An entity's workforce consists of different ages and cultural groups as well as some with
access and functional needs. Which of the following methods allow the entity to
effectively communicate emergency messages with this diverse group? - answer Use
the dominant language and one other language.
Which system is the method of operating during an incident that allows multiple public
information officers (PIOs) to coordinate information and integrate messages to avoid
confusing the public? - answer Joint Information System.
Which of the following defines mitigation? - answer Activities to reduce or eliminate
long-term risk to persons or property, or to lessen the actual or potential effects of an
incident.
Which one of the following is a primary role of an emergency manager? - answer
Program coordinator.
What would the emergency manager's role in mass care be? - answer Ensuring the
proper organization provides meals.
Effective delegation involves __________. - answerEnsuring that the person has the
necessary authority to do the job properly.
You are leading and influencing when you are doing all of the following except
__________: - answerTelling them that it is your way or not at all.
What should a leader do when setting up implementation structures to facilitate
change? - answerInclude representatives of all key stakeholder groups.
During times of change, it is important for leaders to ____________: -
answerCommunicate first through actions, then words.
Airing your concerns about taking on a new commitment is likely to: - answerBuild trust.
Demonstrating conviction, courage, compassion, and community can: - answerBe used
by a transformational leader to build trust.
The emergency manager's role for media relations is to: - answerEnsure plans for this
function are in place and up-to-date.
, If the community already has an emergency operations plan, the emergency manager
should: - answerCoordinate a unified effort with all those responsible to keep the plan
updated.
Documentation is a legal and administrative requirement for an emergency
management organization. As an emergency manager, you will document which of the
following records, except: - answerroutine staffing records.
Anticipated emergency operations is a budget item consisting of estimates for
emergencies that may occur during the budget cycle. What type of data may be needed
to support these estimates? - answerHistorical records.
How is risk defined? - answerA predicted impact that a hazard would have on people,
services, and specific facilities in a community.
Frequency, magnitude and potential intensity, and probable spatial extent are all factors
to consider when developing a(n): - answerHazard profile
Mutual aid and assistance agreements may provide ________ when invoked. -
answerEquipment such as bulldozers or dump trucks
Standby contracts establish the price as that which is/was in effect: - answeron the day
before the emergency event
Which one of the following objectives is considered short-term? - answerCity
departments will work with local businesses to establish temporary or interim
infrastructure to support business reopenings.
Which one of the following exercise objectives follows the SMART format? -
answerEmergency management staff will initiate and complete a call-back of EOC
personnel within 30 minutes of notification as described in the Emergency Operations
Plan.
Which section of the emergency operations plan addresses resource needs and
availability? - answerAdministration, Finance and Logistics.
Specifying safety procedures in an incident plan is an example of which one of the
following risk control measures? - answerAdministrative controls.
Which of the following is a prevention technique or activity? - answerConducting
background investigations on personnel who have access to critical infrastructure.
A sound prevention strategy is based on which of the following factors? -
answerUpdating immunization and quarantine policies.
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