SAF Emergency Response & Preparedness 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Stafford Act, a Presidential Disaster Declaration allows the federal government to:
- Assume full command of all state emergency operations
- Provide federal assistance to supplement state and local resources (Correct answer)
- Suspend constitutional rights during major disasters
- Nationalize critical infrastructure immediately
Correct answer: Provide federal assistance to supplement state and local resources
A Presidential Disaster Declaration under the Stafford Act authorizes federal assistance to supplement state and local response and recovery efforts.
Question 2: The purpose of an Incident Action Plan (IAP) in ICS is to:
- Document all injuries and damages from an incident
- Outline response objectives, strategies, and assignments for a specific operational period (Correct answer)
- List all available mutual aid resources
- Record chain-of-custody for evidence at the scene
Correct answer: Outline response objectives, strategies, and assignments for a specific operational period
An IAP documents the incident objectives, strategies, tactics, and assignments for each operational period of an incident.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes 'sheltering in place' as an emergency protective action?
- Evacuating to a pre-designated shelter outside the danger zone
- Remaining in a building and taking steps to seal it from outside contaminants (Correct answer)
- Moving to the lowest level of a structure during a tornado
- Relocating to a community emergency shelter
Correct answer: Remaining in a building and taking steps to seal it from outside contaminants
Sheltering in place involves staying inside a building and sealing openings to protect occupants from outdoor hazards such as chemical releases.
Question 4: The National Response Framework (NRF) is best described as:
- A law that mandates federal response times during disasters
- A guide describing how the nation responds to disasters of all types (Correct answer)
- The operational plan for FEMA regional offices
- A training curriculum for emergency responders
Correct answer: A guide describing how the nation responds to disasters of all types
The NRF is a guide that describes the principles, roles, and structures that organize how the nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies.
Question 5: During a large-scale emergency, an Unified Command is used when:
- A single agency has jurisdiction and resources to handle the incident alone
- Multiple agencies or jurisdictions share responsibility for the incident (Correct answer)
- The incident commander has been incapacitated
- Resources exceed the span of control limit
Correct answer: Multiple agencies or jurisdictions share responsibility for the incident
Unified Command is used when multiple agencies with different legal authorities, geographic boundaries, or functional responsibilities share responsibility for managing an incident.
Question 6: A Point of Distribution (POD) site during disaster recovery is used to:
- Coordinate media briefings and public information
- Distribute emergency supplies such as food, water, and ice to survivors (Correct answer)
- Stage response equipment before deployment
- Process disaster assistance applications
Correct answer: Distribute emergency supplies such as food, water, and ice to survivors
A POD is a location where disaster survivors can receive emergency supplies like food, water, and ice distributed by government or relief organizations.
Question 7: Which color in the START triage system indicates a patient who is deceased or has unsurvivable injuries?
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
- Black (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Black
In the START triage system, black tags are assigned to patients who are deceased or have injuries so severe that survival is unlikely even with medical care.
SAF Emergency Response & Preparedness 3
Under the Stafford Act, a Presidential Disaster Declaration allows the federal government to: