Hi Daniel,
Hi, Daniel
Greetings to you and great job on your thread. I agree with you when you say you “don’t believe
that one should take precedence of the other, as they are both essential". Regarding all hazards
and terrorism, it is very imperative attention is paid to any form of hazard. The concerns of
terrorist attacks sparked after the 9/11 attack had an impact on FEMA's mission in 2003 however,
responding to natural disasters is still a priority in FEMA's mission. The nation must prepare at
all levels to deal with issues of terrorism and all-natural disasters and precedence must not be
given to any because if a terrorist attack does not take or destroy more lives and properties today,
that does not guarantee its severity will be the same tomorrow and so is a natural disaster. For
instance, the unprepared state of Louisiana in its response to a category 5 hurricane Katrina
caused severe damages and loss of lives which brought huge mitigation changes on the federal
level in its response to hurricane disasters leading to a huge impact on disaster policy (Tyrell,
2022). Waugh (2004) asserts that "building the capacity to deal with the most probable events
will increase capacity to deal with less probable events. When a nation has an effective plan to
respond to any form of disaster that has a high chance to occur and reoccur, it can also plan to
respond to unpredictable actions like terrorist issues building on the plan and using the same
resources available. The adoption of the all-hazard approach is very crucial since federal
agencies can build upon past events and plan to respond to certain disasters.
The Bible says in Proverbs (6 :6-10) that “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be
wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers
her food in harvest. How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your
sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest”. This bible verse when
compared to emergency management talks about the need to be prepared at all times to any
disaster whether man-made incident or natural.
References.
Bibles, Z. (2011). NIV Study Bible. Zondervan.
Tyrrell, K., Hildreth, K., & Oren, S. (2022, May 14). The Storm That Changed Disaster Policy
Forever. NCSL. https://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/the-storm-
that-changed-disaster-policy-forever-magazine2022.aspx
Waugh, W. L. (2004, July 16). Terrorism and the All-Hazards Model. Fema.Gov.
https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/downloads/waugh%20-%20terrorism%20and%20planning.doc
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