Assignment 1

In order to adequately prepare and execute disaster response and recovery efforts, emergency managers must know the specific needs of their community. Furthermore, emergency managers must be adept at understanding the effects of a potential disaster on a community, the aspects of the disaster (disaster considerations), and potential incidents this disaster might spawn. In striving to achieve mitigation and response efforts, emergency managers consider their specific community needs and approach disaster response and recovery with these elements in mind. An all hazards approach is often taken to respond to a multitude of disaster events. The standards proposed by the all hazards approach to emergency management set forth the guiding principles for effective, efficient, and appropriate response and recovery operations.

The Assignment (1–2 pages)

For this Assignment, using the natural disaster and the community you identified for your Final Project, submit a paper on the following:

• Briefly describe the community you selected.
• Describe the natural disaster that might occur in this community.
• Explain the aspects of the disaster that emergency managers need to be aware of when responding to the incident.
• Describe any subsequent incidents that might be spawned or cascade from the initial incident.
• Explain the benefits and limitations of the all hazards approach to emergency management with this specific disaster.

This paper will be incorporated into your Final Project