Assignment:
Part A
Mitigation (75 to 150 words)
What is mitigation with regards to emergency planning?
Identify and describe some of the strategies and programs available to mitigate disasters in the United States.
Are these strategies always successful?
What are some of the impediments to mitigation and how might we address these?
Support your response with specific sources and examples.
Part B
Financing Terrorism (2 to 3 paragraphs APA formatting is not required)
In March of 2013 three market owners who live in Dearborn, MI were arrested in a federal food stamp fraud investigation. The owners allegedly redeemed U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or Michigan's "Bridge Card" program, benefits for cash and allowed food stamps to be exchanged for items like tobacco, liquor, clothing, household appliances and furnishings, which are against federal rules.
Read this news coverage regarding the abuse of the Michigan welfare "Bridge Card" program.
· "Feds bust markets for food stamp fraud, arrests made": https://www.thehamtramckreview.com/feds-bust-markets-for-food-stamp-fraud-arrests-made/
· "Several Charged With Food Stamp Fraud After Raid At Detroit's Eastern Market": https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/21/several-charged-with-food-stamp-fraud-after-raid-at-detroits-eastern-market/
What steps, if any should the U.S. Government take to stop this type of activity? This incident allegedly occurred of three years ago; research what steps the Government, if any, has taken to ensure future incidences of this nature do not occur and post your findings.
Part C. (1 page of written text)
Hurricanes
Use internet media search engines (news.google.com) or disaster websites (e.g., www.reliefweb.int) to find a recent example of a disaster caused by this hazard.
Write a 1-page paper addressing the following:
· The type of hazard (HURRICANE)
· The country where the disaster occurred (U.S)
· The consequences of the event
· The cause of the event (e.g., excessive rainfall caused the flood; an earthquake caused the landslide)
· Any secondary disasters that occurred because of the event
· Was any warning possible? Was a warning issued?
· Any interesting facts about the event
A URL that provides a link to more information about the disaster