National Emergency Communications

You are a management analyst for a local municipality. You have been tasked with reviewing the current plan of action in the event of a national level emergency. You have discovered there are major flaws in your municipality's national emergency communication plan.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on the importance and interrelatedness of public safety professionals in local municipalities and those in the federal government.  Be sure your paper includes the following:

• Methods that are currently used to connect local municipalities with the federal government.
• The role communications and communications equipment plays in the event of a national emergency.
• Available resources to local municipalities during a national emergency.
• The importance of a valid communications plan to the public at large.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.