Essays on FEMA

It is clear all of the contracted workers associated with the case study all completed their orientation training. At the same time, these new employees were tasked with the job of isolating the acid feed steam for the Claus unit, which they failed to do. This paper will discuss the hazards present, the steps the incident command must conduct, explain changes to plan if polymerization occurs, and explains changes to plan based on the result of the post incident critique. First of all, it is clear continuous training is essential to the refreshment of knowledge in order to avoid ...

Incident Background

It has come to the attention of the facility’s security management team that there is a plan to steal a portion of the facility’s nuclear waste and release it into the community. We believed that the threat is credible. Naturally, if such a release of nuclear waste were to occur, the potential loss of life and damage to the environment would be substantial. Accordingly, we have developed this incident action plan in order to effectively deal with the risk by either stopping it from ever happening or mitigating its effect and quickly resolving and problems in the ...

Introduction

The government, among other duties, protects citizens in the nation and promotes their well-being. In many occasions, the government works together with the private sector groups with the aim of managing emergencies. The private sector plays a major role before and after the incident (Sylves & Clark, 2015). Before the incident, the sector provides protection to the welfare of the employees in the workplace. The private sector is also involved in the decision-making process on how to thwart emergency. The non-governmental organizations play a major role before, during and after the incident. For instance, many NGO’s provide shelter, food ...

Abstract

Emergency Planning as a Profession In this paper, I will bring forward arguments that emergency planning and emergency management are progressively being recognized as a profession in most parts of the world. Emergencies are usually linked to natural disasters or events caused by humans. In these cases, a need arises to mobilize the population for humanitarian action or self-defense against natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, fires, or human conflict, such as military attack or terrorist threat. The importance of emergency planning is also reflected in the International Humanitarian Law, for instance, in the Geneva Conventions on Protecting the Vulnerable ...

Q1 Based on the best quote, “Take whatever idiot they have at the top of whatever agency and give me a better idiot Give me a caring idiot, give me a sensitive idiot, just don’t give me the same idiot” by the president of the Jefferson Parish, Aaron Broussard and the words from James Lee Wit that states “we promised to make an agency that could deliver on the political promises” (Cooper & Block, 2006). This suggests that FEMA was expected to provide the best services that were related to homeland security, for instance dealing with disaster, Hurricane Katrina ...

Development of long-term recovery plan following a disaster is an essential and complicated process. Communities affected by a disaster need to measure its impact before formulating a plan. The preparation can last for several months since it needs enormous resources. Hurricane Katrina remains the most destructive natural disaster in United States' history. It affected several areas in the country (Pratt, 2016). Communities in New Orleans city were the most affected. The city is located along Mississippi River. Hurricanes and flooding are major sources of disasters. New Orleans has been affected by other hazards such as drinking water pollution and ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina is considered the most devastating storm in the United States due to its magnitude of destruction and the casualties involved. Though the weather forecasters had predicted about the storm, the American government had not put any measures to deal with the catastrophe. As a result, the Gulf Coast States that was hit hardest by Katrina lost properties worth billions as well as thousands of lives. The parties involved in the rescue process included the Army Corps, Coast Guards, as well as FEMA. The Katrina hurricane recorded the government inefficiency in two levels. The first one is ...

Learner's Full Name

Assignment Title Politics- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Civil Rights Events The end of the civil war in America abolished slavery but racism still persisted in the country with segregation in education, public transport and housing being very prevalent. The civil rights movement in America has a long history and African-Americans have been fighting for equal rights since the beginning of the last century. Two events from the civil rights movement paved the way for stronger legislation and changes in how the African Americans were treated. On 17th May 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education ...

Introduction

Among the eight areas that were identified that need policy changes so that FEMA can improve its capabilities is their procurement. Many may overlook this aspect when talking about how FEMA may improve or how it can affect operations in times of emergencies, but this aspect is essential for FEMA. Its improvement will help FEMA’s ability to respond, aid and reconstruct when dealing with emergencies, particularly Hurricane Katrina, to improve (Bea, 2007). This paper will likewise analyze this particular area of change (procurement) and determine how changes in this area can improve FEMA’s capability.

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Focusing Events & Dates

According to the case, the Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred in northern California on October 17, 1989. The disaster caused massive destruction, particularly the collapse of Admiral Nimitz Freeway. Since the freeway was destroyed, it caused fatality of more than forty motorists and drivers collectively. Moreover, there was a major disturbance in gas lines and multiple fire ignitions damaged residential buildings. Northridge Earthquake was the second occurrence on January 17, 1994 in Los Angeles. It was considered as the most destructive earthquake of the decade, since government paid approximately $6.97 billion as damages. USA had experienced Hurricanes, which was another ...

