Crisis Management & Emergency Response Flashcards

CIKR stands for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources. Under the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), industrial facility owners are expected to:

Answer: Partner with government through information sharing and coordinated protection efforts

The NIPP framework is built on a public-private partnership model where owners and operators share threat information with government partners and collaboratively reduce risk.

A mass casualty incident at an industrial facility overwhelms on-site medical resources. The correct triage system used by first responders to rapidly categorize victims is:

Answer: START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment)

START triage categorizes victims into immediate, delayed, minimal, and expectant groups in under 60 seconds per patient to maximize survivability with limited resources.

An industrial facility's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) differs from the on-scene command post in that the EOC:

Answer: Provides strategic coordination and resource support removed from the hazard area

The EOC operates at the strategic level, coordinating logistics, policy decisions, and multi-agency support while the command post handles on-scene tactical operations.

In the context of industrial crisis management, 'continuity of operations' (COOP) planning addresses which core concern?

Answer: Sustaining essential functions when primary facilities or systems are unavailable

COOP planning ensures that critical operations continue or resume rapidly when normal infrastructure is disrupted by identifying alternate sites, personnel, and resources.

Which factor MOST significantly affects how quickly an industrial facility can recover from a major security incident?

Answer: Pre-incident planning, resource staging, and rehearsed recovery procedures

Facilities that have pre-planned, resourced, and rehearsed recovery procedures consistently achieve faster and more complete recovery than those relying on improvised responses.

During an active shooter event at an industrial facility, the widely recommended response protocol for employees is:

Answer: Run, Hide, Fight — in that priority order

The Run-Hide-Fight protocol, endorsed by DHS and ALERRT, prioritizes evacuation, then barricading, then fighting as a last resort when no other options exist.

When conducting a vulnerability assessment as part of emergency planning, the assessment team should:

Answer: Evaluate threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences across all hazard categories

A comprehensive vulnerability assessment examines the full spectrum of threats and hazards, assesses existing countermeasure gaps, and evaluates potential consequences to prioritize mitigation.