Civil Defense rose to prominence during the - correct answer ✔Cold War
1950 Disaster Relief Act - correct answer ✔Result of flooding
Allowed fed govt to be involved in relief
Opened up door for fed govt to expand role
1974 Disaster Relief Act - correct answer ✔Allowed fed relief when president
declared disaster
Condition of receiving assistance-insurance coverage for the future
Dual-track Emergency Management - correct answer ✔EM offices spread
out
Civil defense and peace-time reorganized
FEMA - correct answer ✔1978 President Carter put almost all EM efforts in
one federal agency
1979 FEMA was official created
, FEMA under GHB - correct answer ✔FEMA incapable of handling dual-
disasters
Coordinated with Red Cross to create Federal Response Plan
Dual-disasters Ex - correct answer ✔Hurricane Hugo and Loma Prieta
Earthquake
Hurricane Hugo - correct answer ✔1989 SC
Category 4
Storm surge 20 ft
$7 B in damage
Ranked 9th most costly
Loma Prieta Earthquake - correct answer ✔1989 CA
Magnitude 6.9
cost $30 B
Federal Response Plan (FRP) - correct answer ✔How to deal with disaster
respond, who had jurisdiction, and which fed agency to coordinate with
Key Emergency Support Functions (12) - correct answer ✔1.Transportation
2.Communications
3.Public Works and Engineering
4.Firefighting
5.Information and Disaster Planning
6. Mass Care
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