Crises Management Flashcards
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What is 'consequence management' in the context of DS crisis response?
Answer: Actions taken to mitigate the human, physical, and operational effects of a crisis after it has occurred
Consequence management involves the actions taken after a crisis event to minimize its ongoing human, physical, and operational impacts and restore normal operations.
During a rapid onset crisis, the RSO realizes that the Emergency Action Plan does not account for the current situation. What is the most appropriate response?
Answer: Apply the principles and resources established in the EAP flexibly to the actual situation while notifying headquarters of the deviation
No plan survives first contact with reality unchanged — trained security professionals adapt EAP principles flexibly to actual conditions while maintaining command communication with headquarters.
A large, angry crowd begins gathering outside a U.S. Embassy. What is the DS RSO's initial priority?
Answer: Assess the crowd's composition and intent, secure the facility, account for all personnel, and establish communications with DS headquarters and host country authorities
Initial priorities are always: assess the threat, secure the facility, account for all personnel, and establish communications — before taking any escalatory or irreversible actions.
What is the significance of the Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) in the context of DS crisis management?
Answer: OSPB establishes security policies, standards, and physical security requirements for all U.S. government overseas facilities
The OSPB is the interagency body that establishes the security standards and physical protection requirements that all U.S. government overseas facilities must meet.
What is a 'safe haven' in embassy security and when is it activated?
Answer: A reinforced, secure area within the embassy to which personnel retreat during an attack or intrusion when evacuation is not possible
A safe haven is a reinforced, secured space within the embassy designed to protect personnel from an intruder or attack when evacuation is impossible or too dangerous.
The 'after-action report' from a major crisis at a DS post identifies a systemic failure in emergency communications. What is the most important institutional use of this finding?
Answer: To update emergency action plans, training programs, and equipment procurement across all DS posts worldwide
Systemic failures identified in after-action reports should drive institutional improvements across the entire organization, not just the specific post where the failure occurred.