Midterm Main Topics

Question 1

Wicked Problems

Answer 1

Many types of problems facing homeland security.

Question 1

The HLS “Enterprise”

Answer 1

An umbrella term that describes a collective set of
institutions, constituents and disciplines that contribute
strategies, structures or operations to the homeland security
mission.

Question 2

DHS organizational structure

Answer 2

Organized into 3 main sectors:
1) Department components (directorates offices,
services).
2) Office of the secretary.
3) Advisory panels and committees.

Question 3

Project Impact

Answer 3

Just as terrorism is included in an “all hazards
approach” to preparedness, FEMA began to promote;Building Disaster Resistant Communities.
The goal was to mainstream emergency management &
mitigation practices into every community in the US

Question 4

The Federal Response Plan (FRP)

Answer 4

Was created in 1992 to outline
how to implement the Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.FRP was the earliest attempt to
consolidate federal responses to crisis.
Provides the mechanism for coordinating
delivery of Federal assistance and
resources.

Question 5

National Response Framework

Answer 5

Is a guide that details how the
Nation conducts all-hazards response – from
the smallest incident to the largest
catastrophe using the ICS and NIMS, based
on HSPD 5 and HSPD 8

Question 6

NRF five key principle

Answer 6

1. Engaged partnerships:
2. Tiered response:
3. Scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational
   capabilities
4. Unity of effort through unified command:
5. Readiness to Act:

Question 7

ICS

Answer 7

is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards
incident management approach that:
Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment,
personnel, procedures, and communications
operating within a common organizational
structure. Enables a coordinated response among various
jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public
and private.
Establishes common processes for planning and
managing resources.

Question 8

ICS Organizational Chart

Question 9

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Answer 9

The program helps train people to be better prepared to
respond to emergency situations in their communities.
When emergencies occur, members can give critical
immediate support to first responders by providing
immediate assistance to victims, stabilizing the situation,
and organizing spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site.

Question 10

NIMS

Answer 10

Integrates emergency
management practices including
mitigation, preparedness, response
and recovery at all gov. levels into a
singular framework.

Question 11

Federal law enforcement agency

Answer 11

Is an organizational unit, or
subunit, of the federal government with the primary functions
of prevention, detection, and investigation of crime and the
apprehension of alleged offenders (i.e., arrest powers).

Question 12

Constitutional Powers/Articles 1,2,3

Answer 12

Congress makes the laws (Art. I),
The President enforces the laws (Art. II),
The courts interpret the laws (Art.III)

Question 13

Executive Order

Answer 13

is a signed, written, and published
directive from the President of the United States that manages
operations of the federal government. They are
not legislation; they require no approval from Congress, and
Congress cannot simply overturn them.

Question 14

Fusion Centers

Answer 14

are state-owned and operated centers that serve as focal points in states and major urban areas for the receipt, analysis, gathering and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal and private sector partners.

Question 15

National Security

Answer 15

is the safekeeping of the nation as a whole. Its
highest order of business is the protection of the nation and its
people from attack and other external dangers by maintaining
armed forces and guarding state secrets

Question 16

Intelligence Agencies

Answer 16

have no law enforcement
powers (FBI/DEA are exceptions) and are not sworn in. They can not make arrests, subpoena records, or perform
related functions.
Some agencies do conduct foreign counter terror,
counterintelligence, and espionage operations.

Question 17

Emergency Support Functions

Answer 17

provide the structure for coordinating Federal interagency
support for a Federal response to an incident.
They are mechanisms for grouping functions most frequently
used to provide Federal support to States and Federal-to-Federal
support, both for declared disasters and emergencies under the
Stafford Act and for non-Stafford Act incidents.

Question 18

National Preparedness Goal

Answer 18

A secure and resilient nation with the capabilities
required across the whole community to prevent,
protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from
the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.

Question 19

FEMA

Answer 19

to consolidate emergency
preparedness, mitigation and response activities into
one federal agency

Question 20

Infragard

Answer 20

program provides both an
example of a vehicle for seamless public-private
partnership with government that expedites the timely
exchange of information and promotes mutual learning
opportunities relevant to the protection of Critical
Infrastructure.

Question 21

National Threat Advisory System

Answer 21

Issues detailed alerts to specific threats. Classifies threats as “Elevated,” or “Imminent” Is issued geographically to affected areas. Contains instructions on how to address threats.

Question 22

Cascading disasters

Answer 22

refers to a primary event
(trigger), such as heavy rainfall, seismic activity,
or rapid snowmelt, followed by a chain of
consequences that may range from modest
(lesser than the original event) to substantial.
Also, the type of cascading damage and losses
may be more severe than if they had occurred
separately.”

Question 23

Compounding Disasters

Answer 23

A combination of events that occur at the same time and lead to impacts that exceed the sum of the individual contributing events.

Question 24

ICS/NRF

Answer 24

1. Engaged partnerships: Leaders develop shared response
   goals and align capabilities.
2. Tiered response: incidents are handled at the lowest possible
   jurisdictional level and supported by additional capabilities only
   when needed.
3. Scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities:
   implemented as incidents change in size, scope, and
   complexity, so that the response to an incident or complex of
   incidents adapts to meet the requirements under ICS/NIMS
   management by objectives.
4. Unity of effort through unified command: ICS/NIMS respect
   for each participating organization’s chain of command with an
   emphasis on seamless coordination across jurisdictions in
   support of common objectives.
5. Readiness to Act: collective duty to provide the best response
   possible. From individuals, households, and communities to
   local, tribal, State, and Federal governments, national response
   depends on our readiness to act.