Disasters and Policies

Disasters and Policies

Discuss briefly each of the topics below:  

Ø  The 1927 Mississippi flood and the contribution to the theories of response 

Ø  The Dust Bowl and the contribution to the theories of mitigation 

Ø  The 1947 Texas City explosions and the impact to the law 

Ø  Civil Defense and the 1950 Federal Disaster Relief Act

Ø  Intergovernmental relationships in civil defense 

Ø  The disaster declaration system and early policy development

Ø  The history of FEMA 

Ø  Modern federal mitigation  law  and policy 

Ø  Development of the Emergency Management profession

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Focusing Events: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1930s Dust Bowl, or Texas City Explosion

Focusing Events: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1930s Dust Bowl, or Texas City Explosion

Research an article on one of the focusing events that occurred between the years of 1927-1950 (The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, 1930s Dust Bowl, or Texas City Explosion). 

Respond to the following questions:

1. Identify the contributing factors that caused the disaster.

2. Why is this disaster a focusing event?

3. Identify the affected population.

4. What social and political groups collaborated to implement changes?

5. What changes were implemented to improve emergency management?

The article review should include a title page, body (a minimum of two pages), and reference page. The body of the paper

should include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Format the paper, in-text citations, and references in APA (6th ed.) format.

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