QUESTION # 1 – PUT RESOURCES AT THE END OF EACH QUESTION – 3 SOURCES REQUIRED
In 2005, FEMA’s capabilities were tested when the most destructive hurricane in this country’s history landed in the Gulf. In this discussion thread, compare and contrast FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina to Hurricane Ian’s in 2022.
How well-prepared was FEMA for each Hurricane?
What lessons were learned and changes implemented in how each was handled?
Were there any notable shortcomings in their pre-storm planning?
What role did federal, state, and local leaders play in the effectiveness of FEMA’s response?
QUESTION #2 – PUT RESOURCES AT THE END OF EACH QUESTION – 3 SOURCES REQUIRED
Given the complexities and dynamic nature of today’s global landscape:
What key considerations do homeland security officials need to consider when developing and implementing strategies to safeguard the nation?
How do emerging threats, technological advancements, and international relations influence their decision-making processes?
Discuss at least one real-world situation that involved Homeland Security officials confronting a situation that threatened the security of American citizens or assets.
IF YOU WANT TO USE RESOURCES PROVIDED IN THE UNIT – the text book and class instruction log ins are included below. This is for unit 3 in emergency managament class.
Category: Emergency management
Overview
For this assignment, you will provide a description of your data collection process, taking ethical standards into account. You will also describe the data analysis plan that you are proposing to answer your questions. Think of the data collection process as everything that participants will experience, or everything that you as the researcher will do to gather the data needed to answer your questions. This section should be very detailed, thorough, and provide enough information that anyone could conduct these procedures just by reading your descriptions.
Refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide. Remember, the Project Plan helps you develop the details of your project. Your work will be viewed through multiple lenses, including those of instructors, peers, the existing literature, and others. You should seek opportunities to refine your work. As you deepen your understanding and add detail to your project, you should expect that you will make several revisions during and beyond this course. Doctoral project planning is an iterative process, with each revision often inspiring further revisions until all elements are aligned. These iterations are a necessary part of the doctoral journey.
Instructions
To finish the seventh and eighth sections of your Project Plan, consult the Project Plan Guides provided by your program for specific expectations for these sections. Be sure to update the reference list at the end as you add resources to support your project development.
Data Collection Process:
Explain each procedure involved in the collection of data to answer the questions.
Include each interaction with or condition presented to participants from the point of informed consent until the end of their involvement in the project. If your proposed methodology includes data collection prior to or without informed consent, explain each step from the beginning of data collection to the end. If your project includes presentation of conditions or variables to participants, explain what those conditions or variables will include. Justify all data collection procedures by explaining how they align with the questions, methodology, and measures as previously described.
Ethical Considerations:
Discuss ethical considerations addressing privacy, confidentiality, and data security based on the current plan. Potential ethical issues may arise based on the decisions you have made so far regarding participants, measures, sampling, and data collection procedures. Be sure to include any of these potential issues as needed. At a minimum, address privacy, confidentiality, and data security. Align ethical considerations with federal regulations, Capella University policies, and ethical research practices at Capella, along with any ethical codes or considerations specific to your field of study.
Describe each potential ethical issue, including the specific risks that may arise.
Explain how you will mitigate or prevent those risks from occurring.
If risk prevention or mitigation is not possible, justify why the project should occur and what can be done to resolve any problems that may arise.
Data Analysis Plan:
Describe a plan to analyze and present the data that will be collected so that questions are answered. As appropriate for the type of data and methodology, address data processing (coding, converting, statistical analysis) and data display (such as tables, graphs, or figures). Explain how each choice aligns with the methodology, data sources, and sample size that you are proposing.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Format: Use your Project Plan div and refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide.
Follow the structure provided in the assignment instructions.
Resources: Use scholarly references including most recent and seminal research. Use primary sources. Include in References section at the end of the paper.
APA guidelines: When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to Academic WriterLinks to an external site. as needed.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points, double-spaced.
Read the assignment rubric to ensure that you meet all criteria and use the Project Plan Alignment Tracking and The Alignment Map: Guiding Questions media pieces to evaluate how well the pieces of your plan fit together. Answer the questions truthfully and adjust as needed.
To support you in proofreading your assignments, ensure you use Microsoft EditorLinks to an external site. to correct errors with grammar, usage, and writing mechanics.
To strengthen your writing, use the Turnitin results to revise your work before submitting your assignment for grading.
