Introduction to Emergency Management
FINAL
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 economy; 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 why? - correct answer-President Carter formed FEMA to centralize
response capabilities for Civil Defense, natural disasters, industrial and technological
accidents.
When was FEMA formed and when did it begin operations. - correct answer-FEMA was
formed in 1978, but became operational in 1979.
James Lee Witt - correct answer-The first emergency to manager to hold the post of FEMA
director in 1993.
DHS - correct answer-Department of Homeland Security (2003)
Current FEMA Administrator - correct answer-W. Craig Fugate (2009)
The First Nations - correct answer-Over 564 federally recognized native american tribes
National Response Framework (NRF) - correct answer-Current name of national plan to
respond to a catastrophic event in the U.S. (formally the National Response Plan).
Emergency Support Functions (ESFs: Response) - correct answer-Area around which
agencies coordinate various activities under the National Response Framework (NRF).
ESF #1 - correct answer-Transportation (Department of Transportation)
ESF #2 - correct answer-Communications (DHS-National Communications System)
ESF #3 - correct answer-Public Works and Engineering (Department of Defense- U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers)
ESF #4 - correct answer-Firefighting (Department of Agriculture- U.S. Forest Service)
ESF #5 - correct answer-Emergency Management (DHS- FEMA)
ESF #6 - correct answer-Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing and Human Services
(DHS- FEMA)
ESF #7 - correct answer-Logistics Management and Resource Support (General Services
Administration and DHS- FEMA)
ESF #8 - correct answer-Public Health and Medical Services (Department of Health and
Human Services)
ESF #9 - correct answer-Search and Rescue (DHS- FEMA)
ESF #10 - correct answer-Oil and Hazardous Materials Response (Environmental Protection
Agency)
FINAL
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 economy; 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 why? - correct answer-President Carter formed FEMA to centralize
response capabilities for Civil Defense, natural disasters, industrial and technological
accidents.
When was FEMA formed and when did it begin operations. - correct answer-FEMA was
formed in 1978, but became operational in 1979.
James Lee Witt - correct answer-The first emergency to manager to hold the post of FEMA
director in 1993.
DHS - correct answer-Department of Homeland Security (2003)
Current FEMA Administrator - correct answer-W. Craig Fugate (2009)
The First Nations - correct answer-Over 564 federally recognized native american tribes
National Response Framework (NRF) - correct answer-Current name of national plan to
respond to a catastrophic event in the U.S. (formally the National Response Plan).
Emergency Support Functions (ESFs: Response) - correct answer-Area around which
agencies coordinate various activities under the National Response Framework (NRF).
ESF #1 - correct answer-Transportation (Department of Transportation)
ESF #2 - correct answer-Communications (DHS-National Communications System)
ESF #3 - correct answer-Public Works and Engineering (Department of Defense- U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers)
ESF #4 - correct answer-Firefighting (Department of Agriculture- U.S. Forest Service)
ESF #5 - correct answer-Emergency Management (DHS- FEMA)
ESF #6 - correct answer-Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing and Human Services
(DHS- FEMA)
ESF #7 - correct answer-Logistics Management and Resource Support (General Services
Administration and DHS- FEMA)
ESF #8 - correct answer-Public Health and Medical Services (Department of Health and
Human Services)
ESF #9 - correct answer-Search and Rescue (DHS- FEMA)
ESF #10 - correct answer-Oil and Hazardous Materials Response (Environmental Protection
Agency)
