Fundamentals of Emergency Readiness, Response Management

(Week 7)



Fundamentals of Emergency Readiness, Response Management

(Week 7)

Introduction

There are various local and governmental resources available to treat and assist victims of the disaster as well as federal and non-profit organizational resources. The disasters may differ in terms of routine emergencies so these organizations create tasks to help make decisions about the responsible (FEMA, 1983; Dynes, 1981; Drabek, 1986). The organization mainly conducts a situational analysis in order to characterize the disasters in terms of great uncertainties that include the degree of loss or damage and the secondary threats. The secondary threats are the later affects of the disasters such as leaking chemicals, weakened dams, or downed power lines that are not apparent right after the disaster has taken place. Thus, the state, federal, and non profit organization not only take action to resolve and provide resources to restore from the visible affects of the disaster but, also provide necessary assistance for the countermeasures required to solve the latter affect of the disasters. The overall situation of the disaster and the rising problems are required to be tackled timely that are generally handled independently by the individual agency or organizations. Although, each organization may have limited assessment, observations, directions with respect to different types of disasters and its consequence. The particular organization may predict the scope, type of destruction, damage, severity, and latter damages that can emerge (Quarantelli, 1983; Drabek, 1986). The disasters mostly create such circumstances that the responsible agencies or organizations have to share resources that may include supplies, personnel, equipment, vehicles, and other facilities. Disasters may also cause the need of uncommon resources that are used in daily emergencies such as cranes, satellite communications, and search dogs. The most common resources require after disaster are

Food and Shelter

Sanitary facilities

Vehicle Fuel and maintenance

Emergency message contact

Relief and replacement personnel

(Lister, 2005)

The Federal Authorities and Organizations

Department of Human and Health Services

The Department of HHS is responsible to coordinate in response to the disasters for restoring public health through resources. HHS assists with many other organizations for support in the accomplishment of the department's mission to assure safety of live, food, water, and health. HHS provides assistance and resources for the treatment of injured or ill and identifies the people who are dead. All these activities are headed by the department leadership. The HHS works through instrument of organizations that evolved in coordination at state, local, and federal level aimed to achieve its missions. The organizations are responsible for any communication systems' failure and resultant complications that may arise as a challenge for coordination. Thus, the organizations need to plan communication tasks that may include surge

Capacity plans on the workforce providing healthcare services (Landesman, 2006).

The Stafford Act

The US President authorizes to main problems of disaster through statements under the Stafford Act upon which federal organizations and agencies provide assistance for the states under attack by disasters. The President has assigned a delegation through executive orders with in DHHS and by the FEMA's responsibility to govern the ...