Community Emergency Response Team

Case Study Response - Question One While many walks of life and previous work related experience can be helpful, I believe my 23 years of military experience has prepared me very well to work in the field of emergency management. First off, I have a background of working in a controlled chaos environment for 6-10 months at a team while on deployments, and during work up cycles prior to deploying. I have learned to adapt to changing situations much more easily than most people coming right out…

Out: 5 Careers to Pursue for Community Involvement While everyone should enjoy their career, there are certain jobs that allow ample opportunities to give back to the community. Below introduces five of the best careers that will allow the student to becoming intimately involved in their community. Law Enforcement Everyone knows who the police are, but many people don’t know about community policing. Certain law enforcement officers are assigned to community policing teams (CPT). Their primary…

Nurse with interdisciplinary teams Public health nurses practice in various settings with the focus of care usually pertaining to high risk populations such as aids patients, the elderly, children, the disabled and the poor. “Interdisciplinary collaboration was essential to the team’s community mobilization efforts. This organizational innovation was associated with developing a more participatory organizational climate, increasing system effectiveness, and building community capacity…

Emergency medical services are not just composed of 911 calls, there are different types of companies. The most common EMS is 911 they move the critically ill patients from one facility to another, and respond to medical emergencies ("What is EMS? Department of Health). According to the department of health the different type of services that are available are government EMS, the ambulances work alongside fire departments and police officers, but operate separately and are funded by the local or…

First Nation communities across Canada are experiencing a surge in suicide and suicide attempts, particularly among those aged 15-24. Consequently, First Nation youths within this age group are more than five times more likely to commit suicide than their non- First Nation peers (Mark,2013). Although these statistics are grim, suicide ideation (thoughts of seriously considering suicide) among adults is equally worrisome (Mark, 2013). A 2008-10 survey conducted by the First Nations Information…

responding to the emergency drill. It also will allow responding departments to take shorter routes to get to the school in the shortest amount of time possible. Time is of the essence when responding to school shooting incidents. The sooner the response teams arrives the quicker that they can play the role of neutralizing the shooter. As mentioned earlier, the type of incident is an active school shooter emergency response and evacuation drill. Although school shooting scenarios may be…

Virginia Beach Emergency Operation Plan ESF 10 Analysis Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents are dangerous types of emergencies that can turn into a major disaster. Despite, many cities that run along the Atlantic Ocean become divested by tropical storms and flooding, HAZMAT related emergencies are a close second. In Virginia Beach, VA hazard risk are delineated into four categories: Critical Hazard – High Risk, Critical Hazard – Moderate Risk, Noncritical Hazard – Low Risk, and Negligible.…

Rules and Policies for the best interest of the individual and the chapter. She and her committee promote unity and sisterhood and serve as role models for the chapter. They represent the values of the chapter and the Fraternity to the campus and community. Role of the Vice President-Standards: ➢ Serve as the chairman of the Standards Committee. ➢ Preside at chapter meetings and Chapter Council meetings in the absence of the President. ➢ Serve…

plan takes on several forms, “planning for communicating in disaster response focuses on collecting, analyzing, and disseminating timely and accurate information to the public.” (Bullock, 2016, p. 614) Communication plans include rosters of local and state media, protocols for monitoring media, circulation of information and evaluating effectiveness. The communication plan in the recovery phase is similar to the disaster response plan in nature and also must provide protocols for collecting,…

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.…