M3D1: Respond to the following: • How prepared do you think your community is for a disaster? • What are some factors that you would consider in answering this question? • Would you say your town or city is more or less prepared than surrounding communities? Provide evidence for your analysis. • If possible, identify a hazard in your community and devise a risk communication strategy for the public. What should the community know about the hazard, what should they do to prepare themselves, and how would you disseminate this information?
M3D2: Respond to the following: • Why should planning be best thought of as a process? • What differences do you see across the four phases of disaster in respect to planning? • Why is pre-disaster planning recommended?
Use: Phillips, B. D., Neal, D. M., & Webb, G. R. (2012). Introduction to emergency management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1-4398-3070-3.