The federal emergency management agency involves all stakeholders in disaster management. All individuals, governmental bodies and non- governmental organizations all take part in community disaster management. The whole community is keen to ensure that they are safe and protected. FEMA`s whole community concept is inline with the well being of the community with the rising number of threats to human lives (Concern Worldwide, U.S, 2015). Disaster management strategic goals are to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and the impact of disasters. The federal government strategizes on how to plan, control and react to threats and risks which ...

Kh. & JA Discussion Response:

I agree with you that small towns should have their own HVA/THIRA and due to the rather small scope compared to cities, counties and regions, I believe that it should be tailored to the unique needs of the small town. According to Sund (2016), the best strategy is to analyze the local threats and hazards then break them down into three groups i.e. human-caused, technological and ultimately natural hazards. She also recommends that the list of hazards should be culled based on the probability of occurrence, or by referring to previous local hazards, and crossing off hazards that with ...

Before embarking on making an emergency management, it is good to understand the type of disaster or an emergency that is due to hit the community. This will help in understanding how to respond to it, primarily how to take shelter. Therefore, by making a good emergency management plan, it will not only serve as an effective way of protecting loved ones or responders in a guaranteed way, but coping with distress in the period will be done in an easy way with minimal stress. This is why some important things will aid a lot in my process of ...

Abstract

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents are a real threat to human life and property in the modern world. CBRNE incidents involve a significantly higher risk as compared to hazardous material (Hazmat) events primarily due to the involvement of terrorist elements. The rapidly increasing risk of terrorism along with a significant increase in nuclear threats considerably elevates the importance of CBRNE preparedness. CBRNE defense involves the readiness, prevention, response, and avoidance of events that may adversely affect human life, health, property, and infrastructure. The United States has training programs and professionals in all divisions of the armed ...

Introduction

The primary goals of DHS are to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and securing the U.S. borders. This paper analyses the many missions of the DHS.

Missions of the DHS

Protection against terrorist attacks The priority of the DHS is to protect American citizens against terrorist threats and attacks such as 9/11. The department utilizes a counterterrorism tactic by identifying suspicious terrorist activities within the U.S. borders. Importantly, DHS collaborates with other federal agencies, private sector and the public to mine information essential for prevention of terrorist attacks and preparedness (Napolitano, 2009). Hence, the success of DHS’s missions attributes to effective ...

Introduction

The term logistic is mainly concerned with the military system to the context of procurement, protection and transportation of goods, services and human resources, but nowadays, it is practically applied in the life of ordinary people as well. The purpose of logistics is to aid and support the community and organization as well as to ensure the practical implication of response operation at the mass level during emergency relief operations. At the time of national emergency response plan, the logistics are considered as a significant element by the disaster planner. 1. Logistic Concerns by Disaster Planner Logistics concerns of ...

Communication and Problem Solving Practices in Public Safety Agencies

Abstract Communication and problem solving are necessary for public safety agencies to be effective. Employees cannot adequately respond to disasters if they do not have the correct information or the information at all. Historically, public service agencies have used different communication protocols and equipment. This has resulted in a severe lack of coordination to disasters and emergencies that require the cooperation of different public safety agencies. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina are prime examples of the lack of coordinated communication and problem solving amongst different agencies. New technologies such as geographical ...

Abstract

Emergency planning is a challenge for public service agencies facing budget cuts, changes in available technology, changing community needs, and the consolidations of agencies with different missions and objectives. The literature on how public safety agencies can best respond to emergencies stress the importance of not consolidating emergency management service, fire and police departments. The literature also emphasizes the importance of the planning process, and how information systems can help with the consolidation of information and analysis. Response methods and analysis primarily come from the planning process, although feedback from the front-line is necessary. The City of Pompano Beach’ ...

Hazard Mitigation Response

Introduction Background The world’s history is full of natural disasters that caused the losses of both the life and property. The disasters can categorized in numerous categories such as droughts, earthquakes, heat waves, floods, hurricanes, landslides, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, winter storm etc. . The United States alone suffered from the ten natural disasters in 2015 including a drought, wildfire, winter storm, floods, and five severe storms. The estimated financial loss of each disaster is almost $1 billion with the total death toll of 155 . The mentioned losses do not include the damage caused by manmade disasters like ...

Final Project- Emergency Planning

The city for which this emergency operation plan is designed the city of San Diego. While there is a probability of the occurrence of natural disasters, there are specific hazards against which the city needs to be wary because of the Mediterranean climate in the city (The Unified Disaster Council, 2014). A hazard assessment performed in the city shows that the probable natural hazards include tropical storms, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, landslides, and droughts (Lindell, Prater, and Perry, 2006). Other hazards with which almost all cities have to content include accidents involving poisonous material, accidents on transportation systems, accidents ...

