NIMS
Planning for the Chaos
Response: Running on Caffeine & Little Sleep
Recovery: The Paperwork Aftermath
NEMA
100

This three-letter acronym represents the basic command structure used to manage incidents.

What is ICS (Incident Command System

100

This document formally outlines a community's planned response to physical threats and outlines agency roles.

What is an EOP (Emergency Operation Plan)?

100

An incident begins and ends ______.

What is local?

100

After an incident occurs, Federal regulation requires NEMA to submit a request for a Federal Disaster Declaration within ______.

What is 30 days?

100

This person manages the day-to-day operations at NEMA.

Who is Erv Portis, Assistant Director

200

The phases of emergency management are mitigation, preparedness, response, and this final one.

What is Recovery?

200

This specific type of discussion-based exercise walks personnel through a simulated scenario without deploying real assets.

What is a Tabletop Exercise (TTX)?

200

Monitors natural and man-made hazards and threats with potential, immediate, or ongoing impacts to Nebraska.

What is the State Watch Center?

200

Public Assistance funding becomes available after the President declares this.

What is a major disaster or emergency?

300

This location serves as the central hub for coordination, data gathering, and decision making during a disaster.

What is the EOC (Emergency Operations Center)

300

HSEEP

What is Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program?

300

Transitions to an incident management function to include all components/functions of a Command and General Staff.

What is an Incident Management Team (IMT)?

400

These are the three Command Staff positions under the Incident Commander.

What are Public Information Officer, Safety Officer and Liaison Office?

400

This grant provides emergency management agencies with resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System.

What is the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)?

400

A collection and network of nonprofit partners, volunteer organizations and other stake holders.

What are VOADS (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster)

400

The only phase of emergency management specifically dedicated to breaking the cycle of damage, reconstruction and repeated damage.

What is mitigation?

500

This assessment process identifies community hazards and estimates their potential impact to guide planning priorities.

What is THIRA (Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)?

500

An online catalogue of national resource typing definitions, position qualifications, Position Task Books and Skillsets provided by FEMA.

What is a Resource Typing Library Tool?