Introduction questions with accurate answers
A community lifeline enables the continuous operation of critical
government and business functions and is essential to human health and
safety or economic security. Ans✓✓✓ 7 Community Lifelines: Safety
and Security
Food, water, shelter
Health and Medical
Energy Power and Fuel
Communications
Transportation
Hazardous Material
A guiding principle of the National Response Framework is that:
Ans✓✓✓ Effective partnership relies on engaging all elements of the
whole community.
Core Advisory Group (CAG) Ans✓✓✓ CAGs consist of people with
cross-disabilities who advise emergency managers. They provide input
on inclusive emergency operations plans, including: Local,
jurisdictional, or state accessible evacuation plans Temporary accessible
housing plans Accessibility to, of, and in shelters
Critical infrastructure such as utilities and banking are which partners
responsibility? Ans✓✓✓ State Government
, Critical infrastructure such as utilities and hospitals are which partners
responsibility? Ans✓✓✓ private sector
Each of FEMA's 10 regional offices maintains a Regional Response
Coordination Center (RRCC). An RRCC is a coordination center that
expands to become an interagency facility in anticipation of a serious
incident or immediately following an incident. Ans✓✓✓ When
activated, RRCCs are multiagency coordination centers primarily staffed
with FEMA Regional staff and supported by activated ESFs.
Emergency Support Functions (ESF) are organized groups of?
Ans✓✓✓ government and private sector entities
FEMA's Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs) are rapidly
deployable emergency response teams Ans✓✓✓ full time, rapid
response teams that can arrive at an incident within 12 hours from
deployment notification to support the State and Federal Coordinating
Officers in establishing the Incident Action Planning (IAP) process and
Initial Operating Facility (IOF). IMAT teams: Support the initial
establishment of a Unified Command Provide situational awareness for
Federal and state decision-makers, enabling them to determine the level
and type of immediate Federal support that may be required
How do coordination structures help organize and measure the whole
community's capabilities? Ans✓✓✓ Address the requirements of the
Response mission area
Improve access to response resources
Facilitate problem solving