Project Proposal Your Street Address City, State Zip Code Telephone Number Month, Day, Year Mr./ Ms./ Dr. First Name Last Name Name of Organization Street or P.O Box Address City, State Zip Code Dear Mr./ Ms. Last Name I just recently received your request regarding the creation of an emergency preparedness plan for natural disasters in Boston area. Let me assure you that you trusted the right person alongside the right organization for the creation of this plan, I have personally analyzed many disaster management proposals in my career therefore I have what it takes to deliver you the best. I have already started my work in terms of research and communications regarding this project that you have assigned to me, I am also analyzing the recent experience the government of United States have in dealing with disasters such as Hurricanes, Tornados and Floods just to make the plan ever more perfect. Hopefully this will fulfill all of your demands. Sincerely, Handwritten signature Typed signature Abstract In the main paper, I will consult a plan regarding flood disaster preparedness. The focus of attention would be the facilities which supports children of special needs. I will also consider the ethical implications regarding this proposal. As for the research methodology for the main paper, I will choose to adopt the qualitative approach and give a summary of the data collected from various different sources. Estimated costs for the
Tragic events that cause damage to property and life may destroy the social, cultural and economic life of a community. Communities must be engaged in the various phases from prevention to recovery to build disaster resilient communities. In order to do this, there must be a disaster preparedness plan in place that involves multiple people in various roles.
In day to day operations, uncertainties do occur. Henceforth it would be important to have a contingent and well detailed disaster preparedness plan and procedures. Healthcare systems, on a day to day basis, are faced with emergencies in form of disasters. As a result, majority of medical centers have well-structured exit plans in the event of a disaster occurring("Hospital Disaster Preparedness: Your Guide to Getting Started - Emergency Preparedness", 2011). However, this essay will aim at interviewing one of the top disaster preparedness staffat the Houston Methodist Hospital. In the interview, I will seek to identify the top three disasters that the Houston Methodist Hospital is prepared for. Similarly, in the interview, I would seek to identify the top lessons learnt from disaster preparedness at the hospitals.As it concludes it would summarize the findings with regards to the interview stated below. Below is an excerpt from the interview to answer the two aforementioned questions.
Effective disaster management is highly important when it comes to assisting in rescue and relief to affected. This does not only include post disaster rescue efforts but these disaster management activities should be proactive. They start right from taking preventive measures before the disaster actually occurs and goes on till the effected people are resettled back in their lives. This disaster management pertaining to human life is not only associated with physical well being but also focuses on psychological, emotional, and spiritual rehabilitation.
Planning ties with one of the National Preparedness Goal’s mission area, that is prevention. The 9/11 events made DHS to aggressively change its focus to an “all hazards” approach. Prevention is a core component to accomplish this objective. However, for an effective prevention requires thorough planning. The private sector provides this type of service and DHS may hire a private sector entity to develop a prevention plan for them. In planning, all levels of government and private sector entities must coordinate with one another in developing and executing courses of action to prevent or reduce the impact of natural disasters or terrorist attack (Homeland Security, 2011). According to the National Preparedness Goal, planning is one of the mission are capabilities and preliminary targets of prevention (Homeland Security, 2011, p. 5). The private sector’s impact in planning with the DHS is essential for an effective prevention in support of the National Preparedness
Ensuring Resilience to Disasters has more tasking’s than another mission and involves many different agencies to accomplish those tasks. The four tasks are to mitigate hazards, enhance preparedness, ensure effective emergency response, and rapidly recover. The main agency that is responsible for these tasking’s is FEMA. FEMA’s mission is to “reduce the loss of life and property and protect communities nationwide from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters” (FEMA, 2017, p.2). FEMA works with federal and State services to assist them in accomplishing their goals. They also assist local services by assisting in setting up emergency management agencies (LEMA) and set guidance for Emergency Operations Planning (EOP). EOP’s are “plans that provide an overview of the jurisdiction’s preparedness and response strategies. It describes expected hazards, outlines agency roles and responsibilities, and explains how the jurisdiction keeps the plan current.” (FEMA, 2010,
Disaster relief operations are complex systems having more to them than just a response mechanism. They require a significant amount of pre-planning.
FEMA response to disastrous incident have improve drastically from the beginning of time. After each incident, organizations such as FEMA learned from previous incidents in what steps to take when it comes to dealing with Natural Disasters incidents. After Hurricane Sandy incident, “Communities are building back stronger and becoming more resilient for the future through collaborative partnerships between state, local and federal agencies” (N.D., 2015). Due to past Natural Disaster the government and other organizations had learned that it is best to come together and work as a team to provide assistance to those who were victims of the Natural Disaster incident. Since there were many organizations and they all had a different obligation. A
Identify which stage of disaster management is described in the case study above and support your response with a rationale.
Regardless of their causes, disasters invoke human reactions in the context of social institution, small communities or long-term care facilities. The attempt to reestablish the social order of the culture after a disaster requires anticipation and collaborative planning prior to any disaster. Planning is acquired through government officials and scientists in an attempt to avoid future
Preparedness awareness will cover guidelines regarding family and community planning with floods, wildfire, hurricanes and power outages. DCHHS encourages each family to initiate a preparedness plan to ensure each person knows what to do in an emergency. Families should discuss where each person will stay if the family separated, posting emergency telephone numbers, delegate family members for certain task such, disconnecting utility services, and learning first aid or CPR. Families should also communicate with neighbors and plan how to work together in the event of a disaster.
The plan will involve preparedness/mitigation measures undertaken before the disaster, response activities, recovery and reconstruction efforts that are being undertaken after the disaster. We may consider which risk management agencies were involved and the actions they have undertaken so far.
Emergency management faces many challenges in today’s modern society. In the years prior to 9/11 emergency management was primarily focused on natural disasters. That has since changed; we now face a diverse variety of risks and hazards on a constant basis. As we continue to grow in population current and newer have compounded into more problems that emergency planner must face and find solutions for.
This paper discusses subjects in newspaper articles and scenarios in the Pearson Health Science Neighborhood in season two, episode five in the University of Phoenix student website under the course materials section. A fire began in the Neighborhood community and the residents developed respiratory complications related to the smoke from the fire. The fire continues to thrive even after five days (Pearson health science, 2011). The community lacks an emergency preparedness and response plan and is in need of one. Local, state, and national public health agencies are needed
Risk for disasters is a part of life; emergency situations occur more frequently than many people believe. A wise person plans for the worse, and hopes for the best. After a disaster, how well a community can recover will depend largely on how well they prepared in advance. Risk management includes identifying any potential risks to a community and proactively planning to minimize the threat. Proactive organization of resources and people to respond to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s ability to regroup and recover, and the loss of life. To better
On August 29, 2009, Hurricane Katrina struck the United States Gulf Coast. It was a Category 3 Hurricane, according to the Saffir Simpson Scale. Winds gusted to up to 140 miles per hour, and the hurricane was almost 400 miles wide . The storm itself did a tremendous amount of damage, but the storm’s aftermath was cataclysmic. Many claimed that the federal government was slow to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the storm. This paper will examine the four elements of disaster management – preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation – as well as an analysis on the data presented.