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Hurricane Harvey: Emergency Management
Billed as being one of the most costly tropical cyclones in recent times, Hurricane Harvey, according to the National Hurricane Center (2018) caused damage worth $125 billion. According to McGillivray (2017), both the federal and state governments were not prepared for the hurricane. This is more so the case with regard to long-term mitigation planning. The big-picture considerations both levels of government missed “include looking at the condition of green space and wetlands that could have aided in mitigating the impact of the storm, land-use planning and runaway development in such places as Houston, building codes in affected areas....” This is an assertion that is seconded by Kimmelman and Haner (2017), who are of the opinion that more mayhem in places like Houston was caused by issues on the ground, rather than those form the sky.
Hours before the disaster, FEMA issued the relevant information with regard to disaster assistance and had the FEMA mobile app running for live updates. The state’s political leadership encouraged locals to be on alert and heed to warnings and advisories from the relevant agencies. Soon after landfall, President Trump made an announcement to the effect that he had appended his signature...
In essence, this effectively meant that the state government would receive more federal funding to contain the disaster. It should be noted that personnel as well as supplies had been pre-positioned in the state by FEMA before the storm’s landfall (FEMA, 2018). At the state level, a state of disaster was declared by Texas Governor, Greg Abbot, for all of the counties in Texas. Others that responded to this emergency included nonprofit organizations, the private sector, faith-based organizations, etc.
FEMA was essentially the emergency manager as far as coordination of efforts and planning is concerned. With workers drawn from various organs of the federal government including, but not limited to, EPA, the Transportation Department, and the military, the headquarters of FEMA served as the command center with all systems going in an attempt to mitigate the impact of the disaster. Many lessons could be derived from the preparations prior to, and response to, Hurricane Harvey. One of these is the cross-boundary nature of disasters of this nature. Towards this end, the relevance of collaboration cannot be overstated so as to prevent instances of overlap and redundancy. Indeed,…
Flooding in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence in 2018 Introduction Since the disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the poor response of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the aftermath of the flooding in 2005, adequate and effective management of natural disasters has become a central concern for leading emergency management agencies at both local and federal levels. A need for greater interagency collaboration has been established and by the time Hurricane
Introduction The major problem that New Orleans faced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina was a lack of preparedness and leadership at both the local and the federal level. New Orleans’ Incident Command System (ICS) was not prepared for the type of flooding the city saw. Prior to the hurricane, the ICS had really only been trained in responding to fires. The ICS failed to know what steps to take to
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation Review the Final Paper instructions in Week 5. Develop a thesis statement and outline, and identify at least five sources you intend to use for the Final Paper. Develop a thesis statement. The thesis statement will be the point or claim you argue or prove in your paper. 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks should never be
US Disaster Preparation and Lack of with Regards to the Hurricanes and US Administration Introduction The health policy relating to U.S. disaster preparation or lack thereof with respect to hurricanes is one that must include a better system of communication between the U.S. disaster response teams and the hospitals in the affected regions. As Hurricane Katrina showed, the U.S. was not prepared to handle the level of response needed in the wake
Katrina The problem with the response to Hurricane Katrina was not that a National Response Plan (NPR) was not in place or that a National Incident Management System (NIMS) did not exist. It was that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had been in decline for years, was suffering from significant turnover among top leaders, and the individuals who were in charge lacked the appropriate leadership experience and knowledge to oversee
Executive Summary Myrtle Beach is a seaside resort community. It is a destination city and provides tourism services year-round. It has grown exponentially in recent years and is among the top growing cities in the country. It is in need of economic diversification, infrastructure updating and expansion, and job development. It has benefitted from state tax-friendly codes but conservative politics could be an issue in enhancing the city’s profile and attempt to