Questions on Emergency Preparation

In the story “The Storm” the author has used good literary devices and a good word choice to set up this story. In the first sentence of this story has some foreshadowing “When the storm hit on friday evening, we weren’t prepared.” This catches the reader's attention also it gives the story a good plot diagram. This is said by the narrator on what happened Friday evening. Later in the story there is some more foreshadowing done by the narrator. Some other literary devices the narrator was the way she decrided the weather, “I looked out of the window at the ocean that was just twenty feet from our house. It twisted and gnarled into knots. The trees tried to hold their balance against the wind. Then rain began to fall like grapes from

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The predictions of forecast back around in that time, at times, could have been helpful, other times would not. Though the people had forecast predictions, they were often inaccurate. The forecasters, or indication officers, claimed that their predictions were accurate 83.7 percent of the time for the following day. The indication officers were not allowed to say certain things about the predicted forecast, which often affected the communities negatively not only for this certain occasion but for others, as well. For example, an officer could not even say the word tornado in any of their forecast predictions. The coastal cities of the nation thought that they were immune to the disaster of a hurricane, so forecasters would never mention a such a tragic storm in the predictions of the forecast. On top of the believed immunity and forbidden words to be mentioned in forecasts, the method of predictions was not at the best, either. Instead of relying on the physics of a storm and deeply studying it, indication officers turned more to geometry and cartography, the science of drawing maps, to predict where the storm will go. This did not leave the communities vulnerable for just this blizzard, but for pretty much every storm that swept across the nation, as

I know that before I go on a trip that I always check the weather, because I have been stuck on vacation in miserable weather too many times. The author gives the example of the Republican convention in Florida during

There has been a great development in the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responds to natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and wildfires in California are three major disasters that required a large FEMA response and recovery effort. These three natural disasters stressed the resources and abilities FEMA has in their arsenal. As any good organization does, FEMA learned from their experiences and mistakes in order to handle the next challenge they have to face accordingly. Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people, caused $81 billion in property damages, and 90,000 square miles (11 Facts About Hurricane Katrina). There was much controversy over the response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Wrongberight, Virginia is a rural farming community, and its residents depend on accurate weather reports. The locals believe, those profession meteorologists could not predict rain, even if raindrops were falling on their head. On Thursday the local weather guru of Wrongberight, Charlie Jones, age eleven forecast a ten-hour deluge would hit on Friday. It did. In fact it dumps eight addition inches of rain, to the already, saturated farmer’s fields and woodlands from the previous intermittent rainstorm that he also predicted. According to him, that storm on Friday was just a prelude to another storm that will strike Wrongberight, sometime early Saturday night. He also said, that this kind of storm would produce, at least one or two unique

During this event, it was unclear who or what organization was accountable for public safety during this event. As a result, there was ambiguity of authority regarding who was in charge of public safety leading up to the collapse (Witt Associations, 2012). The ambiguity of authority and lack of a formal protocol created uncertainty and confusion. The ISFC had set up a system to communicate weather forecasts, but the distribution of messages was limited to ISFC personnel and did not include contractors or public

Drew TejchmanURST 241Professor PratoMarch 11, 2018Katrina There are many tragic disasters that happen all over the world! Some of these tragic situations that occur are out of our hands and can't always be controlled, but what we can do is help and warn people in these times. In recent disasters we have not been fully committed on doing that and that has led us to be more prepared. When Katrina happened in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 23, 2005 hundreds of people died and lost homes. The main reason was not what happened it was how it was handled by the government. When a disaster happens the government is supposed to send troops and FEMA to help the people in need, bring supplies, and evacuate if needed. When Katrina happened

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused massive damage around Gulf of Mexico. Especially, New Orleans was flooded most severely, so once approximately 80% of the city was under the water. Many articles criticize the poor management for Katrina, on the other hand, some articles can positively accept the preparation for Hurricane Sandy in 2012. For example, GSN (Government Security News) released their article in 2015, and the title is “Response to Sandy shows Katrina lessons mostly learned, says former FEMA chief”. In 2005, many people died, and many people are forced to move from New Orleans or other affected towns, however, now the hurricane disaster reduction plans in the U.S. are based on lessons from 2005. We should reflect the crisis event, so, first of all, to check the timeline of Katrina and to specify the problem of planning or reaction. The second, to understand the FEMA and “Hurricane Pam” exercise. “Hurricane Pam” exercise was held prior to Katrina, and the exercise clear many problems for emergency planning. One of the major problems was transportation. Many people lacked the transportation to evacuation shelter, and the problem was indicated before Katrina. The third, with a chart of employment trends, to realize the social impact of Katrina. The employment trends are related to next topic: race and class. Black workers faced the more difficult situation to get their jobs than white workers. (Elliott 2006). The last is to introduce BBC article about the

As an official I use a S.W.O.T analyses of our event, and communicate with the public and the media for a clear and transparent agenda that is safe and organized for the public.

In Adrienne Rich’s “Storm Warnings,” the progressive structure details the storm’s advancement, the imagery illustrates the surrounding environment, and the calm diction presents the speaker’s state of mind, depicting an actual storm as it nears and the metaphorical turmoil the speaker is experiencing. People hear storm warnings, however, as the storm unfolds, one can merely brace themselves since the storm is inevitable and light hope within them.

The purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Plan is to save lives and prevent injuries in case of emergencies such as nuclear attack, fire, natural disaster, civil disorder or other, and provide the necessary best practices to ensure all possible and relevant forms of communicating with our faculty, staff, students, and parents. Mrs. Patricia Harris of the International Studies Elementary Charter School was interviewed about the International Studies Elementary Charter School’s Emergency Management Plan and the role of the school counselor during emergencies. Surprisingly, the school counselor does not play as important of a role than one would have thought. Although, the counselor does serve as one of the Designated School Emergency Team Members, some the tasks that would seem likely the counselor would perform, are performed by other administrators. Tasks such as talking to parents or being there for the students are performed by the principal while the school counselor is delegated to direct traffic. Based on the Emergency Management Plan, it would seem that the school counselor’s role is still not clearly understood. With all the expertise that counselors can bring to a crisis situation, it’s disappointing that counselors are assigned such a miniscule task as delegating traffic. Counselor Harris did discuss the Dougherty County School System’s Crisis Team. That team is

Every day people listen to meteorologists before making many decisions pertaining to their lives. In this case, Miss Minnie was no exception. Since she wanted to know if she would need protection from rain, she watched the local weatherman just a few hours before leaving. As a result, she chooses to leave without any. Therefore, she was devastated when she was sitting at the bus stop and it started to rain. Miss Minnie, like others, has watched weather reports become more advanced over the years and assumed that the radars would be able to indicate rain hourly. Therefore, when the weatherman said there was sunny skies with a slight chance of rain, she believed him and wore her best.

Protecting the public’s health historically has been a state and local responsibility. However, the growing threat of bioterrorism has highlighted the importance of a strong public health infrastructure to the nation’s homeland security and has focused increased attention on the preparedness of the public health system (Frist, 2011). Since the 2001 anthrax attacks Congress has passed new legislation to increase the strength of the nation’s public health system thus the funding has also rapidly increased to meet the potential demand. There is an ongoing debate however, as to what level of contribution local, state, and federal agency’s feel is an appropriate level of ongoing public health investments.

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