Final

Question 1

Three Hazards used to Characterize Disasters

Answer 1

Man-made accidental
Man-made deliberate
Natural Hazard

Question 2

These major events provide an opportunity to explore effects on emergency management which may result in changes in law, policies, and processes

Answer 2

Focusing Event

Question 3

The first-year congress provided financial aid for disaster relief

Answer 3

1803

Question 4

How many laws congress passed related to disasters between 1803 and 1947

Answer 4

128

Question 5

Prior to the 1950’s disaster relief was left to charity, neighbors, and the community

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton and funded by congress in 1900

Answer 6

American Red Cross

Question 7

The deadliest non-pandemic disaster in the US was a hurricane that hit this Texas City

Answer 7

Galveston

Question 8

The four phases of disaster relief

Answer 8

Preparation, Mitigation, Response, Recovery

Question 9

1906, deadliest earthquake in US history mislabeled as a fire

Answer 9

San Fransisco Earthquake

Question 10

The origins of this pandemic are not exactly known but is believed to have begun in southwest Kansas

Answer 10

The influenza pandemic of 1918

Question 11

Establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response

Answer 11

National Response Framework (NRF)

Question 12

The disaster that led to California adopting legislation addressing seismic hazards

Answer 12

Long Beach Earthquake of 1933

Question 13

The greatest natural
disaster to befall the U.S. in terms of total human misery and suffering

Answer 13

Great Mississippi Flood of 1927

Question 14

The worst ecological disaster in US History

Answer 14

The Dust Bowl

Question 15

Authorized in 1934 by Congress to grant loans to rebuild public facilities damaged by
disaster.

Answer 15

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Question 16

Emergency management first developed as a practice in 1950

Answer 16

• Incorrect, emergency management as a profession has evolved gradually over the past century with the
  most notable changes occurring since 1950.

Question 17

This 1928 act of Congress provided for a partnership between the federal and local governments
for the construction and maintenance of stormwater control structures.

Answer 17

Flood Control Act of 1928

Question 18

A Texas disaster is considered the first example of a disaster called a Failure of Complex Systems

Answer 18

Texas City Explosions

Question 19

The protection of civilian centers in the case of an enemy attack

Answer 19

Civil Defense

Question 20

In 1950 Congress passed the law considered to be the most significant general federal disaster assistance policy adopted in the nation’s history up to this date.

Answer 20

Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1950

Question 21

This disaster on March 27, 1964, changed federal disaster relief policy radically.

Answer 21

1964 Alaskan Earthquake

Question 22

This 1968 law authorized the federal government to provide flood insurance to property owners on the condition that local governments adopt regulations specifying the requirements of that insurance.

Answer 22

National flood insurance Program

Question 23

The 1974 law that sought to reorient federal disaster policy to ensure that state and local
governments would exercise the lead role in emergency management.

Answer 23

The disaster relief act

Question 24

This agency was created on April 1, 1979, by President Carter and was given the responsibility over a wide range of emergency management functions.

Answer 24

FEMA

Question 25

A mutual aid agreement and partnership among states designed to help them collectively and cooperatively address the threat of disaster.

Answer 25

Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Question 26

The two types of federal disaster declarations are?

Answer 26

Major disaster declaration Emergency declaration

Question 27

This event was declared as a federal disaster even though it was not like any other natural or man-made disaster that had been similarly declared.

Answer 27

The Cuban Mariel Boatlift

Question 28

The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in this city was one of two significant domestic terrorist attacks in the 1990s.

Answer 28

Oklahoma City

Question 29

This 1988 law authorized disaster mitigation in the form of post-disaster federal assistance dedicated directly to proposed disaster mitigation projects.

Answer 29

The Stafford Act

Question 30

This 1989 disaster was the first earthquake that resulted in more than $1 billion in FEMA spending.

Answer 30

Loma Prieta Earthquake

Question 31

The largest terrorist attack in U.S. history. This disaster resulted in more than 3,000 deaths.

Answer 31

9/11

Question 32

Replaced the fragmented response plans developed and in place as of 2001.

Answer 32

National Response Plan

Question 33

Established a national standard for the uniform adoption of the Incident Command System (ICS) which was developed to coordinate resources in response to wildfires.

Answer 33

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Question 34

This 2005 disaster resulted in more than 1800 deaths and $100 billion in damages and was considered a failure from a response and recovery perspective.

Answer 34

Hurricane Katrina

Question 35

This disaster required the most resources (ex. people and equipment) of any disaster in history. The response phase to this disaster lasted months.

Answer 35

Deepwater horizon oil spill

Question 36

A report that provides decision makers a quick understanding of the current emergency situation and provides meaning or context and not just facts.

Answer 36

Situation Report

Question 37

A designation under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) that, among other things, allows the president to appoint a National Incident Commander (NIC).

Answer 37

Spill of National Significance

Question 38

Preventing future emergencies or minimizing their effects.

Answer 38

Mitigation

Question 39

Includes actions taken to save lives and prevent further property damage in an emergency situation.

Answer 39

Response

Question 40

Includes actions taken to return to normal or an even safer situation following an emergency.

Answer 40

Recovery

Question 41

Evacuation plans and stocking food and water are both examples of what happens in this phase of a disaster.

Answer 41

Preparedness

Question 42

Identify the five major ICS functional areas.

Answer 42

Command, Operations, logistics, Planning, and finance

Question 43

These three positions are part of the Incident Commander’s command staff

Answer 43

Public information officer, liaison officer, and safety officer

Question 44

The Incident Commander is the only position that is always staffed in ICS applications. True or false?

Answer 44

True

Question 45

A physical or virtual location where staff from multiple agencies come together to address imminent threats and hazards

Answer 45

Emergency Operations Center