Test Bank Chapter 10 Emergency and Disaster Recovery

Chapter 10: Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. FEMA’s four-phase model is comprised of what four parts?
   1. Planning, preparing, participating, and processing
   2. Mitigation, simplification, representation, and recovery
   3. Preparedness, management, response, and rebuilding
   4. Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
2. What term refers to simplified representations of tangible things or intangible processes that are created to facilitate understanding?
   1. Case study
   2. Diagram
   3. Model
   4. Project
3. Under the ICS, who is invested with directing the overall response to the incident and is accountable for all that happens under his or her leadership?
   1. The Incident Commander
   2. The Safety Officer
   3. The Public Information Officer
   4. The Liaison Officer
4. In what year did FEMA begin to emphasize this whole community approach to emergency management?
   1. 2001
   2. 2007
   3. 2011
   4. 2017
5. Which of the following is NOT listed in the text as a desirable outcome in emergency management?
   1. Consistent vender negotiations
   2. Minimized harm to the environment
   3. Negligible loss of life
   4. Reduced property destruction
6. Which of the following terms describes extreme natural, human-caused, or technological events that result in widespread deaths, property damage, and injuries?
   1. Catastrophes
   2. Disasters
   3. Hazards
   4. Tragedies
7. _________________ describes the actions taken immediately following and as a direct result of an incident.
   1. Mitigation
   2. Recovery
   3. Resilience
   4. Response

True/False

1. The deadliest hurricane in American history struck Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900.
   1. True
   2. False
2. Emergency management is the managerial framework within which communities mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and catastrophes.
   1. True
   2. False
3. Since the founding of America, emergency management has always involved governmental action.
   1. True
   2. False
4. FEMA is charged with preventing disasters.
   1. True
   2. False
5. Recovery means measures that are taken to reduce or eliminate the risks that hazards pose.
   1. True
   2. False
6. All emergency managers are uniformed first responders.
   1. True
   2. False
7. Emergency management is best understood as a process, or cycle, rather than as a one-time event.
   1. True
   2. False

Short Answer

1. Explain the four trends the textbook describes in regard to how emergency management has evolved over the past several decades.
   1. Students should describe standardization, proactivity, an emphasis upon resilience, and whole community engagement.
2. Explain how unmanned aerial vehicles changed emergency management.
   1. They can be used during disasters and catastrophes. They can also pose potential public safety threats that will have to be navigated carefully by emergency management agencies. They can be used in search and rescue cases for aerial surveillance. Student answers may vary.
3. List some of the things that are helping to set emergency management apart as a profession unto itself.
   1. First, it has a wealth of training and education available from which aspiring emergency managers, as well as veterans of the profession, can draw. FEMA offers countless courses on emergency management-related topics, as do state emergency management agencies, colleges, and universities. Second, there is a professional certification process for emergency managers. The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) issues the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential, for example, which has become the gold standard signaling training and professional competence within emergency management today. Third, there are organizations that steer the profession itself.
4. Explain how the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency management intersect.
   1. The COVID-19 pandemic, arguably the most disruptive public health crisis in world history, also drew upon the expertise of the emergency management community. The need to provide health care services on a massive scale meant that communities like New York City had to set up field hospitals in city parks. Organizing the logistics and deployment of these hospitals falls within the realm of emergency management.
5. Discuss the impacts of Tom R. Tyler’s research on emergency management.
   1. Tyler’s insights can be applied to sustaining hastily formed partnerships between the public and private sectors. They suggest that partnerships that have clearly defined expectations, that are rooted in values like honesty, respect, empathy, and trust, and that reach joint decisions using predictable guidelines and facts have a better chance of sustained success. The parties to these partnerships—organizational leaders and line-level employees alike—are more likely to act for the good of the partnership itself under these circumstances and do so in a way that is largely self-motivated, rather than driven by incentives or penalties.

Short Essay

1. Explain the pros and cons of public-private partnerships.
2. Explain the role that diversity plans into emergency management.