FS320:Unit Three

I’ve gotten a few inquiries regarding the Unit 3 Assignment and thought it might be best to clarify it for everyone. Please do not over think this problem. It is designed to mimic the actual steps emergency managers go through during the recovery process. All the data that you need to fill in the Initial Damage Assessment Report is contained in the Facts & Figures document. True, if you are filling in this type of report for your community following an actual event there may be requirements for additional detail such as street names and documentation of insurance, etc. But for the purposes of this introduction the process has been simplified. In other words, there is no single correct way to fill out the spreadsheet. Each of you will have a somewhat different perspective on how to interpret the data and apply it to this process. It is important, however, to be sure that each piece of data in only placed in a single cell, resulting in a total in the bottom line that should reflect the amount spent by the community on the event. Recall that the purpose of this document is just to be a starting point in the process and evolves as the conversation with state and federal officials go on. That's why this stage is called the Initial Damage Assessment. 

One additional note: It was pointed out that the there is a discrepancy in the dates on the Facts & Figures document and the spreadsheet. For the purposes of this assignment what is more important than the actual dates would be the time period (in number of hours).