Health Care > EXAM > Emergency Management| 85 questions| with complete solutions (All)

Emergency Management| 85 questions| with complete solutions

Document Content and Description Below

The first incidence of federal aid to a local community Correct Answer: 1803- new hampshire fire congressional act passed to provide financial aid to the town Establishment of Civil Defense Corre... ct Answer: a.During cold war: civil defense programs in communities to encourage bomb shelters to protect from nuclear attacks b.1950- Federal Civil Defense Administration- technical assistance to community civil defense directors c.Department of Defense- provide mobilization of resources, stock piling, emergency preparedness function establishment of FEMA Correct Answer: a. Established by Jimmy Carter, 1979 b. Reorganization Plan to consolidate preparedness/mitigation/response activities into one federal agency c. Transferred parts of govt to FEMA (ex: National Fire Prevention Control Admin) First FEMA director Correct Answer: John Macy- head of Office of Personnel Management establishment of DHS Correct Answer: 2002- President Bush After 9/11 terrorist attacks National Flood Insurance Program Correct Answer: 1968- after Hurricane Betsy Federally subsidize insurance because it was too expensive for the average citizen The Witt Revolution Correct Answer: James Lee Witt: first director of FEMA with emergency management experience -Arkansas state director of emergency management -Appointed by Bill Clinton Mandate: restore trust with American people that the govt would be there in crisis Project Impact Correct Answer: -Building disaster resistant communities -Designed to encourage communities to build mitigation features (pumping systems, strengthening schools, tornado shelters, etc.) Hazard Correct Answer: a source of danger that may or may not lead to an emergency or disaster and is named after the emergency/disaster that could be so precipitated -Something doesn't have to happen -Ex: lighting strike, snow storm Risk Correct Answer: measure of the likelihood that a hazard will manifest into an actual emergency or disaster event and the consequences should that event occur -Susceptibility to haza [Show More]

Last updated: 2 years ago

Preview 1 out of 11 pages

Buy Now

Instant download

We Accept: