FEMA/Emergency Management
In this year, FEMA was created to coordinate federal disaster response efforts.
What is 1979 by Jimmy Carter?
There are 4 commonwealth in the United States, these states in Region 3 are commonwealths.
What is Pennsylvania and Virginia?
This number represents the U.S. states that have active volcanoes
What is 5?
This actor played the Grinch in the live-action version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" in 2000.
Who is Jim Carrey?
This country's national animal is a unicorn.
What is Scotland?
It's a cleared strip of land meant to slow the spread of a wildfire
What is a firebreak?
This Region 3 state was the location of the first intercity railroad in the country.
What is Maryland?
This type of disaster is the most common incident category.
What is fire?
This federal holiday is associated with the highest number of fatalities in the United States.
What is Memorial Day traffic fatalities?
This company set the world record for the most products sold in a single day, with over 10 million units sold. It is considered to be the most valuable brand in the world at $408 billion.
What is Apple?
Released in 2004, this emergency management system, managed by FEMA, was created to streamline coordination during disasters.
What is the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Located in Region 3, this place is considered the birthplace of the United States and the first White House.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
This volcanic eruption caused a global climate anomaly, with temperatures dropping and the "year without a summer."
What is the Krakatoa eruption of 1883?
This U.S. president was the first to officially recognize Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This actor holds the record for the most film and television appearances globally, with over 600 credits to his name.
Who is Eric Roberts?
This policy makes disaster recovery on island territories particularly challenging and contributes to high economic impacts.
What is the Jones Act of 1920?
This state in FEMA Region 3, has one of the oldest rivers in the world.
What is West Virginia with the New River Gorge?
This World Series game was interrupted by a major earthquake.
What is Game 3 of the 1989 World Series?
This popular song was made for Thanksgiving before it became a Christmas staple.
What is Jingle Bells?
This animal holds the record for the longest lifespan of any known creature, living over 500 years.
What is the Greenland shark?
The film Twister from 1996 was released on International Disaster Reduction Day. The VHS release features a Public Service Announcement from this FEMA Director.
What is James Lee Witt?
In this Region 3 town, it is illegal to flip a coin in a dining establishment to determine who pays for coffee.
What is Richmond, Virginia?
This natural disaster, which caused the deaths of an estimated 1 million to 4 million people due to catastrophic flooding, is considered the deadliest disaster event on record.
What are the 1931 Floods in China?
First observed over 4,000 years ago by the ancient Babylonians around 2000 BCE., this annual holiday is the oldest continuously celebrated holiday in the world.
What is New Years?
This country has the most pyramids in the world with a total of 220 - 250.
What is Sudan?