Recent international terrorist attacks coordinated at multiple sites in a city at one time strain the ability of that city to respond. Which federal program was designed to address this risk?
a. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
b. National Response Plan
c. TOP OFF initiative
d. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
B
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A Incorrect. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imple-ments Federal laws designed to promote public health by protecting our Nation's air, water, and soil from harmful pollution.
B The National Response Plan has coordinated with Canada to quickly act to manage domestic incidences.
C This was a congressionally mandated exercise designed to identify vulnerabili-ties to the security of the country from terrorist attacks.
D FEMA oversees disaster management.
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