Build a Kit!
Personal Preparedness
Larimer County Emergency Facts!
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
History!
100
How should you build a kit?
A- Purchase a pre-made one
B- Purchase everything in the camping aisle at the store
C- Examine the needs of yourself, your family, and property in an emergency and identify what needs to go in your kit
C- Examine the needs of yourself, your family, and property in an emergency and identify what needs to go in your kit
100
How should you prepare for an emergency?
A-Purchase expensive survival tools and kits
B- Build a kit, make a plan, prepare your house, stay aware
C- Nothing, disasters don't happen here!
B- Build a kit, make a plan, prepare your family & property, stay aware.
100
Who commands wildland firefighting for Larimer County?
Larimer County Sheriffs Office (Emergency Services)
100
What is the system for command, control, coordination, and managing an emergency?
A- Incident Command System
B- National Incident Management System
C- Organizational Structure
A- Incident Command System
100
What is the worlds worst radiological disaster?
Chernobyl
200
How many days should you prepare for when building an emergency kit?
7-10 days, 3 for evacuation
200
What factors can impact your preparedness needs (2 awnsers)?
A- Medical Needs
B- Occupation
C- Geographical location
D- Wealth
A- Medical Needs
C- Geographical Location
200
What 2020 Wildfire burned 208,663 acres of Larimer & Jackson Counties?
A- Marshall fire
B- Cameron Peak Fire
C- Badger Creek Fire
B- Cameron Peak Fire
200
Which is not a part of the disaster cycle?
A- Preparedness
B- Mitigation
C- Response
D- Communication/ Emergency Notification
D- Communication/ Emergency Notification
200
What disease agent was used in the 2001 bioterrorism attacks?
A- Anthrax
B- Botulism Toxins
C- Weaponized Cholera
A- Anthrax (Amerithrax)
300
How many modes of communication/alert receiving should you have?
2
300
What type of mask should be used to provide protection against ash, mold, and and dust?
A- Surgical/earloop face mask
B- N95 respirator
C- Material/cloth mask
B- N95 Respirator (Particulate or medical)
300
Emergency Support Function 8 / Health & Human Services Branch is lead by what agency?
A- Health & Environment
B- Human Services
C- UCHealth System
A- Health & Environment
300
What federal program can deploy medical countermeasures, supplies, and equipment to respond to a health emergency?
A- CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service
B- The Strategic National Stockpile
C- FEMA Incident Management Assistance Teams
B- The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
300
How many countries have smallpox samples?
2
400
How much water is needed per person & pet per day?
A- 1 gallon
B- .5 gallon
C- .3 gallon
A- 1 gallon of water is needed per person/pet per day.
400
How much moving water can sweep you away? How much can sweep your car away?
A- 6 in.; 1 ft
B- 3 in.; 8 in.
C- 1 ft.; 2 ft
A- 6 in. ; 1 ft.
400
What primary agency/organizations operates shelters during disasters?
A- Larimer County Dept. of Human Services
B- The American Red Cross
C- Larimer County Office of Emergency Management
B- The American Red Cross
400
What sector is not a part of ESF-8 Health & Medical Services
A- Laboratories
B- Veterinarian Care
C- Environmental Health
D- Fatality Management
B- Veterinarian Care
400
In 1984 a town in Oregon had 751 cases after the deliberate contamination of a salad bar. What pathogen was used?
A- Measles
B- AIDs
C- Salmonella
D- SARS
C- Salmonella (1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack)
500
How often should you check and maintain your emergency kits?
A- 4 months
B- 6 months
C- Annual
B- 6 months
500
How can you prepare your home for wildfires ( 2 awnsers)?
A- Defensive landscaping
B- Digging a moat around your property
C- Understanding your insurance coverage
D- Watering your lawn
A- Defensive landscaping
C- Understanding your insurance coverage
500
What are the top 3 hazards for Larimer County?
A- Wildfires, drought, floods
B- Blizzards, severe weather, and HAZMAT
C- Wildfires, severe weather, floods
C- Wildfires, Severe Weather, Floods
500
Which of the following is not a category A bioterrorism disease?
A- Tularemia
B- Botulism
C- Salmonella
D- Filoviruses & Arenaviruses
C- Salmonella
500
How many U.S. cases were there in the 2014 Ebola Outbreak?
4