The current environment requires a concerted national effort including all levels of government to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from major disasters. The National Response Plan was formed under Presidential directives
The purpose of this plan is to create:
1. A new branch of government that deals with bioterrorism
2. A way for the Red Cross to carry out its mission
3. A unified, all-discipline, all-hazards approach to domestic incident management
4. An extension of presidential power to act quickly to weapons of mass destruction
ANS: 3
The National Response plan is a unified, all-discipline, all-hazards approach to domestic incident management. The other answers are false.
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