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Two incident levels established by the Stafford Act

Emergencies and disasters

Primary mission includes preventing terrorist attacks within the United States; reducing the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; and minimising the damage and assisting in the recovery from terrorist attacks that occur within the United States

Department of Homeland Security

Required the federal government to establish a single , comprehensive approach to domestic incident management ?

Homeland Security presidential directive - 5 (management of domestic incidents)

Presidential directive that provides a nationwide template the enables federal, state, local, tribal governments and private sector and non governmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of cause, size or complexity.

National Incident Management System

Department of defense publication that provides a concept of operations as well as functional information necessary to execute a comprehensive and unified response to a nuclear weapon accident

DOD 3150.8-M Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures

What department has primary responsibility to protect US citizens and interests abroad?

Department of State

our codified practices on how best to employ air and space power

Doctrine

which operation is not one of the five operational pillars of C-CBRN operations?

Offensive operations

when using Multi service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) what factor must you remember?

MTTPS are not directive in nature

Which action is not part of the primary mission of the Air Force Emergency Management Program?

Provide support to civil and host-nation authorities.

What essential elements are contained in the response mission area of the Air Force Emergency Management Program?

Notification, response, and protective actions.

Diseases that impact humans or animals are classified as which hazard category?

Natural hazard.

Which action is one of the first steps an installation commander takes in establishing a single, installation-wide emergency management program?

Appointing an installation emergency manager.

Which action is not a major element of the installation emergency management program?

Recovering

What factors determine the type and amount of equipment needed for the emergency management program on your installation?

The installation’s mission and the hazards it may face.

At a minimum, how often does the major command (MAJCOM) Emergency Management Working Group meet?

Semiannually

At a minimum, how often does the installation Emergency Management Working Group meet?

Quarterly

Who is the point of contact for emergency management exercise planning and coordination?

Wing inspection team.

Which function serves as the essential command and control node for the installation?

Command post.

Which installation function is activated to provide command, control, and communication link to higher headquarters and civilian agencies and coordinates the incident response needs when installation resources are exceeded?

Crisis action team.

Who activates the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?

installation commander.

Who serves as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) director?

Mission support group commander.

who provides the incident commander all the support requested to manage the incident, restore mission capabilities, and sustain response and recovery activities?

EOC director.

Which person would be appointed as the Emergency Operations Center Manager by the installation commander?

Readiness and emergency management (R&EM) flight superintendent.

Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) is responsible for oversight of communications procedures, equipment, and capabilities?

ESF 2.

Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) is responsible for hazardous material (HAZMAT) response?

ESF 10.

Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) is responsible for energy infrastructure assessment, repair, and restoration?

ESF 12.

Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) is external affairs?

ESF 15

Which function directs, monitors, and reports mitigation and preparedness activities and maintains unit continuity for command and control?

Unit control centers.

What is the goal of the integrated emergency communications center?

To provide an enhanced common operating picture (COP).

Which function provides emergency call taking, alarm monitoring, sensor monitoring, video monitoring, control, communications support, channel and frequency assignments, allocation, and emergency notification responder reachback capability during emergencies as well as notification of an emergency to the receiving medical treatment facilities and hospitals?

Emergency communications center.

Which function serves as the focal point for base security and defense command and control (C2)?

Base defense operations center.

Which Emergency Support Function (ESF) is responsible for managing the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Control Center?

ESF 5

Who is the trained and experienced responder who provides tactical on-scene control by initiating the incident command system using subject matter experts and support from other functions?

Incident commander.

Which Disaster Response Force (DRF) members deploy to the accident scene after the first responders to expand the ICS and perform support functions?

emergency responders

Which teams are formed from existing installation and unit personnel resources to support emergency response operations?

Specialized and support/recovery teams.

which team is not one of the primary emergency response support teams that are part of the Disaster Response Force (DRF)?

Response and recovery team.

Which reason is not valid for the installation commander or a designated representative to approve releasing a trained member from a specialized team?

Routine leave.

Which team is established by installations when there is a requirement for extended sheltering of base personnel during natural disasters or man-made incidents?

Shelter management team.

What is the minimum team requirement for natural disaster shelters?

One shelter manager, one monitor for registration/accountability of the shelter occupants, one security person, and one person for logistics.

Which team performs decontamination on assets under the control of their functional area for wartime operations?

Contamination control team.

Who determines the number of personnel needed to support Contamination Control Area (CCA) operations?

Local commanders.

Which factor is not used in determining personnel requirements to run the Contamination Control Area (CCA)?

Number of CCAs on the installation.

who will activate the contamination control station teams?

Emergency operations center.

Who manages the search and recovery (S&R) teams?

Force support squadron.

Which factor is a limitation of the fatality search and recovery team?

The Air Force does not have the capability to decontaminate human remains.

which team is used to recover aircraft and to support the investigation of the interim and safety accident investigative boards of an aircraft accident?

Crash recovery team.

Which team is a comprehensive team that includes all components and functions of the command and general staff of the Incident Command System (ICS) structure?

Incident management team.

which response team is a tailored force dispatched from the closest military installation by the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) or by the Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, through the Deputy Director of Operations, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center immediately upon notification of a United States nuclear weapon incident or nuclear or radiological incident?

