Description
For this assignment, assume you are the city emergency manager for your hometown. Prepare a memorandum for the mayor that analyzes the prioritization of resources to apply in preparation for various types of emergencies that might occur. Include outside research based on your local area, if available to you. Be sure to address the following points:
- Expected emergencies
- Resources on hand
- Resources needed from neighboring communities
- Resources needed from outside the local area at higher levels of government
Support your memorandum with at least two scholarly or professional resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
here are some recommended resources. it can also be external resources
http://www.dhs.gov/video/options-consideration-active-shooter-preparedness-videohttp://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf
http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/testimonies/2012/RAND_CT377z1.pdf
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Introduction
In a city unexpected occurrences can occur at any time. It is therefore to have an emergency
preparedness program, procedures and a team which looks into this sector to ensure that all the
necessary precaution measures are put in place and that they have been tested and they work.
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Risk Basis and expected emergencies
There are many things that can happen unexpectedly in a city and some of them pose a
serious risk to the residents, properties and the town in general. A risk analysis is therefore done
to come up with possible emergencies that can occur. As the emergency department it’s in our
jurisdiction to identify the threats and hazards which are deemed to pose the greatest risk to the
city. These findings support the necessity for an all –hazards, capability-based way of working.
Some of the risks identified are;
Natural hazards—these are risks that are occur naturally and are not caused by humans. They
include hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and floods and they present a noteworthy risk.
A disease outbreak – an outbreak of a disease like influenza could result to a very big strain,
kill very many people, affect many more, and the end result is hefty economic loss. In addition
other infectious diseases caused by humans and also animals may have big risks.
Technological and accidental hazards, which can be a result of oil or chemical spills as well
as failures by water holding bodies , have the potential to result to wide-ranging fatalities in
addition to ruthless economic impacts, and likelihood of these hazards to recur is high due to
aging infrastructure.
Terrorist organizations and those affiliated with them have become a common emergency in
the current world and these terrorists are keen to acquire or even build, and use armaments that
cause mass destruction. Conventional terrorist att...
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