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Resources: Haddow, G.D., Bullock, J.A., & Coppola, D.P. (2007). Introduction to emergency management (3rd ed.). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.. Chapter 1 Cline, I.M. (2004, February 4). Special report on the Galveston Hurricane of September 8, 1900. NOAA. Retrieved from https://www.history.noaa.gov/stories_tales/cline2.html FEMA. (n.d.). The historical context of emergency management. Retrieved from https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/docs/chapter%201%20%20intro%20to%20crisis,%20disaster%20and%20risk%20mgmt%20concepts.doc Frank, N.L. (2013, March 23). The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. In R. Simpson, R. Anthes, M. Gurstang, J. Simpson (Eds.), Hurricane! Coping with disaster: Progress and challenges since Galveston, 1900, Volume 55 (129-140). DOI:10.1029/SP055. Retrieved from http://research3.fit.edu/sealevelriselibrary/documents/doc_mgr/431/Texas_Galveston_1900_ Hurricane_-_Frank_2003.pdf Jivraj, N. & Butler, A. (2013). The 1918–19 influenza pandemic revisited. J R Coll Physicians Edinb, 43, 347–352. doi.org/10.4997/JRCPE.2013.405. Retrieved from https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/jivraj.pdf Lindsay, B.R. (2012, Nov 30). Federal emergency management: A brief introduction. Congressional Research Service 7-5700. Retrieved from https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42845.pdf Mener, A. S. (2007, May 10). Disaster response in the United States of America: An analysis of the bureaucratic and political history of a failing system. CUREJ: College Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=curej Scawthorn, C., O’Rourke, T.D., & Blackburn, F.T. (2006, April). The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire—Enduring Lessons for Fire Protection and Water Supply. Earthquake Spectra, 22(S2), 135-158. doi.org/10.1193/1.2186678. Retrieved from http://sparisk.com/documents/06Spectra1906SFEQandFire-EnduringLessonsCRSTDOFTB.pdf Vann, B.A. (2012, March). The Galveston Hurricane of 1900. University of the Cumberlands, 3(1), 1-5. Retrieved from https://inside.ucumberlands.edu/academics/history/downloads/MorningInAmericaVol3I1. pdf Assignment and Instructions: Provide an approximate 1500-word document analyzing important concepts in the readings. Ensure you apply the discussion points below and assume you are writing for an uninformed reader that knows nothing about the topic and has not read what you read. Provide an introduction, body, and conclusion. Analyze, discuss, and apply the following: 1. The interagency (local, state, and federal governments, NGOs, volunteer organizations, etc.) response to the 1900 Galveston flood. Include a discussion regarding lessons learned and the contribution to the interagency emergency management. 2. The interagency (local, state, and federal governments, NGOs, volunteer organizations, etc.) response to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires. Include a discussion regarding lessons learned and the contribution to the interagency emergency management. 3. The interagency (local, state, and federal governments, NGOs, volunteer organizations, etc.) response to the 1918 Great Influenza Pandemic. Include a discussion regarding lessons learned and the contribution to the interagency emergency management. DO NOT list out the topics or questions and answer them. Provided APA formatted headings. Ensure that you meet or exceed the 1500-word target, and that your paper meets APA presentation requirements.
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Emergency Disaster Management Assignment – Outline
Thesis Statement: The role of emergency management agency has been evidenced in multiple
situations, especially during the 1900 Galveston flood, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and
Fires, as well as the 1918 Great Influenza Pandemic.
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1900 Galveston Flood
A. Incident
B. Response
C. Lesson Learned

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1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires
A. Incident
B. Response
C. Lesson Learned

III.

1918 Great Influenza Pandemic
A. Incident
B. Response
C. Lesson Learned

IV.

Conclusion


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Emergency Disaster Management Assignment
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Emergency Disaster Management Assignment
Emergency Management Agencies usually play a significant role in responding to
hazards whenever they arise. They usually provide various services to the victims of the disaster,
such as providing them with medical services, food, shelter, and temporary housing before
repairing the destroying structures. The agencies vary depending on the role that they play in a
nation and their region. Some of the agencies involves are non-governmental organizations,
private institutions, firefighting agencies, and various levels of government, among others. The
role of emergency management agency has been evidenced in multiple situations, especially
during the 1900 Galveston flood, 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and Fires, as well as the 1918
Great Influenza Pandemic.
1900 Galveston Flood
Incident
The Galveston hurricane took place on 8th September 1900. It was considered as the most
deadly disastrous incident that has ever occurred in the history of America. The number of
fatalities that the hurricane left behind is considered to range from 6,000 to 12,000 in the US
(Simpson & Garstan, 2013). However, according to the official report, the deaths that were
recorded are 8,000, where most of them were evidenced in Texas around Galveston. Besides
killing thousands of people, the floods destroyed more than 7,000 buildings with the inclusion of
more than 3,000 homes. Within Galveston city, no dwelling place was left undamaged. More
than 10,000 residents out of almost 38,000 people within the town were left without a ...


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