Emergency Services Disaster Response and FEMA

Question 1

What does FEMA stand for?

Accepted Answer

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Federal Emergency Medical Authority

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First Emergency Management Administration

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Federal Evacuation and Mitigation Authority

Question 2

What are the four phases of emergency management according to FEMA?

Accepted Answer

Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

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Prevent, Protect, Mitigate, Recover

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Identify, Plan, Act, Evaluate

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Alert, Mobilize, Respond, Return

Question 3

What is the National Incident Management System (NIMS)?

Accepted Answer

A standardized approach to incident management used by all levels of government and the private sector

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A computer system for tracking 911 calls

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A FEMA grant program for first responders

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A weather alert notification system

Question 4

What is a 'Presidential Disaster Declaration'?

Accepted Answer

A formal designation that unlocks federal disaster assistance for a state or territory

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A declaration by the President of war

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A national state of emergency for all 50 states simultaneously

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A declaration of national mourning

Question 5

What is the Stafford Act?

Accepted Answer

The primary federal law authorizing disaster assistance from the federal government to states

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A law governing police use of force

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A law requiring all states to have disaster plans

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The act that created FEMA in 1979

Question 6

What is an EOC (Emergency Operations Center)?

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A centralized facility where multi-agency coordination occurs during an emergency

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A field command post at a disaster site

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A hospital emergency room

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A FEMA training facility