Challenges and opportunities arising at various levels emerge as upcoming trends in emergency management. Generally, the emerging trends, either posing as challenges or opportunities, constitute the factors that impact the future direction of emergency management. The emerging challenges and opportunities arise at the professional, national or the global levels. The paper provides a description of various elements as entailed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency – FEMA chapter 15 as follows;

Global Challenges

In the course of managing emergencies, there are a number of major challenges that are emerging globally. Among these challenges are global climate changes, cumulative risk aversion, increasing levels ...

Social vulnerability is defined as the organizations, people, and the societies’ inability to withstand negative impacts due to multiple stressors that they are exposed to. Such impacts are mostly coming from disasters and natural hazards that create risks and potential damages to properties and threatens the people’s lives. This writing will describe this terminology based on the demographics of the social vulnerability. This study will also explain how emergency managers can use such information to their advantage, especially during the response, mitigation, and recovery phases of emergency management. We argue that understanding the significance of social vulnerability will ...

Protecting citizens, business, and property from the threat of terrorism and naturally manmade disasters is arguably a governor’s most salient responsibility. As the chief executive officer of the states, governors are accountable for overseeing states response to any disaster or emergency. In essence, they must be prepared for the every day events for instance, industrial fires, power outages, tornados, and catastrophes on a scale of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Hence, a new governor must be briefed on the homeland security and how it applies to the state. The paper will provide the new governor with the essential ...

Question 1

The societal response to coastal changes caused by sand transportation has mostly been a moderate effort in harm mitigation. The erosion of shorelines and beaches tends to be seen as less of a cause for concern than higher-impact or episodic natural events, like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and tornadoes (Dilley & Rasid, 1990). Sand transportation, also known as sediment transportation, is the movement of sand and other earthy particles (such as mud, clay, gravel, or boulders) along a sloping surface due to the motive force of gravity. This causes beaches to erode and shorelines to retreat. People have used several ...

Introduction

Background This section will cover community disaster history. It will involve an investigation into incidents of hazards which has taken a place in the past. A chronological record of the nature of hazards which has taken place over time will be prepared. Further, there will be a classification of the hazards (such as flooding, fire, earthquake, accidents, etc.) will be done. Part of this historical records include the frequency of occurrence of the hazards as well as the magnitude.

Mitigation

Hazard mitigation has been defined as a sustained action meant to either eliminate or reduce long-term risk to not only ...

Question One

System An estimate of between 200 to 1000 migrants and homeless people has set camp “along the railroads tracks west of Quincy, FL, and South of US 90.” The camp in question sits on a ground that is susceptible to tornadoes. Specifically, the ground is marshy coupled with the fact that it has been “in the path of several tornadoes” in the past. The underlying problem is that the evacuation plan and other emergency response mechanisms might not be effective in the event of an emergency. This potential failure is attributable to the fact that the camp residents might ...

Question One: Quarantine and Isolation

In the early stages of the emergence of infectious diseases, isolation and quarantine are in most cases the only and last resort used to control effectively and manage the conditions (Al-Ateeg, 2004). These methods are usually handy when there is a limited knowledge of a newly identified or an occurrence of a previously contagious disease that poses a serious public threat. While these methods are used to respond to emerging and re-emerging public health threats and protecting the public by preventing the exposure of the population who have or may not have contracted a contagious disease, there are significant ...

Executive Summary

Emergency management (often referred to as disaster management) is a sphere of public policy programs, which aims at creating plans, which the communities, which make them less vulnerable to various natural and man-made natural risks and hazards. The practice also shows that inability to draft and implement these plans may result in a high number of victims, damage to physical assets and other negative outcomes (Haddow, Bullock & Coppola, 2008). Statistically, two-thirds of all American companies do not have comprehensive disaster plans, and thus, in the event a disaster happens, it is the task of local public authorities to save ...

1) The main difference between the terrorist hazard and the natural and technological disasters is the issue of causation. All terrorist acts are deliberate and have the purpose. On the contrary, the natural and technological disasters are non-intended. Therefore, the terrorist acts may be prevented, if the government s and other organizations take the proper action. In the case of the natural and technological disasters one may reduce the risk of technological disasters, but cannot avoid the natural disasters. 2) The goal of the emergency management in regards to the terrorism threat is to increase security via five phases: ...

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is one of the FEMA entities. It is situated in Anniston, Alabama. It provides training facilities for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) under its federally controlled training center by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <https://training.fema.gov/>. The CDP is dedicated to the cause of preparing and enabling residents to respond to all risky occurrences. The primary job of CDP is to shortlist, educate, evaluate, and provide practical training to responders for handling emergency situations. Responders can belong to local, state or tribal communities <https://cdp.dhs.gov/about/>. The number of emergency responders has ...

