Emergency Planning And Response Plan - 1190 Words

In any conceivable emergency disaster situation there are portions of the population which are more vulnerable to the effects of the situation. These socially vulnerable populations include elderly, disabled, and the lower socioeconomic class living in impoverished neighborhoods, which will be the focus of this paper. The lower and impoverished population are vulnerable in the majority of emergency situations, and with the founding of the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, there has been a vast multitude of devastating disasters which have been witnessed and catalogued; with concentration on hydrologic incidents, of which the most notorious being the tropical hurricane. Although†¦show more content†¦332); Due to this immense percentage, a greater portion of the inhabitants were vulnerable to the disastrous scenario due to unsuitable living conditions among multiple other factors. Several of these issues vary from mitigation techniques, economic effects, and social order. In addition, this storm system highlighted the aspects that need development and serves as an ideal example of how the sociopolitical-ecology theory can affect populations in a post-disaster scenario. In order to avoid problematic outcomes, a specific recovery plan should be designed and implemented in order to protect this portion of the Population. Although there is lack of resources that the impoverished population have readily available, consideration of certain aspects and implementation of proper planning can ultimately make the difference when responding to and in due course recovering from a catastrophic incident. To successfully accomplish this task, the concept of a detailed pre-disaster planning must be undertaken, and when creating and implementing recovery plans, there are multiple levels that must be considered, from prevent recovery planning, short term recovery planning, and long term recovery planning. By taking all aspects into account, this vulnerable populations overall risk and possible difficulties during recovery can be minimized, effectively making their recovery process the same caliber and difficulty as the general populations. History