FEMA
What does FEMA stand for?
Federal Emergency Management Agency
What is the purpose of Emergency Management?
To help communities cope with disasters.
what does P.E.F.E.M. stand for?
Postsecondary Education for Emergency Management
What is FEMA’s ultimate job?
To help communities affected by disasters.
What are the two types of disasters?
Natural & Human-made
What is the purpose of getting higher education?
To strengthen a persons leadership skills
What percentage of cost will FEMA refund to communities affected by disasters?
75%
What is an LEPC?
Local Emergency Planning Committee
What jobs does this open up?
Emergency program director or manager
Emergency preparedness instructor
Emergency operations center chief
Director of security
Risk management expert
Hospital coordinator
Technical training supervisor
What’s the term?: A management philosophy that builds awareness skills that is designed for personnel who fill specific emergency support positions.
Integrated Emergency Management System
What is an ESF?
Emergency support function
What recent events caused and increased need for higher education in the field?
Terroristic attacks
What president signed the executive order for the creation of FEMA?
President Jimmy Carter
Name 4 out of 8 principles of Emergency Management
Comprehensive, Progressive, Risk-driven, Integrated, Collaborative, Coordinated, Flexible, and Professional.
What are one of the examples in the book for Postsecondary Education for Emergency Management?
Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Management Administration and Homeland Security, Bachelor of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management,or a Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management