It's Basic
What is it recommended that every family have in their home in case of disaster?
What is an emergency kit?
This deadly hurricane in 2005 exposed weaknesses in disaster response and prompted significant reforms in emergency management policies and procedures in the United States.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Tis’ the season! With an estimated 25 storm systems predicted for 2024, this season lasts from June 1 – November 30th.
What is hurricane season?
April 1979, Federal Emergency Management Agency
What is when FEMA was first established?
In an emergency you should call this number.
What is 9-1-1?
The term used to describe the organized movement of people away from a dangerous area or threat to safety?
What is evacuation?
This hurricane was the costliest in Virginia history, coming in at an estimated $1.9 million USD.
What is Hurricane Isabel?
The World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 by this name.
What is COVID-19?
September 2001, New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania
What is 9/11?
This household safety device will beep when it needs new batteries.
What is a smoke detector?
This phase of emergency management focuses on rebuilding communities, restoring infrastructure, and supporting long-term healing after a disaster?
What is disaster recovery?
All disasters start at the local level. When more than local resources are needed, this person will work closely with regional staff and the agency to ensure effective and efficient response to a disaster.
Who is a local emergency manager?
The Colonial Pipeline incident which occurred in 2021 is an example of this type of threat. In 2021, over 33 million attacks were attempted in Virginia alone.
What are cyber-attacks?
August 2005, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and the surrounding Gulf Coast
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Create this type of plan to prepare for common hazards in your community and outline where to go, what to do, and how to communicate with household members in an emergency.
What is an emergency plan?
In the United States, this federal agency is responsible for coordinating disaster response and recovery efforts.
What is FEMA?
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake that could be felt up and down the east coast in 2011, damaging the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was centered in this Virginia county.
What is Louisa?
This hazard can lead to droughts, power outages, and brush fires, as well as cause health issues.
What is excessive/ extreme heat?
March through April 2024, Shenandoah, Page, and Rockingham counties
What are the 2024 Virginia wildfires?
Don’t wait! This type of insurance policy can take up to 30 days to go into effect and protect your property.
What is flood insurance?
This proactive strategy aims to reduce or eliminate the impact of hazards on people and property before a disaster occurs.
What is hazard mitigation?
13 months after Hurricane Agnes caused record- breaking flooding, The Virginia Office of Emergency Services was created in Virginia in this year. It later became the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
What is 1973?
Homer Simpson does not live in Virginia, but the state has two of this kind of facility where he worked in the show.
What is a nuclear power plant?
The remnants of this hurricane proved to be deadly for one man in Chesterfield County in September 2018.
What is Hurricane Florence?
The alerts you receive on your phone during an emergency are called this.
What are WEAs (Wireless Emergency Alerts)?