Disaster Preparedness

What does CERT stand for?

• Certified Emergency Response Team

• Community Early Response Team

• Certified Emergency Responder Trainor

• Community Emergency Response Teams

When do CERTs respond?

• immediately before a disaster

• immediately after a disaster when response resources are overwhelmed

• after first responders have made sure it is safe

• during a disaster to save more people

While CERTs are a valuable asset in emergency response, CERTs are not trained to perform all of the functions or respond to the same degree as professional responders

• True

• False

Effective community preparedness addresses the unique attributes of the community EXCEPT:

• The threat and hazards profile and vulnerabilities of the area

• The existing infrastructure

• Resources and skills within the community

• Whether or not they county has the budget need to respond to a disaster

Who has the responsibility to develop, test, and refine emergency operations plans, ensure emergency responders have adequate skills and resources, and

• The community

• The local hospital

• The government

• The local school system

To meet these challenges, government should involve who in the planning process; to incorporate community resources in the plans; to provide reliable, actionable information; and to encourage training, practicing, and volunteer programs?

• The community

• The school board

• The local power company

• The utilities company

The government emergency service providers include all the following except:

• Emergency Management

• Law Enforcement

• Fire and Rescue

• School System

All government agencies with a role in disaster response work to organize and coordinate their agencies’ activities before an emergency or disaster. The product of their work is the :

• Incident Action Plan

• Response Plan

• Emergency Operations Plan

• FEMA document

The EOP documents all the following EXCEPT:

• Assigns responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying out specific actions at projected times and places

• Sets forth lines of authority and organizational relationships and shows how all actions will be coordinated

• Describes how people and property will be protected

• Describes how the Federal Government will decide who needs recovery money the most

Check all that apply: All members of the community should:

• Learn about community alerts and warnings, evacuation routes, and how to get critical information

• Take training in preparedness, first aid, and response skills

• Report suspicious activity

•  Practice skills and personal plans through periodic drills in multiple settings