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Part 1: Need an executive summary that introduces the portfolio package and highlights the priority focuses for risk management and hazard mitigation that you have identified. Your executive summary should include an overview of the current activities in disaster risk reduction and risk management that are being used in your community and your new action plan that provides a snapshot of how you would frame or change the risk management activities of the office, should you get the chief resiliency officer position.
Part 2- An Abstract paragraph needs to be added to the Reaserch paper that I have uploaded.
I have uploaded the disaster risk reduction and risk management that are being used in the community I live in. If additional information is need on the community, it is Lassen County Ca
Running head: FIREFIGHTING, AN EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION1 FIREFIGHTING, AN EMERGECNY SUPPORT FUNCTION5 Firefighting, an Emergency Support Function Jennifer Kraushaar Columbia Southern University Firefighting, an Emergency Support Function The intended audience for this article is for emergency support functions that protect the environment and save lives. This article includes emergency support functions both government and private agencies. There are multiple emergency support function areas that could benefit from this article by developing procedures for preparedness and to help handle an emergency both effectively and efficiently. Background Emergency support function groups responsibilities. The authors’ main points are how to establish emergency support functions (ESF) and the roles and responsibilities. They can be government and/or private sectors capabilities to organizational structure in order to provide resources, services and the needed support to protect the environment and save lives. The author went into detail on ESF offers guidance in ensuring that the community is prepared to handle and respond to an emergency. ESF establishes the procedures to ensure preparedness to handle and emergency. ESF’s helps in communicating preparedness and mitigation strategies for the community. The author mentions more than 20 different types of EFS, including multiple different career disciplines. Which include, transportation, communication, public works and engineering, firefighting. Information planning, mass care, emergency assistance and temporary housing and human services, logistics management and resource support. Public and medical services, search and Rescue. Oil and hazardous materials response, agriculture and natural resources, energy, public safety and external affairs. Critique. A study done by Stanley et al (2017), shows that the firefighters are exposed to painful experiences which can pose risk to their mental making it important for them to be protected. The senior levels of the organization should see to it that the firefighter’s protection efforts are supported. In the United States, the federal government offers significant resources to enhance the safety of first emergency responders. They provide the grant funding which is mostly utilized in purchasing equipment and supplies to help in immediate response programs. In the United States, Grant funding through the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) offers assistance to the firefighters by providing options for increasing resources for emergency medical services to the firefighter. Identifying and creating risk management activities for protecting the first responders range from providing security, fuel distribution, appropriate sleep and rest time during response activities, etc. Hazards First Responders Exposed to Hazards. From this article, it is evident that First Responders are exposed to hazards because of the nature of their jobs (Rutkow, 2011). It shows that the protection of the first responder to a disaster has been taken into consideration. The Integration of safety measures in planning practices will help in minimization of risk to not only the firefighters but all the disaster responders. Developing a safety culture during the response to disaster helps achieve minimization of risk and provide a level of assurance and protection to emergency practitioners as deserved. Summary In this paper, I choose firefighting as one of the emergency support functions. Firefighting detects wildland and urban fires, which results from a major disaster requiring response assistance. The number of fire departments in the U.S. has increased in the recent past to provide emergency response to fire incidences. The firefighters are the first responders; NFPA (National Fire Protection Associations) is working in coordinating and developing a response program to ensure that they are safe and effective in order to protect the first responders who are firefighters. According to Kemp (2016), firefighting and emergency medical services personnel as the first responders are finding themselves in situations where they are at increased risks from the public and the environment in which they work. It is therefore important to evaluate safety response and protective measures to ensure that the firefighters protected. Conclusion In conclusion, I support this article and I believe the author was correct in the needed Integration of safety measures in planning practices will help in minimization of risk to not only the firefighters but all the disaster responders. All ESF’s deserve minimization of unnecessary additional risk. Identifying and creating risk management is essential in accomplishing this task. Within this article it states ESF’s are both government agencies and private sector, there should be collaboration between all agencies. References Groves, W. A., Ramani, R. V., Radomsky, M.C., & Flick, J.P. (2004). Protecting first responders. Professional safety, 49(11), 31-41., & Kapucu, N. (2012). Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tsh&AN=14899086&site=eds-live&scope=site Islam, T., & Ryan, J.R. (2016). Hazard mitigation in emergency management. Boston, MA: Butter-Heinemann Kemp, M. (2016). Response to atypical incidents: New demands for EMS. EMS World, 45(3), 40-43. Rutkow, L., Gable, L., & Links, J.M. (2011). Protecting the mental health of first responders: Legal and ethical considerations. