EADP 4090 Final Exam Study Guide
Mitigation - correct answer ✔Activities that reduce or lessen the impact of a
future disaster on the lives and property of a given location
Threat and Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (THIRA) - correct answer
✔A 4 step common risk assessment process that helps the whole community
—including individuals, businesses, faith-based organizations, nonprofit
groups, schools and academia and all levels of government—understand its
risks and estimate capability requirements.
Risk Assessments - correct answer ✔Determining the probability that an
event will occur at a given time and place and affect people who live there
Geographic Information System (GIS) - correct answer ✔A system designed
to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or
geographical data.
Examples of Critical Infrastructure - correct answer ✔- Chemical
- Commercial Facilities
- Communications
- Critical Manufacturing
- Dams
- Defense Industrial Base
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food and Agriculture
, - Government Facilities
- Healthcare and Public Health
- Information Technology
- Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste
- Transportation Systems
- Water and Wastewater Systems
Types of Mitigation Grants - correct answer ✔- Flood Mitigation Assistance
EOC's - correct answer ✔Fixed, mobile, or virtual site used by emergency
managers to coordinate functional activities necessary to restore normal
routines to a community
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) - correct answer
✔Community-based organizations that assist in preparing for emergencies,
particularly those concerning hazardous materials.
Convergence - correct answer ✔Flow of people and resources to the scene
Emergence - correct answer ✔Appearance of altruistic behaviors that is
unfamiliar to the participants
Response to Terrorist Attacks - correct answer ✔- Similar response for
natural disasters
- Requires cooperation
- Implementation of plan
- Mobilization of resources
- EOC
Mitigation - correct answer ✔Activities that reduce or lessen the impact of a
future disaster on the lives and property of a given location
Threat and Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (THIRA) - correct answer
✔A 4 step common risk assessment process that helps the whole community
—including individuals, businesses, faith-based organizations, nonprofit
groups, schools and academia and all levels of government—understand its
risks and estimate capability requirements.
Risk Assessments - correct answer ✔Determining the probability that an
event will occur at a given time and place and affect people who live there
Geographic Information System (GIS) - correct answer ✔A system designed
to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or
geographical data.
Examples of Critical Infrastructure - correct answer ✔- Chemical
- Commercial Facilities
- Communications
- Critical Manufacturing
- Dams
- Defense Industrial Base
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food and Agriculture
, - Government Facilities
- Healthcare and Public Health
- Information Technology
- Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste
- Transportation Systems
- Water and Wastewater Systems
Types of Mitigation Grants - correct answer ✔- Flood Mitigation Assistance
EOC's - correct answer ✔Fixed, mobile, or virtual site used by emergency
managers to coordinate functional activities necessary to restore normal
routines to a community
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) - correct answer
✔Community-based organizations that assist in preparing for emergencies,
particularly those concerning hazardous materials.
Convergence - correct answer ✔Flow of people and resources to the scene
Emergence - correct answer ✔Appearance of altruistic behaviors that is
unfamiliar to the participants
Response to Terrorist Attacks - correct answer ✔- Similar response for
natural disasters
- Requires cooperation
- Implementation of plan
- Mobilization of resources
- EOC
