Leveraging Information Systems for Disaster Management In today's digital age, natural as well as man-made disaster management has become an easier task. Several IT features are at our disposal, which can help in both prevention and recovery from di Continue Reading...
Earthquake Crisis in Haiti A country such as Haiti is vulnerable to natural disasters. Following the 2010 earthquake, they have already instituted the necessary capabilities to plan and mitigate such disaster. For instance, they have already upgrad Continue Reading...
These have all been possible as a result of the rapid intervention procedures in place and the specialized training each firefighter has undergone. Indeed, rapid intervention team operations have become the norm and have proven invaluable in almost Continue Reading...
Community Resilience and Natural HazardsAbstractCommunity resilience in the context of natural hazards refers to the ability of a community to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of such events (Matarrita-Cascante et al. Continue Reading...
Running head: Global Tourism and Disaster 6Global Tourism and DisastersThe tourism industry is influenced by various factors and forces, including external factors and forces that have no direct connection to the industry. When it comes to natural ca Continue Reading...
National Preparedness (PPD-8) examines how the nation should approach preparing for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to U.S. security. It is the view of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that "national preparedness is the shared Continue Reading...
Disaster and Trauma Nature of the disaster and include any historical and relevant information. Towards the end of August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, an overwhelming category 4 hurricane hit the Mexican Gulf as well a certain Southern regions of the U Continue Reading...
delineates a hypothetical disaster plan in response to a major earthquake and tsunami in New York City. The disaster plan includes pre-disaster / pre-event preparations, actions taken during the disaster, resources available during the disaster, and Continue Reading...
Risk Crisis Disaster Management Managing the problems related to global warming is quite different than responding to a damaging earthquake albeit both strategies require careful planning and coordination. This paper points to the contrasts between Continue Reading...
International Culture and Disaster Management Gujarat, which is one of the India's wealthiest states, was stroked with earthquake that shook the Indian province on 26th January 2001 at around eight fifty local times. It was on Friday and a Republic Continue Reading...
CISM in the Event of a Terrorist Attack on a Nuclear Facility This research explores the impact of mental stresses experience by workers at a nuclear power plant during and after a critical incident. Concerns over critical incidents at nuclear facil Continue Reading...
Technological Disasters Japan Tsunami Disaster March 2011 -- Present Societal Consequences Discussion The earthquake and following tsunami that hit Japan was truly a disaster -- part natural and part technological. It affected the Japanese populat Continue Reading...
It needs to be well understood because just like knowledge, ingorance cannot be talked about without basing on some individual or group. It should therfore be negotiated soically because it is socially constructed. Ignorance is treated indiscriminat Continue Reading...
At a minimum, the emergency plan should outline the respective risks capable of being anticipated along with appropriate procedures for implementing necessary response procedures and resource allocation. The emergency plan must include procedures fo Continue Reading...
A large portion of this cost ultimately is borne by the state (Handmer, 2006). Therefore, through rational choice theory, policy was enacted to provide benefit at the lowest cost. For instance, sales taxes were raised, drainage systems were implemen Continue Reading...
OMAHA p Executive briefing on current emerging issues in emergency management to brief a local executive Executive briefing of emerging issues in emergency management: Capabilities, vulnerabilities, and needs for Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska i Continue Reading...
S. history such as Hurricane Andrew and the Northridge earthquake. Post-9/11 infrastructure protection investments have focused on increasing the security of infrastructure, not in increasing its resilience." (p. 258) Certainly, these breakdowns are Continue Reading...
A lack of local understanding by FEMA and & #8230;. Caused a clear inability for these agencies to exercise their logistics plan during such a catastrophic event. The first clear weakness was experienced by FEMA, the national organization appoi Continue Reading...
Providing fast and open communication is a crucial component of law enforcement's role in any emergency situation, particular natural disasters in which the circumstances of the danger can change rapidly and seemingly without warning. In fact, most Continue Reading...
