INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● All-Hazards Approach
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
Answer: 1. Mitigation
2. Preparedness
3. Response
4. Recovery
●● Mitigation
Answer: Activities that reduce or lessen the impact of a future disaster
on the lives and property of a given location.
●● Preparedness
,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
Answer: Activities organized to save lives, reduce property damage, and
take initial steps to recover form a disaster.
●● Recovery
Answer: Making decisions and taking steps to rebuild and return a
community to a functioning status.
●● The 4 Sectors of Disaster Planning
Answer: 1. public sector
2. private sector
3. volunteer sector
4. international sector
●● Comprehensive Emergency Management
Answer: The four phases of emergency management based on all-
hazards approach.
●● Civil Defense
,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
Answer: Centralized federal government aid and established a disaster
declaration process.
●● Stafford Act
Answer: Critical legislation that determines what the U.S. government
can do in a disaster.
●● FEMA
Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency
●● Who created FEMA and why?
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.
Answer: FEMA was formed in 1978, but became operational in 1979.
●● James Lee Witt
, Answer: The first emergency to manager to hold the post of FEMA
director in 1993.
●● DHS
Answer: Department of Homeland Security (2003)
●● Current FEMA Administrator
Answer: W. Craig Fugate (2009)
●● The First Nations
Answer: Over 564 federally recognized native american tribes
●● National Response Framework (NRF)
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)
Answer: Area around which agencies coordinate various activities under
the National Response Framework (NRF).
●● ESF #1
Answer: Transportation (Department of Transportation)
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● All-Hazards Approach
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
Answer: 1. Mitigation
2. Preparedness
3. Response
4. Recovery
●● Mitigation
Answer: Activities that reduce or lessen the impact of a future disaster
on the lives and property of a given location.
●● Preparedness
,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
Answer: Activities organized to save lives, reduce property damage, and
take initial steps to recover form a disaster.
●● Recovery
Answer: Making decisions and taking steps to rebuild and return a
community to a functioning status.
●● The 4 Sectors of Disaster Planning
Answer: 1. public sector
2. private sector
3. volunteer sector
4. international sector
●● Comprehensive Emergency Management
Answer: The four phases of emergency management based on all-
hazards approach.
●● Civil Defense
,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
Answer: Centralized federal government aid and established a disaster
declaration process.
●● Stafford Act
Answer: Critical legislation that determines what the U.S. government
can do in a disaster.
●● FEMA
Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency
●● Who created FEMA and why?
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.
Answer: FEMA was formed in 1978, but became operational in 1979.
●● James Lee Witt
, Answer: The first emergency to manager to hold the post of FEMA
director in 1993.
●● DHS
Answer: Department of Homeland Security (2003)
●● Current FEMA Administrator
Answer: W. Craig Fugate (2009)
●● The First Nations
Answer: Over 564 federally recognized native american tribes
●● National Response Framework (NRF)
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)
Answer: Area around which agencies coordinate various activities under
the National Response Framework (NRF).
●● ESF #1
Answer: Transportation (Department of Transportation)
