CPP 2012 Domain 7: Crisis Management Flashcards
What type of bulk explosives detection technology is often built into fixed sites, sometimes in a building all to itself?
High-energy x-ray, or gamma ray devices that use radioactivity rather than an x-ray tube.
These are often used for detection of explosives in vehicles and cargo containers.
Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, page 233
For effective bulk explosives detection, how often must a person be screened by low dose backscatter x-ray devices?
Twice.
Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, page 233
What bulk explosives detection technology works by determining the nitrogen content of a material via detecting gamma rays of a specific wavelength?
Thermal neutron activation devices.
Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, page 233
What bulk explosives detection technology uses pulsed low energy radio waves to determine the presence of nitrogen-rich materials?
Quadrupole resonance.
Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, page 234
What are the main types of trace explosives detection?
Ion mobility spectrometry, Colorimetry, Chemiluminescence, Mass spectrometry, Fluorescence, Canine olfaction. Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, pages 235-238
What technology is considered the gold standard of trace explosives detection but is hampered by high costs, high maintenance requirements, and the need for expert operators?
Mass spectrometry.
Source: POA: Physical Security, 8.2.3, page 237
The logical beginning of emergency management is developing a plan that does what four things?
Defines emergency in terms relevant to the organization,
Establishes an organization to perform emergency-related tasks,
Establishes a method for using available resources and obtaining additional resources in an emergency,
Provides a means for moving operations into and back out of emergency mode.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.4.1, page 6
What is sometimes referred to as the private sector version of emergency management?
Business continuity.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.4.2, page 7
What are the four elements of emergency management?
Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.4.2, page 6
What are the three primary objectives of emergency management?
Minimize the probability of an emergency,
Mitigate the impact of an emergency,
Recover from the emergency and resume normal operations.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.4.3, page 8
What are the three types of emergency operation plans?
All-hazards,
Standalone (different for each emergency),
Combination of all-hazards and standalone.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.5.3, page 10
How often should an emergency operations plan be audited?
At least annually. Evaluations should occur after drills, emergencies, personnel changes, facility design changes, and policy changes.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.5.3, page 10
Why are emergency management tests and exercises conducted?
To check workability of plan,
To determine levels of staff awareness and training,
To evaluate emergency communications,
To identify shortcomings in evacuation procedures.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.5.6, page 12
What are the four types of emergency drill formats?
Tabletop exercise,
Evacuation/shelter-in-place drill,
Plan walkthrough,
Full exercise with outside response agencies.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.5.6, page 12
Who should be assigned the role of an organization’s emergency coordinator?
Someone regularly responsible for handling emergencies, such as the head of security or engineering.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.6.1, page 16
Which departments should be represented in helping the emergency coordinator organize an emergency plan?
At a minimum, the following departments should assist: Legal, Personnel, Medical, Transportation, Public relations, Facility engineering, IT, Security. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.6.1, page 17
What are the five elements of the Incident Command System?
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance and administration. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.6.2, page 17
Which departments/roles should be represented on a crisis management team?
Senior management, Plans and operations, Public affairs, Human resources, Facilities engineering, Security, Safety and occupational health, Legal, Resource management, Logistics, Chaplain, Employee union. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.6.3, pages 19-20
Who should have access to the emergency telephone numbers of key personnel?
Staff in control centers,
Senior personnel with plan implementation responsibilities.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.6.6, page 22
What is a mutual aid association?
A mutual aid association is an arrangement by which businesses and other organizations agree to assist each other by providing materials, equipment, and personnel for disaster control during emergencies.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.7.3, page 24
Who should be responsible for shutting down equipment in an emergency?
Those already familiar with the process.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.7.10, page 31
What is a business impact analysis (BIA)?
A BIA is a tool used to:
Identify an entity’s critical functions,
Assess the impact of a disaster or other emergency on those functions over time,
Determine the other elements of the business on which those critical functions depend,
Help develop and prioritize recovery strategies.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.8, page 33
What are the four approaches to terrorism analysis?
Multicausal, Political, Organizational, Psychological. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 2.2, pages 42-43
What type of extremists pose the most dangerous threat to the world today?
Global jihadists.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 2.2.4, page 43
What is the principal form of terrorist activity?
Bombings with conventional explosives are the principal form of terrorist activity, but the probability of future attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials is increasing.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 2.6, page 47
What is the most dramatic recent development in individual weaponry?
Precision-guided munitions, or man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS).
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 2.8, page 50
What is the effective range of MANPADS?
1 to 3.5 kilometers (0.6 to 2.2 miles).
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 2.8, page 50
What are the four elements required for a bombing?
Motive, Material, Knowledge, Opportunity. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.3.2, page 58
What is the likelihood, from most to least likely, of the five types of bomb incidents?
Unattended item, Bomb threat, Hazardous mail, Bomb, Post blast. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.4.1, page 60
What are the four principles of bomb security?
Preventing a bomb from entering the site,
Early detection of bomb incidents,
Appropriate response measures,
Careful facility design.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.4.2, page 61
What security measures can help prevent or limit the effect of bombings if sufficient standoff distance is impossible?
Video surveillance,
Security patrols.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.4.2, page 61
What are the five Rs of bomb threat evaluation?