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 39(s1), 56-59. Schwab, A.K., Sandler, D., & Brower, D. J. (2017). Hazard mitigation and preparedness: An introductory text for emergency management and planning professionals (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Running head: RISK, HAZARDS, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS LASSEN 1 RISK, HAZARDS, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS LASSEN 2 Risks, Hazards, Emergency Operations Lassen Jennifer Kraushaar Columbia Southern University Abstract An Abstract is optional for all of your assignments with the exception of your final Research Paper assignment. A well-prepared abstract is the most important single paragraph in an article or paper. The subheading should be un-bold, initial capped, and centered at the top of page 2. Word limits vary from journal to journal and typically range from 150-250 words. Type the abstract itself as a single paragraph without paragraph indentation. Use the present tense to describe conclusions drawn or results with continuing applicability. Use the past tense to describe specific variables manipulated or outcomes measured. Please see APA pp. 25-27. For a five to 10-page paper, your Abstract should not be over ½-page of double-spaced text in length in 12-point Times New Roman (TNR) font. Do not include any cited statements in your Abstract paragraph. Do not right-justify any of your body text paragraphs. Just left-justify your text with a jagged right edge. Your margins should be 1” on all four edges of your paper. Risk, Hazards, Emergency Operations Lassen Multiple community hazards and risk exist in Lassen County. Lassen County is a large mountain and high desert county located in northeastern California and is approximately the size of the state of Rhode Island, which explains the wide range of different hazards and risk. With multiple hazards that exist in Lassen County, I address 13 hazards and include the emergency operational plan in this paper. Lassen County Government Hazard mitigation plan and preparedness. The Lassen County government implemented a local hazard mitigation plan and prepared a report that addressed the main hazards that affect our community (Risk Management Professionals, 2010). First, Lassen County acknowledges that the report meets Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval for hazard mitigation planning. Additionally, disasters occur mostly due to lack of preparedness. According to the report, the highest ranked hazard (in terms of prevalence) in Lassen County is wildfire (100%), followed by power failure (100%), tornado (80%), severe storm (75%), drought (75%), flood (48%), reservoir failure (40%), hazardous materials release (40%), earthquake (30%, pandemic (25%), volcano eruption (25%, extreme heat (16%), and avalanche (4%), (Risk Management Professionals (2010). Susanville is the county seat. Lassen County have smaller communities located in forested areas, similar towns of Paradise and Magnolia, that were devastated by the most destructive wildland fire in history, i.e., the Camp Fire of 2018. However, the county seat and largest community is Susanville. They could evacuate, Susanville easily. Susanville does not hold a high-hazard threat such as the town of Paradise. (U.S. Global Change Research Program, (2017). Aforementioned Disasters. Mitigation measures. To address the aforementioned disasters, the county government developed mitigation goals and objectives, which define effective mitigation measures, prioritize mitigation actions, prepare implementation strategy, and document the mitigation plan. Some of the mitigation measures adopted by the government include gaining an understanding of the locations where the disasters would most threaten the safety of humans and wildlife. Secondly, the plan provides updates on hazards, vulnerability, and prioritization process of mitigation actions. Structures, communications, and government agencies. Furthermore, the plan ensures that contractors build structures to the required standard, and they modify them to meet safety standards. Also, the communication systems are designed such that they can be effectively used during disasters to minimize the impact of the crisis. Multiple agencies from local government, private emergency medical services (EMS) with ground ambulances, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft all provide services and support the Emergency plan during a disaster. Conclusion While planners prepared the plan in 2010, the community has remained committed to adhering to the measures and adopting new ones to meet the changes that occur in society. As part of their efforts in adhering to the established mitigation measures, the community ensures that they pit a safe distance between structures and physical features, modify their structures to meet the required standards, and remain informed on the steps to take when a hazard occurs. To improve the plan, the county government may include a team of volunteers, vetted, trained, and compensated for their contributions. Since hazards affect a multitude of people, local officials may not be sufficient to manage these crises effectively. As such, the local government may welcome volunteers, who will be trained on the art of disaster management. References Islam, T., & Ryan, J.R. (2016). Hazard mitigation in emergency management. Boston, MA: Butter-Heinemann Newport, J.K., Moller, J. J., & Newport, K. J. (2070. Community participation in contingency plan preparation towards disaster mitigation. Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1(5), 1-5. Retrieved from https://gavinpublishers.com/admin/assts/article_pdf/1510816844article_pdf1578105389.pdf Risk Management Professionals. (2010). Lassen County, City of Susanville, & Susanville Indian Rancheria: Hazard mitigation plan. Retrieved from http://www.cityofsusanville.net/wp-content/uploads/documents/fire/LassenCountyMJHazardMitigationPlan.pdf U.S. Global Change Research Program. (2017). Fourth national climate assessment: Summary findings. Retrieved from https://nca2018.globalchange.gov