Human Behaviors
Public safety personnel such as police, firefighters, and EMTs
First Responders
The city in Louisiana the is best known for Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans
These are defined as deadly, destructive, and disruptive events that occur when a hazard interacts with human vulnerability
Disasters
the fleeing of many individuals from what appears to be imminent harm.
Panic flight
Flood
A simplistic overstatement about some type of phenomena.
Exaggeration
The worst case of terrorism occurred in the USA on this date
a period of disbelief after a disaster, which renders them unable to think or take care of themselves
Shock
A large disturbance where people engage in antisocial behavior. Many begin as social protests
Riots
This type of hazard results from the presence and potential threat of radioactive material
Nuclear hazard
a false belief
Myth
The Columbine High School mass shooting occurred in this state
Colorado
a measurement of the registered shaking amplitudes of an earthquake
Richter Scale
The Las Vegas shooting is an example of this
Mass shooting
This hazard is associated with the Earth's soil and rock surfaces
Geologic hazard
The selling of goods and services at a price higher than normal market rate
Price gouging
The Watts Riots occurred in this city
Los Angeles
Enhanced Fujita Scales measures
Tornadoes
The threat or use of violence to intimidate someone or a government
Terrorism
The Saffir-Simpson scale is a descriptive tool to explain the magnitude of this
hurricane
The replacing of civilian authority with that of the military
Martial Law
The KISS nightclub fire occurred in this country
Brazil
This is the highest category for a hurricane
Five
The rising threat of terrorism has prompted a significant reorganization of the U.S. government and the establishment of this Department
Homeland Security
This type of collapses are hazards that occur when gravity and poor engineering interact and result in the failure of buildings, roads, or other construction projects.
Structural