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Mitigation - correct answer a sustained action to reduce or eliminate risk to people and property from hazards and their effects. Response - correct answer action taken immediately before, during, and after a disaster; save lives, minimize property damage, and enhance the beginning of the recovery phase; activities aimed at coping with the impacts of a disaster; involves putting preparedness plans into action. Recovery - correct answer Activities that continue beyond the emergency period to restore lifelines. Examples include providing temporary shelter, restoring power, job assistance, and debris clearance. Preparedness - correct answer State of readiness to respond to a disaster, crisis, or any other type of emergency situation Palmer Severity Drought Index - correct answer A measurement of dryness based on recent precipitation and temperature Saffir-Simpson Scale - correct answer commonly used to describe hurricanes Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale - correct answer measures the effects of earthquakes through site-specific evaluation according to the effects observed at each location right-wing - correct answer Those that use terrorism to try to establish a fascist state left-wing - correct answer Those that try to reduce the influence of capitalism in favor of communist or socialist ideologies and frameworks anarchist - correct answer known to attack any organized government structure in hopes of causing destabilization whether of the country they are in or of the global political framework. state-sponsored - correct answer Terrorist do the "dirty work" of a sovereign nation Covertly in the role of a mercenary Highly effective in their attacks. Access to highly technical weapons and tactics. hard vs. soft strategies - correct answer Hard Mitigation is when you do something to help prevent the disaster or damage from the disaster. soft mitigation is training or education to help prevent disasters or the damage from the disaster. Technological Hazards - correct answer result from accidents or the failures of systems and structures; little or no warning precedes incidents involving these hazards § Dam failure natural hazards - correct answer natural incidents that threaten lives, property, and other assets; tend to occur repeatedly in the same geographical locations related to weather patterns and physical characteristics of an area § Communicable disease § Drought § Earthquake § Flooding § Tropical cyclones terrorist attacks - correct answer The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims disaster vs hazard - correct answer Hazard is an event that has potential for causing injury/ loss of life or damage to property/environment. Disaster is an event that occurs suddenly/unexpectedly in most cases and disrupts the normal course of life in affected area. No threat to your life. Incident Command System - correct answer Establishes a set of planning and management systems that helps agencies responding to a disaster work together in a coordinated and systematic approach communication and alert - correct answer text messages, alarms, warning systems Sovereignty of nations - correct answer The recognition of political authority characterized by territory and autonomy complex humanitarian emergency - correct answer A humanitarian crisis in a country or region where is total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from the internal or external conflict and which is requires an international response that goes beyond the mandate or capacity of any single agency. Portsmouth NH Fire 1802 - correct answer The 1802 fire started the day after Christmas in an old wooden house near Market Square. It roared through the city, destroying more than 100 buildings. Most property owners had no insurance; private charity provided the only relief. As a result, the NH Fire and Marine Insurance Company was incorporated. Johnstown Floods of 1889 - correct answer The Johnstown Flood occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Flood Control Act of 1936 - correct answer It authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed on a regular basis by the United States Congress. International Disaster - correct answer When the response capacity of the entire nations emergency management structure is overwhelmed Three types of disasters - correct answer Technological Hazards Natural Hazards Terrorist Attacks