When responding to emergency situations, whether a natural hazard or terrorist attack, there are a wide variety of operations and techniques that must be undertaken for a successful response effort. In this assignment, you will examine a few of these techniques and explain the benefits and challenges of their application.
Assignment Guidelines
In 4-5 paragraphs, address the following:
- What do you think are the 2 most important operations that are executed during a successful response effort? You may choose from the following:
- Evacuation
- Communications
- Hazard or threat containment
- Victim treatment (psychological and physical)
- Apprehension (if there are perpetrators)
- Why do you think that your 2 selected operations are the most important to effective emergency response? Explain.
- How do you think the operations should be executed? Be specific.
- What are the greatest challenges to your 2 selected operations? Explain.
- What would the consequences be if the operations are considered failures? Explain.
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