as Vice President of a major petroleum company, state or local government in charge of emergency management and preparedness. The job description for this position is detailed as follows: Job Title: Vice President for Emergency Preparedness Management Duties: The incumbent will serve as principle head of the entire corporation’s national and international emergency preparedness and management. Responsible for risk and safety operation of the Corporation’s Emergency Management Operation. Manage
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structure and intent follows. The template is a doctrinal approach to the domestic partnerships and implementation of resources above and beyond those rules set by the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) (FEMA, 2012). The sole purpose of the 90-page document is to ensure that government executives, private sector, nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders, and emergency management practitioners across the nation understand domestic incident response roles
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support, and even money donations. Although volunteers are helpful, emergency managers must keep them organized to ensure quality results. Emergency managers are faced with over supplied items, under supplied items, and untrained volunteers (FIA 22, Mitigation Assessment Team Report). It may not seem like alot, but after Hurricane Andrew hit the need for volunteers was so significantly that many officials did not manage who was taking on what responsibilities where and when. This then caused many people
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organizations are implementing disaster recovery planning processes. In this paper we discuss how to identify threats and scenarios; how to articulate the disaster recovery strategies; and four elements of the generic disaster recovery plan: Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. We then provide examples of software that can help disaster recovery professionals in the planning and implementation process. Finally we present some trends that will reinforce the criticality of the issue. Keywords:
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Governmental Fumble: Hurricane Katrina Things that occur naturally such as tornadoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes are unpreventable and are considered to be natural disasters. However, when man knowingly aids in the destructive power of naturally occurring events to inflect more damage, it is unquestionably a manmade disaster. For many years, both in the past and present, the United States has experienced some of the most devastating natural and artificial catastrophes such as The Dust Bowl
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advanced practice nursing. Disaster--the term itself invokes feelings of dread, despair, and devastation. Furthermore, the effects of disasters on human condition are far-reaching and unpredictable. For health care professionals, disaster preparedness and response entails an understanding of the socio-economic issues and the collective responsibilities of multiple agencies when a disaster strikes. Disasters affect individuals, families, societies, and communities, with little time for any
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water was coming well over the flood walls. This was a danger, so a state of emergency was called. People were being evacuated, and sent to shelters that were being run by FEMA. There is management of emergencies agencies and is divided into 4 possible categories: state of preparedness, quick response, recovery, and mitigation. When comparing emergency and disaster I have brainstormed additional defenses, one can prepare for an emergency when disaster one cannot. Emergencies can be on a scale from
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Izmir, Turkey – The Pearl of the Aegean Janet P. Santos Walden University August 16, 2014 Izmir became the third largest city in the country of Turkey, which is comparable in area to the state of Massachusetts and is approximately size as the state of Texas. During both, the Roman and Byzantine - Ottoman Periods in which Izmir was averted from adversary possession on September 9, 1922 during the War of Independence (Index Mundi. com, 2013). Turkey is located in the northeastern quadrant
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Kelly M. White NUR/408 August 10, 2015 Amy Reagan Community Emergency Preparedness and Response The terms “preparedness” and“readiness” can be used interchangeably. Preparedness is defined as the existence of plans, procedures, policies, training, and equipment necessary at the Local, State, and Federal level to maximize the ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from major events (Katz, 2013). Emergency preparedness is essential in assisting
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