Disaster History
Most destructive wildfire in California history
Camp Fire
A levee is built to control this natural hazard
Flooding
Emergency alerts sent to cell phones are called this
Wireless Emergency Alerts
Emergency managers recommends at least this many days of supplies
3 days
This scale measures earthquake magnitude
Richter / Moment Magnitude
This 1906 disaster devastated San Francisco
Earthquake then fire
Sandbags are used to keep this out of homes
Water
This system interrupts TV and radio for emergencies
Emergency Alert System
Families should have a meeting place and this
Communication plan
This system organizes responders under one structure during incidents.
What is the Incident Command System (ICS)?
This 2005 hurricane caused major flooding in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina
This federal agency builds many levees and dams
USACE
Evacuation alerts tell people to take this type of action
Protective action
Smoke alarms should be tested this often
Monthly
This federal doctrine describes how the nation responds to disasters using scalable, flexible coordination.
What is the National Response Framework (NRF)?
This U.S. federal agency coordinates disaster response
FEMA
This FEMA program provides flood insurance to communities
National Flood Insurance Program
Alerts should include hazard, location, and this third item
What to do
The first step in preparedness is to make this
A plan
The four phases of emergency management
Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
This agency provides weather warnings in the U.S.
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service defines these three common river stages used in flood planning.
What are Action Stage, Flood Stage, and Moderate/Major Flood Stage?
In California emergency messaging, these three common protective-action terms tell people what to do during a disaster.
What are Evacuation Order, Evacuation Warning, and Shelter in Place?
FEMA says neighbors working together before disasters helps build this key factor that speeds recovery.
What is community resilience?
In emergency management doctrine, incidents are managed at this level of government.
What is the local level?