Emergency management

Dr. Dan Hafling, an emergency department physician, researcher, and director of emergency management at Inova Health System states quite simply “until events of Sandy’s magnitude come along, emergency preparedness is just a box that has to be checked” (Begley, 2012). Following the disaster caused by Hurricane Irene, New Jersey hospitals should have been well prepared for any adversity brought by Hurricane Sandy. Though there was an effective and quick reaction towards recovery once the storm had…

To facilitate this, the mental health care specialist will be trained in psychological first aid. Federal Emergency Management Agency (2013) state, “ PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping” (p. 12). The normative functions of an organization can only return to optimal state when the people who comprise of it are able to perform to the best of their ability. Reducing initial and long-term…

Response to Large-Scale Emergencies from floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attack, the government must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance. It quite an overwhelming challenge that most of the countries are encountering in the quest to improve the world be a spot to live to all humankind. Most of this factor emanates from several challenges such as economic, social and political factors that can be easily handled in case of good governance. Most of…

approach amongst health care workers is known as disaster management. Disaster management allows for preparedness in case of any tragic occurrence should occur. There is training in both communities and facilities that are offered in order for people to stay up-to-date with important information on how best to be ready in case a disaster should occur. A study that was conducted in 2014, Preparing for disasters: Education and management strategies explored, discusses the importance of disaster…

and federal government, as well as Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), who are local volunteers, are involved in the disaster process, by providing appropriate resources and utilities, and reducing the risk of devastation should a catastrophe occur (FEMA, 2014). They also provide financial resources for response and recovery, and may be involved in the mitigation process (FEMA, 2014). First responders, such as police, fire departments, emergency medical services, and non-governmental…

National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF). These two systems will demonstrate the effectiveness for preparing and making the effort to spread awareness for future catastrophic incidents by having an effective means of communication, establishing command, coordinating roles and…

During stable conditions and non-disaster operations, individuals in the emergency management community must focus their efforts on finding ways to keep communities safe and secure. Doing so requires a commitment from emergency managers and local leaders to increase emergency preparedness and community resiliency. The purpose of this paper is to analyze Holderness, New Hampshire’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) by evaluating its components, strengths and weaknesses, and offering recommendations…

Emergency Managers are faced with the responsibility of managing many different situations. These situations can range from hazards, to emergencies, to even disasters. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the difference of each situation. A hazard is defined as “a source of danger or an extreme event that has a potential to affect people, property, and natural environment in a given situation.” (Lindell, Prater, & Perry, 2007) In short, hazards are the risks that are likely to occur in a…

national actors are normally the first responders and respond in a timely manner (Zyck und Krebs, 2015, p. 3). A report regarding the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia shows, “local people provided almost all immediate life-saving action and early emergency support, as is commonly the case in disasters.” The first 72 hours are the most important ones to save lives, get fewer injuries and less damage. In these critical hours local and national actors are mostly the first and only responders. They…

While some things within COOP’s overlap with the information in emergency operation plans, there are still many differences associated with it. Within this plan, facilities were to identify essential personnel needed in events which are key personnel identified as needed for continuation of essential operations within…