Case Summary Grade Sheet Name _________________________
Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe Identified/Discussed
- Basic Description of Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe 25 pts. ______
- What was the hazard?
- Describe the emergency/disaster/catastrophe. Is it something that the area is accustomed to? How was it extraordinary?
- When did it happen?
- Where did it happen?
- Who did it affect?
- Discussion of Consequences of the Emergency/ 25 pts. ______
Disaster/Catastrophe
- What was the damage (cost/actual effect)?
- How were people/populations notified of the emergency/disaster and what they needed to do next?
- Were people/populations evacuated? Or, were they required to shelter-in-place?
- Were there injuries or deaths as a result? If there were, how were people injured, or what caused their death?
- Was there property damage? How much?
- Discussion of How the Emergency (Response) Management 25 pts. ______
Agency & First-Responders Reacted to the Event?
- Did more than the police & fire dept respond? Who were on-scene?
- Did they have to activate the local (city or county) Emergency Operations Center?
- Who coordinated the response effort?
- Did they need “outside” help? Were FEMA or other states & localities involved? If so, how were they involved and to what extent were they involved?
- Were nonprofit organizations (e.g., Red Cross) involved in the response/recovery? How so?
Use of “Outside” References 10 pts. ______
- Use at least 3 references (no Wikipedia, please)
Quality of writing/grammar 15 pts. ______
- Appropriate Page Count
Total: 100 pts.
Suggested Outline
Intro
History (What capabilities were in place at the time? How were emergencies/disasters dealt with, if different from today’s standards?)
Discussion of Event
I Basic Description of Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe
II Discussion of Consequences of the Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe
III Discussion of How the Emergency (Response) Management Agency & First-Responders Reacted to the Event?
Conclusion
PLEASE NOTE:
Write in past tense. You are writing about something that has happened.
The following emergencies/disasters/catastrophes are not acceptable subjects, because they are far too large and cannot be condensed into a small paper. They should not be chosen for your paper.
- Three Mile Island
- Chernobyl
- Fukushima
- Love Canal
- Bhopal
- Haiti Earthquake
- BP Oil Spill
- Exxon Valdez
- Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Sandy, Andrew, Betsy& Camille
- Oklahoma City Bombing
- Boston Marathon Bombing
- Any aspect of 9/11
Also not appropriate: School shootings unless there is a terrorism element involved. No Columbine. No Virginia Tech. No Sandy Hook.
Note: This (4-6 pp.) paper will entail some research on your part, so you will be expected to provide a bibliography and to closely cite sources that you use within your paper. The List of References (bibliography) is not included in the page count.
Bibliography/List of References Format:
Book: Koliba, Christopher, Jack W. Meek, and Asim Zia. 2011. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy. New York: CRC Press.
Magazine: Koliba, Christopher. “Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy”, Public Administration Review. Vol. 1, No. 1, [Date, usually Month & Year], pp. 15-30.
Internet (with an author): Jack W. Meek. [Date or Year].[Web address].
Internet (without an author): [Web address].[Date or Year].
Citations within Text:
Book: (Koliba, et al., 2011)
Magazine: (Koliba, Year)
Internet (with an author): (Meek,Year)
Internet (without an author): ([Web address])
If there is an author (or multiple authors) with the same year, add a lower case letter after the year. Example:
Reference (Book): Koliba, Christopher, Jack W. Meek, and Asim Zia. 2011a. Governance Networks in Public Administration and Public Policy. New York: CRC Press.
Citation(Book): (Koliba, et al., 2011a)