Portfolio Prompt: You should consider adding this assignment to your personal ePortfolio. This assignment demonstrates your ability to describe your data collection process as part of your Project Plan. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolioLinks to an external site. page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Apply advanced critical thinking skills in the independent research process.
Explain each procedure involved in the collection of data to answer the questions.
Competency 3: Develop a methodological approach to support a problem appropriate for independent research.
Describe a plan for analysis and presentation of the data to be collected for the questions.
Competency 5: Integrate ethics and academic integrity into the doctoral project.
Discuss ethical considerations addressing privacy, confidentiality, and data security based on the current plan.
Competency 6: Write in accordance with the academic and professional requirements of the discipline during the research process ensuring appropriate structure, grammar, usage, and style.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
nit IV Journal Do you believe that the federal government has the same right to deploy resources in civil unrest as they do in natural disasters? Why, or why not? Does you think the federal government need the permission of the states to deploy under the National Response Framework? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Two discussion Post – Both 300 words long with 1-2 References.
a 300-word response, as well as one or two references, to the following prompt:
Following a disaster, many external agencies, even from foreign countries, aid the affected communities. Drawing on your own experience and the literature, discuss the main challenges aid agencies and host communities encounter in such situations. What are the major disaster management arrangements in Australia and internationally that facilitate aid provision and minimise challenges?
Post a 300-word response, as well as one or two references, to the following prompt:
A new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has arrived. Imagine you’ve been invited to an expert committee (in your area of expertise or interest) to discuss the following issues:
What is your assessment of the current situation? Using a rapid situation assessment framework, what would you suggest being the main priority/ies to deal with?
What issues and solutions would you raise regarding business continuity, surge capacity and workforce management?
Chapter 5 discusses water supply for commercial sprinkler systems. Velocity is simply the speed at what water moves through the pipe. As water travels through the sprinkler pipe the pressure gradually decreases. The faster the water moves through a sprinkler pipe, the higher the friction loss. Industry standards have established 5 ft/s (1,5m/s) as an acceptable maximum velocity. Damaging surge pressures and rapidly increasing friction loss are two problems encountered when velocities exceed 5 feet per second (ft/s) – (1,5 m/s). To help determine what flow is safe to design with, there are pipe flow charts for various types of pipes in numerous sizes. Usually 1/2″ – 6″.
What all this means is that it is critical to be aware of some of these basic principles when designing or changing aspects of your sprinkler system. The most common problem I encounter when working on an existing sprinkler system is that the designer and/or the installer has not used these design principles. As an example, the last system I worked on had a 3/4″ water meter feeding the system, the pipe size was 3/4″ PVC Schedule 40, and the water pressure was 75 psi. The installer had put 10 sprinkler heads on one circuit and the homeowners were unhappy with how the heads were working and the coverage the heads were providing. The problem here was the heads were trying to use 20 gallons per minute and the sprinkler system could only safely deliver around 12 gallons per minute. To solve this design problem often times is tricky and potentially expensive.
How does friction loss affect automatic sprinkler systems as it pertains to structure fires?
Please submit this assignment in a minimum of 800 words and in essay format. A cover page, abstract, main body and references pages are ALL required. If not properly formatted the instructor will deduct 5 points per page.
Rubric for Assignment
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAssignment Content
25 pts
Full Marks
Student answers the question directly and provides examples as instructed
14 pts
average rating
The student does address the topic but does not write the paper as instructed and does not include the all question topics
0 pts
No Marks
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWord Count
15 pts
Full Marks
Completes required word count not including title page and/or references
1 pts
Average rating
Provides quality content in assignment but does not reach desired word count
0 pts
No Marks
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format
10 pts
Full Marks
Student correctly utilizes APA format and provides 2 citations properly referenced in the paper.
4 pts
Average Rating
Student utilizes APA format but has errors in title page, headings or citations
0 pts
No Marks
10 pts
Total Points: 50
Link for book in a PDF format that can be used as a reference.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/40t4zbhgep81o88/PrivateFireProtectionSysytemsCh.4-5.pdf/file
This is a class about the Response and Recovery phase in Emergency Management.
As a professional working in the Emergency Management field, one of your primary objectives will always be to lessen the impacts of disasters in order to save lives, protect property and the environment. As part of this, you need to understand how decisions and actions made affected the outcome of individuals, families and the community, so the “whole community” can become more resilient in the future from similar events (build back stronger, smarter, safer).
