Emergency Manager
Imagine you have just been appointed as the emergency manager (EM) for the state, county, or city (your community) in which you live.
Building upon the analysis you did for the discussion this week, write a paper regarding the initial actions you would take as the new EM.
In your paper,
Describe the history of emergencies and disasters in your community.
Analyze the response to those historical emergencies and disasters in your community.
Determine what types and severity of disasters are likely to occur in your community.
Determine your community’s vulnerability to an attack.
Evaluate the level of planning that has taken place in your community.
Determine the agencies in your community that will be required to respond.
Determine what kind of training for disaster response has taken place.
The You are the Emergency Manager paper
Must be a minimum of three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