Disasters

Disasters are events that disrupt the normal conditions in a community causing suffering to the people of the society or infrastructural damage beyond the adjustment limits of the community. Man-made disasters are easily preventable through proper policies and effective public awareness programs. However, natural disasters happen suddenly with little or no warning bringing the need for disaster preparedness to minimize their impacts. Hospitals and local emergency services play a crucial role in disasters. This is because, in any disaster situation, the priority is safeguarding human health and life.

Top Disasters to Prepare For

Different parts of the world experience different natural calamities hence every ...

Abstract

Hurricane Katrina touched ground in Louisiana in August 2005. The resulting lack of coordination in a catastrophe of this size by federal agencies led to large numbers of evaluations, reports, and recommendations for improvement. Particularly under fire was the FEMA organization tasked with management of the disaster operations. The inability to coordinate local, state, and federal resources lead to billions of dollars in waste and additional loss of life secondary to lack of food, water, and shelter. Government policies and restrictions in addition to complicated definitions of responsibility delayed relief for the stricken areas by as much as a ...

1. Emergency Disaster Response Moore, Oklahoma was the site of a massive tornado that eventually killed 24 people and injured 212 others on May 20, 2013. Due to the massive amount of damage in the area, critical health risks existed for the population. Every person in the immediate area of the tornado was placed at risk of impact injuries from flying and falling debris, electrocution and burns from fallen power lines, burns from uncontrolled fires, potential for heart attack from stress and physical exertion, psychological distress, injuries from falling, systemic disorders from eating or drinking contaminated food and water, ...

Nowadays, effective home security and proper disaster risk reduction management has already been an important aspect for everyone. With the kind of living that we have at present, there is already a need for public safety and security, particularly in times of disasters and natural calamities. However, the fact that natural disasters and emergency risks are far more extreme and different in scope than those of home security and safety, I guess that the two points shall be separated together. At least, there shall be a specific alliance or organization that shall handle home security and safety, while there ...

1. On an average, 90 percent of the disaster-related deaths and injuries are sustained in nations where per capital income is under $760 per year (Coppola 26). 2. In poor countries, the government focuses its resources on interest that have a greater social demand such as basic infrastructure, education, or military. Rather than spending on mitigation or preparation of disaster management, government prioritizes other social necessities. 3. International involvement is needed when the nation is overwhelmed by the sheer disaster caused by an event. Three types of emergencies require international involvement; these are humanitarian emergencies (India invaded Bangladesh in ...

1. Risk perception is related to people's evaluations and judgments of hazards that they (or their environments, or facilities) are exposed to. Risk perceptions steer the decisions about risk acceptance and are an important influence on the behaviours before and after a disaster. Risk appraisal by people is made of complex results of personal philosophies and hazard features (Rohrmann). Risk perception is important as it examines people’s opinions when they are asked about ways they can evaluate and categorize hazardous activities. For the purpose of effective risk communication, having a sound knowledge of risk perceptions is indispensable (Slovic, ...

I do agree with your choice of important EMPM competencies for an EMPM (Emergency Management Program Manager). Utilizing general ICS principles while conducting incident response, supporting comprehensive preparedness planning via EMP programs in healthcare organizations and incorporating various exercises into EMPs of various organizations are all great points. Additionally, I also feel that an EMPM should have a set of leadership and management competencies as an individual for them to succeed in their duties. For one, an EMPM should have leadership and team building capabilities to propel teams away from the bureaucratic nature of most organizations. This is because ...

ABSTRACT

Hurricane Katrina proved to be one the largest natural disasters to occur in the United States. This storm devastated parts of the south, particularly Louisiana. High winds, rains and the breaking of levees left mass flooding and the drowning of entire neighborhoods. The emergency response from the government proved to be highly disorganized, inefficient and lacked the needed supplies to meet the needs of those requiring medical attention, food, water and shelter. In fact, some argue that the disaster lasted longer because of organizations like FEMA whose efforts many call a great failure. Since then many suggestions have been ...

Introduction

Categorization of disasters and their respective management and handling are numerous and unique in a certain ways. The rational and realistic management of different kinds of disasters calls for a pure understanding about various factors. Comprehension of basic causes of various disasters is vital. It follows that the application of various measures on handling and also inhibiting re-occurrence is fully dependent on the knowledge base on the subject matter. Understanding the appropriate technology is also a vital ingredient towards useful emergency management. Of greater importance is the ability of consultation and integration of proper, useful and effective planning approaches available in emergency ...

It is also referred to as the disaster management. It is a discipline that deals with and the avoidance of risks. It is a proactive discipline in that, it prepares for a disaster before happening and also the disaster response upon occurrence. Generally this is a continuous process in which communities and individuals manage risks or hazards so as to avoid or mitigate the effects of such disasters. The effective disaster management heavily relies on the inclusion of emergency plans at every government and private involvement levels. Oftenly, the responsibility of governmental disaster management is placed with the institutions of the civil defense. ...