CHMS Disaster Recovery & Resilience Flashcards

What is the primary goal of community resilience in the context of hazard mitigation?

Answer: Enabling rapid recovery and adaptation after disasters

Community resilience focuses on a community's ability to withstand, adapt to, and quickly recover from adverse events.

Which federal program provides funding to reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards after a major disaster declaration?

Answer: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

HMGP is triggered by a Presidential major disaster declaration and funds post-disaster mitigation projects.

In disaster recovery, what does 'build back better' mean?

Answer: Incorporating hazard mitigation measures during rebuilding to reduce future risk

'Build back better' means using recovery as an opportunity to improve resilience and reduce future vulnerability.

Which phase of the disaster cycle is MOST focused on hazard mitigation activities?

Answer: Mitigation

The mitigation phase involves sustained actions to reduce long-term risk before, during, and after disasters.

What is a 'resilience scorecard' used for in hazard mitigation planning?

Answer: Benchmarking a community's capacity to withstand and recover from disasters

A resilience scorecard measures baseline community resilience across infrastructure, social, and economic dimensions.

Which infrastructure system is considered most critical to prioritize for resilience hardening in US disaster recovery frameworks?

Answer: Lifeline infrastructure (power, water, transportation, communications)

Lifeline infrastructure supports all other recovery functions and is prioritized in FEMA's National Infrastructure Protection Plan.