Emergency Management

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) national incident management system (NIMS) that was developed so responders from different jurisdictions and disciplines might work together to respond to emergencies. The paper looks at the roles of the National Advisory Council and the Center for Disease Control in emergencies as well.

From the Paper:

"State and local governments, under the guidance of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other national agencies protect and prepare our nation for emergencies. These preparations are the same for either natural or man-made emergencies. There are differences between potential emergencies that impact decisions made and actions taken, as well as and dependent upon, the area of the country affected. There are health, terrorism, natural disaster and nuclear emergencies that occur on the local, national or international levels."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Agents, diseases, & other threats." (2007). Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from http://www.bt.cdc.gov/.
• "Are you ready?" (2007). FEMA. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/emergency_planning.shtm.
• "Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention." (2007). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/Ceppoweb.nsf/content/epcraOverview.htm.
• "Emergency planning." (2007). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html/
• "FEMA announces membership of National Advisory Council." (19 June 2007). FEMA. Retrieved June 19, 2007 from http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=37154.

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