Emergency management functions exists in every community in America. Small rural areas might only have a cadre of volunteer firefighters, while larger, more urban environments might have a more comprehensive array of services that all fall under the broad term of "emergency management." This concept is often referred to as Comprehensive Emergency Management (CEM). Your text discusses the evolution of emergency management from the mindset of civil defense, to our current all-hazards approach to the management of emergencies and disasters.
By, now you have learned that mitigation, preparedness, response, and recover are the four phases of the integrated approach to handling emergencies or disasters. You have also learned about the impact of crime, so we are now going to integrate the two. Continue to read about mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
The actual written assignment (use a school that's in Newport News, Virginia and or Hampton Virginia area for this assignment)
Taking the largest school in your local community (or nearby), you will develop a plan that reflects your consideration of uncertaintyand mitigation. It may be an elementary school, a middle school, a high school or even a college or university. You have just received a call from the mayor's office that parents are increasingly apprehensive about the risk of an active shooting situation at the school and his office wants your plan on his desk this week.