Chapter 10
Emergency Response
1. A document developed to help to minimize the effects of many types of local emergencies
such as tornado, hurricane, bomb threat, sabotage, and hazardous chemical spills is
2. What would you consider to be the most important factor in an emergency response, and
why?
3. What are some of the things to consider, geographically, when developing a local
emergency response plan?
Items include, but are not limited to, the typical weather challenges for the area (tornado,
4. An agreement between two or more organizations to render aid in the event of specified
emergencies is known as _______________________________.
a. Contingency Aid Agreement
5. Describe the difference between a tornado “watch” and “warning.”
A “tornado watch” issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) means that conditions
6. A threat that may be related to one or more targets, but there is doubt as to their
credibility because of inaccurate locale descriptions, no known affiliations, or other factor
is considered a ______________________________________.
7. Describe emergency situations for which a facility might order an evacuation.
8. Small spills which pose no safety or health dangers and are not likely to adversely affect
9. A facility that generates 1,000 pounds of hazardous materials each month is considered a
Small Quantity Generator (SQG).
10. In the event of a crash, the airline has the responsibility to provide a reconciled passenger