POSC 391 Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions)
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POSC 391 Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Diversity of the planning group often results in more comprehensive and creative planning All of the following statements about plan approval and dissemination are true except for A. Each plan must be presented to the Department ...
Diversity of the planning group
often results in more comprehensive and creative planning
All of the following statements about plan approval and dissemination are true except
for
A. Each plan must be presented to the Department of Homeland Security for final
approval.
B. "Sunshine" laws may require that a copy of the plan be placed in a location
accessible to the public.
C. It is important to make the plan available in alternate formats to ensure access by the
whole community.
D. Official promulgation is vital to gaining the widest acceptance possible for the plan.
Select the True statement
A. An emergency plan only needs to be updated when there is a revision in the laws,
codes, or ordinances that govern emergency planning.
B. An emergency plan is considered up-to-date if it has been reviewed at least once in
the last decade.
C. The best time to review and update an emergency plan is during a major activation of
the plan, while personnel are focused on the policies and procedures.
D. An emergency plan should be reviewed and updated at least every 1 or 2 years and
after key events, including plan activation.
The planning process set out in CPG 101:
A. Is best suited for strategic planning rather than operational planning.
B. Is suitable for planning by all levels of government.
C. Applies only to development of new plans, not plan updates.
D. Is not appropriate for use by private entities.
An emergency operations plan:
A. Focuses on standard operating procedures for responding to one single type of
incident.
B. Serves primarily as a budgeting document for acquiring emergency management
resources.
C. Establishes the overall authority, roles, and functions performed during incidents.
,D. Is required in order for a jurisdiction to receive Federal assistance with mitigation
initiatives.
In the plan development step of emergency planning, the planning team generates,
compares, and selects possible course of action; identifies required resources; and
A. Estimates capabilities and shortfalls.
B. Generates a detailed budget.
C. Analyzes threats and hazards faced by the jurisdiction.
D. Creates a schedule for plan revision.
When completing a threat/hazard analysis, you should do all of the following actions,
except for
A. Avoid recent history or official records since they may not always be the best
indicator of the presence or severity of a threat or hazard.
B. Use existing THIRAs, hazard analyses, threat assessments, and homeland security
strategies to identify initial threats and hazards.
C. Ask community organizations, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and other
nontraditional partners to assist with the process.
D. Use online data sources and local subject-matter experts to understand potential
threats and hazards.
What role does the private sector play in emergency planning?
A. The private sector has no appropriate role in the planning process.
B. The private sector's only emergency management role is provision of resources
during an emergency.
C. The private sector's best role is to provide the business perspective during final
review of the plan.
D. The private sector should be involved as a stakeholder in the planning process.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an emergency plan:
A. Is best done by an external evaluator comparing the plan to a set of national
standards.
B. Involves a combination of training events, exercises, and real-world incidents.
C. Should be done by a task force once every five years to ensure compliance with the
law.
D. Typically is only needed when performance problems become evident among
response personnel.
T/F The planning team should represent the many facets of the community, including
governmental and nongovernmental entities, the private sector, infrastructure owners
and operators, and civic leaders
True
, Which of the following is a false statement?
A. Preparedness derives from building and sustaining the capabilities that are
necessary to deal with great risks.
B. Preparedness activities take place before, during, and after an incident.
C. Preparedness requires development of a separate emergency plan for each
identified threat and hazard.
D. Preparedness results from building and sustaining core capabilities in each of five
mission areas.
An emergency operations plan delineates:
A. How people and property will be protected during an emergency.
B. Agency coordination during long-term recovery efforts.
C. The importance of intelligence about imminent threats in thwarting terrorist attacks.
D. How predisaster choices can manage or reduce long-term risk.
T/F A key planning principle is that plans are most coherent when developed by a single
emergency management professional and then presented to the response community
for approval
False
developed by a team
Step 4 of the planning process is plan development. This step involves generating
courses of action, identifying required resources, and:
A. Obtaining approval from Federal authorities.
B. Estimating capabilities and shortfalls.
C. Eliminating courses of action that would require outside resources.
D. Determining what threats and hazards the jurisdiction faces.
T/F The emergency operations plan establishes the overall authority, roles, and
functions performed during incidents
True
T/F The goal of preparedness is a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities
required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to,
and recover from threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk
True
When an emergency operations plan has been developed and approved, what step
remains to be done?
A. No steps remain; the process is complete.
B. Determine goals and objectives.
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