Homeland Security Question & Answer: Emergency Planning & Preparedness
The mid-term exam is based on course content from Units 1 through 4 of this course.
There are a total of 12 questions, 11 short essays and 1 long essay. You must choose
and answer 7 of the 11 short essay questions. The one long essay question is
mandatory. Short essay questions are worth 10 points each and the long essay question
is worth 30 points, for a total of 100 points.
Please read each question thoroughly before answering. Use of APA in-text citations is
required when necessary to indicate the source of your answer. Include a references list
beginning on a new page at the end of your mid-term submission.
Short Essay answers should be 2-5 sentences in length. The Long Essay answer
should be 2 paragraphs.
Short Essay
1) List the first response priority in Emergency Planning and explain the rationale behind
it.
2) With regards to disaster planning and writing plans, discuss the focus of the part of
the plan entitled “Situation and Assumptions” and list its components.
3) Within the Incident Command System (ICS), there are two ways to organize from the
Command level; the Single Incident Commander or Unified Command. Define the terms
Single Incident Commander and Unified Command. Describe a general scenario when
it is appropriate to use a Single Incident Commander and describe another general
scenario when it would be appropriate to use Unified Command.
4) Briefly discuss the “APIE” model and describe what each of the four letters stand for.
5) In terms of critical infrastructure, define and discuss the importance of the term
Capacity.
6) Define and discuss the Planning “P” Process.
7) List and describe the subset of activities under a Critical infrastructure assurance
(CIA) program.
8) List and describe two reasons why there may be resistance to Emergency Planning
at the local level of government. Explain how each could be overcome.
9) Describe the concepts of Push, Pull, Lag and Delay as they relate to emergency
planning for the transportation system.
10) List and describe two possible undesirable outcomes when writing a highly detailed
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP).
11) With regards to critical infrastructure and partnerships the term “P3” refers to Public
Private Partnership. When working with the public, there is a balancing point that must
occur in four key areas in order for P3 to work. List and explain two of the four key
areas.
Long Essay
12) You are 10 months out from the upcoming hurricane season. You are the
Emergency Planner for a mid-sized town in South Florida with several critical
infrastructures. Your mayor has as asked you to plan and prepare for the possibility of a
direct hitting storm during the upcoming season.
Based on the “Scenario Location” below, identify three key public- private partnerships
critical to the emergency planning process in Sunny City and explain the importance of
each one. Explain how you would establish and maintain communications with these
partnerships throughout the emergency planning process.
Scenario Location:
Sunny City is a fictional mid-sized town in Southeastern Florida. It has a rich history of
agriculture, including citrus groves and cattle farms and has been growing in population
over the past decade. Route 1 passes through the center of town. There are several
bridges over various waterways including two large bridges over the inter-coastal
waterway. A privately operated electrical power plant is located near the inter-coastal
waterway. Just west of town, a small regional commuter airport was recently built which
has drawn in several businesses. Trying to keep up with the growing nature of the town,
new communication hubs with fiber-optics have been put in and a waste water
treatment facility was built. There is talk about increasing the width of some of the main
roads to handle the build-up of traffic, but in the meantime Public Works has been
working overtime to keep the roads maintained and operational
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