Assignment Guidelines
• Research your local community and state emergency preparedness plans, and prepare an assessment paper that addresses the following questions in 2-3 pages:
o What are your community's current goals? Explain.
o What are your community's current capabilities? Explain.
Consider the following:
Equipment
Manpower
Training
Funding
Land area
Geographic challenges
o What strategies should be implemented at the local level to enhance civil preparedness? Explain.
o Who will grant authority to the various agencies and departments responsible for providing emergency facilities and mitigation of an all-hazards event such as a major fire, earthquake, or terrorist attack? Explain.
o What public information policies exist (or should exist)?
Consider communication to news media outlets to assure accurate public information and to minimize rumors.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.