Chapter 14 Review Question Answers
1. List the two broad types of risks and provide an example of each.
Answer:
The two types are human-created risks and naturally occurring risks. Examples include manufacturing or cutting and welding
with a torch (human-created) and hurricanes or tornados (naturally occurring).
2. List three sources for obtaining fire statistics.
Answer:
The USFA, NFPA, and CDC.
3. Define the terms
demographic profile
and
risk profile
.
Answer:
A demographic profile is a description of a population that includes age, income, gender, and other characteristics. A risk
profile is a written description of the risks faced by a population or community; it can include the risks that the entire population must
manage or only those that a particular segment or part of the population must address.
4. List the five steps involved in performing a risk analysis, as outlined by the USFA’s
Public Fire Education Planning: A Five-Step
Process.
Answer:
Identify data to be analyzed; develop a community risk profile; write a problem statement; prioritize issues; identify target
areas of the population.
5. What are the three questions identified through data analysis?
Answer:
What the problem is, who is being affected, and where the affected population is located
6. What federal agency compiles demographic data for the entire country?
Answer:
The U.S. Census Bureau
7. What are the characteristics that should be considered when building a demographic profile?
Answer:
Housing/location; people; and economic information.
8. What are the five strategies outlined at the first meeting of Vision 20/20?
Answer:
Advocacy, outreach and education, culture, technology, and codes and standards
