Homeland Security Question & Answer: Emergency Planning & Preparedness<\/p>\n
The mid-term exam is based on course content from Units 1 through 4 of this course.
\nThere are a total of 12 questions, 11 short essays and 1 long essay. You must choose
\nand answer 7 of the 11 short essay questions. The one long essay question is
\nmandatory. Short essay questions are worth 10 points each and the long essay question
\nis worth 30 points, for a total of 100 points.
\nPlease read each question thoroughly before answering. Use of APA in-text citations is
\nrequired when necessary to indicate the source of your answer. Include a references list
\nbeginning on a new page at the end of your mid-term submission.
\nShort Essay answers should be 2-5 sentences in length. The Long Essay answer
\nshould be 2 paragraphs.
\nShort Essay
\n1) List the first response priority in Emergency Planning and explain the rationale behind
\nit.
\n2) With regards to disaster planning and writing plans, discuss the focus of the part of
\nthe plan entitled \u201cSituation and Assumptions\u201d and list its components.
\n3) Within the Incident Command System (ICS), there are two ways to organize from the
\nCommand level; the Single Incident Commander or Unified Command. Define the terms
\nSingle Incident Commander and Unified Command. Describe a general scenario when
\nit is appropriate to use a Single Incident Commander and describe another general
\nscenario when it would be appropriate to use Unified Command.
\n4) Briefly discuss the \u201cAPIE\u201d model and describe what each of the four letters stand for.
\n5) In terms of critical infrastructure, define and discuss the importance of the term
\nCapacity.
\n6) Define and discuss the Planning \u201cP\u201d Process.
\n7) List and describe the subset of activities under a Critical infrastructure assurance
\n(CIA) program.
\n8) List and describe two reasons why there may be resistance to Emergency Planning
\nat the local level of government. Explain how each could be overcome.
\n9) Describe the concepts of Push, Pull, Lag and Delay as they relate to emergency
\nplanning for the transportation system.
\n10) List and describe two possible undesirable outcomes when writing a highly detailed
\nEmergency Operations Plan (EOP).
\n11) With regards to critical infrastructure and partnerships the term \u201cP3\u201d refers to Public
\nPrivate Partnership. When working with the public, there is a balancing point that must
\noccur in four key areas in order for P3 to work. List and explain two of the four key
\nareas.
\nLong Essay
\n12) You are 10 months out from the upcoming hurricane season. You are the
\nEmergency Planner for a mid-sized town in South Florida with several critical
\ninfrastructures. Your mayor has as asked you to plan and prepare for the possibility of a
\ndirect hitting storm during the upcoming season.
\nBased on the \u201cScenario Location\u201d below, identify three key public- private partnerships
\ncritical to the emergency planning process in Sunny City and explain the importance of
\neach one. Explain how you would establish and maintain communications with these
\npartnerships throughout the emergency planning process.
\nScenario Location:
\nSunny City is a fictional mid-sized town in Southeastern Florida. It has a rich history of
\nagriculture, including citrus groves and cattle farms and has been growing in population
\nover the past decade. Route 1 passes through the center of town. There are several
\nbridges over various waterways including two large bridges over the inter-coastal
\nwaterway. A privately operated electrical power plant is located near the inter-coastal
\nwaterway. Just west of town, a small regional commuter airport was recently built which
\nhas drawn in several businesses. Trying to keep up with the growing nature of the town,
\nnew communication hubs with fiber-optics have been put in and a waste water
\ntreatment facility was built. There is talk about increasing the width of some of the main
\nroads to handle the build-up of traffic, but in the meantime Public Works has been
\nworking overtime to keep the roads maintained and operational<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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