Emergency
You are an emergency response coordination team leader for your local emergency management agency. You have been notified that the nuclear plant in your area has been damaged, and a substantial amount of dangerous leakage has occurred. You are responsible for creating a plan of action, assembling organizations for response to the nuclear incident, communication among the organizations, and disseminating information amongst citizens.
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 5–7 pages:
- What state and local agencies or organizations will be directly involved in the response operations for this incident? Explain.
- What will be the roles of each of these entities? Explain.
- Assuming that the plan has already been developed, what is the first course of action that you will need to take? Explain in detail.
- How will you coordinate the various agencies and organizations during the response operations? Explain.
- What types of communication systems will you utilize to ensure effective communications among the stakeholders? Explain.
- Which agency or agencies will be at the top of the chain of command? Why?
- How will you communicate to the affected populations?
- Will you employ the media? Why or why not?
- What types of direct communication would you utilize? Explain.
- What will you do to ensure that ground zero is effectively contained? Explain.
- How will you effectively evacuate the necessary populations? Explain.
- What challenges will exist during your evacuation procedures?
- Why is the creation of a response plan necessary? Explain.
- What significant issues would arise if no emergency response plan were in place? Be specific.
- Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA style.