Mental Health
Symptoms for ASD must occur in what timeframe of an incident?
What is within 4 weeks?
Which section of the ICS provides personnel, equipment, and support for the command center?
What is the Logistics Section?
This type of recovery is immediate and overlaps with response.
What is short-term recovery?
Give 3 examples of internal customers.
What are staff, federal agencies, disaster partners?
Often fill the gaps between what the governments provide and the needs represented by the victims and communities.
What is non-governmental organizations?
List 3 symptoms that an adult must have to be diagnosed with PTSD.
What is: Last longer than 4 weeks, at least one re-experiencing symptom, at least one avoidance symptom, at least two arousal and reactivity symptoms, or at least 2 cognition and mood symptoms.
Point of contact for assisting and coordinating activities between Command Center and supporting agencies.
What is the Liaison Officer?
Give an example of damages that fall under Public Assistance.
What are public roads, government buildings, nonprofit organizations?
The main message to your target audience.
What is a Single Overriding Communication Objective?
An association of nongovernmental organizations involved in disaster response and recovery
What is NVOAD?
Psychological support provided by mental health professionals in preparation, response to, and recovery from disasters.
What is Disaster Mental Health?
List the command staff in the Incident Command System.
List 3 programs under FEMA's Individual Assistance.
What is: The Disaster Housing Program, The Individuals & Households Program, The Housing Needs Program, Small Business Administration, The Disaster Unemployment Assistance Program, Legal Assistance, Crisis Counseling
Knowing the number of people killed/injured, damages at a disaster site, condition of homes, etc... is known as what?
What is situational awareness?
List 2 examples of an NGO and 2 examples of a FBO.
Decided upon answer.
Having friends and other people, including family, to turn to in times of need or crisis to give you a broader focus and positive self-image.
What is social support?
When there are multiple incidents being managed by multiple organizations in the ICS.
What is an Area Command?
Who is eligible for individual assistance? (3)
What is: Individuals, Families, & Small Business Owners
Describe an effective disaster communications strategy in the planning phase.
Most Faith-Based Organizations belong to either of these two umbrella organizations.
What is NVOAD and Church World Service
List 4 of the 8 core actions of Psychological First Aid.
What is: Contact & Engagement, Safety & Comfort, Stabilization, Information Gathering, Practical Assistance, Connection w/ Social Support, Information on Coping, or Lingage with Collaborate Services
Describe the disaster declaration process.
What is Local-State-Federal?
What are the 2 types of work covered by FEMA's Public Assistance Program?
What is Emergency Work & Permanent Work?
List the 5 Assumptions for an effective disaster communications strategy.
What is: Customer Focus, Leadership Commitment, Inclusion of Comm in Planning/Operations, Situational Awareness, Media Partnership
List the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross/Red Crescent. (7)
What is: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality