Weather
This scale is used to measure the severity of tornadoes
What is the EF or Enhanced Fujita scale
This President created FEMA
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This quantity is how much water per day per person someone should have in their emergency kit.
What is 1 gallon?
This act allows Emergency Managers to obtain money
What is the Stafford Act
This is a disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach
What is a pandemic?
This country is most affected by space weather
What is Canada?
This was the year the Department of Homeland Security was created
What is 2002?
This is how often you should check your smoke alarms
What is every month?
This is the most common disaster worldwide
What are floods?
These are the dates for the traditional Atlantic Hurricane Season
What are June 1st through November 30th?
This is where most hurricanes originate
What is off the coast of Africa?
In 2006, federal legislation mandates that state and local EOPs address the needs of this population following a major disaster or emergency
What are household pets?
This is where you should place a copy of your home Emergency Communication Plan
What is on the fridge?
These are the 5 phases of emergency management
What are prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery?
This means that weather conditions are favorable for an event to occur, not that the event is emminent
What is a watch?
This effect causes hurricanes to rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere
What is the Coriolis Effect?
This is where the National Weather Service was first established in the mid 1950's
Where is Miami Florida?
This definition states that property owners must insure their property for at least 80% of its value, or up to the maximum building coverage limit—that's $250,000 for homes and $500,000 for commercial property
What is FEMA's 80% rule?
This is the % of the US population currently resides in the 100-year flood plain
What is 13% (SD +/-2%)?
This is a huge wave that comes to shore due to meteorological forces
What is storm surge?
This causes the most weather related fatalities in the United States
What is extreme heat?
This was the year of the first federal disaster legislation, brought about by a fire in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
What is 1803?
This is conducted by FEMA annually to track progress in personal disaster preparedness
What is the National Household Survey?
This phase is where you might perform a vulnerability analysis
What is the mitigation phase?
This group or organization defined the term disaster as a threatening or occurring event, either natural or man-made, that causes human suffering and creates human needs that victims cannot alleviate without assistance
Who is the American Red Cross?