Assignment Description
• Often, during times of emergency, there are personnel issues that interfere with expeditious resolution of the problem.
o What examples of those issues can you identify? Explain.
o How significant are the examples that you have identified? Why?
o How can the identified issues derail the execution of even the most well-planned emergency response? Explain in detail.
• What can you recommend to avoid these personnel issues and circumstances that interfere with resolution of an emergency? Explain.
o What do you think is the scope of your recommendations? Explain.
o Who will be impacted the least? Why?
• What areas of infrastructure do you think can be designated as potential areas of conflict during an emergency? Why?
• In your own opinion, how much of an impact do you think interagency jealousies and disputes have on the emergency response planning process? Explain.
• What role, if any, should the private sector have in emergency response planning? Explain.
o Should members of the private sector have any authority in the planning process? Why or why not?