Authorities
Rules and Laws
Acronyms and roles
EOC knowlege
OEM knowlege
100

Who determines the appropriate level of activation?

  • What is the Director of Emergency Management (or designee) A-001 PG. 9
100

What document establishes procedures for operations within the EOC

What are the Standard Operations Procedures? (SOPs)

100

What do the acronyms EAS and OWS stand for?

What is the 

Emergency Alert System and Outdoor Warning System

100

What command system is the EOC modeled after?

What is the Incident Command System (ICS). 

The OEC does not have authority to assume incident command responsibilities during an emergency or special event 

A-001 PG. 6

100

How long is a duty rotation?

What is two weeks?

200

Who can request activation of the EOC and how?

What is any City Department, either verbally or in writing A-001 PG. 9

200

What state law Governs Emergency Management

What is the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 also known as Chapter 418

200

What does the acronym NGO stand for? Name three (3) of our NGO partners

What is

  • Non-government Organization
  • American Red Cross (ARC)
  • Salvation Army
  • CERT
  • VOAD
  • Lions Club
  • 7th Day Adventists
  • Texas Baptist Men
  • Volunteer Now
  • North Texas Food Bank
200

What is the address of the backup EOC?

What is 3131 Dawson St. Dallas, Texas

200

What day and time are the sirens tested? What would cause us not to test the sirens?

What is

-The first Wednesday of every month at noon

-Inclement weather

300

The following five (5) individuals have the authority to activate the City of Dallas EOC In accordance with the provisions provided for in the SOP

  • CM
  • Director of EM
  • AEMC
  • On call duty officer
  • IC

A-001 PG 3

300

What law gives the Director of Emergency Management his authority?

What is City Charter Chapter 14B

300

What are the City Councils three (3) roles in an emergency?

What is 

extend a disaster declaration past 7 days

allocate money

change spending limit

300

What are the three (3) Shelter and Mass Care Classifications?

what are 


1.comfort/ cooling/ warming stations

2. Short term shelters

3. Long term Shelters

I-001 PG. 1

300

What control panel is used to project a source onto the four screens on the wall?

What is the Crestron Control panel? A-001 PG. 16

400

What is the Dallas Fire Chain of Command?

What is

  1. Fire Chief: David Coatney
  2. Asst chiefs
  3. Deputies
  4. Battalion Chiefs
  5. Captains
  6. Lieutenants
  7. Driver/ Engineer
  8. Firefighter
400

Is Dallas a “home-ruled” city? What does that mean?

Yes, it means that nobody can pass a law that affects the City of Dallas, except the City of Dallas.

400

What are the Mayors four (4) roles during an emergency?

what are

declare a disaster

director of emergency management

chief spokesperson

declare curfew or evacuation

400

What four (4) events can require the activation of the EOC?

What are

1. Any disaster

2. emergencies

3. training and exercises

4. upon request of the IC

A-001 PG 2

400

How much money can OEM use in an emergency without getting prior approval from council?

What is $50,000

500

What is the Dallas Police Department Chain of Command?

What is

  1. Police Chief
  2. Executive Assistant Chief
  3. Assistant Chiefs
  4. Deputy Chiefs
  5. Majors
  6. Captains
  7. Lieutenants
  8. Sergeants
  9. Senior Corporal
  10. Officers/ Detectives
500

What is mutual aid with and without a standing agreement?

  • With: Agencies provide each other resources
  • W/O: The first 12 hours are on the assisting agency, after that they will be reimbursed by the requesting agency
500

What do AT LEAST 3 the following acronyms stand for, as noted in the SOP? EMAC, SITREP, VOAD, ERCOT, MEOP

What is the

  • Emergency Management Assistance Compact
  • Situation Report
  • Volunteer Organizations Active in a Disasters
  • Electric Reliability Council of Texas
  • Master Emergency Operations Plan
500

How many levels of activation are there, what is the associated color and activation state per level?

What is

  • 1 (green) Normal State or normal
  • 2 (yellow) Watch state or increased
  • 3 (orange) Limited Activation or high
  • 4 (Red) Fully activated or maximum

A-002 Pg 1

500

The EOC has four capabilities that provide communications, warning, notification and situational awareness. Name two (2) of the five situational awareness tools

What are

  • Web EOC
  • E Team
  • Digital Sandbox
  • DPD downtown cameras
  • TxDOT cameras

A-001 PG. 18

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