Emergency Management Plan

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) describes the National Planning Frameworks, which contains preparedness missions for the whole community (individuals, families, businesses, all types of community organizations, non-profit groups, media outlets, academies, and all levels of government including state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal partners, (FEMA 2015), as a way to foster a shared understanding of the roles and responsibilities from the first responders to the Federal government and the White House; all of which results in a more secure and resilient nation. It is everyone’s job in a community to ensure preparedness to keep the Nation safe from harm, and resilient when struck by hazards, such as pandemics, natural

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast leaving bits and pieces of people’s lives in its wake. While those in need did receive much needed response and help from surrounding areas, other states, and the government, there was much that was learned from this disaster as well. A disaster was declared and FEMA stepped in, along with the Coast Guard, National Guard, and State Defense Forces to provide their assistance (Bucci, et al., 2013).

Taking this objective into consideration, it is surprising that even though hurricane Katrina was a category 3 hurricane, and it was anticipated, more than 1800 individuals died (Thiede & Brown, 2013). Many factors have a role in not being able to prevent this natural disaster well ahead of time and therefore, they will be examined in the paper. They are but not limited to: failure of design, construction and maintenance of levees and flood walls, social and psychological rejection of the hurricane and poverty and limited education of residents in the affect areas (Thiede & Brown, 2013). Even though this natural disaster could have been prevented, it demonstrated the importance of taking practical decisions when a hurricane warning or watch is broadcasted (Melton et al., 2010). Overall, analyzing why hurricane Katrina was unavoidable is essential because it can educate people on how to practically respond to hurricanes and not disregard precautionary actions (Melton et al.,

Why is it necessary for our country to have an effective emergency plan in place? Why does it matter how the country responds to emergencies when every part of our country, including cities and states, face emergency situations on a daily basis all over? Some are bad to worse, and some horrific to deadly. Well, this paper explains the importance of the National Response Plan and why it is necessary for our country to have it in place. It explores several articles that have been published to show the results on the effectiveness and response of the National Response Plan.

So how do Floridians cope with these disasters? Right now the Red Cross offers a variety of services during an emergency. The Red Cross offers "mass care", which is the most well known disaster relief activity employed which includes providing shelter for those seeking refuge from a hurricane as well offering food and clothing. They also provide "emergency assistance." This assistance is geared toward

During the Hurricane Katrina in 2005, even though the National Weather Service (NWS) had forecasted the storm characteristics information on wind speed, storm surge and rainfall accurately, the local authorities responded inadequately (Kent, 2006; Basher, 2006). The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina pumps a series of discussions on emergency responses in a hurricane hazard (e.g., Basher, 2006; Kent, 2006; Kamarck, 2007; Spencer, 2013). Researches draw their attention to this discussion focused on three questions: (1) who should be in charge (e.g., Kamarck, 2007; Badiru and Racz, 2013; Barnhill, 2013; Cova et al., in press)? (2) To do what (e.g., Lindell and Perry 1992; Kim et al., 2006; Wu, Lindell & Prater, 2015; Cova et al.,

Approaching and following major catastrophic events, it is crucial to have communication plans set in place for the community. Communication during disasters helps to spread information regarding evacuation, weather, and recovery (Guion et al, 25). It is important for rescue teams to be able to locate those in the community who cannot be found during a catastrophic event, however, with communication networks not working, this could be hard. During Hurricane Katrina, communication networks had stopped working due to high winds and power outages. This made it hard for individuals who were lost to be located, and hard for the government to coordinate the response needed (Comfort and Haase, 2). As stated by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study, “over 1.7 million” individuals living on the Gulf had lost power during Hurricane Katrina (Waple, 6). Different systems of communication let the community know of ways to become prepared when it comes to taking shelter and evacuation. Due to the poor preparation for Hurricane Katrina, the government learned lessons on communication strategies that would better inform the community on weather and evacuation plans for Hurricane Sandy.

