Public Safety Administration Flashcards

Which funding source is specifically designed to help local governments build and sustain emergency preparedness capabilities?

Answer: Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)

The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) provides federal funding to support state and local preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.

A city's 911 dispatch center is experiencing prolonged high call volume. The most appropriate immediate administrative action is to:

Answer: Activate a surge staffing protocol or mutual aid agreement with a neighboring PSAP

Activating surge staffing or mutual aid with another Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) provides an immediate response to high call volume without long-term commitments.

What is the primary purpose of a 'Critical Incident Review' following a significant public safety event?

Answer: To identify systemic lessons learned and improve future response

Critical Incident Reviews (also called After-Action Reviews) are conducted to identify what worked, what didn't, and how to improve future operations.

A municipal manager is negotiating a fire services contract with a neighboring county. The key cost variable in such a contract is typically based on:

Answer: Population served or assessed property value within the contracted area

Fire services contracts are typically priced based on the population served or the assessed value of protected property within the contracted area.

The Clery Act requires universities and colleges to do which of the following, which also impacts municipal public safety planning?

Answer: Submit annual crime statistics reports to the federal government

The Clery Act requires higher education institutions to disclose campus crime statistics annually, which informs local public safety resource planning.

In emergency management, 'mitigation' activities are best described as actions taken to:

Answer: Reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of loss from hazards

Mitigation involves long-term actions that reduce or eliminate the risk of damage from natural or human-made hazards before they occur.

Which management model involves police officers being assigned to and responsible for specific geographic areas on a long-term basis to build community relationships?

Answer: Community-oriented policing (COP)

Community-oriented policing (COP) assigns officers to consistent geographic areas to build long-term relationships with residents and address root causes of crime.