FEMA certifications FEMA Prevention 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Within the National Preparedness System, the Prevention mission area focuses primarily on avoiding, preventing, or stopping what kind of threat?
- Natural hazards like floods and earthquakes
- An imminent terrorist attack (Correct answer)
- Routine traffic accidents
- Seasonal disease outbreaks
Correct answer: An imminent terrorist attack
The Prevention mission area is centered on actions to avoid, prevent, or stop an imminent or actual act of terrorism.
Question 2: Which document establishes the capabilities the nation must build for the Prevention mission area?
- The National Prevention Framework (Correct answer)
- The Stafford Act
- The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Plan
- The National Flood Insurance Program
Correct answer: The National Prevention Framework
The National Prevention Framework describes how the nation prevents imminent terrorist threats.
Question 3: Intelligence and information sharing is a core capability that supports Prevention by doing what?
- Distributing disaster relief funds
- Providing relevant, timely threat information to decision-makers (Correct answer)
- Rebuilding damaged infrastructure
- Issuing weather forecasts
Correct answer: Providing relevant, timely threat information to decision-makers
Intelligence and information sharing ensures decision-makers receive timely, accurate threat information.
Question 4: Fusion centers contribute to Prevention efforts primarily by:
- Operating shelters during hurricanes
- Serving as focal points for sharing threat-related information across agencies (Correct answer)
- Managing the National Flood Insurance Program
- Coordinating debris removal
Correct answer: Serving as focal points for sharing threat-related information across agencies
Fusion centers are hubs where federal, state, and local partners share and analyze threat information.
Question 5: A 'credible threat' in the Prevention context generally refers to a threat that is:
- Completely hypothetical
- Based on verified or corroborated information indicating an imminent attack (Correct answer)
- Limited to natural disasters
- Only relevant after an attack occurs
Correct answer: Based on verified or corroborated information indicating an imminent attack
A credible threat is supported by verified information suggesting an attack may be imminent.
Question 6: Which agency leads federal Prevention efforts against terrorism within the United States?
- The Department of Justice/FBI (Correct answer)
- The Department of Agriculture
- The National Park Service
- The Federal Reserve
Correct answer: The Department of Justice/FBI
The FBI, under the Department of Justice, leads domestic counterterrorism and prevention efforts.
Question 7: Screening, search, and detection capabilities support Prevention by helping to:
- Forecast severe weather
- Identify threats, weapons, or hazardous materials before they cause harm (Correct answer)
- Process insurance claims
- Train emergency medical technicians
Correct answer: Identify threats, weapons, or hazardous materials before they cause harm
Screening, search, and detection identify dangerous people or materials before an attack occurs.
FEMA certifications FEMA Prevention 2
Within the National Preparedness System, the Prevention mission area focuses primarily on avoiding, preventing, or stopping what kind of threat?