Emergency Planning - Canadian Disaster Assignment

Topic: Edmonton tornado 1987

Research and write a paper on a devastating catastrophe which has occurred in Canadian history.  In the paper, you must address the following questions:

•        Describe the event and explain what kind of event it was (e.g.natural or man-made)      
•         Describe if any emergency planning had been in place before the disaster,
•        Identify what worked and what did not work, could the event have been prevented? How?à
•        What were the risks to the people and the emergency personnel during and after the crisis? 
•        (Describe in quantitative and qualitative terms).
•        Explain any ripple effects this event may have had on other industry and societ.   Are there any benefits that          have been gained as a result of the disaster?
•        What was done or could be done so that this type of event could be eliminated or its effects minimized?      
•          What would your role be as a public safety communications officer?      
•         As a public safety communications officer, what, if anything, could you have done to minimize the situation?      
•         From your research, did the communications system perform as expected and, if not, why not?

    Research Paper Format Requirements:

•        8 page maximum
•        APA format
•        type-written (word processed), double spaced and in a 12 pt font introduction and conclusion.