Disaster Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness:
Planning Could Save More than Lives

Disasters can occur anywhere at any time, and can leave a huge impact on a community or in some cases an entire country. We do not seek these disasters; they find us. We cannot run. We cannot hide. However, we can prepare ourselves ahead of time with the appropriate resources, and knowledge before disaster strikes. Planning can go a long way in the event of a disaster, and can help save more than people’s lives, which has brought attention to the following questions:
Which Emergency Management Components could be Useful in such a Large Catastrophe?
What Resources would be required in a Disaster, and how would Teams be Setup?
What types of Healthcare would be required in a Large Catastrophic Event?
What are some Considerations Requesting Agencies needs to Consider?
The fact that natural disasters strike without warning centers its attention on these questions.
Which Emergency Management Components could be Useful in such a Large Catastrophe?
Emergency management consists of four different levels when responding to a natural disaster: hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness, emergency response, and disaster recovery (Miller, 2010). All of these areas would be useful in the event of a natural disaster. Hazard mitigation solely focuses on stopping disasters before they happen. Something as simple as acquiring the appropriate knowledge could help to save people’s lives. For ins...

Disaster Preparedness

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