Oklahoma History Risk Assessment & Management 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which organization coordinates the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact in Oklahoma, allowing local governments to share emergency resources during disasters?
- Oklahoma National Guard
- Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (Correct answer)
- Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police
- FEMA Region 6
Correct answer: Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management administers the statewide mutual aid system enabling resource sharing among jurisdictions during emergencies.
Question 2: The Greenwood District of Tulsa was described as 'Black Wall Street' partly because its economic success reflected which risk management strategy?
- Investment in national stock markets to diversify assets
- Building a self-sufficient local economy to reduce dependence on hostile external markets (Correct answer)
- Establishing insurance pools among Black-owned businesses
- Partnering with white-owned banks for access to capital
Correct answer: Building a self-sufficient local economy to reduce dependence on hostile external markets
Greenwood's internal economy—where dollars circulated within the community—was itself a risk management strategy against racial exclusion from the broader economy.
Question 3: Under Oklahoma's Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale usage, which wind speed range defines an EF5 tornado, representing maximum risk?
- Over 165 mph
- Over 200 mph (Correct answer)
- Over 220 mph
- Over 250 mph
Correct answer: Over 200 mph
An EF5 tornado is rated at winds exceeding 200 mph, representing the highest category of wind damage on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Question 4: Oklahoma adopted the National Incident Management System (NIMS) after which federal directive required all states to comply in order to receive federal preparedness funding?
- Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) (Correct answer)
- Executive Order 13228
- National Security Act of 2002
- Stafford Disaster Relief Act Amendment 2004
Correct answer: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5)
HSPD-5, issued in 2003, required all federal departments and state/local governments to adopt NIMS as a condition of receiving federal preparedness grants.
Question 5: Which historical Oklahoma drought period, preceding the Dust Bowl, is recognized as having caused the first major wave of risk-driven agricultural migration out of the state?
- The drought of 1910-1913 (Correct answer)
- The drought of 1917-1921
- The drought of 1924-1925
- The drought of 1893-1895
Correct answer: The drought of 1910-1913
The 1910-1913 drought drove early waves of Oklahoma farmers off the land, foreshadowing the later mass migration of the 1930s Dust Bowl.
Question 6: Oklahoma's Corporation Commission plays a key role in managing which ongoing industrial risk affecting both public safety and property values?
- Regulation of pipeline safety and injection well operations (Correct answer)
- Oversight of agricultural pesticide applications
- Licensing of nuclear energy facilities
- Monitoring of municipal water treatment plants
Correct answer: Regulation of pipeline safety and injection well operations
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission regulates oil, gas, and petroleum storage operations, including the injection wells linked to induced seismicity.
Question 7: Community risk assessments in Oklahoma after the 1995 bombing revealed that which aspect of the Alfred P. Murrah building's design increased casualty risk?
- Excessive use of glass curtain wall facade
- Cantilevered upper floors over an open ground-floor plaza (Correct answer)
- Lack of interior fire suppression systems
- Proximity to underground utility tunnels
Correct answer: Cantilevered upper floors over an open ground-floor plaza
The building's design used transfer girders to cantilever upper floors, meaning that when a single column failed, large sections of the structure pancaked down.
Oklahoma History Risk Assessment & Management 5
Which organization coordinates the Statewide Mutual Aid Compact in Oklahoma, allowing local governments to share emergency resources during disasters?