large-scale incident that seriously impacts any part of our infrastructure is a frightening one‚ but considering our heavy reliance on an electrical system that utilizes antiquated and/or obsolete technology‚ restoring electrical service after massive disruptions (by natural or man-made causes) requires special consideration. In order to maintain effective emergency management after a major power disruption (blackout)‚ it would be wise to utilize an organized structure such as the Incident Command
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patrons as they sat unexpectedly of any such heinous act. As the pops of gunfire became more regularly‚ people began to scatter from the movie room. During the incident‚ two teacher friends were there together. One jumped on top of the other in an effort to save her from being directly hit. The woman who was
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Disaster Recovery Plan Types of Teams * Information Technology Team In the Event of a Disaster *Standard emergency procedures 1. In the event of a fire: a. Attempt to suppress Fire in early stages b. Evacuate personnel by alarm c. Notify fire department d. Shut off utilities 2. In the event of a Hurricane‚ Tsunami or Severe Thunderstorms with Lightning: a. Power off all equipment b. Listen to emergency weather advisories c. Evacuate area if flooding is possible d. In the event of severe lightning
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witnessed a staged theft and provided testimony to the incident (Colwell et al‚ 2002). The interview consisted of scripts derived from Structured‚ Cognitive‚ and Inferential Interview techniques. Participants were assigned randomly to one of the three interview techniques and were measured on their honesty and dishonesty to the questions obtained. Participants randomly assigned to the honest group were instructed to report everything about the incident as truthful as possible. Participants in the dishonest
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Implicit and Explicit Measures of Weight Bias Renee Szostak Abstract In the present study‚ the results of the fat-thin Implicit Association Test (IAT) were compared with the results of explicit surveys in ten Indiana University undergraduates. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant correlation between subjects’ results on the IAT and their responses in the explicit survey. Our survey was designed to measure the same bias that the IAT was measuring. We hypothesized
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The Incident Command System (ICS) is composed of seven principals; standardization‚ functional specificity‚ manageable span of control‚ unit integrity‚ unified command‚ management by objectives‚ and comprehensive resource management. (Lindell‚ Perry‚ & Prater‚ 2007‚ p. 271). The basis of ICS is to promote agency interoperability by establishing framework for terminology‚ communications‚ and structure. Additionally‚ the system clearly defines all the roles each position has‚ groups individual/agencies
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Critical Incident Case Study & Recommendation Steven Kim SPE514 January 7‚ 2013 Prof. S. Lockwood Critical Incident Case Study * The purpose of this case study is to analyze and provide recommendations based on information presented in our Critical Incident scenario. In the scenario‚ Mr. Laird‚ a sixth-grade teacher‚ is to map a plan of action to accommodate for a new student in his class with epilepsy (Gollnick & Chin‚ 1988). To assist Mr. Laird in formulating a plan‚ I would remind
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National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) are two methods used by US government to respond to emergencies and disasters at a local‚ state and federal level. NIMS employs ICS when disaster strikes. The NIMS is a system designed for disaster management and coordination. It was designed after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th‚ 2001 and implemented starting in 2004/2005. NIMS is designed for the preparation‚ prevention‚ and management response to emergencies
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Critical Incident Technique Job analysis is a mechanism for identifying nature of all the jobs in an organization. It helps in determining all the tasks‚ duties‚ and responsibilities related to a job. It also highlights knowledge‚ skills and abilities (SKA’s) required for each and every job. A good job analysis will certainly yield good results in the form of making efficient use of human as well as other resources. There are a number of methods for conducting a job analysis. Each
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analyses a critical incident which occurred on a postnatal ward during my first clinical placement as a student midwife. The incident relates to breastfeeding practices on the ward and is classed as critical because it triggered an instinctual response in me which made me feel it was not right or helpful. My response and feelings at the time were not grounded in theoretical knowledge but rather an instinctual feeling. As a result of this instinctual feeling‚ the incident was explored. This
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