Receive, Record, Report, Review, Respond. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2, page 64
What is the key question in a bomb threat assessment?
Could the threatener have done what was claimed (e.g. put a bomb on the premises)?
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2. page 64
With whom should a person who receives a bomb threat discuss the incident?
Only with the bomb threat evaluation team.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2, page 65
Which staff should be taught how to receive, record, and report bomb threats?
All staff should be educated in what to do if they receive a bomb threat.
All staff who deal with the public should be taught how to receive, record, and report bomb threats.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2, page 65
To whom should all bomb threats be referred?
All bomb threats should be referred to the organization’s threat coordinator.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2, page 66
What is the most important and most difficult phase of bomb threat evaluation?
The review phase, when the threat is evaluated.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.7, page 67
Should the deliberations of a threat evaluation team be recorded?
Yes, deliberations should be recorded to assist with subsequent investigations, to justify actions taken, and to provide a basis for future training and process reviews.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.5.2, page 67
What are the four main consequences of a bomb on site?
Explosion,
Disrupted operations,
Injuries during evacuation,
Concern by staff and others about how the incident was managed.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.6.1, page 69
What are the three most effective measures for preventing a bomb from getting on site?
Access control of members of the public,
Mail screening,
Observant staff and public.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.6.2, page 70
What are two ways to protect oneself from a bomb explosion?
Distance,
Cover.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.6.3, page 70
What are the four steps to responding to a bomb?
Report the incident,
Confirm that the item is a bomb,
Evacuate if it is a bomb,
Supervise shutdown and evacuation per emergency procedures.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.6.3, page 70
How far should evacuation assembly areas be from a facility, if possible?
300 meters (328 yards). The assembly area should be behind solid cover, not in direct line of sight of the bomb, and not facing or under windows.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.6.3, page 70
When a bomb threat is made, under what conditions should a search be conducted?
If there is a reasonable belief that a bomb is on site and there is adequate time before the deadline.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.12, page 83
What is the ultimate value of incident reporting?
Incident reporting creates opportunities for avoiding future incidents, events, and losses through planning, employee awareness training, and security enhancements.
Source: POA: Security Management, 5.8, page 128
What inexpensive mail screening tool may damage documents inside envelopes or weaken package wrapping, thus increasing the hazard?
Transparency sprays.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.9.3, page 78
What mail screening technology, which can also scan for drugs, is best used for secondary screening?
Explosive detectors.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.9.3, page 78
Under what conditions should a package deemed hazardous be placed in a container?
Never.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.9.3, page 79
What are the two goals when dealing with possible chemical and biological (CB) mail attacks?
Limit distribution of the material,
Look after any staff who have been exposed.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.10.3, page 81
What are the four bomb search types?
Occupant (e.g. office, factory), Warden (e.g. mall, museum), Team, High-risk. Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.12.2, pages 84-85
How many people should be on a bomb search team?
Two.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.12.3, page 85
What is the first step for a bomb search team when entering a room or space?
Stop just inside the entrance and look and listen to become acclimated to the area.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.12.3, page 85
What are the six sub-classifications of the United Nations classification of hazardous items?
HC 1.1 = primary hazard is a blast,
HC 1.2 = primary hazard is fragmentation,
HC 1.3 = primary hazard is fire,
HC 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 = hazards are reduced by packaging or design.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.1, pages 87-88
What are the three basic types of explosion?
Mechanical,
Chemical,
Nuclear.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.1, page 87
What are the three primary products of an explosion?
Blast,
Fragmentation,
Heat.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.2, page 88
On what three variables does the nature of a bomb blast wave depend?
Type of explosive and method of detonation,
Location,
Packing or confinement.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.2, page 89
At what distance from bombs is someone at high risk of death?
Explosive weight of bomb Distance
2 kg (4.4 lb.) 1.2 meters (4 feet) 5 kg (11 lb.) 1.75 meters (6 feet) 10 kg (22 lb.) 2.2 meters (7 feet) 25 kg (55 lb.) 3 meters (10 feet) Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.3, page 91
In what situation is probability of death higher: a 10 kg (22-pound) bomb at 10 meters (33 feet), or a 20 kg (44-pound) bomb at 20 meters (66 feet)?
A 10 kg bomb at 10 meters brings a 28 percent probability of death,
A 20 kg bomb at 20 meters carries an 8.5 percent probability of death.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 3.13.3, page 92
What are the two principal considerations when choosing a planning format for emergencies?
Plan dissemination,
Plan maintenance.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.5.3, page 10
How can an organization without an incident database gain some benefits of a database?
By developing an asset protection plan.
Source: POA: Security Management, 5.9, page 129
Should the business continuity plan be part of an organization’s emergency operations plan?
No, they should be maintained as separate plans.
Source: POA: Crisis Management, 1.8, page 33
What are the key tenets of effective incident reporting forms?
Design a good report form,
Teach security staff how to use it,
Promptly collect data and conduct initial analysis,
Produce periodic management reports.
Source: POA: Security Management, 5.5, pages 116-117
To which departments should incident reports be distributed?
Security, Insurance, Property accounting, Legal, Auditing, Originator. Source: POA: Security Management, 5.7.4, page 125
