solved Contingency/Emergency Action Plans are developed by Emergency Managers with the
Contingency/Emergency Action Plans are developed by Emergency Managers with the focus directed on covering all perceived or actual vulnerabilities that could that could be destroyed or damaged during a natural or manmade disaster. Â The community must be restored as quickly as possible in the aftermath of a disaster. Â Due diligence by Emergency Managers executing well-constructed contingency will make this happen. Â However, sometimes issues may surface that may have been overlooked by planners in designing these contingency plans.
Complete your contingency plan draft. Â This contingency plan will be a comprehensive plan focused on a specific threat or vulnerability you uncovered that may impact the safety or vital services within your community during a natural or man-made disaster. Â By Module 7, you will be required to submit the final plan to the Instructor. Â Your Instructor will provide appropriate feedback on your draft. Â Â
It is advisable that you review the following in designing your plan:
Gosnell, Angela. (5 May 2015). Social Media’s Role in Disaster Response Expands (Links to an external site.). Emergency Management. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2f3xoFb
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, 2nd edition. (2013, August). FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 201, 2nd edition (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2fmRNC7
FEMA Plan Analysis Tool (Links to an external site.) http://bit.ly/2f02gXd
Bullock, J.A., Haddow, G.D., & Coppola, D.P. (2017). Homeland security: The essentials (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Publications.
Chapter 6: Border Security, Immigration, and Customs Enforcement
Chapter 7: Transportation Safety and Security
Haddow, G.D., Bullock., & Coppola, D.P. (2017). Introduction to emergency management (6th Edition). Cambridge, MA Butterworth-Heinemann Publications.Â
Chapters 3 & 4
Your draft contingency plan will include recommended steps and actions needed to mitigate the issue. Â