FEMA Test Answers
A. True B. False
A. The population must be concerned about the virus returning in subsequent years B. Families will not be able to claim their relatives’ remains as the virus ‘gases out’ C. Some victims may not be identifiable through usual identification methods D. Survivors may develop severe psychological problems
A. Wash their hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based hand cleaner if soap isn’t available B. Avoid direct contact with any other employee C. Touch door handles, telephones, and other surfaces with the hand instead of potentially contaminated paper towels D. Turn their heads when coughing or sneezing
A. What to tell the public when key services cannot be accomplished B. How they will complete essential services with considerably fewer personnel C. Which personnel they will put ‘at risk’ to protect others D. When to call on higher-level resources to assist
A. Critical infrastructure maintenance B. Continuity of services C. Essential functions D. National primary functions
A. Usually are less contagious than seasonal influenzas B. Occur every fall and winter C. Attack humans, who have no immunity to them D. Are transmitted via birds, swine, and other animals
A. Transferring all essential functions to another agency for continued operations B. Relocating all agency personnel to a State where the pandemic has not struck yet C. Systems or equipment that are required to provide essential services D. The discontinuance of constitutional government
A. Cascading event considerations B. Evacuation procedures C. Triggers D. Use of the Incident Command System
A. Two-way flow of information B. Social distancing C. Workflow planning D. Vaccination
A. As a government-wide process B. So that all vendors provide after-action input C. Within 14 days after the pandemic ends D. In the same manner as for other incidents
A. A smaller number of response personnel are required B. Infrastructure will continue to operate normally C. The population will be sick but able to take care of themselves D. Key decisions will have to be made with partial information
A. Other plans B. The availability of a vaccine at the time the plan is developed C. Workforce impacts D. Interstate transportation
A. Essential personnel know that they are expected to work even if they get the flu B. Pandemic plans can work for up to 30 days without interruption C. Essential functions can be completed even if Information Technology systems fail D. All operations can continue with dramatically fewer people
A. Delegations of authority B. Orders of succession C. Continuity planners D. Emergency Relocation Managers
A. Protecting public health employees as they work on a vaccine B. Developing strategies for keeping sick employees on the job C. Identifying additional mutual aid partners D. Managing public expectations about which agencies can do what and in what timeframe
A. Members of the State Emergency Response Committee B. Medical examiners and coroners C. Personnel from the next higher government level D. Mutual aid partners
A. Interstate commerce will be halted B. Suppliers will also have service disruptions C. Supplies can be ordered from suppliers in other parts of the country D. A 6-month supply of supplies should be stocked before the pandemic strikes
A. Spread slowly throughout specific populations B. Have the ability to mutate rapidly C. Occur in a single wave, then recede quickly D. Are not spread through human-to-human contact