Activity 6.1
Read
Textbooks
Carter, Disaster management:  A disaster manager's handbook, Chapter 8.
AEM:  Community emergency planning guide, Chapter 7.
Carter devotes several pages to the role of the military in emergency management.  Emergency management in many countries was derived from civil defence strategies which had close links with military organisations—indeed in some countries it is still a military function.  Military organisations are a valuable resource in responding to emergencies that are beyond the capability of civil organisations.
As you read through the texts, bear in mind the following questions and see what the texts say about each.
1.	What are the four parameters that Carter suggests for evaluating resource-supplying organisations?
2.	What is the difference between Carter's criteria for evaluating resource-supplying organisations and a resource needs analysis?
3.	What are the four basic steps in the resource needs analysis process described in the AEM: Community Emergency Planning Guide?