Pre-incident planning allows emergency responders to anticipate the resources and procedures needed to meet specific demands within their jurisdictions. The two primary customers served by fire prevention bureaus are the citizens we protect and fire department operations. There are many ways fire prevention can support fire department operations. One service that is often overlooked … Read more
Descriptions of ten (10) information resources related to your assigned disaster/emergency (building collapse). Each entry should include: URL Content covered Target audience A typical question you create that can be answered by the resource Answer to the typical reference question The location where the answer was found (URL) Descriptions of a minimum of five (5) organizations that could … Read more
See file attachment to do this assignment This exercise will focus on mapping data, and is a problem-solving challenge for you. The file below contains four simple coordinates, labeled A through D. Using this file and Google’s MyMaps you will place this coordinate data on a map and then share it with me. This is … Read more
We’ve discussed EXIF data – information that is embedded into some digital photographs. You’re homework for the week is to play detective. Download the sample photo (sample.jpg) and tell me as much information as possible about the photo. You can dump the EXIF data into a document, but there is more to the story so that won’t get … Read more
Hurricanes Katrina vs. Hurricane Sandy 1. Provide basic facts and statistics about both disasters.2. Highlight 3 examples of communication failures prior, during, and immediately after Katrina made landfall.3. Highlight any legislative changes that occurred after Katrina and any lessons learned. 4. Highlight 3 examples of communication failures prior, during, and immediately after Sandy made … Read more
please post one question that you would like answered regarding the usage of GIS in Emergency management. The question should show that you understand the basic principles presented in the material. Discuss (in at least 400 words) how GIS can be used during the preparedness and/or response phase of Emergency management. Are there advantages? Disadvantages?
Topic: As social media becomes an integral part of society, how much emphasis should Emergency Managers place on the information posted by the public during and after a disaster? Can this information be trusted to guide decision making? Students will write a short paper addressing the above question. The response paper must be supported by … Read more
For this week, you should discuss the advantages/disadvantages of using CMAS as a warning tool or channel – a method to reach a population. Indicate which is the most important advantage and most important disadvantage and why that is true – in your opinion. You must write at least 500 words, and post that word … Read more
Choose a disaster that occurred in a country (outside the United States) within the past 50 y Use the attached rubric to guide your research of the disas Develop a 12-14 slide power point presentation of your research, identified risk factors and proposed plan
Please describe the following in 2 pages or less: “Your County Manager has just gone to a federally sponsored program on getting volunteers to support the management and administrative side of disaster and recovery portions of emergency management. The Manager attended a seminar on a program called ‘Professional Volunteer Disaster Survey Team (PRO-V-DST)’ which had … Read more