the community that their lives will promptly return to normalcy. Nonetheless‚ no matter the size of the city‚ the local government leaders are responsible to oversee all four phases of the Emergency Management process‚ which are Preparedness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Mitigation. Furthermore‚ whenever we discuss disaster‚ the first thought that comes to mind is “Hurricane Katrina” because of the blatant misguided approach and lack of timely and effective response during this disaster recovery. But if
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Part I What are the primary differences between Mitigation and Preparedness? Research and describe three examples of each. The United States experiences a variety of natural disasters throughout the year. Because of hurricanes on the Pacific‚ Atlantic‚ and Gulf of Mexico coasts‚ earthquakes near the San Andreas and other fault lines‚ volcanic eruptions‚ tornadoes in the plains‚ and floods throughout the Midwest‚ the United States suffers approximately $1 billion in losses each week. From 1990-93
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1990s‚ the most of mitigation programs were solely focus on natural hazards (Roberts‚ p. 134). The maximum end of creating a mitigation directorate was to move the agency away from national security functions toward natural hazards that are more easily mitigated than prevented (Roberts‚ p. 134). James Lee Witt‚ oversaw FEMA reorganization and he as the director promoted the idea of mitigation at the local and state level throughout the 1990s. As a result‚ mitigation became associated with the policies
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IMPROVING FLOOD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 1 Improving Flood Emergency Preparedness in League City Abstract This paper explores a vital need to the residents of League City in regards to flood emergency response. Based on online research from the City of League City Mitigation Plan‚ Galveston County Mitigation Plan‚ and The Council for Excellence in Government‚ a local flood preparedness campaign focusing on a coordinated community emergency preparedness educational class is recommended
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CHAPTER 7 HAZARD MITIGATION This chapter will explain what hazard mitigation is‚ and how it fits in with the other phases of emergency management. Next‚ the chapter will describe the most widely used mitigation strategies and the ways they are applied to the most common types of environmental hazards. The following section will describe the legal basis for hazard mitigation as it stands in the United States today. Problems in the adoption and implementation of mitigation policies will be described
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Plea in Mitigation in favour of Mr A Your honour‚ please grant me permission to make a plea in mitigation in favour my client Mr A‚ who has been charged with the offence of rape on Miss B ‚ an ex-member of a temple and the offense is punishable under Criminal Code sec 249 which refers to Rape wherein it is mentioned that : (1) Any person who is guilty of the crime of rape shall be liable to penal servitude for a term which shall not be less than 10 years. The substance of my plea is that
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper University of Phoenix NUR/ 408 Kimberly Oatman Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Risk for disasters is a part of life; emergency situations occur more frequently than many people believe. A wise person plans for the worse‚ and hopes for the best. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will depend largely on how well they prepared in advance. Risk management includes identifying any potential risks to a
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Name: Rivera‚ Rosalynd L. Prof. Tiongson Student No.: 2012- 78908 August 8‚ 2013 National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan: Disaster Preparedness According to the Word Disaster Report of 2012‚ The Philippines ranks third of the most disaster-prone countries. Because it is situated on a geologically unstable region and is surrounded by many subduction zones that may cause earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ landslides‚ typhoon and tsunamis‚ it is impossible to stop natural disasters
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MANAGEMENT prevent the fore coming PREVENTION: Trying to disasters . MITIGATION: An attempt to prevent the hazards from developing in to disasters. PREPARE: It includes planning ‚ training etc.‚ to mitigate the effects of natural & manmade disaster. RESPONSE: It includes the mobilization of emergency services. RECOVERY: Its aim is to restore the affected area to its previous state. Mitigation Any activity that reduces either the chance of a hazard taking place or a
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MITIGATION. The term ‘disaster mitigation’ is variously understood by different people in different disciplines. The meaning of the word mitigate as “to mollify; to make easily borne; to temper’. Therefore one may consider mitigation action as if it will happen after the event. Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones
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