CEM Emergency Management Principles & Practices 4

Question 1

The National Response Framework (NRF) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A guide describing how the nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies

Answer

The NRF is a guide that explains how the United States conducts all-hazards response, establishing roles and structures for all levels of government and the private sector.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of conducting a Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)?

Accepted Answer

To identify community-specific threats, hazards, and their impacts to establish capability targets

Answer

THIRA is a community-wide risk assessment process that identifies threats and hazards and establishes desired capability targets to address them.

Question 3

In ICS, the 'span of control' guideline recommends that one supervisor manage no more than how many subordinates?

Accepted Answer

5 to 7

Answer

ICS recommends a span of control of 3 to 7 subordinates per supervisor, with 5 being the optimum number.

Question 4

Which emergency management principle holds that planning must account for the needs of the whole community, including access and functional needs populations?

Accepted Answer

Whole community approach

Answer

The Whole Community approach emphasizes that effective emergency management must engage and meet the needs of all community members, including those with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

Question 5

A 'catastrophic' incident differs from a 'major' disaster primarily because:

Accepted Answer

It overwhelms the capabilities of all levels of government simultaneously and requires extraordinary federal coordination

Answer

Catastrophic incidents overwhelm state, local, and tribal resources simultaneously, requiring immediate federal support before a formal request is made.

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CEM Emergency Management Principles & Practices 4