The emergency response guidebook (erg) is most effective during the first minutes of an incident.

0 minutes. In order to prepare for an incident, an emergency response guidebook needs to be studied and used before an incident occurs. During a critical incident there is no time to be constantly consulting a guide, but rather should be inherent knowledge that is practiced and reviewed frequently. This may include engaging in discussions, on-going in the job training and role-plays with peer or colleagues. The ERG is a resource to learn from and refer to, but not in times of a critical incident.

Answer:

9.9 years

step-by-step explanation:

a = p(1 + rt) . . account balance after time t at rate r starting with principal p

3000 = 2500(1 + 0.0202t) . . filling in the given numbers

1.2 = 1 + 0.0202t . . divide by 2500

0.2 = 0.0202t . . . subtract 1

0.2/0.0202 = t ≈ 9.901

it will take about 9.9 years for the account balance to reach $3000.