Assignment

Emergency Plan: Part I

Submit Part I of Emergency Plan: Identify four areas where reactionary planning is necessary and four areas where resiliency planning is appropriate, and describe the risks associated with each area.

Part I of the Emergency Plan is part of the final course project that requires students to identify four specific areas where resiliency planning is an appropriate action and four specific areas where reactionary planning is an appropriate action. Students will begin by reviewing the demographic information provided for the example city (Metropolis, FL) to gain an understanding of the city for which they will be creating an Emergency plan.

Next, students will search for sample emergency plans already created by other cities and jurisdictions that are specifically designed to address potential terrorist attacks. Students are encouraged to conduct and Internet search using the phrase, "Terrorism Emergency Plans." It is recommended that students review a minimum of three different emergency plans to gain a wider perspective of the types of issues that government agencies consider when planning for terrorist attacks. Students should also review information related to Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA) provided by the Department of Homeland Security. A link to this website is provided in the Unit II Required Readings. Students are also encouraged to search for other information related to creating emergency plans.

Using the information found in the sample emergency plans created by other agencies, the Department of Homeland Security HIRA information, and any other relevant information related to this topic, students must create Part I of the emergency plan that identifies four types of resiliency planning and four types of reactionary planning that would be appropriate to consider when creating an emergency plan for Metropolis, FL. For each identified area, students must (1) identify the potential risk area or concern that the planning will address, (2) explain why this potential risk area or concern is important and relevant to Metropolis, FL based upon its demographics, and (3) decide whether the component will focus upon a resiliency or reactionary planning approach.

Students must use references to other existing plans, information provided by the Department of Homeland Security or other relevant agencies, or any other reputable information available to support why the eight selected areas should be part of an emergency plan. The instructor will provide feedback to the students regarding whether the identified areas are appropriate and properly categorized (resilient vs. reactionary). Students are expected to incorporate instructor feedback into the final version of Part I, which will be submitted with the full emergency plan in Unit VIII.

Part I of the emergency plan should be formatted in APA style and four in length, not counting the cover and reference pages. Please review the general guidelines for papers to obtain a description of other formatting requirements.

Only scholarly resources should be used. Sites such as Wikipedia, blogs, or other resources where information has not been peer reviewed must not be used. If you have questions regarding whether a resource is acceptable, please ask your instructor before using that resource.

Please write a three page paper on the role of fusion centers in combating terrorism.

Fusion centers play a central role in the battle against terrorism by providing a central point through which various criminal justice agencies can coordinate activities both during the investigation of potential terrorist activity and in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

For this assignment, you will be required to research the role of fusion centers in the fight against terrorism and submit a research paper. Some suggested topics that you might consider discussing in your paper include the role of a fusion center in coordinating criminal justice activities, the structure and operation protocols of a fusion center, the history of fusion centers, or any controversies arising from the creation and operation of fusion centers. These are just suggested topics to research and report in your paper. You may also incorporate any other topics that are relevant to the role of fusion centers in the fight against terrorist activity.

The actual content of your research paper must be three to five pages in length, not counting the cover and reference pages or any Appendix or abstract sections. You are required to incorporate information from at least two scholarly resources in addition to your textbook. Your assignment must be formatted and cited per APA guidelines.

Only scholarly resources should be used. Sites such as Wikipedia, blogs, or other resources where information has not been peer reviewed must not be used. If you have questions regarding whether a resource is acceptable, please ask your instructor before using that resource.

Emergency Plan: Part II

Please submit Part II of your emergency plan: A draft with brief description of items to be covered in each of the eight areas of the plan.

Part II of the Emergency Plan, which is part of the final course project, requires that students expand upon the eight areas that were identified in Part I in Unit II. Students must first review any feedback provided by the instructor to the Part I submission to ensure that the identified areas were appropriate before proceeding with Part II.

In Part II of the emergency plan, students will be required to provide an overview of the actions or steps that must be considered when planning for each of the eight areas identified in Part I. For each area, this will include (but will not be limited to): (1) identifying the impacted segment(s) of the Metropolis, FL population, business community, government agency, or other relevant entities; (2) explaining why the identified segment(s) are the focus of this area of the plan; and (3) providing a high-level overview of the proposed actions for each area.
Note: The full description of plan steps for each area will be part of the final emergency plan submitted in Unit VIII.

Students must use references to other existing plans, information provided by the Department of Homeland Security or other relevant agencies, or any other reputable information available to support why the identified segment(s) are impacted in each of the eight selected parts of the plan. Students must also explain why the proposed actions are appropriate. The instructor will provide feedback to the students regarding whether the appropriate segment(s) and actions have been identified for each proposed component of the plan. Students are expected to incorporate instructor feedback into the final version of Part II, which will be submitted with the full emergency plan in Unit VIII.

Part II of the emergency plan should be formatted in APA style and four pages in length, not counting the cover and reference pages. Please review the general guidelines for papers to obtain a description of other formatting requirements.