National Response Plan

An electrical fire starts in a nightclub with at least 250 to 300 patrons inside and quickly spreads throughout the club. Due to the nightclub’s location, in a high crime area of town near abandoned buildings, security bars cover the doors and windows. All occupants of the building, with the exception of the nightclub employees, are unaware of the other exits available during an emergency and a vast majority stampedes the front door to seek safety. As the fire continues to spread, heavy smoke proceeds

Introduction An emergency operations plan for the community in which we live is a document of great importance to each of us whether we know it or not. This paper examines the emergency action plan for Knoxville, Tennessee. In the course of the examination, it will compare and analyze the plan for Knoxville with the standards set forth in the textbook for this course along with other recognized sources in the field of emergency management. Knoxville, Tennessee With a population of nearly one

including government response or rather the perceived lack of was widely broadcasted. Hurricane Katrina provoked an enormous response from all levels of government, the private sector, and foreign countries, however even with the vast resources the response

Emergency Management laws and acts are established by the Federal Government to allow emergency managers and local elected officials the opportunity to lead disaster response and recovery from the local level to the Federal level. Many of these laws and acts give absolute power to local and state officials to make decisions to best preserve life and property during and after an incident. The laws and acts also hold these officials accountable for the actions that they take and the responsibility

Running head: CASE STUDY ON HURRICANE KATRINA 1 Case Study 4: Response to Hurricane Katrina Jaret Reyes University of Nevada – Las Vegas CASE STUDY ON HURRICANE KATRINA 2 The events leading up to, during, and following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 found the local, state, and federal levels of government clashing, leading to a chaotic and ineffective governmental response. During this time, the Department of Homeland Security contained FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, only a few years

community take preventive and protective measure in the fight against terrorism. Fighting terrorism is a combination of several tools and activities aimed at improving response capabilities and reducing the risks from attacks. Activities to measure and improve capabilities can come in the form of prevention, protection, response, recovery and mitigation. Each of these areas is designed to address a specific set of capabilities, or core capabilities, aimed at creating a better more effective method

I thought I would begin my research into the history of the New Madrid Fault in regards to our state. Which lead me to think is our state prepared for an earthquake? What would the response be, not only from an emergency management point of view, but I will draw from my experience as a member of the Air National Guard. The New Madrid Fault lies along the western side of Kentucky along the border between Kentucky and Missouri. The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) is made up of reactivated faults

Starting with the Federal Disaster Response Policy (FDRP), local and state authorities must deal with major incidents until they feel they need additional help. The Mayor of New Orleans reached out for national help and it took over 5 days for FEMA to fully engulf themselves in the events unraveling in the city of New Orleans. Smith (2010) stated that Katrina taxed the capacities of the city, state, and national governments, as well as the capacity of non-governmental organizations

The Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson stated that 200 National Guard troops were packed and ready to go to New Orleans, but two days passed before state officials responded to Richardson’s assistance. The Local authorities did not have emergencies management plans or deliberate risk assessments in place. They did not analyze or created at least three courses of action to mitigate the situation. The lack of training, exercises and dealing with emergencies like this magnitude was crucial for

whole town was in chaos. The local authorities could have coordinated with various Homeland security agencies to restore normalcy. The Coordinated Responses and Key Resources office of the president has come up with three main strategies to respond to disasters and protect the critical infrastructure in the USA. The President has charged the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS) with the responsibility to address the vulnerabilities that involve more than one sector or needs the responsiveness