Journal Assignment
Consider and identify a hazard that presents a major risk to your own community. What are the responsibilities that you would expect from your governor to prepare and respond to a disaster? Are you confident in your state's response abilities?
You may refer to pages 13-14 of the National Response Framework from this unit's reading to aid in your journal entry.
Community: Killeen, Texas
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
Case Study
For this unit's assignment, you will prepare a case study on the preparedness and response efforts of the state of Florida to Hurricane Matthew.
Review the updates from Governor Rick Scott of Florida and the Florida Division of Emergency Management listed below and write a case study that addresses, at a minimum, the following aspects of Florida's efforts.
• Discuss how the state of Florida government and the Florida Division of Emergency Management prepared and responded to Hurricane Matthew.
• Did the state of Florida government and Florida Division of Emergency Management achieve the roles and responsibilities outlined on pages 13-14 of the National Response Framework? Provide examples.
• In your opinion, were the state preparedness and response efforts successful? Support your opinion with strong evidence.
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 professor'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.
The references that will assist you in this assignment are provided below.
Florida Division of Emergency Management. (n.d.). Hurricane Matthew: Information updates concerning Hurricane Matthew.
Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 3). Gov. Scott: Cat 4 Hurricane Matthew is life threatening and approaching Florida [Press release].
Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 6). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew preparedness and response efforts as storm impacts Florida [Press release].
Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 7). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew preparedness and response efforts as storm continues to impact Florida [Press release].
Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 10). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew response and recovery efforts [Press release].