Paper Assignment
Using the hazard analysis tools conduct a hazard analysis of your community. Based on your analysis, write a 5 to 10 pages paper describing the high and moderate hazards you identified. Follow these steps:
o Identify and characterize the hazards
o Evaluate each hazard for severity and frequency
o Estimate the risk
o Determine the societal and economic (direct) effects and the indirect effects or costs
o Determine the acceptable level of risk
o Identify risk-reduction opportunities
Include the actions the local emergency management organization should take to mitigate the hazards, with a comment as to how the hazards would impact vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure if not mitigated. Be sure to include a hazard ranking. Discuss preparations that should be made in the community to safeguard lives and property in the event of a natural or man-made emergency or disaster related to the hazards.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.