Disaster Response and Recovery - David A. McEntire

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Give two examples.

      3 A terrorist has just blown up a courthouse in Seattle, Washington. What changes might occur when this takes place? What can you as an emergency manager do to effectively deal with the unique challenges associated with such a disaster?

      4 The mayor and city manager in Birmingham, Alabama, are questioning you about the value of your position in the government. Explain what types of disasters could occur in your city and justify the need for response and recovery operations.

      5 A flood has destroyed many homes and businesses in Greenville, Mississippi. How can you help your community recovery from disaster while also promoting the necessary changes to prevent a recurrence in the future?

      6 As an emergency manager, you are frequently invited to speak to various organizations in your community. While discussing the goals of response and recovery to a group of Boy Scouts, one of those in attendance asks, “What is resilience?” How would you define it to the young man and explain why it is necessary to pursue after disaster strikes?

      How Can I Get Information About Hazards?

      Answer the following questions by providing a list of organizations and their contact information: If you wanted information about hurricanes, who could you contact? If you desire details about the impacts of earthquakes, who could assist you? If you need to learn more about volcanic hazards, what government agency could assist you? If you sought to understand tornadoes better, who could answer your questions? What if you required a better comprehension of hazardous materials incidents? Who could provide such information? What about terrorism? Who could help you understand terrorist behavior more fully or accurately?

      What Would I Do?

      Suppose your community was affected by a tornado. What are the possible consequences of this hazard if it interacts with human vulnerability? What would you need to do to respond? What considerations should be taken into account for recovery?

      The Interaction of Hazards

      You are the emergency manager for New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina has just struck your community. What are the hazards? Are the hazards related? If so, how? What are the implications of compound or natech hazards?

      Disasters and Change

      Disasters result in a great deal of change. What are some of the changes you can expect? Are these good or bad? How would they impact your job as an emergency manager? Why is it important to be aware of them?

      Meeting Demands

      What are agent‐generated demands, response‐generated demands, normalcy‐generated demands, mitigation‐generated demands, and preparedness‐generated demands? Make a list of the demands placed on you and categorize them. How do these impact your job as an emergency manager? Do they present difficulties for you? How could you overcome them?

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      STARTING POINT

       Pretest to assess your knowledge on roles and responsibilities of relevant stakeholders.

       Determine where you need to concentrate your effort.

       What You’ll Learn in This Chapter

       Why many organizations are engaged after disasters.

       The responsibilities of emergency management personnel.

       The roles of major corporations and small businesses.

       The activities of the nonprofit sector.

       Anticipated citizen involvement in disasters.

       How to work with different individuals and groups.

       After Studying This Chapter, You’ll Be Able To

       Compare the roles of the public and private sectors.

       Differentiate duties of local, state, tribal and federal governments.

       Convey how companies and businesses respond after disasters.

       Examine the actions of non‐profit organizations.

       Discuss how faith‐based organizations can assist disaster victims.

       Describe emergent groups

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