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Response, Recovery & Mitigation Flashcards

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  1. Which FEMA mitigation grant program specifically funds projects to reduce risk from future natural disasters based on state and local hazard mitigation plans?

    Answer: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

    The HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures that reduce future disaster losses.

  2. In ICS, the Operations Section Chief reports directly to the:

    Answer: Incident Commander

    All four ICS section chiefs — Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration — report directly to the Incident Commander.

  3. A state requests federal assistance for a declared disaster. Under the Stafford Act, the cost-share arrangement for Public Assistance (PA) projects is typically:

    Answer: 75% federal / 25% non-federal

    Standard Public Assistance projects require a 75% federal / 25% non-federal cost share, though the President may increase the federal share under certain conditions.

  4. Which concept describes the ability of a community to anticipate, resist, absorb, accommodate to, adapt to, transform, and recover from the effects of a hazard?

    Answer: Community resilience

    Community resilience encompasses the full spectrum of a community's ability to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back from adverse events.

  5. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires communities to adopt minimum floodplain management regulations as a condition of participation. Which agency administers NFIP?

    Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

    FEMA administers the NFIP, which provides flood insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses in participating communities.

  6. A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is designed to ensure that:

    Answer: Essential government functions continue during and after a disruption

    COOP plans establish procedures to maintain essential government functions for up to 30 days or until normal operations can be resumed.

  7. In the context of long-term recovery, 'unmet needs' refers to:

    Answer: Disaster survivor needs that cannot be met by existing assistance programs or insurance

    Unmet needs are recovery gaps that remain after survivors have exhausted all available federal, state, insurance, and NGO assistance.