Oklahoma History Risk Assessment & Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal agency partnered with Oklahoma after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to reassess security risks at government facilities nationwide?
- FEMA
- FBI
- GSA (Correct answer)
- DHS
Correct answer: GSA
The General Services Administration (GSA) led a nationwide security reassessment of federal buildings following the bombing.
Question 2: Oklahoma's location in 'Tornado Alley' requires communities to assess which primary atmospheric risk factor when issuing storm warnings?
- Barometric pressure drops
- Dew point temperature
- Wind shear between air masses (Correct answer)
- Relative humidity levels
Correct answer: Wind shear between air masses
Wind shear—the change in wind speed and direction with altitude—is the primary atmospheric condition that drives tornado formation in Oklahoma.
Question 3: After the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which risk was most inadequately assessed by city officials that contributed to the scale of destruction?
- Economic instability in Greenwood
- Potential for armed civilian conflict escalation (Correct answer)
- Infrastructure vulnerabilities in the district
- Flood risk along Greenwood Avenue
Correct answer: Potential for armed civilian conflict escalation
City officials failed to assess and contain the risk of armed civilian escalation, allowing the conflict to grow into a catastrophic massacre.
Question 4: Oklahoma's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) uses which framework to standardize risk assessment across state agencies?
- FEMA's Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) (Correct answer)
- NIMS Incident Command System
- ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard
- Red Cross Emergency Response Protocol
Correct answer: FEMA's Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)
Oklahoma uses FEMA's THIRA framework to identify threats, assess risks, and determine capability gaps across all state agencies.
Question 5: During the Dust Bowl, which risk management failure by farmers most directly worsened the ecological disaster in Oklahoma?
- Over-irrigation of dry land
- Removal of native grasses that anchored topsoil (Correct answer)
- Burning of wheat stubble after harvest
- Failure to rotate livestock between pastures
Correct answer: Removal of native grasses that anchored topsoil
Farmers plowed under native grasses to plant wheat, destroying the root systems that held topsoil in place during drought and wind.
Question 6: Which Oklahoma state office is primarily responsible for coordinating statewide hazard mitigation planning to reduce long-term disaster risk?
- Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
- Oklahoma Insurance Department
- Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (Correct answer)
- Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Correct answer: Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinates statewide hazard mitigation planning under federal guidelines.
Question 7: The 1889 Land Run posed significant risk management challenges for settlers primarily because of which unresolved issue?
- Lack of established water rights and land boundary surveys (Correct answer)
- Absence of federal military protection
- Insufficient seed supplies for farming
- No postal service for communication
Correct answer: Lack of established water rights and land boundary surveys
Without clear land surveys or water rights frameworks in place, settlers faced enormous legal and resource conflicts from the very first day.
Oklahoma History Risk Assessment & Management 2
Which federal agency partnered with Oklahoma after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to reassess security risks at government facilities nationwide?