HOSA CERT SKILLS CORE EXAM SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What is the role of the public? - ✔✔-Learn about community alerts, evacuation routes,
and information
-Take training in prepardness, first aid, and response skills
-Practice skills
-Be able to help others
-Participate in community feedbacks
-Report suspicious acitivity
-Volunteer
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Give the 5 types of disasters - ✔✔1) Natural
2) Technological and Accidental
3) Terroism
4) Pandemics
5) Home fires
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are the 3 key elements of disasters - ✔✔1) They are relatively unexpected
2) Increased demands in products may overwhelm response teams
3) Threaten life, health, and infastructure
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Why is it important to assess your communities vulnerability to hazards? - ✔✔It allows
the community to prioritize preparedness measures and to target effective actions for
the appropriate hazard.
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in transportation, what could that lead to - ✔✔Flow of needed
supplies, closed roads, and responders may be delayed
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in structures, what could that lead to - ✔✔Damaged critical facilities
(i.e hospitals, fire stations, police), and increased risk of falling debris
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in communcation systems, what could that lead to - ✔✔Survivours
unable to reach for help in phone services, coordination of services is hampered, and
families + friends can't communicate
(coordination / communication breaks down)
, ✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in utilities, what could that lead to - ✔✔Loss of service, increased risk
of fire or electrical shock, and limited access to fuel
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in water service, what could that lead to - ✔✔Medical facilities
hampered, inadequate water flow, and increased risk to public health
*Inadequate water flow, which results in notice to boil water and hampered firefighting
capabilities*
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in fuel supplies, what could that lead to - ✔✔Increased risk of fire or
explosion from fuel line rupture, and flow of fuel is in interuppted by impassable roads
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in financial services, what could that lead to - ✔✔ATMs no longer
work, and credit card systems are inoperable
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
older highrise buildings are more susceptible to damage from... - ✔✔Broken glass,
falling panels, and collapsing walkways and stairways
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Multiple-use buildings with oversized roof spands have a greater risk of... - ✔✔collapse
and broken glass in a disaster
(i.e airports, malls, sport arenas)
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are some Non-structural hazards - ✔✔Gas line ruptures, damage from falling
books, dishes, cabinets, risk of injury or electric shock, and fire from overloaded plugs
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are the 4 things family disaster planning includes - ✔✔1) Contact your local
emergency management office and your local chapter of the American Red Cross
2) Decipher two meeting locations: near home + outside neighborhood
3) Identify and out-of-state "check in contact" friend for everyone to call
4) Prepare a business-card size list of family and friends' phone numbers and print one
for each family member.
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Why should you meet with your neighbors? - ✔✔you could work together after a
disaster / make plans in case of an emergency after the disaster
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What is the role of the public? - ✔✔-Learn about community alerts, evacuation routes,
and information
-Take training in prepardness, first aid, and response skills
-Practice skills
-Be able to help others
-Participate in community feedbacks
-Report suspicious acitivity
-Volunteer
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Give the 5 types of disasters - ✔✔1) Natural
2) Technological and Accidental
3) Terroism
4) Pandemics
5) Home fires
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are the 3 key elements of disasters - ✔✔1) They are relatively unexpected
2) Increased demands in products may overwhelm response teams
3) Threaten life, health, and infastructure
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Why is it important to assess your communities vulnerability to hazards? - ✔✔It allows
the community to prioritize preparedness measures and to target effective actions for
the appropriate hazard.
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in transportation, what could that lead to - ✔✔Flow of needed
supplies, closed roads, and responders may be delayed
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in structures, what could that lead to - ✔✔Damaged critical facilities
(i.e hospitals, fire stations, police), and increased risk of falling debris
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in communcation systems, what could that lead to - ✔✔Survivours
unable to reach for help in phone services, coordination of services is hampered, and
families + friends can't communicate
(coordination / communication breaks down)
, ✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in utilities, what could that lead to - ✔✔Loss of service, increased risk
of fire or electrical shock, and limited access to fuel
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in water service, what could that lead to - ✔✔Medical facilities
hampered, inadequate water flow, and increased risk to public health
*Inadequate water flow, which results in notice to boil water and hampered firefighting
capabilities*
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in fuel supplies, what could that lead to - ✔✔Increased risk of fire or
explosion from fuel line rupture, and flow of fuel is in interuppted by impassable roads
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
If there is failures in financial services, what could that lead to - ✔✔ATMs no longer
work, and credit card systems are inoperable
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
older highrise buildings are more susceptible to damage from... - ✔✔Broken glass,
falling panels, and collapsing walkways and stairways
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Multiple-use buildings with oversized roof spands have a greater risk of... - ✔✔collapse
and broken glass in a disaster
(i.e airports, malls, sport arenas)
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are some Non-structural hazards - ✔✔Gas line ruptures, damage from falling
books, dishes, cabinets, risk of injury or electric shock, and fire from overloaded plugs
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
What are the 4 things family disaster planning includes - ✔✔1) Contact your local
emergency management office and your local chapter of the American Red Cross
2) Decipher two meeting locations: near home + outside neighborhood
3) Identify and out-of-state "check in contact" friend for everyone to call
4) Prepare a business-card size list of family and friends' phone numbers and print one
for each family member.
✔✔Disaster Prepardness
Why should you meet with your neighbors? - ✔✔you could work together after a
disaster / make plans in case of an emergency after the disaster
