Emergency Management Research paper

Research Project Deliverables

Topic: Joplin Tornado Catastrophe

1. Paper must focus on the interagency planning or management aspect.

2. APA format (double spaced)

3. text of the paper must be a minimum of (12) pages (Maximum of 15)

4. Abstract

5. Bibliography with 10 academic sources **important**

6. Absolutely no plagiarism-will be ran through a plagiarism check by professor

**Mandatory References:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry, FEMA Publication 141, Washington D.C., 1993. This publication is available at http://www.fema.gov./pdf/business/guide/bizindst.pdf

School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, Critical Incident Protocol –A Public and Private Partnership, East Lansing, MI, 2000. This publication is available at http://www.cip.msu.edu/cip.pdf

FEMA - THE RESPONSE TO THE 2011 JOPLIN, MISSOURI, TORNADO http://kyem.ky.gov/Who%20We%20Are/Documents/Joplin%20Tornado%20Response,%20Lessons%20Learned%20Report,%20FEMA,%20December%2020,%202011.pdf

Response and Recovery after the Joplin Tornado Lessons Applied and Lessons Learned http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_18_02_01_smith.pdf

Achieving Resilience in Disaster Management: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1231&context=jss

Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011 Tornado in Joplin, Missouri http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915628

Preparedness and Partnerships: lessons learned from the Missouri disasters of 2011 https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/Joplin_2012_Lessons_Learned.pdf