Preparedness
Of the four phases model of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery, preparedness has to be the essential phase (Sylves, 2020.) The mitigation phase can
allow politicians to fight for what they want but have other political influences blocking the path
for new legislation for new government entities or laws to help with recovery efforts. The
response phase is the reaction to a tragic event minimizing problems for recovery operations
while reacting to training and procedures learned from being prepared. The recovery phase is
bringing everything together in an attempt to reestablish normalcy within society while trying to
work with various organizations to fund the recovery operations. The preparedness phase is the
development of response plans for various scenarios for any critical incidents. Preparedness will
help develop the training of first responders and establish leadership with a chain of command
during a critical incident. The training brings firefighters, police officers, EMS, and other first
responders together for training to work together while understanding how to work together
while eliminating secondary incidents from occurring. During the preparedness phase, a sole
leader will be established with other leaders to help support the recovery efforts while bringing
all services together. All parties will be aware of their roles and responsibility during an actual
incident.
Emergency Manager
An Emergency Manager is a person working for the government whose day-to-day
responsibility is emergency management programs and activities (Sylves, 2020.) These
managers may not be a standalone entity and may hold other titles, such as fire chief, police
chief, sheriff, city manager, or director of public safety (Sylves, 2020.) Smaller municipalities or
municipalities that lack funding may not clearly indicate who the Emergency Manager is and
may cause confusion or fighting among government officials as to who is in charge while
prolonging response and recovery efforts.
Large municipalities may have an appointed emergency manager and a staffed department to
implement strategic planning and training. The training allows the emergency manager to test
new policy and functionality of response and recovery of a critical incident while making
changes to eliminate problems that may arise during an incident. The emergency managers may
go through various training programs through different accreditations but have to have a
comprehensive knowledge of different government departments with their functions (Sylves,
2020.)
Political Warning
A city approaching financial distress may have an Emergency Manager by the state to help
right the city's financial course back into good standing (Krsulich, 2017.) When the Emergency
Manager is allowed to have more power over the city's finances than the elected public officials,
the Emergency Manager may not perform well or may only create short-term solutions for the
long-term problems. Some Emergency Managers may be driven by politics and can undermind
the public confidence in government officials to correct the city's problems (Krsulich, 2017.)
These states implementing an Emergency Manager in a city during a financial crisis should
consider alternatives or review boards to allow for the best and long-term outcome for the city
and its residences.
Reflection on Biblical Themes
In Psalm 34:17-20, the bible talk about the Lord hearing the righteous cry for help and he will
deliver them out of all the troubles (Student's Life Application Bible, 1997.) People need to get
away from the television and return to church. People are looking at the internet and television
believing fallacy from the lies and false information for help. Very few people are looking at the
bible and believing in the word of God when he is willing to help the righteous people but they
refuse to help themselves while blaming everyone else for their trouble.
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