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Emergency Management ANS - is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within
which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters.
Presidential Policy Directive 8 ANS - Established the National Preparedness Goal, System, Whole
Community, Annual National Preparedness Report
Integrated Emergency Management ANS - is more than a methodology; it is a culture to achieve unity
of effort—a way of thinking about emergency management as a joint enterprise.
Preparedness Goal ANS - Capabilities: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, Recovery
What are the Emergency Management Principles ANS - CPRICCFP
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-Driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible, Professional
National Planning System has three levels of planning ANS - Strategic, Operational, Tactical
Comprehensive ANS - emergency managers consider and take into account all threats/hazards, all
phases, all stakeholders, and all impacts relevant to disasters.
Vertical Integration Planning ANS - Individual all the way through federal/national government
Horizontal Integrations Planning ANS - Planning within the jurisdiction or level of organization.
Progressive ANS - emergency managers anticipate future disasters and take protective, preventive, and
preparatory measures to build disaster-resistant and disaster-resilient communities.
,Risk-Driven ANS - emergency managers use sound risk management principles (threat/hazard
identification, risk analysis, and impact analysis) in assigning priorities and resources.
Operational Planning ANS - A plan that defines roles and responsibilities, tasks, and actions during
emergencies and that focuses on how activities of organizations in the jurisdiction will be coordinated.
Integrated ANS - emergency managers ensure unity of effort among all levels of government and all
elements of a community.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? ANS - Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management
concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the organization and management of
emergency incidents.
Collaborative ANS - Emergency managers create and sustain broad and sincere relationships among
individuals and organizations to encourage trust, advocate a team atmosphere, build consensus, and
facilitate communication.
1. The term "major or complex incident" may have different meanings to different agencies depending
upon the size of the jurisdiction, number of resources available, and other variables. List two
characteristics of major or complex incidents: ANS - Involve more than one agency and/or political
jurisdiction
Involve complex management and communication issues
Require experienced, highly qualified supervisory personnel
Require numerous tactical and support resources
Involve multiple victims with injuries, fatalities, or illnesses
Include widespread damage to property/environment
Result in psychological threat/trauma
Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks)
Are costly to control and mitigate
Require extensive recovery efforts
Draw national media interest
,Coordinated ANS - Emergency managers synchronize the activities of all relevant stakeholders to
achieve a common purpose.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and organizationally flexible
to meet the following management challenges ANS - 1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or
size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet incident
objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Flexible ANS - emergency managers use creative and innovative approaches in solving disaster
challenges.
2. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated
authority is the definition of: ANS - (a) Command
Professional ANS - emergency managers value a science- and knowledge-based approach based on
education, training, experience, ethical practice, public stewardship, and continuous improvement.
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? ANS - Economy, to our food supply and
to our health and safety.
Congressional Act of 1803 ANS - considered beginning of federal intervention into disaster relief; was
the earliest effort to provide disaster
relief on a Federal level after a fire devastated a New Hampshire town.
3. What type of ICS structure is illustrated below?
ICS organization with Incident Command, Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics Section, and
Finance/Admin Sections. Reporting to the Operations Section are Branch I (Incident 1), Branch II
(Incident 2), and Branch III (Incident 3). ANS - (b) Incident Complex
, Defense Production Act of 1950 ANS - was the first comprehensive legislation
pertaining to Federal disaster relief.
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any incident whether it is large or small.
The five major management functions are ANS - 1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
4. State one reason why a single incident may be divided into separate incidents. ANS - When an
incident spreads into other jurisdiction(s) and Unified Command is not feasible.
When it is difficult to manage from one location due to terrain and access.
When an incident has objectives that are naturally separating into two operations.
When the Planning Section, even with additional resources, can no longer adequately provide planning
services.
When the Logistics Section can no longer, or will soon not be able to, serve the widespread facilities and
operations from a single incident base.
When the Operations Section cannot manage the number of resources required without exceeding
span of control.
Executive Order 10427 ANS - emphasized that Federal disaster assistance
was supplemental to State, local, and private-sector support.
Executive Order 12127 ANS - merged many of the separate disaster-related
responsibilities into a new Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Incident Commander ANS - The individual responsible for overall management of the incident
Stafford Act ANS - legislation focused on providing Federal aid in an
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