For your final assignment, assume you are the emergency manager (EM) for the state, county, or city (Columbus GA) in which you live. Building upon the analysis you have done throughout this course you are already in the process of preparing an emergency plan for your community.
In this paper, you will prepare an emergency plan for your community that addresses the following:
· Summarize specific disaster conditions or actual hazard responses (such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood, chemical spill, or wildfire) that are likely in your community.
· Develop an assessment of your level of preparedness to handle the disaster conditions or actual hazard responses.
· Develop an assessment for the likelihood of future circumstances that could impact your community, Topics to consider:
· Climate change
· Population changes
· Technology changes
· Critical infrastructure
· Explain recommended actions and changes that would limit the impact of the hazard with mitigation and resilience techniques. Your recommendations should address:
· Planning considerations
· Equipment shortfalls
· First responders
· State and local government
· Business community
· Local populations
Next, assume a major disaster occurred or is threatening your community and address the following:
· Describe how you will respond with regard to communications and coordination with other agencies.
· Describe how you will respond with regard to mobilization of resources and personnel.
· Describe how you will respond with regard to potential evacuations.
· Describe how you will respond with regard to emergency shelters.
· Describe how you will respond with regard to issues with water, power, and health facilities.
· Describe how you will respond with regard to communication with the public.
Complete your paper by including the following:
· Develop an assessment of needed recovery efforts, as well as mitigation, and adaptations that may limit future damages, as well as improve response for future disasters.
The Final Paper
· Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages)
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