There is a formal process to capture this, often referred to as lessons learned, continuous improvement, or After Action Reporting, all which we will discuss throughout the course. Communities are also encouraged to develop plans to recover – this is critical, as communities need to have a plan for how they will recover from potential threats and hazards.
The topic for this paper will be:
Building Climate Resilient Communities: How do communities build climate resilience into long-term recovery plans
Please review existing literature to build your knowledge.
· Please do not use Wikipedia.
· Please ensure you connect with your reader.
· Be clear and concise in your writing.
· Present the content in an organized manner.
· Please use APA for citations.
Talk about existing FEMA plans and processes.
In 300 words Identify the components of fire alarm detection system.
Chapter 4 discuss automatic sprinkler system components. A commercial fire alarm system is an essential part of total life safety for commercial and industrial properties. Commercial building fire alarm systems can be quite complex such as high-rise buildings with multiple levels or sprawling campuses with many buildings and facilities that must be connected for mass notification. Commercial fire alarm system providers must keep up with the latest advancements in life safety technology and ensure that all fire alarm system components are working together.
An integral part to dealing with the issues that arise within the field of Emergency Management is learning how to collaborate and work together—whether it be within an organization or in the context of multiple departments, organizations, states, or nations. This project seeks to bolster the students understanding of EMDS with a focus on the interpersonal skills necessary for collaboration in action.
Within the content of your paper, this research project must include the background and introduction to the selected topic and connect it to how different entities (organizations, government departments, community members, etc.) work together during disastrous times (can focus in on during one of the four phases or in general). An example of a paper topic you might choose could be “Interagency Collaboration and Tribal Emergency Management” or “The Role of Local Government in Addressing Climate Change” or “The Importance of Mutual Aid and Resource Management in the 2022 Wildfires”: you get the picture!
This research paper is to be a Word Document 5-6 pages, double-spaced, in Times New Roman or Arial 11-12pt font. A reference page for all evidence, citations, and quotations will be required at the end of the paper, that of which is not included within the length requirement. It would be a good idea to have at least three credible references/sources to support your writing.
How does friction loss affect automatic sprinkler systems as it pertains to structure fires?
– 750 word essay with a minimum of 2 references and citations.
Chapter 5 discusses water supply for commercial sprinkler systems. Velocity is simply the speed at what water moves through the pipe. As water travels through the sprinkler pipe the pressure gradually decreases. The faster the water moves through a sprinkler pipe, the higher the friction loss. Industry standards have established 5 ft/s (1,5m/s) as an acceptable maximum velocity. Damaging surge pressures and rapidly increasing friction loss are two problems encountered when velocities exceed 5 feet per second (ft/s) – (1,5 m/s). To help determine what flow is safe to design with, there are pipe flow charts for various types of pipes in numerous sizes. Usually 1/2″ – 6″.
What all this means is that it is critical to be aware of some of these basic principles when designing or changing aspects of your sprinkler system. The most common problem I encounter when working on an existing sprinkler system is that the designer and/or the installer has not used these design principles. As an example, the last system I worked on had a 3/4″ water meter feeding the system, the pipe size was 3/4″ PVC Schedule 40, and the water pressure was 75 psi. The installer had put 10 sprinkler heads on one circuit and the homeowners were unhappy with how the heads were working and the coverage the heads were providing. The problem here was the heads were trying to use 20 gallons per minute and the sprinkler system could only safely deliver around 12 gallons per minute. To solve this design problem often times is tricky and potentially expensive.
Provide a brief case study regarding the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. In your paper, the following areas should
Be addressed, providing sufficient information is available:
A general timeline of the attack to include inception of the concept, planning, execution, and aftermath.
The identification of any pre-incident indicators that were indicative of an impending attack.
The motivation / ideology and goals / objectives of those implementing the attack.
The results and aftermath of the incident – including casualties, property damage, and any second and third order effects of the incident.
For each assignment, you are tasked with authoring a college-level writing work meeting the following criteria:
The length of the each paper shall be between four and six pages long, NOT INCLUDING a title page, abstract page, and a Reference page.
AN abstract is required for this assignment.
Use a minimum of four resources in the generation of the work.
The format of the paper will follow APA guidelines and include properly formatted in-text citations and end of work references.
TURNITIN PLAGIARISM REVIEW: When a paper is submitted, Turnitin generates a similarity report. It will not accept any paper that indicates a greater than 20% similarity match. Product shall be in MS Word format, double-spaced, using Times New Roman 12-point font, and in APA format.