Question: You are an emergency manager in a medium-sized city. Your city manager is new to the position, from a human resource background, and is therefore unfamiliar with the risks posed by natural and technological hazards. Therefore, the city manager would like you to provide him with some introductory information related to risks and hazards, including appropriate response strategies to help him understand the challenges faced by your community and the nation overall.

At this point, your city manager is asking for the big picture and states that he will require additional specific details related to emergency management at a future date.

Assignment Guidelines

Your assignment is to complete an informational memorandum of 750-1,000 words that summarizes 2-3 of the most significant natural hazards facing America today.

Define the following terms, and provide 1 example and a brief explanation of each term:

Natural hazard

Technological hazard

Risk

Risk assessment

List and summarize 2-3 of the most significant natural hazards facing America today.

For each hazard listed, describe one appropriate response strategy that could be used to address the hazard.

Because your city is located in an area where natural hazards such as tornadoes and floods are a significant issue, your city manager would like for your informational memorandum to focus on natural hazards.