Disasters

You are an emergency manager in a medium-sized city. Your city manager is new to the position and is from a human resource background; therefore, he or she is unfamiliar with the risks that are posed by natural and technological hazards. The city manager would like you to provide him or her with some introductory information related to risks and hazards, including appropriate response strategies to help him or her understand the challenges that are faced by your community and the nation overall.

Assignment Guidelines

In 4–5 paragraphs, address the following:

• Which past natural disaster do you think had the most significant impact on the United States? Explain.
• Which past technological disaster do you think had the most significant impact on the United States? Explain.
• If you had to choose 1, which natural disaster do you think is the most difficult to respond to? Why?
• What response strategy do you think is best suited for responding to your selected natural disaster from the previous question? Explain.
• Which do you think currently pose the most significant threat to the United States: natural or technological disasters? Explain your reasoning.