Briefly Address the following questions:
1.) Assess the current state of the emergency management field in regards to its political influence. Does it appear political influences are subsiding? Give two examples supporting your assessment.
2.) Analyze a recent U.S. disaster and identify three politically charged components in the mitigation, preparedness, response, and/or recovery phases.
3.) Describe how disaster policy might be more proactive and how this could be accomplished.
4.) List the greatest obstacles to a more proactive evolution of emergency management.