Ensuring your local region is prepared for any emergency is a complex task requiring the
coordination and collaboration of multiple stakeholders. What are your area's most significant
economic challenges to coordination and cooperation? What must be done to overcome those
challenges to facilitate improved multi-agency coordination and collaboration?
Recently the most destructive force in my area has been severe thunderstorms. The heavy
rains had led to the flooding of the city. The strong winds toppled trees. The falling trees caused
severe damage to the city's power grids, leading to power outages across the region. The storms
have hit with ferocity for the past three weeks. When the power was about to be restored to the
city, another storm would come through, and tens of thousands would be without power again.
Unfortunately, people in certain parts of the town have gone without for days at a time. They
would lose food, and the scoring summer temp made their homes ovens. The sad part is the city
has been dealing with this problem for decades.
The area of Memphis had a plan for these events, but the power company strayed from
the program. Lang (2023) says a community should have a hazard risk assessment. First,
Memphis Light Gas and Water had a tree-trimming plan to mitigate storm damage. Secondly,
they have a team to respond to the disaster. Thirdly they have a communication plan to bring
extra reinforcements to respond to the disaster. They would then put the team in the field to
regain power and remove the dangerous trees as they restore power. The significant economic
factor in the whole operation is the cost to get these things done.
Lang, R. (2023). 5 Steps To Emergency Preparedness For Any Disaster
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