Disaster Management
non-governmental organizations (NGO) provide support during times of emergencies. Your task is to research the various NGOs (at a minimum three such organizations) that provide this support and post your results and cite the source(s) of your information.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest humanitarian network and this movement claims to be both neutral and impartial, and provides protection and assistance to people affected by disasters and conflicts through 100 million members, volunteers and supporters in 190 National Societies (IFRC, N.d.). This organization supports various disaster relief and other humanitarian causes such as various development projects by working with governments, other NGOs, disaster survivors, and many other groups. Figure 1 - IFRC Operations (IFRC, N.d.)
Volunteers of America -- this organization is a NGO that includes 16,000 paid staff and 64,000 volunteers throughout the country who provide services to America's most vulnerable groups, including veterans, at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions 120 years (Volunteers of America, N.d.).
The Salvation Army -- the Salvation Army is a NGO that has a strong affinity to a religious ideology and its hierarchy is based...
There are approximately 450,000 soldiers in the United States and these individuals may take on volunteer responsibilities with the Salvation Army disaster relief efforts focus on seven core services: training, food service, emotional and spiritual care, emergency communications, disaster social services, donations managements, and recovery and these services are provided based upon the special needs that are present in the emergency situation (Salvation Army, N.d.)
2. Many areas have specific evacuation routes that should be followed by residents and visitors in time of emergency. Research the existence of such routes for your area. Is the information well disseminated and advertised? Are there special concerns with such routes and processes?
There are several emergency evacuation routes in New Jersey that have become increasingly salient post-Sandy. FEMA has an outline of the evacuation plan for the state and argues that "Because of New Jersey's small size and its proximity to water on three sides, many of the state's major highways also serve as coastal evacuation routes. Most of New Jersey's routes come from the shore (south and west) and move inward, mainly westbound" (FEMA, 2014). Coastal Evacuation Routes exist in states that border the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and these routes are denoted by road signs featuring some…
