Emergency Preparedness The Role of Private Companies Participants Emergency Preparedness Emergency preparedness refers to the process of preparing resources, both human, financial and equipments for action during times of emergency. It involves planning for disasters and equipping individuals with the capacity to use the available resources in reacting towards the occurrence of disasters. Nations need to put structures in place to prepare for disasters in the form of terrorist attacks and natural disasters among

Emergency Preparedness Planning: Denver, Colorado Emergency Preparedness: Denver The City of Denver is located in the state of Colorado, on the western edge of the Great Plains and the eastern boundary of the Rocky Mountains (City-Data.com, 2009). The city is 5,332 feet above sea level and covers 153 square miles. The climate is sunny, semiarid, and the mountains to the west protect it from most severe weather events. The Denver-Aurora Metropolitan area is

This sub-category offers a more focused look at how to plan for this particular type of disaster. A series of links, divided as "Info for the General Public" and "Info for Professionals" offer step-by-step recommendations on how to behave in the event of a terrorist bombing or other such catastrophic event. Advice includes steps to be taken in advance of a suspected bombing, steps to be taken following such

Republicans are slightly more likely than Democrats to say the country's military is currently not strong enough; Democrats are much more inclined to feel the government spends too much on the military." (Carroll, 2007) When young men and women died on Virginia Tech's campus in April this year, many people wondered where the government was and was it not federal responsibility to provided adequate security to vulnerable students. It is

Lessons on Public Health PreparednessDon�t Look Up is a story about two astronomers who attempt to caution the world of a comet that is likely to crash on and destroy the planet. While people can know the truth by looking up, they did not believe the two astronomers and seemingly denied science (McKay, 2021). This resulted in inaction due to partisan blindness and extremist politics. The movie, which has received

Response to Jeffrey YoungAs you correctly pointed out, the movie Don�t Look Up by Adam McKay demonstrates how inaction by relevant stakeholders contributes to poor preparedness and response of emergencies including public health issues. While the two astronomers in the movie warned the U.S. president of the need to take action to prevent the comet from destroying the earth, necessary action was not undertaken. One of the insights obtained from