Topic 1: Emergency Management Review

Knowing what to expect

Knowing what to expect indicates a level of preparedness. The first Textbook reading provides a background to hazards and disasters.

Textbook Reading: McEntire

Chapter 1: Knowing what to expect

David McEntire lives and works in the US. He has a strong background in Emergency Management response and recovery. There will be many small details in this text which will vary from your own country, state or locality. Try to grasp the overall essence of what McEntire is communicating and make connections with your own context. Following the instructions below, read Chapter 1 of your McEntire text.

Take the pre test, accessed online through http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471789747&bcsId=3306
Complete the Summary, Review and Applying this chapter activities
Take the post test, also accessed online through http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471789747&bcsId=3306

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Forum Activity 1.2

Having completed the first Chapter of your McEntire text, place your overall impression of how you can see this text working for you onto the Forum. Did you enjoy it? Did you work through the pre and post tests? What did you make of the examples and chapter structure?

A part of academic writing is being able to support your opinion, so try to give an example or explain what you mean.

Newcastle, OK, May 26, 2010. Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team verify that a damage inspection just completed is agreed upon. Several PDA teams investigated losses caused to public infrastructure by 22 confirmed tornadoes that swept the eastern half of the state on 10th May 2010.

Source: FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

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