Resource :
1. THE POLITICS OF DISASTER (Principles for Local Emergency Managers and Elected Officials) By Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM.
2. South Carolina Department of Revenue : Public Incident Response Report
Question 1
When it comes to disasters, some contend that governments still largely play the role of arriving like the cavalry after the fact.
Assuming this might be at least partially true, how can emergency management policies (local, state and/or federal) be more proactive? What barriers, if any, to such proposals might exist?
(For instance, should local jurisdictions consider additional efforts to regulate building, land-use, development, and other activities that may cause hazards and/or increase risk to members of the community?
What lessons should we learn from the flooding that took place in South Carolina in 2015?)
Question 2
Define in your own words the term "benchmarking" used in our textbook and compare it to the terms "lessons learned" or "best practices", which are often used in emergency management. Include at least one example that you think represents one or more of these terms.
Question 3
Your response to each of the questions below should be at least one brief paragraph.
After reading the South Carolina Public Incident Report , consider how recent large data security breaches affects public administration.
a.) How would you recommend improving policy and practice with regard to information security? (At least one paragraph)
b.) Provide a statement of the problem and at least two recommendations; support your points with additional detail and references (in APA Style). (At least one paragraph)
Question 4
After reading Chapter 11 in the textbook, go to the online Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is the compendium of federal agency regulations. Explore to find regulations of one or more of the following agencies. Select one regulation that you think has an impact on or is related to the phases of emergency management.
Write a short summary of the purpose of the regulation you chose, including its context (what kind of regulation is it part of and what agency enforces it) and how it is related to or could impact emergency/disaster management at the local or state level; include a citation to the CFR section (for example 9 CFR 56.10).
Other link for this question. Once you get to this page you can access the other external links listed.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Maritime Security
• U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Question 5
Write a brief essay (at least 250 words) for question 4.
Read the short article, The Politics of Disaster , by Michael Selves, former emergency management director, Johnson County, Kans
In an essay of 250-500 words, tie or relate a point from Selves' article to one or more concepts in our textbook. Support your points with additional research, as needed, and include references (in-text citations and reference list in APA Style).