CJA 376 Wk 1 – Emergency Management Briefing Presentation

Communication with the public is a key element of disaster response. In this assignment, imagine you are a new member of a public safety team in the municipal government and you’ve been tasked with preparing a briefing presentation to introduce emergency management to the community.

Create a 5-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation introducing community members to emergency management. Include information and examples that address the following questions:

• How is emergency management defined?
• What are the major theories of emergency management?
• What is the history of emergency management?
• Why is emergency management important for the community?

Include speaker notes, a cover slide, an introduction slide that highlights the presentation’s major points, a conclusion slide that recaps the main points, and a reference slide.

Cite at least 2 sources within the presentation and format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

CJA 376 Wk 2 – Summative Assessment: NIMS Course and Critical Incident Scenario

Critical incident management is an area that requires communication between multiple governmental organizations and agencies. The relationships between the organizations are key in effectively managing the situation at hand. In this 2-part assignment, you will take an industry course on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and become familiar with NIMS concepts, principles, and components. After finishing the course, you will gain a certification by completing the final exam associated with the course. In the second part of the assignment, you will apply your knowledge of NIMS in evaluating a fictional emergency management situation.

Part 1: FEMA EMI Course IS-700B: An Introduction to The National Incident Management System

Complete the FEMA Emergency Management Institute IS-700B: An Introduction to The National Incident Management System course and final exam by following the steps below:

1. Access the course page.
2. Click Interactive Web Based Course under the Take this Course heading on the right side of the page.
3. Click the arrows at the bottom of the screen to advance through the course.
4. Click Take the Exam on the final slide, or on the right side of the main course page.
5. Log in using your last name and FEMA SID number. (If you have not already registered for a FEMA SID number, you will need to do that to access the exam.)
6. Complete the exam.
7. Download or screenshot proof of completion and save it with your last and first name in the file name (e.g., IS-700BSmithJohn.pdf). You will submit this file as part of your assignment submission.

Part 2: Applying National Incident Management Processes in a Critical Incident

Imagine you have been called to an emergency situation at a large event venue in your area. After addressing the situation, you need to make a presentation to your supervisor explaining the management of the critical incident and how the various agencies worked together.

Consider a large event (e.g., professional sporting event, concert, large conference, carnival, festival, showcase) occurring at a venue in your area and identify a hypothetical critical incident that might occur during the event.

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing how the incident was handled and the relationship between the different governmental agencies, including communication and collaboration, during the incident. Address the following:

• Describe the venue and event you have selected.
• Summarize the details of the incident, including the main phases of emergency management.
• Explain how the different governmental organizations worked together and communicated regarding the incident.
• Discuss the role of dual-status commanders during the incident.
• Describe how interagency communication and collaboration were achieved during the incident response.
• Explain how management, collaboration, and communication during the incident aligned with the guidelines set forth in the National Response Framework.

Cite 2 sources within the presentation.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

CJA 376 Wk 3 – Summative Assessment: NIMS and ICS Components

When multiple agencies collaborate during times of crisis, it is critical for the success of the disaster response that communication follows the 4 phases of emergency management (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). In this assignment, you’ll analyze how components of NIMS (National Incident Management System) and ICS (Incident Command System) protocols help consistently facilitate these phases.

Write an 875- to 1,050-word paper on the importance of NIMS and ICS in interagency communication and collaboration as they relate to the 4 phases of emergency management. Address the following in your paper:

• Identify the components involved in the NIMS and ICS protocols and explain how they relate to each of the 4 phases of emergency management.
• Discuss the components involved with effective interagency communication and collaboration in the NIMS and ICS protocols during each of the 4 phases of emergency management.
• Describe the impact that U.S. presidential disaster declarations have on the initiation of the NIMS and CIS protocols and, in turn, on the communication, collaboration, and interoperability within government agencies.

Cite 2 sources.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

CJA 376 Wk 4 – U.S. and Canadian Emergency Management Systems

With shared land and water borders between the United States and Canada, a shared or coordinated response to disasters and global emergencies is likely. In this assignment, you’ll prepare an executive summary comparing the 2 systems and addressing how their similarities and differences would affect collaboration and communication during emergency events.

Write a 1,050- to 1,250-word executive summary of the U.S. and Canadian emergency management systems. Address the following in your executive summary:

• Describe the U.S. emergency management system.
• Describe the Canadian emergency management system.
• Explain the steps involved in a multinational response involving both countries.
• Discuss how interagency collaboration and communication can be maintained when systems existing in the United States and Canada are disparate.

Cite 2 sources.

Format your executive summary according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.

CJA 376 Wk 5 – Summative Assessment: Interagency Communication Case Study

Emergency management is successful when multiple agencies can collaborate and communicate effectively and efficiently. In this assignment, you connect interagency collaboration theories to practice in a case study based around a natural or human-made disaster that occurred in your area. Use the instructor-approved event decided on in the Wk 4 – Interagency Communication Case Study Topic Choice assignment as the basis for your paper.

Write an 875- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the various government agency components involved in resolving a disaster event in your area. Address the following in your paper:

• Provide an overview of the natural or human-made disaster that occurred in your geographic region.
• Describe the emergency management steps that were taken.
• Discuss the interagency collaboration theories that can be applied to this scenario, and how they apply.
• Explain the effectiveness of the relationships between the government agencies involved in the event.
• Describe how the effected agencies communicated.
• Explain how interagency collaboration was achieved. Provide examples.
• Provide recommendations for how to improve communication and collaboration between agencies in the future.

Cite 2 sources.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment.