitor ongoing situations into prepare for emergency needs proactively
Emergency operation centers (EOC)
Because disaster events often require outside resources, FEMA has developed a __________ System in order to accurately identify and define the type of resource available
Typing
__________ becomes necessary to ensure that requested resources arrive at emergency scenes with the expertise and tools required to complete the expected assignments
Typing
__________ provides a uniform assessment and documentation of the responders training, education, qualifications, and certifications.
Credentialing
__________ provide community safety training and outreach programs
Citizen corps
Two of the most common exercises are tabletop exercises and __________ exercises
Full - scale
The __________ exercise provides command staff and agency representatives with the opportunity to explore and discuss potential roles to be played during the emergency response and to validate information contained within the plan
Table-top
A __________ exercise is designed to test both the command and the tactical response to an emergency event
Full – scale
A post incident analysis should include representatives from all __________ in an effort to receive the most accurate accounts of operations
Operational agencies
MABAS
Mutual aid box alarm system
