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Australia does not have any national law to direct and legally mandate the activities of local emergency management agencies.

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Which disaster event prompted the U.S. Congress to pass the National Flood Insurance Act?

A) Hurricane Camille
B) Johnstown Floods
C) Hurricane Betsy
D) Hurricane Andrew

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The Black Tuesday fires of Tasmania (1967) were the seminal point for the development of structured national emergency management in Australia.

Which U.S. federal program, established in September of 1950, authorized the government to provide disaster response assistance for State and local governments?

The Stafford Act gives the U.S. federal government authority to assist states during a state of emergency.

New Zealand government passed the Disaster Management Act of 2005 on the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.

Who was Robert T. Stafford?

Which U.S. federal Act made undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ineligible for federal expenditure and financial assistance?

According to a study conducted by Rose and colleagues in 2007, the most cost effective mitigation activity is flood mitigation.

The structure of emergency management in the United Kingdom is decentralized.

Similar to the United States, the evolution of emergency management in the United Kingdom took its first steps with the passage of the Civil Defense Act of 1948, due to concerns of a nuclear attack.

The usual cycle for monitoring, evaluating, and updating a local mitigation plan is how many years?

State, Local and Indian Tribal governments are required to develop a hazard mitigation plan as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for mitigation projects from the federal government.

Complete the following statement with the correct choice below: The Stafford Act is also known as the ______________.

The Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act of 1961 (Act No. 223) provides the institutional framework for disaster prevention and management in Australia.

Local mitigation plans should be submitted to which State official?

DMA 2000 allows local governments to obtain funding from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), but only after a disaster occurs.

Which U.S. Code of Federal Regulations covers Emergency Management and Assistance?

Which U.S. President could be credited for the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency?

Which U.S. federal Act, passed by Congress in 1966, augmented the Federal Disaster Relief Program allowing federal assistance to recovery activities?