Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
• How do you feel about the readiness and assets of your local and state infrastructure management office? Explain.
o Focus on the following topics:
Bridges and highways
Dams and reservoirs
Local area weather (hurricanes, tornados, and other extremes of weather)
Power and water
Emergency medical issues (disease epidemics and serious incidents such as airplane crashes, workplace violence, and hostage situations)
Terrorist incidents
• What do you think the news media's role should be in emergency management, planning, and communication? Explain.
• Does the news media's role interfere or aid emergency responders and those charged with mitigation of the crisis? Why or why not?
o Provide any examples that you feel are necessary to support your arguments.
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
• What did you learn from your classmate's posting?
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?