Health Care Environment that Impacts the Nursing Profession Natural Disasters The objective of this work in writing is to examine the issue of natural environment in terms of impacts on the nursing profession in the health care environment. Questi Continue Reading...
Manual for State of Alaska First Responders Introduction to the Critical Incident Manual This critical incident manual contains information that will be valuable for all emergency or public service agencies in State of Alaska, such as police, fire Continue Reading...
particularly using multicriteria analysis model of land use planning and land use management and how it affects the future of land management. It has 10 sources in APA format. Issues pertaining to land use management, and land use planning are as v Continue Reading...
Disaster Management in ItalyIntroductionItaly is the one country in Europe most likely to be impacted by a disaster due to its geology. Yet it has a distinct character and cultural set of values that prevent it from adopting a standardized approach t Continue Reading...
This revision, they note, was "partly in recognition of research demonstrating that traumatic events were in fact not uncommon. DSM-IV defines the traumatic stressor as when a person 'experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events Continue Reading...
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness (U.S. Federal Programs: Advantages and Disadvantages) The confrontations and prospects for the reduction of hazards/disasters have never been greater than in the current period. In theory, the challenge is to do aw Continue Reading...
American Red Cross Structural Components The American Red Cross provides national and international emergency services to victims of disasters. According to the American National Red Cross (2011) Website, the charity responds to more than 70,000 di Continue Reading...
Human Services The field of human services is a burgeoning field that is fairly broad in definition. It requires an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge, one that focuses on prevention as well as solving human problems, and a commitment to impro Continue Reading...
Raising standards and building codes makes fire prevention a priority and legal requirement that will save the government and community money and protect lives. Another critical recommendation by FEMA and the USFA is to ensure the health and safety Continue Reading...
disrupting America's economic system is a fundamental objective of terrorists Even as the world continues to struggle with the terrible shock from the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, one principle lesson has already become clear: di Continue Reading...
Stafford Act can rightly be considered the principle legislation governing emergency and disaster management in the U.S., spelling "out - among other things - how disasters are declared, the types of assistance to be provided, and the cost-sharing ar Continue Reading...
The building's safety officials or the specialized units connected with the government or even with the police officials will be able to direct the people regarding their next shelter or place to evacuate. It should be noted that (Mass Evacuation, Continue Reading...
Question 2 Unfortunately, September 11, 2001 was not the first major terrorist attack that took place on U.S. soil. Prior to 9/11, several other bombings really hit American defenses hard, causing emergency response teams to test their logistics p Continue Reading...
Community Outing Risk Report: Touring Old Mesilla The outing proposed needs to be a four hour tour for a group of 20 individuals with varied backgrounds, experience, and physical abilities. It needs to be an outdoor activity. The people in the group Continue Reading...
Alcan's continued revenue growth is the result of the combined success of increasing sales in four main business units, in addition to growth through acquisition. The cumulative effects of these two factors have served to create a profitable business Continue Reading...
In addition, liability insurance covers damage done to other's property, should the insured become legally liable for the damages. Boiler insurance was originally created to cover loss due to insureds owning a pressure boiler. However, today, boile Continue Reading...
Floods are an overflow of water that submerges land and usually happen because of a large amount of rainfall, saturated soil, and/or the capacity of the body of water is exceeded: Often floods are seasonal in nature, coming after Spring rains. Floo Continue Reading...
These are most likely to be experienced in Middle East and Africa in almost the same magnitudes/levels of severity. Public disorder and domestic extremism are most likely to affect companies operating in Middle East as compared to the ones operatin Continue Reading...
Today, however society has an extremely advanced ability to be forewarned of a possible or actual tornado sighting before it ever touches ground. One method commonly used is a Doppler radar system that can detect a tornado while it is still in the s Continue Reading...
NIMS and ICS ComponentsThe National Incident Management System (NIMS) had been established following a consistent approach for federal, state, local governments, and private industries to respond to emergency incidents. The utility of the NIMS coordi Continue Reading...
