Kinds of emergency services

Assignment Help Other Subject
Reference no: EM1332259

On May 4, 2007, severe thunderstorms formed across the Midwest, resulting in the formation of 12 "supercells" that developed into devastating tornado activity throughout several states. At 9:25 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Kiowa County, Kansas. At approximately 9:45 p.m. an EF 5 tornado struck the rural farming community of Greensburg, located in Kiowa County. The tornado cut a path through the town that was estimated at 1.7 miles across, killing 10 of the town's residents. Greensburg is located in what U.S. weather forecasters refer to as "tornado alley". Despite this, the town had few areas of refuge for tornado emergencies other than the basements of private homes.

Law enforcement and emergency responders were not prepared for the magnitude of the damage that resulted. State response was hindered because the National Guard equipment routinely used, including tents and trailers, had been deployed to Iraq. FEMA was to be the primary responder, providing food, water and mobile trailers for shelter.

In a two page paper, respond to the following questions:

1) What effects can an emergency have on a small community such as the one experienced by Greensburg, Kansas?

2) What kinds of emergency services are needed during and after an emergency?

3) What effects do emergency planning activities have on the response to a disaster, such as the tornado and recovery from it?

Reference no: EM1332259

Questions Cloud

Elucidate the varying assistance programs for the poor : Elucidate the varying assistance programs for the poor in the United States, addressing how benefits are allocated, funded, and controlled.
Question related to intrinsic motivators : How will intrinsic motivators and extrinsic rewards blend to maximize productivity and how do social needs motivate behavior
Explain is contracting a government service out : Explain is contracting a government service out to some private firm the best way. Does it make economic sense to contract out some government services.
Analyze the origins and subsequent evolution of home depot''s : Determine and analyze the origins and subsequent evolution of Home Depot personal and workplace values.
Kinds of emergency services : Law enforcement and emergency responders were not prepared for the magnitude of the damage that resulted. State response was hindered because the National Guard equipment routinely used, including tents and trailers, had been deployed to Iraq.
Hrm practice : Show one or more conflicting practices you have experienced and recommend one or more alternative HRM practices appropriate minimize or even eliminate the conflict
Make use of a regularexpressionvalidator control : make Use of Visual Studio.NET 2005 to create an ASP.NET project with four aspx forms. Use Master Pages to display a company name selected by your group at the top each form.
Determining the interest rate swap : Now assume the swap contract start from now on and the current zero rates are in the table below. Compute how much the swap value right now for fixed payment side.
Explain why is efficiency lost at the extremes : Explain why is efficiency lost at the extremes as when substantially more of one good and very little of another is produced?

Reviews

Write a Review

 

Other Subject Questions & Answers

  Explanation of biological affects of psychology

Develop a short presentation explaining the biological affects of psychology.

  Sternberg memory-scanning paradigm

Consider the given modified version of Sternberg memory-scanning paradigm.

  Developing strategic intent for toyota

The following report includes the description about the organization, its strategies, industry analysis in which it operates and its position in the industry.

  Explaining family and medical leave act eligibility

Please also state the eligibility requirements for FMLA. Please state and explain each of the three parts of the definition of a "disability" under the ADA.

  Preparing the blue book citation

Prepare The Bluebook citation for the selected landmark case you are briefing.

  Split brain patients

Give a description of how split-brain patients demonstrate the organization of the brain.

  Integration of knowledge for competency and development

overemphasis on cultural differences when that is not the issue or avoid tunnel vision and personal biases.

  Compare the essential characteristics of partnerships

Compare the essential characteristics of partnerships

  What are the characteristics of a good title

Why is it important to link each visual aid to a message What are the characteristics of a good title

  1991 civil rights act

List three areas of employment that the Fair Labor Standards Act covers. What is sexual harassment? What are two kinds of sexual harassment?

  Intellectual property law issues in napster case

Could you please briefly summarize the intellectual property law issues in the Napster case and then explain how this decision has impacted contemporary culture.

  Managing the emergency scence

Discuss how you would assess and manage an emergency scene.

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd