Federal Emergency Management Agency

lack of laboratories to carry out an effective investigation about the disease and its causes to allowing avoid major risks. (Arnold, 2009) An emergency department needs to have a standard operation, and planning that will allow effective management, and continuous evaluation of the emergency situation, the lack of policies to control and meet the emergency caused by the disease was one of the challenges more…

More commonly, the best way to learn something is to physically do it. Hands on participation will generally drive home the learned tasks. Since January 4th, 2016 alone, I have participated in two separate emergency operational events at a managerial level. With unexpected water level increased off the Mississippi River caused a repeat of levee flooding near the southern part of Louisiana and more recently the massive amounts of thunderstorms across the entire state have caused severed flooding…

Emergency management is the managerial function that creates the framework for communities to develop strategies to reduce hazards and manage the aftermath. There are four phases by which emergency management manages disasters and they are mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Emergency management is effective when the community, local, state, and federal government act responsibly by actively engaging in the activities to minimize or eliminate destruction. Mitigation is the process…

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BASED CASE STUDY ON A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Problem Statement: III. Literature Review IV. Conclusion Introduction Previous papers propose that emergencies are accidents and therefore are unforeseen. While the term emergency implies a condition of urgency and need, and thus implies lack of preparation and need for response, this view is not accurate. While the incidence of accidents leads to crises, it is not possible to use…

1. Figure 1 represents the disaster management cycle as it is generally conceived. Describe the preparedness and emergency response portions of the cycle and explaining important concern of yours and how it could be addressed in different phases of the disaster cycle. The Disaster Management Cycle is generally understood to be comprised of four cyclical components. These four deeply interrelated and symbiotic components include Preparation, Response, Reconstruction or Recovery, and Prevention…

provide mission command as the primary MSC for regions 7, 8, 9 as outlined in Annex C (Operations) OPLAN MSNG AHR. Specified Tasks Cont?d BPT to provide 168th EN BDE for operational control of units in the impacted counties. Implied Tasks Identify emergency response team (s) with immediate life saving capabilities to deploy on order to effected areas. Establish FLE requirements for three operation centers at CSJFTC, CMTC, and CRTC. Set up operations center to conduct JRSOI for 172nd AW and…

The article, “Young hurricane Katrina survivors share mental trauma inflicted by storm”, by Benedict Carey seeks to address its readers on the effects that a natural disaster can have on one’s mental health. On September 12 2017 Benedict Carey wrote a newspaper editorial interviewing those who have survived hurricane Katrina and how it has impacted them in the past 10 years. With this editorial, he was able to advocate and emphasize the reality of one’s mental health. It is clear from the…

are seven basic ethical goals in relation to preparedness. They are reduce any harm to be done while promoting health and well being. Plan activities that promote health and reductions of potential injuries, illnesses, and disability related to emergencies as well as potential fatalities. Preparation for disasters should take in to consideration for equal rights and human rights meaning preparations have to consider human dignity and equal rights in protecting all persons. Preparations must…

Rain please go away.Have you ever been an a scary situation that you probably could lose you life and home.There are a lot of places you can take cover and feel safe.You can prepare yourself and the nation for this things at the end there will be consequences trees down,power out (no lights nor water).Everyone need to be ready for what is about to occur. For this hurricane that is about to occur you and that nation can work as a team and come together and help others out of this storm.At the end…

Demographics of Social Vulnerability It is important to ensure that the emergency management agency take all hazards and vulnerabilities in to consideration when planning for a disaster. Disasters occur when an extreme event exceeds a community’s ability to cope with that event (Lindell, Prater, & Perry, 2006, p. 153). Hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability should specifically be taken into consideration because they can have dire effects on the impact in the disaster.…