Initial response force.

Which response team’s mission is to take immediate lifesaving actions and establish safety and security controls at the accident scene?

Initial response force.

Which DOD response force is appropriately staffed, trained, and equipped to coordinate all actions necessary to control and recover from a nuclear weapon accident or incident?a. Response task force.

response task force

The specific purpose of the response task force is to

recover weapons and provide radiological accident assistance.

Which team may be activated by the National Military Command Center or the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) to support a nuclear weapons accident or incident of a weapon in DOE custody or an incident under Department of Justice lead?

response task force

Which Homeland Security Presidential Directive was issued to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents by establishing a single, comprehensive national incident management system?

HSPD 5

which Homeland Security Presidential Directive was issued to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies?

HSPD 8

Which phase of incident management includes actions such as planning training and exercises?

Preparedness.

Which phase of incident management includes implementing response plans and checklists? a. Recovery.

Response

Which phase of incident management is an ongoing process and is considered, to some degree, a part of every phase of incident management?

Mitigation

What do we call an occurrence (natural, man-made, or technological) that requires some level of a response to protect life, property, or the environment?

an incident

Which incident type may require several response resources and are usually limited to one operational period (12 hours or less)?

Type 4

which incident type requires resources that exceed the initial response and includes incidents such as an aircraft crash, a hostage situation with several hostages, or a flood?

Type 3

Which incident type extends beyond the installation’s resource capabilities for response, requiring local, state, and federal response resources to effectively manage the incident?

Type 2

Which incident type is the most complex, requiring extensive national resources to effectively manage the incident?

Type 1

what general staff functions fall under the command section of the Incident Command System (ICS)?

Finance/administration, logistics, operations, and planning.

Which factor is the key in determining how large the Incident Command System (ICS) structure will become?

Span of control.

in addition to the incident commander (IC), which positions make up the command staff?

Public information officer, incident safety officer, liaison officer.

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), who has the primary responsibility for releasing information to the public?

Public information officer.

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), who monitors incident operations and advises the Incident Commander (IC) on all matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder personnel?

Incident safety officer.

Which unit is not one of the units of the logistics section?

base support

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), which section is responsible to conduct actions to reduce the immediate hazard, establish situational control, and restore normal operations?

operations

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), who is responsible for the direct management of all incident tactical activities?

Operations section chief.

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), a division is established

to divide an incident into physical or geographical areas of operation.

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), a set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel is called a

strike team.

Under the Incident Command System (ICS), any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need is called a

task force

Which unit is not a unit under the planning section of the Incident Command System (ICS)?

information

What factors determine how Incident Command System (ICS) positions are filled?

expertise and experience

Which Incident Command System (ICS) location is mandatory for executing primary command functions?

incident command post

How must local incidents be managed?

At the lowest possible jurisdictional level.

Who ensures that the state is prepared to deal with large-scale emergencies and is responsible for coordinating the state response in any incident?

The director of the state Emergency Management agency.

Where does state multiagency coordination occur?


State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).


Which is not one of the major categories of disaster aid made available through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?

Business continuity.

Who is the principal federal official for domestic incident management?

The secretary of Homeland Security.

Which agency is the primary federal incident management field structure?

joint Field Office.

Which alert warns of a credible terrorist threat against the US?

elevated threat

Who is the president’s principal foreign policy advisor?

secretary of State.

what agency has the mission is to protect and defend the US against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the US, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners?

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Which command is the Army’s command and control headquarters responsible for providing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRNE) forces, in a variety of operational team configurations, to respond, assess, exploit, and eliminate CBRNE hazards worldwide?

20th Support Command.

which function provides education and research to present and future leaders of the Air Force by helping them better prepare to combat an adversary’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat?

Air Force Counterproliferation Center.

Which agency is the principal advocate and single point of contact for all Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) detection, vaccine, and medical diagnostic acquisition efforts?

Joint program executive office for chemical and biological defense

which agency’s purpose is to save lives, prevent injury, and provide temporary critical life support during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) situation in the US or its territories and possessions?

Joint task force civil support

Which of the following is a regional response capability to support a state’s governor?

National Guard CBRNE-Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP).

Who assigns military missions?

The secretary of defense (SecDef).

Which combatant command defends America’s homeland—protecting our people, national power, and freedom of action?

US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).

which combatant command develops and directs the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise to globally project strategic national security capabilities?

US Transportation (USTRANSCOM).

What agreement is written to ensure North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members operate in the same manner?

Standardization Agreements.

Which specialty is assigned to the combined air operations center (CAOC) on every Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) rotation to lead and manage 3E9s in the Southwest Asia (SWA) area of responsibility (AOR)?

3E991.

Which type of organization plays an essential role in protecting critical infrastructure systems and implementing plans for the rapid restoration of normal commercial activities and critical infrastructure operations in the event of disruption?

private-sector.

What term is given to those assets, systems, networks, and functions, physical or virtual, so vital to the US that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of those matters?

Critical infrastructure.

what group has a key feature that is their inherent independence and commitment to specific sets of interests and values?

non-governmental organizations.

The American Red Cross is a supporting agency to the mass care functions of which Emergency Support Function (ESF)?

ESF 6