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IAEM AEM Exam Study GuideIf additional response resources are thought to be required for an incident at a
special event, a good option for obtaining those resources is to: ✔️Ans -
Develop mutual aid and assistance agreements with neighboring
communities.
A special event: Is nonroutine. Places a strain on community resources. May
involve a large number of people. ✔️Ans - Requires special permits or
additional planning, preparation, and mitigation.
Sponsors of organized auto races conducted by professional racing
organizations at permanent facilities typically have sophisticated contingency
plans available. ✔️Ans - TRUE
A national organization has been issued a permit to demonstrate at the State
capitol building. An opposing group has threatened to turn out to disrupt the
demonstration. Public safety officials are concerned that the demonstration
may turn violent. What should they do? ✔️Ans - Develop contingency plans
to address the potentially violent situation.
The Public Information Officer, the Safety Officer, and the Liaison Officer are
all part of the: ✔️Ans - Command Staff
One area of great concern in special events planning is the physical setup of
the event. Both temporary and permanents structures must comply with:
✔️Ans - Local building codes
User Pays policies are intended to: ✔️Ans - Offset the costs of public
services at special events
Because each special event is somewhat different from others, a hazard
analysis should be conducted prior to each event. ✔️Ans - TRUE
One of the many advantages of using a team approach to planning for special
events is: ✔️Ans - Professional relationships developed during planning
translate into better cooperation during emergencies.
,The use of ___________________________ is/are a good way to protect the bases of
temporary structures from damage by vehicular traffic. ✔️Ans - Buffer
zones
Spontaneous events present unique difficulties to public safety personnel
because they offer no warning. ✔️Ans - TRUE
One way for special event planners to gather information about event
specifics is to require the promoter or sponsor to: ✔️Ans - Obtain permits
Hampton is a rural community in the Midwest. The local high school football
team has just won the State championship. The team has never won a
championship in any sport before. The community is sponsoring a parade to
celebrate the win. Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the event,
including many from surrounding communities. There isn't much time to plan
the parade, and the Mayor is concerned about whether Hampton's four-
person police department can manage traffic and control the anticipated
crowd. Is this a special event? ✔️Ans - YES
When assessing food safety measures at a special event, the planning team
should consider the vendor compliance with appropriate State and local
regulations related to food preparation, handling, distribution, and storing of
food. ✔️Ans - TRUE
At its initial meeting, the planning team should: Develop a mission statement.
Develop the event objectives. AND ✔️Ans - Determine the necessary
components of the public safety plan.
One reason for developing contingency plans for permit-approved special
events is to: ✔️Ans - Evaluate high-risk, high-impact events more
thoroughly.
A multidisciplinary planning team should be composed of the promoter or
sponsor and all: ✔️Ans - Agencies that hold a stake in the event.
Planners should assign ___________________ to events that are expected to draw
very large crowds and impact mobility throughout the community. ✔️Ans -
A traffic management group
, A rock festival has been planned for this weekend. The promoter and sponsor
have been advertising the festival for weeks. On the day before the event,
large crowds of teens and young adults swarmed into the area. Many spent
the night drinking and using drugs. By the morning of the event, several fights
had already broken out between competing local gangs. The Mayor and City
Council want to cancel the festival, but the sponsor is balking. Which
statement below describes the preferable way to deal with such an event?
✔️Ans - Agreement on who could cancel the event should have been reached
during event planning.
Whether you are handling a routine emergency, organizing for a special event,
or managing the response to a major disaster, the five major management
functions that must be covered are: Command, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration, AND ✔️Ans - Operations
The purpose of public safety special event planning is to: ✔️Ans - Plan for
incidents that might impact or result from the event.
To help reunite lost children with their parents or guardians, event planners
should: ✔️Ans - Designate "meet me" locations throughout the site.
The placement of launch pads for pyrotechnic displays must anticipate the:
✔️Ans - Prevailing wind direction and strength.
Crowds are complex social structures that can assume roles that are different
from the personalities of the individuals. Those who provide verbal support
for crowd leaders are called: ✔️Ans - Cheerleaders
Having a pre-event emergency plan in place will help: ✔️Ans - Reduce
response times for first-response agencies.
Because ___________________________ provide a less confrontational security
presence, this technique has been effective with young audiences. ✔️Ans -
Peer security personnel
___________________________ is a main factor in determining stage configuration.
✔️Ans - Expected crowd behavior
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