Emergency management

The purpose of this paper is to describe how the United States Army coordinates and integrates organic and Joint, Interagency, Multinational (JIM) fires capabilities, at strategic, operational, and tactical levels, through all five domains (land, maritime, air, cyber, and space), to provide scalable lethal and non-lethal effects to combatant commanders. In addressing the topic, I will begin by defining the meaning of fires. The Army and the joint community define fires as “The use of weapon…

state all at once adds challenges for emergency managers. For instance, post-disaster response by everyday normal people following their human instinct to help others in need is one of the biggest challenges an emergency manager will face. While typically “many hands make light work” rings true, multitudes of people lingering in the aftermath of a tornado is a safety concern as well as a potential delay in resources being distributed. Therefore, the emergency manager will have a difficult time…

The article “How to Survive a Disaster” was written by Amanda Ripley who is a senior writer at TIME. Throughout the article she describes different ways on how we as people should be more prepared to surviving disasters. She gives us techniques on how we should act and what we should do if we are unfortunately stuck in the middle of a disaster. She also tells us others people experiences on how they were when they had to deal with a natural disaster. She begins the article on telling us how we…

The question is how would we implement the concepts of the Weather-Ready Nation at the Marquette office? Firstly, one must understand the basic concepts of Weather-Ready nation. The basics boil down to activity inside the office and outside. Inside the office personnel must be trained to work with new ideas, techniques and technology. Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) is one of these concepts. Part of this concept is to develop Better Forecasts and Warnings and extend Forecast…

Communication and Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Preparing for a disaster requires strategic planning; however, in recent years there have been several challenges, causing unnecessary deaths and illnesses. A critical component of emergency preparedness is communication at multiple levels. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented grand rounds on preparedness challenges for children in public health emergencies with discussions on strengths, challenges, and opportunities…

Introduction: The book “Would You Kill the Fat Man?” by David Edmonds, presents a philosophical discussion on the ethical dilemma called the trolley problem. The situation that is proposed is that a runaway train is headed towards a group of five people who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five of the people. You are standing nearby and have the option to pull a lever to to redirect the train to a different route, which has one man tied to the track…

Casey Emergency Services needs to establish communications networks whether internally or externally. External networks would involve communication and collaboration wit h local social services (Fire department, Police, Ambulance), News media stations and The Bureau of Meteorology. Fire Department: The network with the Fire Department allow collaboration in assisting in rescue operations. Ambulance: Networking with the ambulance would help collaborate during disasters and hazards that…

There are numerous planning considerations when preparing for complex catastrophes. There are planning considerations applicable to any crisis or unplanned event, but complex catastrophe planning presents challenges for the Department of Defense (DOD) personnel. There is no clearly defined enemy to defeat, there is no overseas deployment, and the support response is immediate. The response may be no further than the community you work or live, and your training for this support may lack…

Generally speaking, individuals and families who experience homelessness or live in shelters are usually affected the most after a natural disaster. That’s because when community members and government officials develop a recovery plan, they hardly ever think about the vulnerable population. This means that without an inclusive preparedness plan in place, individuals and families who are homeless will easily be overlooked. As a result, homeless individuals and families will not only have limited…

at that time was asking every patient had he or she been out of the country in the last three months. Remember to start with the mitigation/preparedness where activities that undertake in advance to lessen the severity and impact of a potential emergency or critical incident. Nevertheless, our facility is ready it is problematical to say what will happen when disaster strike and it is no longer a drill but the real McCoy. However, the first to remember is…