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 Correct Answer: a.During
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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 Correct 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
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