Introduction
The midterm exam will be worth 100 points, and it will include a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and matching questions.
As you prepare for the exam, you might want to review your prior readings, your assignments, and quizzes.
Be sure you understand the following concepts/issues:
- Cascading disasters
- The types of stakeholders involved from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors
- How a Tribal government is similar to and yet different from a state
- If all people engage in anti-social behavior during a disaster
- What the "Whole Community" implies
- The difference between emergence and convergence
- The nature and advantages/disadvantages of the traditional and professional approaches to emergency management
- The principles of emergency management (be able to match them to their respective definitions)
- What EMAP stands for
- What organization provides the Certified Emergency Manager designation
- If the state of Utah has a similar certification to IAEM
- What is the name of the predominant law that guides emergency management in the United States
- What a Local Emergency Planning Committee does
- How emergency managers acquire resources for their emergency management program
- What CFR 44 is
- What are the ESFs in the Disaster Response Framework (be able to match them to their respective definitions)
- What the "paper plan syndrome" is
- The purpose of training in emergency management
- The nature of exercises (purpose, requirements, who could be involved, hot wash, etc.)
- Types of exercises (orientations, drills, function, full-scale)
Note: You can only take the midterm exam once.
