Operating in Afghanistan or Iraq, off-duty was our time when employed as a security contractor,
Operating in Afghanistan or Iraq, off-duty was our time when employed as a security contractor,
Wendling, C. (2013). The use of social media in risk and crisis communication. (). Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Retrieved from…
Following the Hurricane Katrina landfall of August 2005; the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States that claimed and destroyed myriads of lives there is a debate for criticism of roles of different stakeholders’ response.…
preparedness of our country in general, FEMA developed a program called “Project Impact”. The role of Project Impact was to build disaster resistant communities and was designed to create an efficient and effective emergency management program within every community across the entire United States. FEMA had now developed in to a highly effective program.…
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter formed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by consolidating several government organizations. That same year Congress appropriated funds to transfer the Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) and United States Fire Administration (USFA) and National Fire Academy (NFA) into FEMA.…
Not enough government support for the state and Bush really ignored the state for the first week of the storm.…
on the ground. It was amateur hour at its finest and blame was spread throughout with the Federal Governments head relief agency FEMA, bearing the brunt for failure.…
Social media poses threat to all health care environments, if not used appropriately. I agree that the inappropriate use of social media does violate the code of ethics, the healthcare facilities policy and HIPPA. The inappropriate use of social media can range from posting information on a patient’s condition to checking Facebook instead of giving a patient insulin when their glucose levels are in the 200+ range. The use of social media at the workplace continues to pose a distraction to employees. Within the nursing practices studies have shown that social media has “the potential to cause distractions and interruptions. Several studies have implicated technology as a contributing factor in causing distractions and interruptions among nurses.…
Another reason why social media in the work place is counter-productive is discrimination and damage to the business reputation. It is important for employers to make aware of the responsibilities to the employees and manage these issues correctly. Instead of banning access to social networking and hoping it will go away, employees…
In this analysis, the role of the government and it’s response to Hurricane Katrina will be examined. This is a complex subject which raises many questions, such as: (1.) the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina resulting from the layered government administration, (2.) several types of errors in policies causing neglect in decision making, (3.) the political manipulation of disaster declaration and relief aid to win votes, (4.) the problems of acquiring timely and accurate solutions, (5.) Glory seeking by government officials, (6.) the short sightedness effect causing a one-sidedness in governmental decision making.…
Local, state, and federal government may be called upon to provide relief in times of distress. The US Federal Government has formed agencies designed to anticipate potential dangers posed to the public, evaluate the resources needed to provide relief, allocate funds to those in need, and both coordinate and provide emergency services when necessary. Federalism successfully provides aid through multiple layers of government based on years of experience dealing with numerous natural disasters. Federalism is a strong system for establishing emergency response because of its coordination through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), past success, and reflection after a disaster.…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, was created to solve a dire need in America. Disasters, unfortunately, happen all the time, and we as a country need to be prepared to handle them and have a system in place to provide relief after the fact. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, a series of disasters struck the nation and those in charge realized that America was poorly suited to help. In 1964, the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska, killing 139 (Taylor). The Midwest was plagued with lethal tornados, the Pacific Northwest experienced record-breaking snowstorms, and hurricanes killed thousands along the Atlantic coast. Over 100 different federal agencies were involved in relief for these tragedies, but their efforts…
In today’s military just about every career field deploys. These deployments play a major role to our preservation of liberty and my current deployment to Afghanistan is the basis of my civic project. I will discuss the required training I went through to qualify for my deployment and the work that I conduct in Afghanistan.…
Social media in the workplace would generally be regarded as unacceptable by an employer with the exception of a position that required this type of social media as a part of the everyday working expectation. Employers typically frown on the use of personal use of social media in working hours as this is detraction from the expectation of the employer’s requirements. Social media like Facebook during working hours should be minimised even during lunch break and tea breaks. Typically these times are an opportunity for working associates to connect in a real world situation.…
By providing a means of prevention practices a school can actually eliminate or minimize the crisis all together (Cavaiola & Colford, 2011). This statement is very clear and true in my opinion. A crisis can be as small as a car wreck or as large as hurricane (FEMA, 2012). Being a counselor, you must be prepared to handle all crisis’s that may occur in your community, whether it affects one student or the entire school district, you must be able to respond to the need. “Individuals, families, and entire school communities are sent reeling in the aftershock of most crisis events. The manner in which schools cope with such events, both during and immediately after them, often determines how quickly the schools return to some level of pre-crisis equilibrium (Cavaiola & Colford).” With this in mind, I believed that taking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certifications would better prepare me for a crisis that could occur in our schools or community. Living in the Fort Hood area, it is imperative that the counselors be able to help the students with any crisis that may occur.…
With people all over the world using networking sites they have become more excusable, from being available at local public libraries to the convenience of being at the ready on a personal cell phone or other hand held devices free of charge. The convenience this has added allows people to not only update their statues at any time, but also post pictures of what is going on in their daily lives on the spot no matter where they are from their wireless devices. This enables all the friends and family connected to that persons page to know what is going on in someone's life who they may not get a chance to talk to on a daily bases.…