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Adelphi University
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Final Exam (Week 7 through Week 14)
Question 1
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Emergency operations plans document the outcome of the planning process that addresses the following, except:
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strategy
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tactics
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standard operating procedures
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Question 2
3Â / 3Â pts
Writing the emergency operations plan requires a systematic approach.
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Yes! Using a systematic approach helps to ensure the product is successfully developed.
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Question 3
3Â / 3Â pts
Functional annexes deal with the specific building parts to be protected from disasters.
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Question 4
3Â / 3Â pts
Hazard-specific annexes address special demands associated with specific disaster agents.
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Question 5
12Â / 12Â pts
In her statement before Congress, Linda Koontz discussed eight National Essential Functions that are necessary to lead and sustain the country during and emergency and should be supported through continuity capabilities. Which of the following were included on the list of National Essential Functions? (Select all that apply.)
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Preserve our constitutional form of government.
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Maintain the trust and confidence of the American people.
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Provide rapid and effective response to and recovery from the domestic consequences of an attack or other incident.
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Ensure that the media is knowledgeable and briefed on topics of national significance at all times.
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Maintain and foster effective relationships with foreign nations.
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Create subcommittees to ensure that the National Essential Functions are part of continuity capabilities.
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Question 6
4Â / 4Â pts
A cold site is:
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a structure that has been tested and can survive maximum likely disaster agent forces and provides all necessities for delivering an essential service.
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rarely used.
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a location that stores disk-based restart information for computer systems.
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a facility that runs local computer systems on daily updates at remote locations.
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Question 7
3Â / 3Â pts
In resource mobilization, participation of other government agencies should be enlisted to identify ways collaboration can achieve everyone's goals.
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Question 8
3Â / 3Â pts
Warning repetition has no effect on people's threat belief.
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Question 9
3Â / 3Â pts
Noncompliance to warning messages can be high because people are secure about answers to critical questions.
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Question 10
3Â / 3Â pts
Emergency planners are interested in attributes they can change that influence human behavior.
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Question 11
3Â / 3Â pts
The National Fire Protection Association was the first to recognize emergency management as a critical function.
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Question 12
3Â / 3Â pts
The generally low priority of emergency management could drop further because of the increase in the national debt and budget restrictions at state and local levels.
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Unfortunately, yes. EM is often the bottom of the barrel in terms of funding.
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Question 13
4Â / 4Â pts
Future disasters are likely, in general, to:
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be less frequent than previous years.
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be less costly than past disasters.
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be more costly than past disasters.
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be followed by a recovery that is fully funded by the federal government.
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Question 14
3Â / 3Â pts
Emergency managers have total immunity from legal liability.
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Question 15
4Â / 4Â pts
The first task of the strategic analysis in the continuing hazard phase, continue community hazard vulnerability analysis, includes the following except
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present arguments supporting mitigation.
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communicates vulnerability to leaders.
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reviews plan for response.
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supports selecting PARS.
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Question 16
4Â / 4Â pts
Identifying specific audience segments is a key step in what?
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risk communication programs.
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LEMA evaluations.
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training programs.
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post-incident critiques.
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IncorrectQuestion 17
4Â / 4Â pts
According to Brown's report to Congress concerning PPD8, tactical planning focuses on:
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personnel, equipment, and resource management.
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policy objectives and overall guidance.
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roles and responsibilities, tasks, integration, and action.
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all of the above.
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Incorrect. Tactical planning focuses personnel, equipment, and resource management. See Brown's testimony to Congress.
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Question 18
4Â / 4Â pts
Conflicting priorities in regards to restoring infrastructure are best solved through:
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pre-impact planning.
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response decisions made after the impact.
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elected officials making the decision.
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prioritizing the decisions based on citizen complaints.
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Question 19
4Â / 4Â pts
Both continuity of operations and emergency operations plans focus on the following aspects, except
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Preservation of government
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Preparation
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Assessments of vulnerability
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Hazard mitigation
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Question 20
15Â / 15Â pts
Match the following terms with their descriptions or definitions.
escalating crisis
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communications interoperability
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victims' needs assessment
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damage assessment
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debris management
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Question 21
4Â / 4Â pts
The process of detecting and demolishing structures so severely damaged that they pose an immediate threat to citizens and emergency responders is:
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emergency demolition.
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mandatory demolition.
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risk reduction demolition.
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risk reduction detection and demolition.
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Question 22
4Â / 4Â pts
In disasters with Stafford Act claims, what organization provides for victim assistance?
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FEMA
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Charities and non-profits only
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Question 23
12Â / 12Â pts
Match the following elements of the National Preparedness System that were discussed in Jared T Brown's report to Congress regarding PPD-8 with the appropriate purpose.
Remedial Action Management Program
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National Training and Education System
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National Exercise Program
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Campaign to Build and Sustain Preparedness
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Question 24
3Â / 3Â pts
Terrorism can be addressed the same way as other hazards.
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Question 25
4Â / 4Â pts
We have learned the following from the field of emergency planning:
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If citizens know the risks of hazards, they will react with anger.
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Serious conflicts do arise between local government and industry.
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The economic power of private firms subverts emergency plans.
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Lack of funding does not universally inhibit effectiveness.
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Question 26
3Â / 3Â pts
Damage assessment teams cannot be trained from local government departments because of their familiarity of the area.
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Question 27
3Â / 3Â pts
The planning calendar only includes the time before seasonal threats.
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Question 28
3Â / 3Â pts
 Jurisdictions often find it easy to enforce hazard adjustment sanctions.
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Question 29
3Â / 3Â pts
Protective action recommendation selection protocols are hazard specific and require subject matter experts.
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Question 30
4Â / 4Â pts
What defines the 14 criteria for management programs?
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NFPA 1600
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DHS
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LEMAs
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IncorrectQuestion 31
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In the continuing hazard phase of planning, the following function is performed except:
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program mobilization
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hazard definition
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program retrofit
The correct answer is program mobilization. See discussion beginning on page 268.
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Question 32
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Which of the following is NOT true about culture brokers?
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Culture brokers can serve as liaisons and translators between groups, bridging cultural gaps.Â
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Culture brokers are individuals or groups who are familiar with cultural values and practices.
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Culture brokers know little about how outside entities operate and communicate but possess local knowledge and trust of inside communities.
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Culture brokers can be trained to help promote disaster preparedness.Â
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Question 33
3Â / 3Â pts
A characteristic of warning channel effectiveness is:
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Penetration
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Range
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Question 34
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Trust, ____________ , cross-cultural communication, and support for local practices are identified by FEMA as four guiding principles underlying the requirements for building cultures of preparedness.Â
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Question 35
3Â / 3Â pts
Preparedness efforts inclusive of cultural knowledge will enhance resilience.
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