Emergency Planning Flashcards
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A fire safety technician is asked to establish a 'call tree' for emergency notification. What is the PRIMARY advantage of a call tree over a single-point notification system?
Answer: It distributes the notification workload and reduces single-point-of-failure risk
A call tree distributes notification responsibilities among multiple individuals, preventing system failure if one person is unavailable during an emergency.
Under ICS, the term 'span of control' refers to:
Answer: The number of subordinates one supervisor can effectively manage
Span of control in ICS refers to the number of individuals or resources one supervisor can manage effectively, typically 3 to 7 with 5 being optimal.
A 'go-kit' prepared for emergency responders at a facility typically contains all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Annual financial audit reports
Go-kits contain operationally critical materials like maps, contacts, and PPE; financial audit reports have no emergency response utility.
Which scenario BEST illustrates the need for a 'continuity of operations plan' (COOP) rather than just an emergency action plan?
Answer: Relocating critical operations to an alternate site after a building is rendered unusable
A COOP addresses maintaining or rapidly resuming critical functions at alternate locations when a facility is inaccessible, which goes beyond the immediate life safety scope of an EAP.
When integrating with community emergency response systems, a facility emergency plan should identify the local:
Answer: Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) under the National Response Framework
Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) under the National Response Framework define how federal, state, and local resources are organized and coordinated during emergencies, providing the integration framework for facility plans.
A facility has identified that its emergency alert system cannot reach employees working in a basement mechanical room. The BEST corrective action is:
Answer: Install supplemental notification devices or assign a designated floor warden for that area
Supplemental notification devices or designated wardens ensure all personnel receive emergency alerts regardless of physical barriers to the primary system.
What does the term 'operational period' mean in the context of ICS emergency planning?
Answer: A scheduled time interval during which assigned resources execute the incident action plan
An operational period is the defined time interval — commonly 12 or 24 hours — during which an incident action plan guides all response activities before being reassessed.