Please use 2–3 of the following to support your arguments:
- The call for a national focus on emergency management that occurred in the 1970s
- FEMA’s problems in the late 1980s and early 1990s
- The impact of September 11, 2001
- Hurricane Katrina
Write 6–8 paragraphs that respond to the following questions:
- Research 2–3 of the topics listed above, and then address the following:
- How do you think natural hazards have shaped and changed emergency management in the last 30 years? Explain.
- How do you think technological hazards have shaped and changed emergency management in the last 30 years? Explain.
- How important do you think risk assessments are in emergency management? Why?
- Do you feel it is possible to realistically and accurately assess risks? Why or why not?
- Are effective emergency management operations possible without proper risk assessment? Why or why not?
