Emergency Management Response Analysis Paper
Using the selected articles in the University Library, research and review various government and academic reports detailing the emergency management response to either Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Write a 800 to 1,050-word paper in which you:
- Choose either Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
- Select 1 or 2 examples of initial responses specifically related to the emergency management event (police/fire) within the first 24 hours of the event.
- Summarize the timeline of the response.
- Integrate terms related to emergency management utilized in the article(s).
- Critique the overall outcome of the response(s) by assessing the impact of emergency management.
- Develop a logical argument for 2 alternative courses of action.
Answer preview
Hurricane Katrina was among the most destructive and catastrophic natural disasters to occur in the US. It left more than 1,800 fatalities and billions of the property destroyed. According to Moynihan (2009), Hurricane Katrina changed the face of the cost gulf states and their culture. It was the deadliest and costliest storm to ever hit America in history, and it ranks as the 6th in terms of strength. The swath of the hurricane extended to about 74km towards east from its center. The emergence of Hurricane…
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