journal entry 49
UNIT II JOURNAL
Instructions
Describe a human caused disaster in your community or a community near you. Do you believe that this disaster was a result of failure of complex systems? Why, or why not? What could have been done to prevent such a disaster in the community?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
UNIT III JOURNAL
Instructions
According to the textbook, the Federal Disaster Assistance Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-875) defined the roles and responsibilities during natural disasters. Once the President issued a disaster declaration, federal relief resources could flow to the affected areas for response and recovery. The president would then delegate administrative control of relief efforts to the Housing and Home Finance Administration. This law also instituted the federal role in natural disasters as a supportive role, while instituting primary responsibility for disaster response and recovery with local and state governments. How had this changed by 1978? Why did it change? Do you agree with the change?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
UNIT IV JOURNAL
Instructions
The textbook describes Presidential Disaster Declarations and states that to some degree, they constitute a chronological record of the pain and suffering caused by the major focusing events that have occurred in the United States history. The process has also changed over time in an effort to make them more effective. Do you think the process for Presidential Disaster Declarations is effective, today? What would you change to make these declarations more effective?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
UNIT V JOURNAL
Instructions
Hurricane Katrina was a seminal catastrophic event that exposed a number of weaknesses in our disaster response and recovery capabilities for natural and man-made disasters. These weaknesses arose following 9/11, the reorganization of FEMA into the new DHS caused by 9/11, and the government focus on the terrorist threat. In this lesson, we learned that major catastrophes like Katrina require a disaster response and recovery capability that is both disciplined and agile. Recently, Hurricane Harvey, also a major Category 4 storm, impacted the Gulf Coast, not too far from where Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
How was the outcome of this hurricane response and recovery effort different from the outcome of Katrina? Based on what you have learned, would you have suggested anything about the response efforts be done differently?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
UNIT VI JOURNAL
Instructions
The media is often a considerable factor in how the public views the relative success or failure of the disaster response to major catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina. Describe a time where you have seen the media cover a disaster in your community. It can be a smaller scale disasters, like a fire or weather damage. Do you think the media properly handled this disaster, or was it detrimental to the response and recovery efforts? What would you suggest that the media do differently in the future?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
UNIT VII JOURNAL
Instructions
In a major catastrophe such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, describe what changes to “law, policy, and doctrine†you would recommend if you were a member of a Blue Ribbon Commission.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
