152 Search Results for FEMA and Hurricane Katrina
ExperienceMy role in FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) eventually developed to the point that I began FEMA US&R Medical Team Specialist training in 2016. My mentor, Scott McKenney at the time, had led these courses since the late 90s and had traine Continue Reading...
Transparancy and Public Trust
Transparency and Public Trust
Each of the administrator examples given are a good representative of what it means to be transparent in order to gain and keep the public's trust. All three people work in different agenc Continue Reading...
Community Health Statistics for Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Description of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
With about a quarter of a million residents, Caddo Parish, Louisiana is a fairly older community with almost two-thirds of its population aged 25 years o Continue Reading...
.Additional batteries are also needed, however, not the rechargeable batteries or flashlight. To help full the numerous lists of "necessary" items to prepare for an emergency disaster the army/navy retailer is generally not the best place to purchase Continue Reading...
Disaster Management
The Role of Healthcare in Disaster Management
Events such as the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 and the tragically mismanaged response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 would demonstrate the need for greater disaster prepa Continue Reading...
It is also essential for the emergency management program to be tested periodically to determine their capability of dealing with hazards. In order to warn other areas that are at risk and to obtain useful information for the future, damage assessme Continue Reading...
Considering the enormity of this one example ($416,000 per person?) and considering that it is just one of many examples to be found in wasteful dollars, one could easily state that the budget process is out of control.
Even when politics are set a Continue Reading...
This springs from the inherent flaw to the logical and practical
underpinnings of the 2001 bill. Its twofold set of assumptions-that safety
can only be preserved through the sacrifice of personal liberties and that
terrorism is the product of bureau Continue Reading...
Logistics and supply chain management is what Wal-Mart has as a core strength, and have consistently found new processes to accelerate inventory turns, reduce waste of time and money in the process (Dobbs, 2007). This efficiency of the Wal-Mart supp Continue Reading...
Target Audience Disaster
Earthquakes that lead to giant tsunamis are rare but explosive occurrences. These natural disasters affect all countries that border the large oceans of planet earth. Domestically, within America, these threats are realized Continue Reading...
Federal government has placed an admirable program in place for dealing with terrorist accidents. Firstly it has split itself up into distinct departments that will be there for dealing with the disaster depending on its specific nature. The FBI dea Continue Reading...
150). Already, the major telecommunication companies are adopting WiMAX into their business plans. "U.S. operator Clearwire plans to launch 2.5GHz WiMAX services this year. The company's Xohm service aims to start operations in Baltimore in September Continue Reading...
Earthquake Mitigation in Emergency Management
Earthquake Risks and Hazards
Earthquake Risk Mitigation
Mandatory-structural Mitigation
Nonstructural Mitigation
This paper aims at analyzing the risk and hazards associated with earthquakes. In addi Continue Reading...
S. directly. Evidently, the long-term objectives indirectly face the smooth running of the U.S. government. Priority should be given to those aspects that will pull the resources of the country to extreme levels. The U.S. As a super-power is privileg Continue Reading...
Terrorism in Seattle
Even before the World Trade Center attack in September, 2011, most major cities in the United States were not only aware, but anticipatory regarding the potential for a terrorist attack. Seattle has been fortunate in that it has Continue Reading...
Risk Analysis
Background- In general terms, risk management is a way to identify, assess and prioritize risks that are associated with a project or organization. The purpose of risk management is to be proactive in improving places or processes with Continue Reading...
Canadian forces in Afghanistan, and whatever location those forces are directed to by the Canadian Government to protect Canada at home and its interests around the world, should be supported with intelligence sources that are directly focused on Ca Continue Reading...
The Price-Sensitive Affluents, Wal-Mart has learned (Wal-Mart Annual Reports) is more interested in finding an exceptionally good deal and not necessarily concerned about the shopping experience. This is particularly true as one of the strongest fac Continue Reading...
"The incompetence was color-blind," he said, adding, "the real stumbling block was indifference to the problems of the poor," Scott continues.
In his speech announcing his official candidacy, Obama stated, "...Beneath all the difference of race and Continue Reading...
GIS and mapping software, once available only to agencies possessing mainframe computers, can now be easily loaded on the laptops carried in patrol vehicles and therefore can be used by even small and budget-constrained police departments. The innov Continue Reading...
While the winner gets a huge amount of money for supposedly being the strongest human, in fact, the strongest human is merely the one that uses the greatest amount of self-centered cunning and brute strength. If one is going to define humanity, espe 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...
Disaster Situation
Effective Media Relations Campaign -- Particularly since the events of 9/11, Emergency Management and Disaster Relief organizations are in clear view of the media and public. People have viewed first-hand the actions of New York C Continue Reading...
Disaster in Franklin County
Emergency Management is the organizational protocol that prepares for disaster response, supporting and rebuilding systems and society after natural of human disasters occur, and a continuous process in which groups from 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...
Industrial Hygiene
A large New Orleans Hospital has been affected with a Katrina disaster, which has contributed to evacuation of staffs to Baton Rouge. Six weeks after the event, I have been mandated with the responsibility of supervising a team th Continue Reading...
Desire and Piety
Mark Bradford is one of the leading figures in contemporary art and has even been touted by some as "the most compelling and captivating artists working today" (Wexner Center for the Arts 2011). He paints juxtapositions in his work 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...
Toms River Township is a hub of the Jersey Shore. On October 29, 2012, "superstorm" Sandy hit the area, leaving widespread damage to property and infrastructure. A month after the storm hit, most of Toms River homes are uninhabitable and businesses a Continue Reading...
Justification
"It is only by conducting additional evaluations that not only cover these issues, but also involve all stakeholders and address limitations of existing data sources, that policymakers will have the information they need to identify a Continue Reading...
Emergency Management
When disaster strikes, a government must be ready to mobilize any resources necessary and remedy the situation, whether it is damage from a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake or any other manmade or natural happening. Emergency Continue Reading...
Disaster Planning
A Review of Crisis and Disaster Prevention Literature
Disasters strike weekly, sometimes daily, all around the world. Crises happen, simply because humans create and perpetuate them. This is why nations and the leaders within the Continue Reading...