Hazard Mitigation & Preparedness Final
Exam (EADP 3035)
What are the 3 spheres of sustainability? - correct answer ✔Economic,
Environmental, Social
DHS Define Resilience - correct answer ✔The ability to ADAPT to changing
conditions, WITHSTAND, and rapidly RECOVER from disruption due to
emergencies ***leaves out planning***
NRC Define Resilience - correct answer ✔The ability to PLAN for, ABSORB,
RECOVER from, or
more successfully ADAPT to adverse events
Examples of other plans where mitigation could be integrated? - correct
answer ✔-Area Plans (Streetscape, Corridor, District)
-Functional Plans (Roads, Utilities)
- Operational Plans (EOP, Community of OPS)
Integration w/ Capital Improvement Program - correct answer ✔•5-6 yr plan
for development of economy, roads, sewers, parks
-Hazard-specific expenditures (retrofits, open space)
-Hazard-specific non-expenditures (prohibitions)
What are the 4 basic functions of an EOP? - correct answer ✔1. Emergency
Assessment
2. Hazard Operations
3. Population Protection
, 4. Incident Management
Example of an EOP Population Protection activity? - correct answer
✔PEOPLE
*Shelters (general population, special needs, pets, sex offenders,1st
responders)
*Evacuation routes
*Equipment needed (Medical, SAR)
Example of an EOP Hazard Operations activity? - correct answer ✔ASSETS
=Preventative & corrective actions that may avoid disaster losses through
source control or lessening the effects
-Lead agencies/contacts
-Jurisdiction & Responsibility
-Available Resources
Example of an EOP Emergency Assessment activity? - correct answer
✔INFO
*Define the nature/magnitude of the event by assessing conditions of physical
environment
-Situation reports (who, procedure/timeframe?)
-Monitoring equipment
-Info sharing systems
Exam (EADP 3035)
What are the 3 spheres of sustainability? - correct answer ✔Economic,
Environmental, Social
DHS Define Resilience - correct answer ✔The ability to ADAPT to changing
conditions, WITHSTAND, and rapidly RECOVER from disruption due to
emergencies ***leaves out planning***
NRC Define Resilience - correct answer ✔The ability to PLAN for, ABSORB,
RECOVER from, or
more successfully ADAPT to adverse events
Examples of other plans where mitigation could be integrated? - correct
answer ✔-Area Plans (Streetscape, Corridor, District)
-Functional Plans (Roads, Utilities)
- Operational Plans (EOP, Community of OPS)
Integration w/ Capital Improvement Program - correct answer ✔•5-6 yr plan
for development of economy, roads, sewers, parks
-Hazard-specific expenditures (retrofits, open space)
-Hazard-specific non-expenditures (prohibitions)
What are the 4 basic functions of an EOP? - correct answer ✔1. Emergency
Assessment
2. Hazard Operations
3. Population Protection
, 4. Incident Management
Example of an EOP Population Protection activity? - correct answer
✔PEOPLE
*Shelters (general population, special needs, pets, sex offenders,1st
responders)
*Evacuation routes
*Equipment needed (Medical, SAR)
Example of an EOP Hazard Operations activity? - correct answer ✔ASSETS
=Preventative & corrective actions that may avoid disaster losses through
source control or lessening the effects
-Lead agencies/contacts
-Jurisdiction & Responsibility
-Available Resources
Example of an EOP Emergency Assessment activity? - correct answer
✔INFO
*Define the nature/magnitude of the event by assessing conditions of physical
environment
-Situation reports (who, procedure/timeframe?)
-Monitoring equipment
-Info sharing systems
