Prepare one post addressing the following questions. Responses should be limited to 500 words (+/- 10%). Ensure all references are cited.
Summarize one of the disaster laws or policies and provide your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the policy.
Summarize the Presidential declarations process including roles and responsibilities of the state and federal government.
No response to a classmate’s post is required this week since Essay 1 is due on Sunday.
References:
Sylves – Disaster Policy & Politics – Preface, Chapters 3-5
Boin et al – The Politics of Crisis Management – Chapters 3-4
Valcik & Tracy – Case Studies in Disaster Response & EM – Chapters 2-3
Case Study: Choose and read about two fires and two hurricanes of your choice in chapters 2 and 3, respectively, in Valcik & Tracy.
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Any citations must include page numbers