An earthquake of 9.3 magnitudes on the Richter scale erupted in December 26, 2004 on the floor of the Indian Ocean (Shuman, 2015). An Impressive tsunami followed the seism some hours later, and was responsible of massive deaths and missing, property destructions, and environmental issues which extended to fourteen countries in Asia and Africa. The disaster showed the inexistence of emergency programs in most of the affected countries, and thus, these countries were dependent on the international relief efforts provided by foreign countries. The lessons learned from the disaster on emergency management phases, the actions for accomplishing a better preparedness to a future disaster of such magnitude, the international emergency management organizations
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Few obstacles hinder the efforts in emergency management. One obstacle is the organizational placement of most local emergency management agencies, which report to the fire chief or to the police officer and have little or no budget (Waugh Jr. & Tierney, 2007). In the context of scarce resources, elected officials do not consider emergency management preparedness as a priority, and consequently do not allocate resources as needed (Lindell, Prater & Perry, 2007). This is another obstacle. Emergency management is a demanding evolving profession, thus it lacks educated human resources, which is also an …show more content…
First, research benefits the system. Second, the country is highly industrialized, and the use of the technology in the emergency management system much more here than everywhere is an asset. Third, a whole department which is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is dedicated to emergency management (Lindell, Prater & Perry, 2007). Fourth, friendly user templates like the National Incident Management System (NIMS) or the National Response Framework (NRF), programs, policies, procedures, and many others favor emergency management activities. Finally, funding sources for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery do exist and allow smooth management of the
Few obstacles hinder the efforts in emergency management. One obstacle is the organizational placement of most local emergency management agencies, which report to the fire chief or to the police officer and have little or no budget (Waugh Jr. & Tierney, 2007). In the context of scarce resources, elected officials do not consider emergency management preparedness as a priority, and consequently do not allocate resources as needed (Lindell, Prater & Perry, 2007). This is another obstacle. Emergency management is a demanding evolving profession, thus it lacks educated human resources, which is also an …show more content…
First, research benefits the system. Second, the country is highly industrialized, and the use of the technology in the emergency management system much more here than everywhere is an asset. Third, a whole department which is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is dedicated to emergency management (Lindell, Prater & Perry, 2007). Fourth, friendly user templates like the National Incident Management System (NIMS) or the National Response Framework (NRF), programs, policies, procedures, and many others favor emergency management activities. Finally, funding sources for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery do exist and allow smooth management of the