Emergency Incident Quiz

Match the incident to the appropriate category

Groups:

(a) Small scale

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(b) Major incident

• Nuclear disaster

• Natural disaster

• Offenders creating disturbance

• Building collapse

• Small chemical spill

• Terrorist acts (e.g. bombings)

• Train/Rail crash

• RTC (Road Traffic Collision)

• Mass cyber attacks

• Pandemics

What does an emergency incident require?

• Delayed response

• No action

• Urgent intervention to prevent worsening

• Routine check-up

What type of incident involves a fire as a small scale incident?

• Gas explosion/fire

• Forest fire

• Industrial fire

• House fire

Riots are an example of which type of emergency incident?

• Civil unrest

• Health related

• Human error

• Industrial accident

Which of the following is NOT a result of a nuclear explosion?

• Radioactive fallout

• Mushroom cloud

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

What is the term for the long-term environmental impact of a nuclear explosion?

• Global warming

• Acid rain

• Radioactive fallout

• Ozone depletion

Why are emergency incidents categorised?

• • So the media can decide which incidents are worth reporting.

• • Because the government requires all incidents to be put into spreadsheets.

• Ensures appropriate measures are taken for each type of incident.

• • To make it easier to assign blame after the incident.