building codes, zoning laws, and regulations for capital improvements. Structure and infrastructure projects will include communications around flood-prone areas, structural retrofits, floodwalls and retaining walls. Mitigate Guide noted that FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance program is eligible for grant money to assist communities in creating a plan (Mitigation Guide.org, 2013, section 6, para 1). All plans should also include sections for natural systems protections mitigations, education programs
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In order to develop a policy that will meet a majority of legal issues during a disaster we first have to have a system in place that is based in training standards, documentation, and accountability. During a disaster, many organizations will send volunteers to the affected area to help with the relief efforts. This is where many legal filling come into play, for example what is taught and quantified, for EMT’s is not the same for all other areas in California and across the United States. These
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Unit 3 Dropbox Assignment Answers by Eric Houston II In the summary tables below, insert only the answers. You will show work after the summary section. Question 1 answer Sample size should be: n = 150 Question 2 answer Make sure you use full sentences for the items below. Do not simply say something like “x1<x2” “or “reject null” without a description. Null hypothesis: For the Null hypothesis the mean price for a gallon of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is less than or equal to (<) $3.16
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Question 1 The risk of fires in whiskey distilleries is a real one, with events such as the serious fire on Heaven Hill distillery in 1996 when ’90,000 barrels of whiskey burned out of control’. When these firms start such a system it is attempting to risk spread; when a firm will spread the risk over other firms and therefore reduce the amount of risk that firm bears. Using the number of barrels in the Heaven Hill distillery, it is assumed that each distillery can store 90000 barrels and is always
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We understand that emergencies can happen at any hour. That's why it is important to have a 24 hour towing service and roadside assistance company you can count on when an emergency strikes. Here at Ortiz Automotive & Towing San Diego, we are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Best of all, we'll have one of our certified and professional tow truck operators or roadside assistance technicians at your location in 30 minutes or less. Emergencies happen at any hour
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Module 1 Risk is a notion first responders must face in response to disaster, especially regarding a disaster as tremendous as a terrorist attack. In the context of a terrorist attack, risk is a product of an attack, the openness a community or entity faces regarding a terrorist attack, and the consequences of the impact a terrorist attack can cause (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2012). A terrorist attack may come in many different forms, and first responders must be adaptable and have
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negatively affect people. This negative impact is the thing that we call a natural disaster. Among the natural hazards and possible disasters to be considered are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and asteroid Impacts. According to Parfitt and Wilson (2008), volcanic eruption can display an extensive range of hazard to both people and properties. One of world famous volcanic eruption was the eruption
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Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Purpose: The purpose of this EAP is to facilitate and organize Index Fresh, Inc. and our employee(s) actions during workplace emergencies. The elements of the plan include, but are not limited to: o Means of reporting fires and other emergencies o Evacuation procedures and emergency escape routes o Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations Procedures to account for all employees after an emergency evacuation has been completed
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The Meaning Of Danger Imagine working on dangerous or life on the line jobs like for instance the military. To me the Military is a dangerous job because people are putting their lives on the line for not only themselves but people around them. When your in the Military you deploy and risk your life trying to fight terrible people. One of the top most dangerous job in the Military is being part of Pararescue, always working in harsh/ terrible conditions. “They fly, climb, and march to battlefields
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Question number 1 Answers 1. I will do situational analysis on the emergency situation happening in the country in terms of: a. Magnitude of the problem & population needs: by looking i. Epidemiologic data ii. Direct and indirect economic costs of the emergency incurs iii. Social cost-demographic impact it produce iv. Societal perception towards the emergency happening b. Assessing the already existing emergency response in terms of: i. Coordination: 1. checking the disaster and preparedness plans
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