POSC 391 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

POSC 391 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS When was FEMA created? - Answers April 1, 1979 under president Jimmy Carter What issues did FEMA suffer from? - Answers poor communication, uncertainity of resources, vague plans, plans not used in practice What is all-hazards preparedness? - Answers uniform approach to prepare and respond to hazard regardless of cause What is contraflow? - Answers A technique implemented during Katrina where highway traffic is reversed to implement faster evacuation What is the roots of disaster management in the US? - Answers Civil defense Early emergency management responsibility was left to - Answers local communities and volunteer organizations Most common disaster types in 18th and 19th centuries? - Answers Fires and floods Who was the first president to make serious investments in emergency management functions? - Answers FDR Which act allowed the US Army Corp authority to design and build flood projects? - Answers Flood Control Act of 1935 What was the main disaster focus during the Cold War 1950's? - Answers Nuclear war and disaster, civil defense took more of a focus First noticeable disaster event that received financial assistance? - Answers 1803 New Hampshire Fire What is ad hoc emergency management? - Answers Only when necessary or done for a particular purpose in response to an event prompted measures to deal with risks before they occur (mitigation act) - Answers National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 What 5 departments and agencies were developed for emergency management in the 1970s? - Answers Dept of Commerce, General Service Administration, Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Dept of Housing and Urban Development, Treasury Dept What was the first piece of disaster legislation? - Answers Congressional Act of 1803 which provided assistance to the New Hampshire fire Which corporation was allowed to make disaster loans for repair and reconstruction of certain public facilities - Answers Reconstruction Finance Corporation What is FEMA's mission statement? - Answers "to lead America to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters with a vision of 'A Nation Prepared' Which FEMA director helped to restore their reputation? - Answers James Lee Witt Most important piece of Disaster legislature? - Answers The Stafford Act How did Witt improve FEMA? - Answers Reorganization, better employee training, new technology and improved facilities, independent agency status for FEMA, intergovernmental cooperation What is a large problem for emergency managers considering citizens? - Answers Citizens for a multitude of reasons will often ignore evacuation orders