The public sector has many responsibilities when it comes emergency management. In an effort to understand how law enforcement, fire department, and other public safety officials can strengthen emergency management, each phase must be discussed. Mitigation is defined as the effort to reduce loss of lives, property, and decrease the effect of a disaster. During this phase the public sector faces the challenges of mainly providing increased public safety. For instance, conducting a threat analysis to assess critical infrastructure and updating building codes to withstand potential terrorist attacks are very important. Also, the use of surveillance, metal detection, and security guards in public or private buildings to deter criminal activity
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For instance, President’s Island in Memphis, TN is made up of several factories and companies which produce hazardous chemicals. Law enforcement officials may be the first to respond to a call of a vehicle accident in that area, but are not well equipped to handle a hazardous material spill in the event of that accident. Local fire officials located in that area in charge of conducting the HAZMAT portion of the incident while law enforcement officers create a perimeter and secure the area. First responders, health officials, and government officials should all be trained in using the Incident Command System provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure they are able to function as a multiagency command team in the event of a disaster (Walks, 2003). Mutual aid agreements with neighboring counties, public works, and other contributing parties must be established for assistance can be immediate without any formalities. Once emergency plans are created by local officials, the plan is executed by using simulated exercises with all agencies involved to ensure it works and to make necessary adjustments as needed (Kemp, …show more content…
Recovery is the beginning of improving living conditions, infrastructure, and crime scene preservation. For example, after the 9/11 attacks missing persons and recovering fatalities were priority. Volunteers assisted with search and rescue missions throughout the debris while investigators began the process of finding evidence. All public, private, and nonprofit sectors contribute to the success of emergency management.
“Communication between the public and private sector can decrease officials’ skepticism and mistrust of one another. Over time, repeated interaction and collaboration may actually build trust across the government-business divide” (Busch & Givens, 2012, p.7). Building partnerships and enhancing training among public, nonprofit, and private sectors will strengthen communications, enhance security, and increase collaboration efforts in support of emergency management. Our present day emergency managers would be able to utilize these partnerships and training to improve emergency plans with increased joint multi agency planning
For instance, President’s Island in Memphis, TN is made up of several factories and companies which produce hazardous chemicals. Law enforcement officials may be the first to respond to a call of a vehicle accident in that area, but are not well equipped to handle a hazardous material spill in the event of that accident. Local fire officials located in that area in charge of conducting the HAZMAT portion of the incident while law enforcement officers create a perimeter and secure the area. First responders, health officials, and government officials should all be trained in using the Incident Command System provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure they are able to function as a multiagency command team in the event of a disaster (Walks, 2003). Mutual aid agreements with neighboring counties, public works, and other contributing parties must be established for assistance can be immediate without any formalities. Once emergency plans are created by local officials, the plan is executed by using simulated exercises with all agencies involved to ensure it works and to make necessary adjustments as needed (Kemp, …show more content…
Recovery is the beginning of improving living conditions, infrastructure, and crime scene preservation. For example, after the 9/11 attacks missing persons and recovering fatalities were priority. Volunteers assisted with search and rescue missions throughout the debris while investigators began the process of finding evidence. All public, private, and nonprofit sectors contribute to the success of emergency management.
“Communication between the public and private sector can decrease officials’ skepticism and mistrust of one another. Over time, repeated interaction and collaboration may actually build trust across the government-business divide” (Busch & Givens, 2012, p.7). Building partnerships and enhancing training among public, nonprofit, and private sectors will strengthen communications, enhance security, and increase collaboration efforts in support of emergency management. Our present day emergency managers would be able to utilize these partnerships and training to improve emergency plans with increased joint multi agency planning