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| Question | Answer |
| What does FEMA stand for? | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| True or False The Stafford Act requires the Governor or Tribal govt Chief Executive to submit a letter to the President requesting Federal Assistance before PDA's can begin. | False |
| What are the steps in the disaster declaration process sequence for a non-expedited major disaster declaration? | * Event * PDA's * Governor's request * Region * HQ * DHS * White House * DR |
| True or False FEMA's disaster assistance resources should always be used before those of other federal agencies. | False |
| True or False Before the appointment of a FCO, the RA where the event has happened is responsible for FEMA's response to the State, Local, Tribal, or territorial govt. | True |
| What are the 4 types of stress? | * Cognitive * Emotional * Physical * Behavioral |
| What declarations and activities are within the Stafford Act? | * Major disasters * Emergencies * Defense emergency * Fire Mgmt Assistance * Pre-disaster declaration activities |
| What does MA stand for? | Mission Assignment - A work order issued to a federal agency by FEMA, directing completion by tgat agebcy if a specified task and sets aside funding. |
| What are the two types of mission support? | Federal Operations Support (FOS) - Is 100% federally funded. Is eligible before or after a disaster. Direct Federal Assistance - requested by State. Subject to State cost share. Only eligible after declaration. |
| What activity is not declared but require FEMA's expertise in consequence management? | Federal-to-Federal |
| Explain the Mission Assistance process? | |
| What is the goal of risk reduction? | To reduce risk to life and property through the use of land use controls, building practices, and other tools. |
| What does SCO stand for? | State Coordinating Officer Appointed by Governor |
| What is Protection? | The capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and human caused or natural disasters. |
| What is Prepardness? | Actions taken to plan, prganize, equip, train, and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respibd to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk. |
| What are the grant program key activities? | * Grant program development * Application submission and review * Award determination and obligations * Award management * Evaluation and closeout |
| What is resilience? | The ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly reciver from disruption due to emergencies. |
| What does PKEMRA stand for? | The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. |
| What does MDRC stand for? | Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers |
| What does IRR stand for? | Initial Response Resources |
| Where are primary distributions centers located? | Atlanta, GA Fort Worth, TX Cumberland, MD Frederick, MD Moffett Field, CA Puerto Rico Hawaii Guam |
| What does IMAT stand for? | Incident Management Assistance Teams |
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| What FEMA authority is Entitled "Emergency Management and Assistance? | Title 44 |
| Which mission seeks to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation by planning, training, exercising, snd building the emergency management profession? | Prepardness |
| Which group sets priorities and provides leadership for a unified response at all levels? | United Coordination Group (UCG) |
| What does FQS stand for? | FEMA Qualification System |
| What does SCO stand for? | State Coordinating Officer |
| What are the activities within FQS? | I'm Is As Me Incident Mgmt Incident Support Ancillary Support Mission Essential |
| What does EMAC stand for? | Emergency Management Assistance Compacts |
| What are the steps in the Declaration Process? | Event PDA's Govenor's request Regional National DHS President DR |
| What is FEMA's Mission? | Support our citizens and 1st respinfers to ensure that we work together as a nation to build, sustain, and improve oyr capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. |
| What does USAR stand for? | Urban Search and Rescue |
| What does PSMA stand for? | Pre-scripted Mission Assignments |
| Which agencies could participate in PSMA's? | * HHS * U.S.Corps of Engineers * Department of Defense * U.S. Coast Guard |
| What does OPSEC stand for? | Operations Security |
| What are the response doctrine key principles? | * Engaged Partnerships * Tiered Response * Scalable, Flexible, and Adaptable Operational Capabilities * Unity of Effort Through Unified Command * Readiness To Act |
| What does NDRF stand for? | National Disaster Recovery Framework |
| What does the NDRF do? | The NDRF is a guide to promote effective recovery, particularly for large-scale or catastrophic incidents. |
| What does term Recovery refer to? | Refers to those capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively. |
| What are the key activities of response? | * Taking immediate action |
| At the onset of an incident, initial decisions, and objectives are established based on what priorities? | * Life and health * property protection * Continuity of Operations |
| Recovery is focused on a timely restoration, strengthening, and revitalization of what? | * Infrastructure * Housing * Sustainable economy * Health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident |
| When does recovery begin? | Immediately |
| How long does recovery take? | As long as it takes |
| What is the recovery process? | A sequence of interdependent and iften concurrent activities that progressively advance a community toward a successful recovery. |
| Developing and implementing a disaster recovery plan will help guide the community through the recovery process. True or False | True |
| What are FEMA's core missions? | * Prepardness * Protection * Response * Recovery * Mitigation |
| What is the role of the CFO? | * Provides funds control & financial info, operations, and policy support * Serves as the principal advisor to the Administrator on financial matters * Oversees the External Coordination and Liasion Unit * Manages the Disaster Relief Fund |
| What does LDRM stand for? | Local Disaster Recovery Managers |
| Who should you contact regarding ethics questions? | Ethics Officer |
| What does FEKC stand for? | FEMA employee knowledge center |
| What function does ESF perform? | Groups of government, nongovernmental, and private sector organizations that provide the people, facilities, supplies, and equipment to respond to disasters. |
| What does RRCS stand for? | Regional Response Coordination Staff |
| What does NRF stand for? | National Response Framework |
| What is the role of an ESF Coordinator? | To manage oversight for a particular ESF. |
| What general duties does the ESF perform? | * Have authority to commit agency assets * Approve abd implement mission assignments * Maintain situational awareness and report on ESF operations * Represent the agency on task forces and ad hoc groups * Serve as technical experts |
| What does NRCC stand for? | National Response Coordination Center |
| What does RA stand for? | Regional Administrator |
| What is ESF 15? | External Affairs |
| What is ESF 10? | Oil and Hazardous Materials |
| What is ESF 7? | Logistics |
| What is ESF 8? | Public Health and Medical Services |
| What is ESF 3? | Public Works and Engineering |
| What is ESF 1? | Transportation |
| What is ESF 4? | Firefighting |
| What is the mission of FLETC? | We train those who protect our homeland |
| What 3 recovery programs does the Human Services function provide under the Individual Assistance Program? | * Individual * Household * Community Services |
| What response function is a critical element of prepardness and all phases of response operations? | Planning |
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