Reference no: EM133334080
You are the emergency manager for your city or county. You are in the midst of a COVID-19 response that has lasted for years. The federal government has assisted your answer under the Disaster Declaration from 2020.
In a fictional event in the future, you have a natural disaster that takes place in your city or county. Unfortunately, the request for federal assistance is denied, and state resources have been deployed for COVID-19 and cannot assist you for at least 96 hours.
What plans, resources, or mutual aid agreements do you have to respond to this disaster?
1. Describe a natural event for which your community has prepared. Use this event as your natural disaster.
2. What resources do you have to respond to the event locally?
3. Do you believe your community and government can adequately respond to this event? Explain your answer.
4. Do you have any mutual aid agreements with surrounding towns or counties? What is the difference between a mutual aid agreement and an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)?
5. Do you have plans or directives for handling multiple events without state or federal support?
6. What will be the difference between your usual steady state and the crisis state in regard to the disaster management for this disaster?
7. What is the value of the EMAC in the disaster?