Week #11 – Recovery Mission Area Written Assignment Topic
For your written work this week we are going to step away totally from Colorado and wildfires though there will be some related recovery reading on both this week including the discussion. Your focus instead will be on selecting and researching a disaster event that resulted in a significant recovery effort in relation to cost, effects on infrastructure and more importantly on people both in the short and long term.
You should start your work this week by selecting an event from the following list to focus your efforts on in terms of research and addressing the questions noted. In some cases the event may overlap numerous states and may have separate declarations. If this is the case then attempt to contrast each state if you see significant differences in how the event impacted them.
Once you have made your selection then go to: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations ff> and find it by year. This will give you the formal declaration and brief information on the amount of both public and individual assistance.to date.
At this point you begin your formal inquiry about the event (FEMA sites, state emergency management recovery sites, media coverage, etc.) to address the following in your paper.
1. Briefly describe the type of event, its location, duration, communities impacted, when the declaration was made, and first observations of severity. What are the general demographics of those affected, (income, etc.?)
2. Briefly share any response issues related to alerts/warnings, evacuations, initial sheltering, etc. Generally was the initial response appropriate?
3. Through investigation describe the types and amounts of damage to infrastructure (utilities, roads, bridges, government buildings/property and other) that would give an indication of the type and amount of Public Assistance that will be required. Use public assistance reading materials as a basis.
4. Through investigation describe the types and amounts of damage to homes and businesses, amount of civilian displacement, amounts and types of Individual Assistance being requested, and a brief description in your own words how the assistance process went or continues to go.
5. Describe any issues you find related to the recovery efforts in terms of the assistance process both now and into the future. What is the most current amount of assistance being provided?
