Emergency Management Principles

Occurrences Natural epidemics and calamities date back to the very beginning of life we know today. Emergency incidences occur unpredictably in our daily life basis. It is hence essential to ensure that we are whole equipped with relevant basic knowledge of handling any unforeseen calamity that can happen here UFV school community. This report present the findings and analysis of an investigation conducted in the library section of the UFV campus

The final stage in the emergency management program developed and implemented by the Los Angeles Unified School District is represented by the recovery. This phase occurs in the aftermath of the crisis situation and it is focused on helping the community to be restored to the standards that were existent before the emergency, or even higher standards, if this is a possibility.

The second phase of a traditional emergency management plan, and the third phase in the Los Angeles Unified School District is represented by the response phase. At this level, the emergency management team is already faced with the crisis situation, in the meaning that the risk has materialized, and they are forced to manage the ongoing crisis in an effort to minimize the losses of the emergency situation.

In “Wither the Emergency Manager,” Niel R. Britton comments on Drabek's “Human Responses to disaster: An Inventory of Sociological Findings.” Britton describes six positive and negative issues in emergency management as it is today. In this paper, we will discuss the implications on emergency management as a field and on the individual manager.

Hurricane Katrina happened 4 years after the attacks of 9/11, 3 years after the succeeding production of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and one year after the DHS had actually produced a National Response Plan. However regardless of the heightened focus on homeland safety, the feedback to Katrina was a failure. The world viewed as government responders appeared not able to provide standard security from the ravages of nature. The titles of 2 congressional reports summed up the sense of failure. A Select House Committee [Residence Report, 2006] determined "A Failure of Initiative" while the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [Senate Report, 2006] evaluated the United States "A Nation Still Unprepared." (Moynihan, 2009).

Tampa Bay, Florida is ranked in the top 20s of one of the highest populated, metro population destinations in the United States (Tampa Bay Business Journal Staff Member, 2011). In fact, in the year 2011, there were more than 2,823,938 documented residents residing in the Tampa Bay area as well as 87.3 million tourists visiting Tampa Bay and its surrounding areas in the same year (Tampa Bay Business Journal Staff Member, 2011, & State of Florida.com, n.d.). As a result, the city of Tamp Bay, Florida puts great stress on its Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, or better known as CEMP. To better elaborate, the city of Tampa Bay incorporates approximately 170 square miles, with land‐surface elevations ranging from sea‐level along the coast to approximately 55 feet above sea level (City of Tampa | Office of Emergency Management, n.d.). Therefore, the city of Tampa Bay, Florida developed its CEMP to help prevent or lower

When developing a EOP it that different ideal and principles to maintain that plan throughout its development. During an emergency the planning and development of that plan is essential for the success of the operation. Using the guideline provided by the ten principle plan to help identify the procedures needed for a reliable EOP. The planning concept provides the flow of a plan, understanding that phasing, branches, planning horizon and the forward and reverse planning supports the inner concept of the EOP, which deliveries the procedure and standards necessary to make the plan work throughout a condition without interruption. Without a plan or guideline to execute during a disaster be it man-made or natural it would lead to major loss of

One of the major tasks of emergency management is successfully communicating with the public during the course of a disaster. Social media has taken the world by storm and used in almost every facet of a person’s daily life. As technology advances, so does the potential for social media within emergency management. One of the values of social media is that it not only allows emergency managers to transmit messages to the public, but it also permits interaction with the public that can keep managers better informed and use the public as an asset in emergency response. However, social media often remains a capability separate from operations, leveraged mostly by community and volunteer groups and within the public information or communications functions of emergency response organizations. Not until social media is incorporated within operations, as a communications and as an information source, will its full capabilities be recognized (Social Media in Disasters, 2014).

In this module, I have learned thus far that it takes multiple units from Emergency Management divisions and also public service divisions to fully handle a disaster. In this writing assignment, I will be discussing about Journalism and how it is can effect the outcome of a major event, such as a disaster. Journalism in today's society is crucial for the public and also for the teams that are activated to handle such terrible events or disasters. It has come a long way today with the invention of I-phone's, internet, social media and also news media. Without media coverage and new advanced technology about hurricanes, disasters, or event events that may harm our nation would be indescribable to innocent people in our nation. Take September 11th 2001 for an example. The media coverage

In this section, the four phases of emergency management will be defined: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

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.

The Plan is a “multi-jurisdictional” plan that was prepared pursuant to the Hazard Mitigation and

Lack of training and practice will induce the emergency response plans fail. It is not the suitable to rectify the emergency response procedure (ERP) flaws during an incident. In order to minimize the adverse effects of emergencies, training should be provided. This section is to be used for identifying the types of exercises and training for the employees. It is essential to provide training for the staffs of sewage utilities. This system specify the frequency of each training to be conducted, and who should receive the emergency response training. Moreover the system also identify the required training resources. The purpose of training is to:

What went right, what went wrong, and what can we do better the next time? After any large disaster, whether natural or a terrorist attack; this question will always be asked, and answers will be demanded from the public. While I do think planning and training for disasters is a great first step, there is always going to be an event we never thought could happen present itself. It’s how we deal with those unexpected events that truly measure how effective emergency management can be.

In less than two decades, social media has revolutionized modern communication and information sharing. What began as a simple form of social networking has turned into innumerable platforms for people around the globe to share ideas, create and share businesses, promote brands, read news from various sources, as well as share and find vast amounts of information, among many other uses. Thus, with a few clicks of a button, people are now able to interact with someone on the other side of the world. The capabilities created through social media’s many uses have forever changed global politics, business, and interpersonal communication.