Katrina
The problem with the response to Hurricane Katrina was not that a National Response Plan (NPR) was not in place or that a National Incident Management System (NIMS) did not exist. It was that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had been in decline for years, was suffering from significant turnover among top leaders, and the individuals who were in charge lacked the appropriate leadership experience and knowledge to oversee an effective response to a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina (Lewis, 2009; Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina,2006). This… Continue Reading...
system of communication between the U.S. disaster response teams and the hospitals in the affected regions. As Hurricane Katrina showed, the U.S. was not prepared to handle the level of response needed in the wake of the catastrophe the hurricane produced. The problems with the response to Hurricane Katrina were numerous: there was no National Response Plan (NPR) in place and there was no National Incident Management System (NIMS) in existence. Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was virtually ineffective: it had been in decline for years, was suffering from significant turnover among top leaders, and the individuals who were in charge lacked the appropriate leadership… Continue Reading...
contrary, the primary traits of management include planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling (Vliet, 2014).
The response to Hurricane Katrina failed because of lack of planning, coordination, and controlling the response initiatives. While there were early warnings of the potential disaster, FEMA did not engage in adequate planning before and in the aftermath of the disaster. Moreover, response efforts were not effectively controlled and coordinated between the various agencies and personnel. Additionally, there was lack of effective command, which was evident due to the absence of clear directing authority (Moynihan, 2009). The organization that offered the most effective leadership in the aftermath of the… Continue Reading...
Conflict Following Hurricane Katrina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGNAwdkoGo
What roles were in conflict?
The observed role conflict was between carrying out one's social obligations to citizens and familial responsibilities -- rescuing one's wife and kids, to the detriment of rescuing other citizens.
Was his decision correct?
It is hard to decide whether the New Orleans law enforcer's choice was right or wrong. He took the action he felt was right. He admits his choice was made with little thought. But according to his official pledge as a police force member, neglecting his responsibility was a… Continue Reading...
of the most impactful natural disasters in recent American history is undoubtedly Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina showed Americans the many shortcomings of federal disaster relief response programs like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which was restructured after the event (Zimmerman, 2015). In addition to the political ramifications from Katrina, the storm revealed weaknesses in local, state, and federal infrastructure: showing that public spending patterns need to change in order to make American communities more resilient in the future. Another reason why Katrina remains one of the most important and impactful natural disasters is that it revealed the sociology of disaster preparedness,… Continue Reading...
department of homeland security. The capabilities of ISR have increased in demand since the incident of Hurricane Katrina. The same capabilities of ISR are the ones that are termed Incident Awareness and Assessment (IAA). The Incident Awareness and Assessment (IAA) capabilities have been leveraged to respond to various kinds of threats such as hurricanes, wildfires or even ocean oil spill.
The ISR has the capability to provide invaluable situational awareness from various intelligence disciplines. The intelligence can be in the form of signals or imagery to the military commanders. Improved ISR provides the military commanders with the big picture, enables them to have a clear understanding… Continue Reading...
Walmart promising to sell more organic products than ever before, but the company says it will sell them cheaply” (p. 19). Moreover, even the company’s critics praised Walmart’s efforts to provide humanitarian relief following Hurricane Katrina and environmental sustainability efforts. In this regard, Shaw advises that:
Walmart has begun to respond to the criticism that it is a poor corporate citizen by improving employee health insurance coverage and adopting greener business practices. And even its usual critics applauded when the company responded rapidly to Hurricane Katrina, sending truckloads of water and food, much of it reaching residents before federal supplies did. (p. 180)
Taken together, it is clear that Walmart has become an enormously powerful entity that can produce significant social good by providing… Continue Reading...
distress (CBT-PD) is a transdiagnostic intervention that has been used following major disasters such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina (Hamblen, Norris, Symon, & Bow, 2016, p. 1). The second would be for a social worker so she can be provided options to help deal with her husbands current state of health. He needs someone there long-term to help him with physical therapy. Betty may have to apply for additional health insurance to cover the costs or see if there is a less expensive alternative to the physical therapy. Physical therapy may cost less if it is done in the home rather than in a medical office.
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