Multi-Agency Emergency Event Paper

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Resources: Internet, University Library

Utilize the Internet to locate a major incident involving multi-agency emergency management event. Possible events include:

  • 9/11 Attacks on the World Trade Center
  • I-35 Bridge Collapse
  • 1989 San Francisco Earthquake
  • Hurricane Katrina

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper where you:

  • Give a summary of the event
  • Outline the response by police and fire agencies
  • Detail roles within structured command
  • Outline crisis response objectives
  • Discuss decision making strategies and challenges faced by leaders in working through the event

Include at least two academic sources in your paper, including one from the University Library, Introduction and Conclusion.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Introduction
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Conclusion
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Running head: MULTI-AGENCY EMERGENCY EVENT

Multi-Agency Emergency Event: Hurricane Katrina
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MULTI-AGENCY EMERGENCY EVENT
Multi-Agency Emergency Event: Hurricane Katrina
Introduction
Hurricane Katrina was a disaster of unmatched proportion; it was one of the deadliest
tropical cyclones and also among the most costly in the history of the country (Blake and
Gibney, 2011). It led to an enormous loss in human lives and property amounting to billions of
dollars. Investigations done in the aftermath of the hurricane revealed that there was a failure by
the leadership at all levels of government that allowed for such a huge loss of lives. They were
largely inefficient, and they have been blamed by the higher levels in government decisionmaking circle as the cause of the ineffective responses and preparation, in the relief and
emergency responses and also not doing enough to ensure a more sustainable disaster
preparedness strategy. To have an effective management response calls for rigorous preparation
which includes training in a host of activities that are linked to various agencies preparedness
that need to be done in a continuous manner way before the disaster happens (Walsh, 2012). It
calls for proper planning, swift and efficient responses during a disaster.
Summary of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was an extraordinary, deadly, and powerful hurricane that hit the Gulf
Coast in the U.S in August of 2005. The Category 5 hurricane carved a wide swath of damage
and led to the massive loss in life from central parts of Florida to the eastern parts of Texas
(Institute of Medicine, 2007). One of the earliest areas to have suffered the losses was Southern
Florida where it left behind great fatalities and damage while still a Category 1 storm. ...


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