Project Assignment: Hazard Management In Emergency Response Operations
Addresses course outcomes:
• research and select current, reliable resources to determine hazard levels and applicable United States and global policies, regulations, and laws.
• apply risk assessment principles and practices to evaluate the impact of hazards on humans and ecosystems and develop a prioritization plan that informs relevant authorities and stakeholders
• working as a team member, critique and revise the compliance plan for a hazardous event and communicate the impact, ramifications, and actions taken to authorities and stakeholders
You are to write a paper about an event that started as an emergency and turned into a disaster. Your paper must address, at a minimum:
• the background of the conditions before the event began or occurred
• the steps or activities that led to the emergency event
• the chronology of the entire event from its beginning as an emergency to the end of the recovery from the disaster
• the principal response parties involved in the entire event, including private entities and government agencies
• the lessons learned from the event and your opinion of how well the event was managed
Your paper must be at least 10 pages and should not be more than 24 typed pages long. It must have a bibliography that includes technical resources relevant to your topic.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.