this agency legitimate? What is the legitimacy based on? If based on authority or a need for the services this agency provides how does that relate to representativeness (demographics‚ ideology‚ and concerns; social contract & public expectations)‚ responsibility (ownership of actions‚ failures and successes)‚ accountability (answering to whom‚ top-down & bottom-up)‚ politics/administration (is there a political bias‚ does it prevent legitimacy)‚ and effectiveness/efficiency (is the agency effective
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than 100 federal agencies (Smith‚ 2005); however‚ due to pressure from state governors for better response time and better overall responses‚ President Jimmy Carter established FEMA in 1979 (Smith‚ 2005). Unfortunately‚ the lack of natural disasters during that time stimulated multiple scandals and assisted with making FEMA the “patronage parking lot”. This lack of natural disasters made it easier for presidents‚ like George Bush and Ronald Reagan‚ to appoint persons with little to no emergency planning
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incident management system that enables coordinated response among various jurisdictions (National Incident Management System). A diagram of this system is provided above. The diagram depicts the four divisions that can be included in an Incident Command System along with a description of each division. More detail describing how this system could have been used post-Katrina will be given later. Understandably‚ officials did not have the opportunity to train and further develop their emergency operation
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Not only are the mental facilities feeling the after math‚ so are physician offices. Many people denied emergency services after and before the storm and now looking for professional help. People in New Jersey and surrounding states are still looking for treatment and receiving treatments for the problems that occurred during Sandy. Due to people not being prepared
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Hurricane Katrina is known for one of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. The storm itself caused a lot of damage‚ but it was the aftermath that was the worst. The Federal Government seemed unprepared of the storm. I believe our government should always be ready for any natural disaster and how to keep people safe. One way the government did little help in the aftermath of the storm was after the breaking of the levees. The Army Corps of Engineers concluded that‚ the reason why
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will identify the beginning of Floyd and how its path affected the outcome of Florida’s evacuation evaluation. They will show how it was prepared‚ and who played their roles. In conclusion to this study will show contrast to previous hurricane emergencies and contribute to possible methodologies to mitigate for a future evacuation demand. Hurricane Floyd can originally be traced to Western Africa from a Tropical Wave that emerged on September 2nd‚ 1999. As the storm moved across the
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which it is accurately described by Weber’s six-point ideal-type model. How would you account for any variations you may have identified? A bureaucracy with which I am familiar with would be FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). 1. Specialization: They specialize in the response of emergencies by working with local and state governments. 2. Hierarchy of positions: FEMA arranges workers in vertical ranking. You may view this information at http://www.fema.gov/organizational-structure 3
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stronger? How can we control high waves and storm surges that drive more sediment transport‚ permanently changing the coast? Coastal dunes‚ of all shapes and sizes‚ are are dense enough to prevent rapid and significant changes. The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 specifically calls for the creation and enhancement of dunes in the coastal zone. There is increasing recognition of the variety of dune features that exist at the coast and the interplay between the beach and coastal dunes. The measurements
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Risks‚ Regulations and Management of Natural Disasters Brooke McGuire Park University GO125 Natural Disasters Carla Contes Risks‚ Regulations and Management of Natural Disasters Introduction There are many risks involved in any natural disaster and the regulation and management of these disasters needs to be simplified and standardized. This essay will summarize two articles that pertain to natural disasters and the improvement of responses and policies surrounded them and
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Hazard Mitigation Planning)‚ is a course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goals of this course are to: • Assist participants in undertaking the hazard mitigation plan development process. This plan will meet the needs of your community and fulfill the requirements for local plans‚ as described in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §201.6‚ or for Tribal plans‚ as described in 44 CFR §201.7. • Help federal and state plan reviewers interpret the regulations to
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