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Introduction to Emergency Management FINAL| 167 questions| with complete solutions

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Who was the first emergency manager? Correct Answer: Noah All-Hazards Approach Correct Answer: Planning, preparing for, and responding to an event based on a range of hazards as a measure of econ... omy; assumes similarity of functions across hazards (e.g., communication, mass care) 4 Functions of the Disaster Cycle Correct Answer: 1. Mitigation 2. Preparedness 3. Response 4. Recovery Mitigation Correct Answer: Activities that reduce or lessen the impact of a future disaster on the lives and property of a given location. Preparedness Correct Answer: Set of activities that includes planning for disaster, conducting training and exercises, educating the public, and establishing settings (e.g., an EOC) for responding to a disaster. Response Correct Answer: Activities organized to save lives, reduce property damage, and take initial steps to recover form a disaster. Recovery Correct Answer: Making decisions and taking steps to rebuild and return a community to a functioning status. The 4 Sectors of Disaster Planning Correct Answer: 1. public sector 2. private sector 3. volunteer sector 4. international sector Comprehensive Emergency Management Correct Answer: The four phases of emergency management based on all-hazards approach. Civil Defense Correct Answer: Originated during the cold war as a means of preparing for nuclear war against the USSR. Most CD positions were part-time positions held by veterans. Disaster Relief Act of 1950 Correct Answer: Centralized federal government aid and established a disaster declaration process. Stafford Act Correct Answer: Critical legislation that determines what the U.S. government can do in a disaster. FEMA Correct Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency Who created FEMA and w [Show More]

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