Emergency Management is a community or organization plans on how to handle threats, hazards or disasters. Emergency management is a process that involves planning, training, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from threats or hazards. These threats or hazards can include terrorism, fire, tornadoes, flooding etc. Emergency plans are put in place to prevent loss or damage. Emergency plans have to be created and upgraded to map out how to respond to ongoing or potential dangers. The plan has to include options for hazards and disasters created by weather, water, earthly or manmade threats. The type of threat or hazard depends on the region that you live in (Maine Emergency Management, 2007). To be prepared for threats or hazards,
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In Lake County the threat of a tornado is possible anywhere and anytime within the county. Flooding is a hazard that can occur within the area due to the geological make up the soil, rain fall, and levee failure due to the river level. Dangers of toxic accidents are prominent in this area due to the hauling of chemicals and products from trucks and trains through the county. This area is prone to winter blizzards and icing. Earthquakes are another hazard that can cause death and property damage in the area. Mitigation plans are put in place to reduce or prevent death, property damage, and chaos within communities, and to prevent expensive recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) goal is to reduce hazards and requires local governments to have multi-mitigation plans in place. Mitigation is an ongoing process and needs upgrading when there is need for improvement. (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana, 2010). In Indiana all areas are capable of having to deal with tornadoes. The structures in this area are at risk of tornados at any given time of the year. There is a need for better planning to deal with tornadoes. Buildings in the area need structure reinforcement to withstand high winds. It needs to be enforced to provide better reinforcement in structures of future buildings in this area. More communities are in need of the siren warning system to give notice to residents …show more content…
Trucks and trains transport materials for the industrial businesses in the area. One those is anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is use by industrial business in the area. This colorless gas with a strong odor can cause frostbite and become flammable if exposed to oil or other flammable materials. Inhalation of the vapors can cause health problems. Planning for toxic threats must be in place from the businesses that use them and transport them (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana, 2010). Winter weather in Lake County Indiana can be severe. In this area there are conditions in the winter that cause freezing rain, sleet, blizzards, low weather temperatures, and strong winds. All of these condition can cause death, property damage, disrupt transportation, and cause power outages. This can leave residents without power, communication and heat. Winter weather can become hazardous. The cities in Lake County have winter storm plans in place and warming center are designated in case residents do not have heat (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana,
In Lake County the threat of a tornado is possible anywhere and anytime within the county. Flooding is a hazard that can occur within the area due to the geological make up the soil, rain fall, and levee failure due to the river level. Dangers of toxic accidents are prominent in this area due to the hauling of chemicals and products from trucks and trains through the county. This area is prone to winter blizzards and icing. Earthquakes are another hazard that can cause death and property damage in the area. Mitigation plans are put in place to reduce or prevent death, property damage, and chaos within communities, and to prevent expensive recovery. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) goal is to reduce hazards and requires local governments to have multi-mitigation plans in place. Mitigation is an ongoing process and needs upgrading when there is need for improvement. (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana, 2010). In Indiana all areas are capable of having to deal with tornadoes. The structures in this area are at risk of tornados at any given time of the year. There is a need for better planning to deal with tornadoes. Buildings in the area need structure reinforcement to withstand high winds. It needs to be enforced to provide better reinforcement in structures of future buildings in this area. More communities are in need of the siren warning system to give notice to residents …show more content…
Trucks and trains transport materials for the industrial businesses in the area. One those is anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is use by industrial business in the area. This colorless gas with a strong odor can cause frostbite and become flammable if exposed to oil or other flammable materials. Inhalation of the vapors can cause health problems. Planning for toxic threats must be in place from the businesses that use them and transport them (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana, 2010). Winter weather in Lake County Indiana can be severe. In this area there are conditions in the winter that cause freezing rain, sleet, blizzards, low weather temperatures, and strong winds. All of these condition can cause death, property damage, disrupt transportation, and cause power outages. This can leave residents without power, communication and heat. Winter weather can become hazardous. The cities in Lake County have winter storm plans in place and warming center are designated in case residents do not have heat (Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Lake County Indiana,