This assignment will deepen the understanding of response mechanisms, responders, mandates and legislation, and the responsibilities of government and private sector partners.
Questions
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The presidential disaster declaration process requires a state governor to make a formal request. Should it be the federal government’s prerogative to unilaterally declare a disaster without a state’s formal request? If so, when and under what conditions and reasons why a state should maintain these controls?
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Incident Command System (ICS) and its designated incident commander are required to set directives, manage the infrastructure of the response, assign personnel and equipment, and work with multiple agencies to respond to the disaster scene. Should this be the responsibility of local jurisdictions? Why or why not?
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The National Response Plan is activated by FEMA in the event of a national disaster. Within the NRP are required actions for activating non-government agencies which include volunteer groups, the private business sector, churches, and local agencies. What are the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of these agencies during and after a disaster?
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Are nongovernmental agencies relevant and purposeful during or post disasters recovery? Why or why not?
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The presidential disaster declaration process requires a state governor to make a formal request. Should it be the federal government’s prerogative to unilaterally declare a disaster without a state’s formal request? If so, when and under what conditions and reasons why a state should maintain these controls?
The presidential disaster declaration process is a broad range of federally incorporated programs for human beings and public infrastructure. It includes funds for both permanent and emergency executions. It is essential for the federal government to have collaborations with the state government. It is because it can help to provide better execution and dynamics. It can also provide surplus facilitation of rescues. The state government has to be obedient according to the laws of the federal government. During times of chaos and crisis times when the sovereignty and gross demography of the nation is having problems, then the federal government can execute without the involvement of the state government. The state government maintains these controls because it can help the state government to have a better circulation of needs and information during times of chaos or crisis. It can also help the state government not misuse its powers. It will also help the state government to be progressive in its relationship with the federal government.
Incident Command System (ICS) and its designated incident commander are required to set directives, manage the infrastructure of the response, assign personnel and equipment, and work with multiple agencies to respond to the disaster scene. Should this be the responsibility of local jurisdictions? Why or why not?
It is essential to consider the legal responsibilities of the commander of ICS. It is because it can help to provide an understanding of the jurisdiction processes. ICS has to provide a safe system of work, and it must be bound by legal authority. ICS is proactive in its own objectives. ICS works as an independent department that also needs collaboration for executions. The local jurisdiction has different kinds of formal and administrative duties to execute. If the local jurisdiction is involved in the methodology of the ICS, then it can create issues based on work schedules, resource planning, and documenting issues. ICS and the local judicial system are both robust in nature (Geale, 2012, p.7). They have to be worked with their own objectives to determine their presence. The local judiciary can provide input assistance to the ICS, and ICS can provide output circulation, which is needed for human beings during their time of need.
The National Response Plan is activated by FEMA in the event of a national disaster. Within the NRP are required actions for activating non-government agencies, which include volunteer groups, the private business sector, and churches and local agencies. What are the purpose, roles, and responsibilities of these agencies during and after a disaster?
The non-governmental agencies have to provide circulation of resources and funds to human beings who are in need during times of crisis. The volunteers are the members who have to be dynamic and energetic in their executions. They have to work like soldiers, and they have to execute work with high discipline and motivation. Private business sectors have to provide mitigation solutions during a time of crisis. It is required to be modulated with the circulation of corporate social responsibility. It can help the human beings who are in need to be satisfied and also increase the reputation of the private business sector. Churches have a significant dimensional role. They have to provide all kinds of needs and resources to human beings. They have to be efficient to provide spiritual and motivational guidance to the human beings who are affected by the crisis. Local agencies have to increase their donations and funding facilities. It can help them to incorporate new features in their business dynamics.
Are nongovernmental agencies relevant and purposeful during or post disasters recovery? Why or why not?
It is considered to understand the business dynamics of non-governmental agencies. The business dynamics of the nongovernmental agencies are being driven by social and cultural works. Through the use of social and cultural works, the business dynamics of the non-governmental agencies are performed. The non-governmental agencies are active and progressive in their duties. They are nonpassive in their executions. During the time of the disaster, they are involved in their execution of social services to serve human beings and also to increase their brand reputation (Sakurai & Murayama, 2019, p.5). Therefore, it can be considered that nongovernmental agencies are more prominent during the time of disaster. The nongovernmental agencies have their own purpose based on their performances. They are like lone warriors during the time of disaster management. The nongovernmental agencies have to induce more collaborative principles with the churches and other missions, and it can help to provide better human relinquishments.
References
Geale, S. K. (2012). The ethics of disaster management. Disaster Prevention and Management: an international journal.
Sakurai, M., & Murayama, Y. (2019). Information technologies and disaster management–Benefits and issues. Progress in Disaster Science, 2, 100012.
