These are four examples of FEMA social media that supports mitigation.
What is the FEMA Facebook page, the FEMA Twitter page, the FEMA YouTube page, the FEMA Smartphone Application, and the FEMA Blog? (any of the four are correct answers)
100
If you hear this, turn on your radio, tv or online for official info.
What is a civil defense siren?
100
Basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. This item should be kept in the event those services are out.
What is disaster supply kit?
100
This natural disaster appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour.
What is a tornado?
200
This program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
What is the Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) program?(Citizen Corps is also a correct answer)
200
On November 8, 2016, a charter ballot changed the name of our Civil Defense Agency to this.
What is Maui County Emergency Management Agency?
200
If you feel this, get away from the beach.
What is an earthquake?
200
You should keep one gallon per person per day of this item.
What is water?
200
Three mosquito borne diseases.
What are Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika.
300
Your family may not be together when a disaster strikes. It is important to write and have this in advance.
What is an Emergency Preparedness Plan or a Family Communications Plan?(Both are correct)
300
By doing this mitigation action on houses, windows are best protected from hurricanes.
What is installing permanent storm shutters or boarding them with plywood?.(Both are correct)
300
Pet Owners should familiarize themselves with these locations before a disaster strikes in case of a potential evacuation.
What is identify pet-friendly hotels or shelters?
300
Immediately following a disaster, a community can become easily overwhelmed by the amount of generous people who want to help. This is the best way to help.
What is donating cash or affiliate with existing non-profit organizations before coming to the disaster area? (either answer is correct)
300
Changes in landscape such as patterns of storm-water drainage on slopes (especially the places where runoff water converges), land movement, or progressively leaning trees are all signs of this natural disaster potentially occurring.
What is a landslide?
400
This scale, named after the wind engineer and meteorologist who created it, classifies hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speed at the indicated time.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?
400
To reduce damage during high wind events, this should be installed to securely fasten your roof to the frame structure.
What are straps or clips?
400
The best disaster supply kits will have food, water, and other supplies to for at least this many days.
What is 7 days?
400
FEMA is the acronym.
What is Federal Emergency Management Agency?
400
This natural disaster can be accompanied by other natural hazards, including earthquakes, mudflows and flash floods, rock falls and landslides, acid rain, fire, and (under special conditions) tsunamis.
What is a volcanic eruption?
500
This means to stay indoors until authorities tell you it's safe or until you are told to evacuate.
What is Shelter in Place?
500
These are FIVE ways to mitigate and stay safe if there's a fire in your home.
What are no electric cords under rugs; smoke detectors; fire extinguisher; 2nd story ladder; don’t overload electrical outlets.
500
This is where you should go if there's an emergency and you can't get home or your home is unsafe to enter.
What is your family's pre-determined meeting place?
500
The four phases of Emergency Management
What are mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery?
500
This natural hazard caused the most fatalities in 2012 with 155. This hazard also has the highest 10-Year Average (2003-2013) with 117 fatalities according to the National Weather Service.