EM CHAPTERS 1–5, PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION,
COMMUNICATIONS, ICS 100, IS-0100.C, IS-0700.B, NIMS,
AND FEMA 100 & 700 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH HIGH-
YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
(ICS) CONCEPTS, NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) FRAMEWORK, REAL-WORLD SCENARIO-
BASED LEARNING, TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION
TOOLS – 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATED EDITION
what is Emergency Management - ANSWER-The discipline involving risk
and risk avoidance
when was the Birth of Emergency Preparedness - ANSWER-1950's -
Cold War
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 - ANSWER-that was passed
by congress, flood insurance was not available or cost prohibitive
Act created the National Flood Insurance Program - ANSWER-(NFIP)
*Low cost floods insurance polices
*Prohibition on building in floodplains
,*consider the Birth of Mitigation
when was the Birth of Mitigation and what did it mean -
ANSWERNational Flood Insurance Act of 1968, what can the people do
to minimize damage
what happen in the 1970's with emergency management functions -
ANSWER-were seen in numerous federal agencies, was not consistent
President Carter proposes - ANSWER-June 19, 1978 a federal
government reorganization plan to unify emergency management
functions under a new agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)is created -
ANSWER-March 31, 1979
key points of FEMA Reorganization Plan - ANSWER-*Anticipate, prepare
for, and respond to major civil emergencies, should be supervised by
one official who is reasonable to the president
*An effective civil defense system requires the most efficient use of all
available resources
, *Emergency responsibilities should be extensions of federal agencies
*Federal hazard mitigation should be linked with preparedness and
response functions
FEMA early days - ANSWER-*Difficulty unifying the various agencies
under one command
*Corrupt administration
*Bad community relations with respect to cleaning up old military bases
(love canal)
*1989 - 2 botched responses
1992 - 2 more botched responses
James Lee Witt (1993-2001) - ANSWER-led FEMA came from the states,
Starting in 1993, Had emergency management experience Initiated
sweeping reforms to increase morale, training and flow of information
Applied new technologies
public infrastructure - ANSWER-refers to our road ways, power grid,
water sources
Flood Control Act of 1936 legislative thought that could -
ANSWERcontrol nature
, Office of Defense Mobilization - ANSWER-was the first organization to
look at the Stockpiling and rapid, dissemination of critical materials
Birth of Emergency Preparedness
Reorganization Plan #3 did - ANSWER-
What were some key events that happen after 1993 in the United
States - ANSWER-Terrorism
*WorldTradeCenterBombing
*1995 - Oklahoma City Bombing
*2001 - September 11th
what changed the landscape of the Federal Government and its
emergency response forever - ANSWER-September 11th, President
Bush created the Office of Homeland Security almost immediately after
the attacks
What was the purpose of aligning all of these agencies under one
organizational structure? - ANSWER-
What are the challenges inherent within such a large organization? -
ANSWER-
COMMUNICATIONS, ICS 100, IS-0100.C, IS-0700.B, NIMS,
AND FEMA 100 & 700 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH HIGH-
YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED ANSWER
EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
(ICS) CONCEPTS, NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) FRAMEWORK, REAL-WORLD SCENARIO-
BASED LEARNING, TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION
TOOLS – 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATED EDITION
what is Emergency Management - ANSWER-The discipline involving risk
and risk avoidance
when was the Birth of Emergency Preparedness - ANSWER-1950's -
Cold War
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 - ANSWER-that was passed
by congress, flood insurance was not available or cost prohibitive
Act created the National Flood Insurance Program - ANSWER-(NFIP)
*Low cost floods insurance polices
*Prohibition on building in floodplains
,*consider the Birth of Mitigation
when was the Birth of Mitigation and what did it mean -
ANSWERNational Flood Insurance Act of 1968, what can the people do
to minimize damage
what happen in the 1970's with emergency management functions -
ANSWER-were seen in numerous federal agencies, was not consistent
President Carter proposes - ANSWER-June 19, 1978 a federal
government reorganization plan to unify emergency management
functions under a new agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)is created -
ANSWER-March 31, 1979
key points of FEMA Reorganization Plan - ANSWER-*Anticipate, prepare
for, and respond to major civil emergencies, should be supervised by
one official who is reasonable to the president
*An effective civil defense system requires the most efficient use of all
available resources
, *Emergency responsibilities should be extensions of federal agencies
*Federal hazard mitigation should be linked with preparedness and
response functions
FEMA early days - ANSWER-*Difficulty unifying the various agencies
under one command
*Corrupt administration
*Bad community relations with respect to cleaning up old military bases
(love canal)
*1989 - 2 botched responses
1992 - 2 more botched responses
James Lee Witt (1993-2001) - ANSWER-led FEMA came from the states,
Starting in 1993, Had emergency management experience Initiated
sweeping reforms to increase morale, training and flow of information
Applied new technologies
public infrastructure - ANSWER-refers to our road ways, power grid,
water sources
Flood Control Act of 1936 legislative thought that could -
ANSWERcontrol nature
, Office of Defense Mobilization - ANSWER-was the first organization to
look at the Stockpiling and rapid, dissemination of critical materials
Birth of Emergency Preparedness
Reorganization Plan #3 did - ANSWER-
What were some key events that happen after 1993 in the United
States - ANSWER-Terrorism
*WorldTradeCenterBombing
*1995 - Oklahoma City Bombing
*2001 - September 11th
what changed the landscape of the Federal Government and its
emergency response forever - ANSWER-September 11th, President
Bush created the Office of Homeland Security almost immediately after
the attacks
What was the purpose of aligning all of these agencies under one
organizational structure? - ANSWER-
What are the challenges inherent within such a large organization? -
ANSWER-
