Questions and Answers of Introduction to Emergency Management

Describe the difference between dry floodproofing and wet floodproofing.
Describe what a capital improvement program is used for.
Name the four types of levee failure mechanisms. (a) Wave action(b) Over-topping(c) Piping(d) Seepage erosion
What are the five categories of mitigation strategies?
Describe the role of the FHMO.
Define eminent domain and describe why it is debated in federal court.
Explain the concept of sustainable development.
Explain how having insurance is a recovery preparedness measure.
Describe how local governments can devise their own hazard mitigation programs.
Define RTK and list its legal provisions.
Describe the difference between elevating on continuous foundation walls and elevating on open foundation walls.
Define industrial hazard controls.
Describe the difference between a dam and a levee.
Define channelization.
Define eminent domain and identify who has this power.
Identify the IBHS program that provides materials for disaster planning and promoting business continuity.
Describe what FHMO stands for.
What are some tools/resources for a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis?
Give an example of a secondary hazard for an earthquake.
Give three examples of facilities with special needs.
Name five vulnerable groups and indicators of the vulnerabilities.
Name 5 reasons people put themselves at risk.
What levels of analysis does HAZUS-MH support?
Name three of the practices or protections of hazard mitigation.
What are five psychological effects of disasters?
How do you measure the physical impact of a disaster?
Why is it important to monitor social impacts of disasters?
Once there is no longer a threat to lives or property, communities must begin the long process of disaster recovery. What are three immediate tasks community members should take?
What are the characteristics of a hazard (name all 6)?
What is social vulnerability?
What are the three types of physical vulnerability?
What are three event-specific conditions that determine the impact of a disaster?
What three pre-impact conditions determine the impact of a disaster?
List five recommendations for designing a hazard analysis website.
Define vulnerable zones and explain how they can be calculated. Vulnerable zones (VZs) are more likely to be affected by chemical releases.
Describe what HAZUS-MH is used for.
Describe the Multi Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.
Outline the key steps of a preimpact recovery plan.
Explain why hazard mitigation practices and emergency preparedness are important.
Define emergency preparedness practices.
Define hazard mitigation practices.
Describe the political impacts a disaster can have in a community.
Name three reasons why people leave a town after a disaster strikes.
Describe the economic impact a disaster can have in a community.
Describe the demographic impacts a disaster can have in a community.
Name the steps a community must take immediately to recover from a disaster.
Name three sources of funding for disaster recovery.
Name four characteristics of a hazard.
Define normalcy bias.
Define social vulnerability.
You are an emergency manager for an East coast city. You have been asked to produce a report on the advantages and disadvantages of different hazard/vulnerability analysis tools. What do you include
You are working with a Web site developer to create a hazard analysis Web site for a suburb of Chicago. The designer needs your input on what content to place on the Web site. Create a presentation
There are chemical facilities located just outside your community. You need to create a chemical inventory and develop a plan in case there is a release from one of the facilities. How do you
You are the emergency manager for a small Midwestern town, and you have been asked to describe the impact a disaster could have on the community. You are putting together a presentation on the types
You are the emergency manager for New Orleans and you now have people who have lost their homes and their jobs. People who have lost almost everything are coming to you and asking where they can
You are an emergency manager for a large Midwestern city and a new high-rise office building is going to be built. What types of hazards might its occupants be exposed to? Which of these hazards is
Define vapor.
Define carcinogen.
Define radionuclides.
Define Hazmat.
What are the threats of a severe storm?
What are three heat-related illnesses?
What are three physical cues of a tornado?
What are three threats of hurricanes?
Name 5 of the 7 flooding types.
What are the three distinct geological components of the earth?
Define structural vulnerability.
What is the difference between shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes?
Define agricultural vulnerability.
Define human vulnerability.
List three types of conditions that determine social impacts of a disaster.
What are the three different types of waves in earthquake energy?
List the variables that determine the physical impacts of disasters.
Describe emergency management interventions according to the disaster impacts model.
Describe pre-impact conditions according to the disaster impacts model.
What is the distinction between gases and liquids?
Name the three important temperatures of a liquid substance.
You are the emergency manager for a small Midwestern town that is prone to tornadoes. One of your jobs is to create a public safety campaign that lets residents know about the physical signs of an
If there is a biological hazard outbreak, what two actions must take place?
You are the emergency manager for a small Midwestern town. One of your jobs is to create a public safety campaign that lets residents know about biological hazards and how to deal with biological
You are the emergency manager for a coastal town that has seen hurricane activity in the past. You have been asked to prepare a presentation on flooding. What would you include in your plan? What
Before Hurricane Katrina struck, local officials issued evacuation orders for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Millions left, but thousands of people chose to stay. Some did not believe the
What are the health effects of exposure to radiation?
What could your jurisdiction do to reduce damage and casualties from earthquakes?
What is the severity of any toxic effect determined by?
Why is gasoline a more dangerous flammable substance than peanut oil?
How does terrorism differ from a natural or technological hazard?
Define landslide.
What physical cues signal approaching earthquakes?
Define epicenter.
Define pyroclastic flow.
What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?
Define volcanoes.
How often do tsunamis occur?
Define storm surge.
What factors affect flooding?
Define discharge and stage.
Define flood.
Define apparent temperature.
Define technological hazards.

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