Assignment Description
Evaluate your group's emergency management plan for natural hazards, and then use your findings to create a new emergency management plan for technological or man-made hazards (specifically terrorist attacks).
The individual plan that you develop must be a concise, well-organized emergency management plan that conforms to established professional guidelines for natural disasters.
Assignment Guidelines
• In 750-1,000 words, develop an emergency management plan for terrorist attacks.
• The plan must address the following at minimum:
o Situation and assumptions
What are the circumstances? (Hint: Create a scenario that is different from the Phase 4 Group Project scenario.)
o Authority
What is the chain of command? Explain.
o Purpose
What are the objectives of the plan? Explain.
o Concept of operations
What are the functions and tasks that will be performed to fulfill the plan's goals and missions?
o Organization and assignment of responsibilities
Who is in charge of specific functions and tasks? Why?
o Direction and control
How will the processes of the plan stay on course? Explain.
o Plan development and maintenance
What are some key factors that must be taken into consideration during the plan development phase?
• What are the most significant differences that you found between developing a natural hazard emergency management plan and developing a man-made hazard emergency management plan? Explain.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Assignment Objectives
• Evaluate the history of US responses to natural disasters and man-made attacks.
• Describe and discuss the challenges associated with responding to certain types of disasters and attacks.
• Identify and describe the different types of natural and man-made disasters and attacks.
• Discuss the differences in planning, preparedness, response and recovery between natural and man-made events.
• Discuss the different approaches to Homeland Security and Emergency Management employed by other nations.
• Develop emergency plans for both natural disasters and man-made attacks.