CEM Response, Recovery & Mitigation 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) under the National Response Framework is responsible for mass care, emergency assistance, temporary housing, and human services?
- ESF #6 (Correct answer)
- ESF #8
- ESF #11
- ESF #14
Correct answer: ESF #6
ESF #6 covers mass care, emergency assistance, temporary housing, and human services, coordinated primarily through FEMA with support from the American Red Cross and other agencies.
Question 2: A tornado destroys a neighborhood. The local government decides to use the disaster as an opportunity to relocate vulnerable residents out of the tornado corridor permanently. This approach is called:
- Disaster-resistant redevelopment
- Build back better
- Managed retreat (Correct answer)
- Pre-disaster mitigation
Correct answer: Managed retreat
Managed retreat is the intentional, planned relocation of people and infrastructure away from high-risk areas, often facilitated through voluntary buyout programs.
Question 3: Under the National Response Framework, who has primary responsibility for emergency management within a jurisdiction?
- FEMA Regional Administrator
- State Governor
- Local government (Correct answer)
- President of the United States
Correct answer: Local government
The NRF establishes that local government has primary responsibility for emergency management; state and federal assistance is requested when local capacity is overwhelmed.
Question 4: Which element is MOST critical to include in a post-disaster needs assessment to guide long-term recovery planning?
- A list of all mutual aid resources deployed during response
- Quantified estimates of physical damage and economic losses by sector (Correct answer)
- After-action reports from all responding agencies
- A roster of volunteers who participated in the response
Correct answer: Quantified estimates of physical damage and economic losses by sector
Quantified damage and economic loss estimates by sector are essential to prioritize recovery resources, seek disaster declarations, and develop rebuilding strategies.
Question 5: The 'THIRA' process used in emergency management stands for:
- Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (Correct answer)
- Training, Hazard Identification, Response, and Assessment
- Territorial Hazard Inventory, Risk, and Analysis
- Threat Hierarchy and Integrated Response Assessment
Correct answer: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
THIRA (Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment) is a community-wide risk assessment process that identifies threats, desired outcomes, and required capabilities.
Question 6: A city passes an ordinance requiring all new schools built in earthquake zones to meet enhanced seismic construction standards. This is an example of:
- Reactive mitigation triggered by a recent earthquake
- Prospective mitigation through land-use and building regulations (Correct answer)
- Compensatory mitigation for prior unsafe construction
- Corrective mitigation applied to existing structures
Correct answer: Prospective mitigation through land-use and building regulations
Prospective mitigation prevents new risk by applying stricter standards to future development, such as enhanced building codes for new construction.
Question 7: During response to a chemical plant explosion, the Incident Commander establishes a hot zone, warm zone, and cold zone. These zones are components of:
- The Incident Action Plan (IAP)
- A site safety plan using hazmat zone protocols (Correct answer)
- The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) annex for hazmat
- The National Response Framework ESF #10
Correct answer: A site safety plan using hazmat zone protocols
Hot, warm, and cold zone designations are standard hazardous materials site control protocols established in the site safety plan to protect responders and the public.
CEM Response, Recovery & Mitigation 5
Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) under the National Response Framework is responsible for mass care, emergency assistance, temporary housing, and human services?