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    The governmental response in the wake of the storm greatly worsened the devastation of the storm. What is called “glory seeking” was the government’s way of encouraging the private sector to get involved with disaster relief. However, the Federal Emergency

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    There are all kinds of emergencies that we can prepare for; a zombie apocalypse is one of them. Zombies may be fictional, but natural disasters are a very real concern in which we would take the same precautions. To prepare for those kinds of outbreaks, you should have a well structured plan. During a disaster such as a zombie apocalypse, shelter is a vital part in surviving. With zombies running rampant across the city, we must have a safe and secure shelter for all citizens to hide out

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    The Second Epoch ( 1980 )

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    The Second Epoch (1980 – 2000s) In the second epoch, the emphasis shifted from regulations to coordinating the objectives of the environment with other social and economic priorities, with more attention to human health effects, and to carrying out the environmental policies that were on books, more resourcefully. In a couple of instances, new goals were formed which went beyond the former goals, for example, including dangerous materials and hazardous waste to the environmental policy agenda, the

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    Bioterrorism/Disaster Plan A hospital’s emergency room (ER) is typically the site for initial presentation of patients from a disaster or bioterrorism event. Consequently, nurses working in the ER setting are the first to treat these patients. Thus it is of great importance to have a plan in place that can effectively meet the unique needs of this type of situation. As a nurse employed in the ER at Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Vincennes, Indiana, I will be one of the first to see patients

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    the result is identified, you work backward to determine what steps will be necessary to achieve the result or goal. This process also applies to disaster preparedness planning. To better understand what the goals or end results should be for an emergency operation plan (EOP), it is necessary to study and analyze post incident reports from recent events. There will always be lessons to learn from every incident regardless of size or complexity. The military recognized this fact and established a

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    such as food, bottled water, and first aid kits. Also, we want to take the highest safety precautions when dealing with infected because we do not want any other to become infected so masks will be handed out for airborne diseases. To continue the evacuation process the police department will direct and lead the citizens that will travel on foot. With traveling on foot heavy firearms will be handled by the police in order to protect the citizens in case of an attack. With the firearms, some of the first

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    Reflections on my Plant Engineering Summer Internship at United Parcel Service Introduction My Plant Engineering (PE) internship experience at United Parcel Service (UPS) allowed me to utilize all that I have learned at Florida Polytechnic University and apply it to real world work experience. Thus expanding upon my previous knowledge while simultaneously allowing me to grow in new ways that cannot be taught in the classroom. Interning at UPS has helped highlight my fortes and flaws as not

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    Reflections on my Plant Engineering Summer Internship at United Parcel Service Introduction My Plant Engineering (PE) internship experience at United Parcel Service (UPS) allowed me to utilize all that I have learned at Florida Polytechnic University and apply it to real-world work experience. Thus expanding upon my previous knowledge while simultaneously allowing me to grow in new ways that cannot be taught in the classroom. Interning at UPS has helped highlight my fortes and flaws as not

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    events, even with all the planning in the world it comes down to people helping people to survive. FEMA, the local and State Government, Emergency response/first responders, National Guard, and Private Corporate Assistance did what they could to mitigate the damage, however, the planning for such an event was (in hindsight) far too little and made the emergency even more dire. I see the responsibility for preparation for future hurricane/natural disasters can be divided into at least 4 parts: The

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    wouldn’t hold a category five Hurricane. Yet they did nothing to protect the humans. Federal and local government hindered and prevented the evacuation of African-Americans from their neighborhoods. Failures included not having an evacuation plan for New Orleans. IEM which stands for Innovative Emergency Management is compromised by the government to form an evacuation plan for a natural disaster. In reality there was no plan that IEM had for Hurricane Katrina. Here we can clearly note

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