HOSA CERT: Disaster Preparedness
Community preparedness is a key priority in ______ - ANSlessening the impact of disasters
Effective community preparedness addresses the _____ - ANSunique attributes of the
community
Effective community preparedness also engages _________ - ANSthe whole community
Government has the responsibility to develop, test, and refine _______, ensure emergency
responders have adequate ______ and _____, and provide services to ______ and ______ its
citizens - ANSemergency operation plans, skills, resources, protect, assist
Government also has the responsibility to involve the ______ in the planning process, to
incorporate community ______ in the plans, and to provide ______, and encourage ______,
______, and ______ programs - ANScommunity, resources, information, training, practicing,
volunteer
EOP stands for ______ - ANSemergency operations plan
what is an emergency operations plan? - ANSan organizing of agencies' activities before and
emergency or disaster
EOP assigns ______ - ANSresponsibility
EOP sets forth the ______ - ANSlines of authority
EOP describes how people and property will be ______ - ANSprotected
EOP ______ personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources - ANSidentifies
EOP describes how the community ______ - ANSwill function in a disaster
community leaders from the private and civic sectors have a responsibility to ______ -
ANSparticipate in community preparedness
community leader responsibility: participating on the local ______ to provide insights and
perspectives reflecting their industry or the constituency they service - ANScollaborative
planning council
, community leader responsibility: identifying and integrating appropriate ______ into government
plans - ANSresources
community leader responsibility: ensuring facilities, staff, and customers or population are
______ - ANSprepared
all members of the community should: learn about community ______ and ______ - ANSalerts,
warnings
all members of the community should take training in ______, ______, and ______ -
ANSpreparedness, first aid, response skills
all members of the community should: practice ______ and ______ through periodic drill in
multiple settings - ANSskills, personal plans
all members of the community should: ______ and be able to help other - ANSnetwork
all members of the community should: participate in community ______ drills - ANSfeedback
all members of the community should: report ______ - ANSsuspicious activity
______ is the grassroots movement to strengthen community safety and preparedness through
increased engagement of all sectors of the community. - ANScitizen corps
citizen corps is administered by ______ but implemented locally - ANSFEMA
the goal of citizen corps is to make communities ______, more ______, and more ______. -
ANSsafer, prepared, resilient
a functioning community is based on complex and ______ systems driven by human forces -
ANSinterdependent
the goals of councils are to: tailor activities to engage ____ of the community - ANSall sectors
the goals of councils are to: Identify and build on existing _______ - ANSstrengths
the goals of councils are to: Increase collaboration between _____ and the _____ -
ANSgovernment, community
the goals of councils are to: Expand integration of ______ into plans and protocols -
ANScommunity resources
the goals of councils are to: encourage personal and organizational _______ through outreach,
training,