In each of the incidents there are steps that needed to be taken. The two fundamental goals of any disaster response is identified by Aylwin et al is to remove casualties from a hazardous incident scene. Synchronized communications between each of the different groups responding, along with current communications, with the available bomb squad/bomb-dismantling experts to insure a rapid response. The response was comprehensive and represented a task of significant complexity involving several different types of responding organizations. Most compelling in terms of its absence was the lack of adequate on-site triage units whereas hospital responses were diminished by inadequate surge capacity and limited resource availability.
A hazard can be defined as natural phenomena that produce negative effects on life. According to Dr Martin Degg at the University of Chester, a natural hazard only becomes a disaster if it threatens humans. In Degg’s model, the hazard circle includes all the physical factors while the factors that make a population vulnerable are mostly human. In other words a hazard that produces a disaster in one population may have only a limited effect on another less vulnerable population. Take for example the two earthquakes that affected Northridge and Haiti.
An emergency can be defined as a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. There are many examples of emergencies that can take place in a hospital setting, some include the following. fire; spillage of chemicals; spreading of infections; intruders. I will be talking about two of these emergencies in more detail. A fire, can cause sudden panic as it is an unpredictable event.
All of these flaws in their practices serve as input to their lessons learned and how to better plan for these types of natural disasters. There should have been a response team readily available to send Emergency Broadcast Messages. Katrina revealed how weak our system was. I would hope that these lessons learned have resulted in more research, detailed disaster and evacuation plans, clear roles and responsibilities, and communication at every level. This horrific event left scars across our nation.
This research will explore how crises and disasters are changing and what organizations can do to prepare for such incidents. The opening article defines necessary approaches, analyzes a theoretical view, presents vital research data, and introduces new ways to be better prepared for the unexpected (Boins, 2011). This paper will
Government’s major incident procedure definition The definition is a major incident is an emergency that requires the implementation of special arrangements by one or more of the emergency services and will generally include the involvement or indirect involvement of large numbers of people this can be in the form of - The rescue and transportation of a large number of casualties - The large scale combined resources of the fire and rescue services, police service and ambulance service - The mobilization and organization of the emergency service and support services for example, local authority to cater for the threat of, death and serious injury or homelessness to a large number of people. - The handling of a large number of enquires likely to be generated both from the public, the news and media usually made to the police. Civil Contingencies Act Definition for Major Incident An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK or the security of a place in the UK. A major incident can come if different forms for different reasons these can be: - Natural Causes / Flooding is an example of a natural disaster one that has occurred in England an example within the UK would be the Carlisle flood in 2005 - Technological Causes / A technological incident is where technology has failed or malfunctioned and example of this can be the Red Arrows Crash early this year in 20011 - Health Related and Epidemics / This is where there is a wide spread of infection or disease that is harmful to human health / animal health and the environment for example the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001 - Terrorism / Terrorism is the systematic use of terror and violence to intimidate civilians to seek political or ideological goals this has been a focal point for the last decade in the UK and example
Examples of urbanization that increases the risk of river floods include construction in floodplains, channel straightening, building of dikes, and construction activity generating impermeable surfaces includes transport infrastructure and residential areas. The Susquehanna River is the most flood prone river on the Eastern seaboard however flooding is a nationwide issue. This issue needs to be taken seriously and communities repeatedly devastated by flooding need to take a stand and respond to the negative impacts of flooding and join together to support this cause and help to prevent future flooding that affects our communities as well as our environment. Our local, county, state and federal governments need to join together with these communities and work together to implement the above sustainability plan to prevent future devastation from river
Terrorism and Policing Abstract The response to devastation shaped by the September 11th attacks established the need for planning and leadership before, during, and following times of crisis. Boundless finger-pointing and lying of blame occurred pertaining to the delayed arrival of help to the suffering individuals of the event. Many would say that those experts and the government’s engineers must carry out an evacuation plan and permit infrastructure funding. Law enforcement administrators currently have changed the nature of policing and security efforts in the United States. One cannot fathom how the incident of September 11, 2001, caused change and increased the public’s fears and concerns regarding security and the methods of technology necessary for safeguarding the United States.
Many believe that homeland security focuses exclusively on potential terrorist attacks. Others see responses to natural disasters and other catastrophes as a part of homeland security. This view obviously broadens the mission of homeland security. To a large extent, homeland security is the protection of people and assets within our national borders through preventive efforts, and when a terrorist event occurs, responding to that event to mitigate loss of life and damage. For example, the Office of Homeland Security (2007) defines homeland security as, "a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur".