You have been appointed the Emergency Manager of your community and have been tasked to work with the LEMC to write hazard-specific appendices for the potential hazards identified which were, flood, tornado and blizzard.

In your appendices, answer the following questions:

1) What city department, outside agencies, and business/community organizations would you invite to be part of the planning committee and why?

2) Given the current financial recession, funding for planning and mitigation activities is scarce. Name three sources (public or private) of grant funding and technical assistance available for planning and mitigation activity for your hazards. Describe each grant. What requirements and obligations are included in those grants? Write at least three paragraphs on how you would obtain community review and feedback on the plan.

Include answers to the following questions:

1) What are some of the community-specific communication issues that exist in your community?

2) How does your community profile affect risk perception?

3) What tools would you use to facilitate constructive and continuous communications? Why? Which would you NOT use? Why not