Pursuing this further, the Preparedness Phase has a total of three sub phases known as Continuing Education, Pre-Disaster Preparation, and Post‐ Disaster Recovery (City of Tampa | Office of Emergency Management, n.d.). The first sub-phase, Continuing Education, was developed to help expand awareness of for disaster preparedness; this is done by educating the population on techniques to help protects one’s life and property and much more recovery (City of Tampa | Office of Emergency Management, n.d.). The next phase, Pre‐Disaster Preparation, was designed to help inform the public of any imminent danger as well as provided people with details about evacuation procedures and sheltering (City of Tampa | Office of Emergency Management, n.d.). Finally, the last sub-phase, Post Disaster, is implemented to help inform the immediate public about disaster assistance, health precautions, long term sheltering, and more (City of Tampa | Office of Emergency Management,

The objective of this study is to become more sensitized and knowledgeable about preparations, impact, and response to disaster. Recommendations for improvement will be made. If one will, then imagine for a moment the condition of one who is, following a major weather-related disaster, homeless, wet, cold, hungry, tired, hungry and scared having lost possessions and nearly one's life. Upon applying for assistance from FEMA, those applying are instructed to access FEMA online for assistance. Consider that there is no power and will not be for days and possibly weeks and even if there were, one cannot return home to use their computer because it is flooded or washed away by the sea. This is just one example of the horrors that were suffered by victims of Hurricane Sandy along the north-eastern U.S. coast most recently. This is an example of a poor and cold response to individuals who are in real and dire need. It is reported in the work of Reynolds (2012) "After Sandy struck, some areas did worse than others, and FEMA as with Katrina got bad press. Manhattan was hit hard, but the outer boroughs suffered more. Staten Island residents say they were forgotten by relief efforts and one press report called the island "a giant mud puddle of dead dreams." (p.1) The problem is however, how to reach the masses who are scattered and dispersed in all direction following such an event as a Hurricane. This same problem was experienced by FEMA during the aftermath of

Category 5 hurricanes are infrequent, therefore there may not be much planning for this event. When comparing two category 5 hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew, and Hurricane Katrina, which took place in the states of Florida and Louisiana. I found similarities throughout the comparison of the two hurricanes in two different states. In Louisiana the median salary is $44,555 a year, and there is a whopping poverty rate of 19.8% (Mekouar) contrasted to Florida where the median salary is $47,463 a year, with a lower poverty rate of 16.5%. Hurricane Andrew ripped through Florida on August 24, 1992, 4 days later on August 28th supplies from the Pentagon was sent to survivors. (Pear) A similarity was found with Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, which was where the monster was strongest, on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina was finished with Louisiana on August 31st, the first initial government supplies and relief aid after the hurricane was signed for on the 2nd and 4th of September. As can be seen, a relatively richer state had very similar treatment to a less wealthy state when a natural disaster roared

Abstract Natural disasters lead to widespread suffering and destruction of property. This paper tries to examine how both the local and national government and other local emergency response organization responded to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina forms one of the extraordinary acts of nature that caused human tragedy. The discussion is based on the movie “The Storm”. Several issues have been pointed out which might have contributed to the failure of various authorities to manage the disaster.

Irma is the current hurricane hitting Florida. This time evacuation order was put out but some people decided to stay. This time coast guard, FEMA, Federal government and, State government are ready to provide shelters, food, support and, any kind of medical assistants need. Some States are organizing guard troops before the hurricane even hit so that they can be deployed right away. Federal funding is made available to government and non-profit organizations for emergencies in Florida. The partnership between the government seems to be there for this

Problem: District three (3) falls within Zone D of the Miami-Dade storm surge zones, which makes it susceptible to a storm surge from category 4 and higher storms. Residents in the district do not prepare efficiently and effectively for hurricanes that are likely to occur in South Florida. Lack of hurricane preparedness among residents is due to risk perception, as persons believe that a hurricane is a periodic phenomenon instead of a random and probable event (Wilson, et al., 2007). In addition, limited awareness of what disaster preparedness entails and cultural barriers in communication were cited as reasons for lack of preparedness. If this problem is not addressed, quality of life can be severely affected if a tropical depression, tropical storm or a hurricane were to occur.

This is the type of stress nobody wants to deal with. Employees want their families and friends to be their number one priority to worry about, not their job. Although their job should be high on their priority list of worries. What happens when this disaster is all over with and it time to come back to reality? What will this reality be? Us Floridians have been blessed with very few devastating disasters that completely wiped businesses off the map. We always need to prepare for the worse. We have seen it first hand, a small little storm could be nowhere near our state, and within 24 hours it has doubled in strength, size and headed right for us. Instead of having a state of panic, lets embrace the technology that we have been ready for all types of storms.

I see the responsibility for preparation for future hurricane/natural disasters can be divided into at least 4 parts: The Federal Government, State/Local officials, private corporations/industries, and personal responsibilities.