Which of the following best describes how a community will know whether its disaster plan is adequate?
a. After a disaster occurs and reports of deaths and injuries are fairly accurate
b. By following practice drills involving various feasible scenarios as an initial step of planning
c. When federal experts have reviewed and approved the plan
d. When state officials have reviewed and approved the plan
ANS: B
For a plan to be effective, it must be tested by having different disaster scenario drills. The more times realistic scenarios are created to test the plan in actual practice sessions, and not just tabletop or paper drills, the more problems with the plan will be identified and solutions for those problems can be found. Without practice drills, plans may have many unrecognized faults and, as a result, many more individuals may be harmed and communities damaged when an actual disaster occurs.
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