East Cleveland Disaster Scenarios

Like in P.R, society first tries to lower anxiety levels by not watching the news. The first step will be to have an emergency plan that includes an evacuation plan. Utilities services will be affected. PR often implements preventive maintenance on utilities seventy-two hours prior to

An emergency operations plan for the community in which we live is a document of great importance to each of us whether we know it or not. This paper examines the emergency action plan for Knoxville, Tennessee. In the course of the examination, it will compare and analyze the plan for Knoxville with the standards set forth in the textbook for this course along with other recognized sources in the field of emergency management.

So far, the disaster has "contaminated the Animas River, San Juan River, and the Colorado River in Utah." Furthermore, according to reports, "the disaster also poses a risk to the drinking water of 17, 000 people living in Durango, Colorado and 45,000 residents of Farmington, New Mexico." If history is any

In the news report, they talked about how the snow storm brought lot of people together but it also caused a lot of damage to the town because of the wrecks and the trees falling on the houses. On the brightside though, it sure helped us get out of going to school for a week. When most people think of Kansas they think of the Wizard of Oz, the big gusts of wind and cows. A great number of people living in Colby and the surrounding areas are farmers who plant their crops according to season obviously but when the blizzard hit, almost everything was ruined because the plants couldn’t handle the cold. This epidemic caused them hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost crop money. Weather is unpredictable and it is always important to either plan ahead or have a plan B when nature

This chapter provides an overview that describes the basic types of hazards threatening the United States and provides definitions for some basic terms such as hazards, emergencies, and disasters. The chapter also provides a brief history of emergency management in the federal government and a general description of the current emergency management system—including the basic functions performed by local emergency managers. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the all-hazards approach and its implications for local emergency management.

"About 24,000 buildings could be destroyed and 85,000 extensively damaged. More than 27,000 households are likely to be displaced" (Read). Although this will be millions of dollars in work, most people will become unemployed and the Northwest will have a drastic decrease in population.

Going into the winter months, the need for a quick recovery of the infrastructure was imminent. Thousands of civilians without the means for electricity or heat could prove more devastating than the storm itself. The threat of freezing to death or being snowed in and potentially starving can add to one’s anguish and deteriorating mental state. A quick and decisive response from the state and cities was applied in order to minimize any unwanted

Apocalyptic Imagine a world where there was no power. How would you survive? How would you find food? What other effects are there that you might not even think about? That is exactly what John Matherson has to deal with in the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina when an EMP hits.

Economic and development of any area is always and always will be interrupted by disasters big and small. These disasters can have a big impact on the economy by destroying businesses, homes, and damage property. As disaster pose a challenge to up and coming or existing developments or communities there are ways to possibly help damage and lose such as not building in a flood zone and moving to higher elevation. Disasters can have an effect on families to.

Hurricane Irma is moving very far inland and has hit a lot of area mainly in Florida. Some authorities are saying that 65% of Floridians are without power, and some power could be out for weeks. In some cities, there is no cell service, electricity, or running water. The Miami Airport and some Miami streets are closed because of water damage. I can connect with this article because I know some people who were affected by the storm. This could affect me because I could have lost those people in the storms.

These events included major disasters and declared emergencies consisting of ice storms, hurricanes, tropical storms, floods and drought (City-data.com, n.d.). Flooding is a common problem associated with most these events and the most common injuries noted with floods could be drowning as well as injuries such as fractures from contact with debris. Common problems associated with these events would be displaced families, and power outages making children, seniors, and those individuals suffering from chronic health problems the most at risk. After this type of disaster there could be the risk of infections due to contaminated food or water, insect borne diseases, respiratory infections and infected wounds following

Many other incidents can happen where there are scorching temperatures, powerful storms, and higher solar radiation that can kill many people or leave them ill. This will all have to be paid for by the government which can lead to a huge economic turmoil as you are losing money along with working citizens. They would have to pay for many of the treatments, medication, and accommodation if you are staying at a hospital. The government might also end up increasing taxes if this happens as they would need more money to fund the health sector. Even Health Canada agrees that global warming will affect the health care system.

The burden of emergency management has grown great deal in the last few decades. We have seen an increase in natural disasters, a new threat of terrorism on our front door and an increase in manmade disasters. All of these have tested emergency management in a number of cities and towns across the nation. It is not always disasters that present problems for emergency managers. We have to look beyond our traditional view of emergency management of helping us during times of disasters and view what issues they consider may affect their emergency response. Issues that emergency management see that are moving into the critical area are issues of urbanization and hazard exposure, the rising costs of disaster recovery, and low priority of emergency management.

Coastal lands, agriculture, weak permafrost, increase in disease, weather patterns, ocean circulation, and biodiversity are few elements affected by this emergency. There is major concern for coastal flooding. IPCC estimates that 43% of coastal wetlands will be asphyxiated, beaches will wear down 100 to 200 ft., and 5,000 square miles will be overwhelmed with sea water. (Greenpeace) In Chesapeake Bay, beaches have already been lost, resulting from more than an inch increase in sea level. Many islands and low surface level countries will be inundated . Millions of people could be affect in Bangladesh, China, and New York due to flooding. Any country with a small economy can suffer greatly being unable to adapt and replenish resources. Pests that use warm weather will have more time to reproduce and feed on infected species, usually passing on infections. Allergens and viruses will be more persistent. Forest fires will increase. An example for agriculture damage is Kansas’ ability to be 4 degrees warmer during winter which is bad news for the winter wheat grown with cold air usually sent southward from the Artic ice. Also, during summer Kansas can lose valuable cropland from soil losing 10 percent of its moisture. (NRDC) Shrinkage in fresh water supply will result in water stress for people that rely on spring water, such as the Himalayans

Every emergency or disaster, from a small house fire to a hurricane that devastates entire communities, have a distinct cycle. This is