What's
USDA
What is the US Department of Agriculture?
FEMA
What is the Federal Emergency Management System?
NOAA
What is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
SBA
What is the Small Business Administration?
CDC
What is the Center for Disease Control?
FHA
What is the Federal Housing Administration?
HUD
What is the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
The middle of the hurricane
What is the Eye?
WHO
What is the World Health Organization?
1979
In what year was the Federal Emergency Management Administration established?
Phase of emergency management helps in advance of the disaster
What is Preparedness?
Consist of a public or official announcement made by a person in local power or state government
What is a Proclamation?
Phase of emergency management reduces the negative impact of disasters
What is Mitigation?
Program designed to provide economic relief to businesses experiencing a temporary loss of revenue
What is the EIDL?
Should contain at least 70% alcohol
What is Hand Sanitizer?
COC
What is a Continuum of Care?
This Act facilitates federal funding declaration
What is the Stafford Act?
Period when people take care of themselves, family and animals to prevent stress and financial burdens.
What is the Recovery Period?
Process to identify potential hazards.
What is a Risk Assessment?
Process of helping to reach a state of normalcy following the occurrence of a disastrous event
What is Disaster Recovery?
LIHEAP
What is the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program
VOAD
What is Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
Takes place during an emergency.
What is the Response Phase?
Technical name - type of disaster has to do with the earth’s movement:
What is seismic or geophysical?
Failures of systems and services that are used by the public
What is infrastructure disasters?