Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe Identified/Discussed

Case Summary Grade Sheet                                                        Name _________________________

 

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Emergency/Disaster/Catastrophe Identified/Discussed

  1. 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?

 

  1. 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)