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Greenville County’s disaster preparedness plans and resources are maintained by the Emergency Operations Center. The Emergency Operations Center “is the physical location where emergency management and support personnel come together during an emergency to coordinate response and recovery efforts and allocate available resources” (“Emergency Preparedness,” 2015). Greenville County Hazards include naturally occurring events such as dam/levee failure, drought, flooding, tornados, tropical storms, and winter storms; as well as hazardous materials (HazMat) events including fixed facility accidents, nuclear accidents, pipeline accidents, and transportation accidents. Hazardous materials events are of particular concern due to the fact that “Greenville County has more than 1,400 miles of state-maintained highways, numerous railroad lines, and many industrial manufacturing plants that use hazardous materials”

The plan continues into outlining what individual citizens need to do to prepare for a disaster. This

Local protective measure planning equips first responders with the knowledge needed to organize efficient response results in the event of an emergency. Structured open dialogue between local emergency jurisdictions enables responders to delegate the appropriate individuals and equipment resources to the impacted local areas requiring the most aid following a terror event. By establishing a streamlined communication framework, local emergency responders can collaborate their efforts and resources to promote collective well-being. When a local emergency plan specifies what responders and resources belong where and at what time, response overlap and shortages can be avoided. Unionized response action established prior to a terrorist incident, serves to mitigate the risks, hazards and threat of injury or harm the people and property of the US face when a terrorism event occurs. Furthermore, a structured local emergency operations plan for a hazardous materials incident involving a terrorist is imperative to public health and safety, as the blueprint outlines protective measures the public can follow to minimize their exposure to dangerous substances. The people of a community affected by a terror event can be warned and notified of the event’s associated dangerous materials, which threaten their well-being, through a variety of methods such as warning sirens or horns, emergency alert systems, automated

Charity Productions in partnership with the College of Architecture’s Texas Target Communities Program at Texas A&M University have collaborated together to develop a set of solutions in response to the pre-existing neighborhood conditions throughout Harris County in Houston, Texas. The conditions of these particular neighborhoods have created a pattern of disparities throughout Harris County to be recognized as constraints to residents in impeding their ability to become affluent members of society. Texas Target Communities and Charity Productions have taken a step further to not only provide an analysis of evidence for these disparities but to identify the assets present in these communities to formulate feasible and cost effective solutions.

To attract new capital investments, create jobs, and revitalize the community, the City of Greer partners with the Greer Commission of Public Works, the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce, the Partnership for Tomorrow, and private sector businesses to support the Greer Development Corporation (GDC).

Thank you, Ms. Leona Graham (mayor), for the opportunity to provide an assessment report for Hazard City. This report will provide an assessment on structural damage of an Intensity IX earthquake, and emergency housing needs. It will also identify actions homeowners can use to help prevent future structural damages, and give more information on possible effects of an Intensity IX earthquake. The assessment report will identify danger of a failing dam, and provide further understanding of the elements which will include an emergency plan. The table that follows is an assessment of the number of people needing emergency housing due to an Intensity IX earthquake.

The purpose was to connect and to find common ground. The hope was that community stakeholders could work together. The motivation was to invest in the core vibrancy of our community. The ambition was that projects could develop. The priorities were smart design, the arts, and entrepreneurship.

In Tennessee, there are many wonderful communities to live in. The focus of this assessment is Hendersonville, Tennessee. This community is one I am the most familiar with since I have lived there for almost twenty years. I have seen this community change and grow throughout the years. The demographics of this community along with its infrastructure have changed a lot over the years. There are many good aspects of this community and many things that can be improved. As shown, there are multiple aspects of a community to take into consideration.

The mission is to minimize the threat of flood/tropical hazards to ensure the protection of life, property, and infrastructure.

Lack of evenly distributed prosperity in Durham has been at the forefront of the mayoral election. Martin posed a question to the candidates regarding the city’s growth but inability of citizens’ to reap the benefits of its development; and how they would handle this if elected as mayor. Ali readily responded, “As we see growth in our city occurring, making sure we have policy for inclusion is important” and added an antedote about the drastic improvements his non-profit, working in conjunction with the city of Durham, had on minority and women-owned firms, underscoring his experience and enthusiasm to help all of Durham. Ali finally noted that I elected, his goal is prosperity “not just for the big people or the companies or the organizations that we are contracting with, but to make sure that we are able to spread that around so that other people can participate in this prosperity”.

I chose the same programs within different areas, both called “Greening America’s Capitals”. I chose my hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas. Both projects are geared towards improvements in surrounding areas of state capitals in the United States. Little Rock has focused on a multi-plan “facelift” for the Main Street Corridor located near their capital, and Jefferson City has focused on the restoration of Wears Creek near the capital.

Actions taken to minimize adverse impact of disasters. These including structural measures like building of flood defences and non-structural measures like training etcetera. Public awareness related to disaster risk reduction, contribute in promoting a "culture of prevention" by changing attitudes. It revolves around civil institutions responsible to prevent disasters.

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

The purpose of this plan is to document the results of the evaluations of the hurricane hazard, present the anticipated risk and damage posed by the hazard. In addition, it will assess how the city addresses hazards with an aim of identifying feasible and cost effective pre-disaster steps that should be taken in the instance of actualization of the risk. The plan will also

The Topsham community in Portland, Maine pertinent risks and hazards will be discussed. It 's current state of readiness is exceptional. The purpose of the Topsham community Hazard Mitigation Plan is to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for hazard response and mitigation in the community. The plan identifies potential risks with appropriate mitigation responses to significantly reduce loss of life, injuries, economic costs, and destruction of natural and cultural resources. As the occurrences of the hazards identified in this plan are unpredictable, the plan itself will continue to evolve and be evaluated. With this, the mitigation strategies and maintenance process will be labeled as ongoing. The mitigation strategies and maintenance of the plan provide direction for the future of mitigation activities within the state and the process will continue until changed for any valid reason. The community has made progress on