Textbook:Islam, T., & Ryan, J. (2016). Hazard mitigation in emergency management. Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Unit II Article Critique Open

Instructions

For this assignment, you will locate and then critique an article from the CSU Online Library.

Begin by selecting a contemporary safety issue for today’s first responders. Research a specific Emergency Support Function (ESF), and locate an article from the library that focuses on the protection of first responders or receivers who support your chosen ESF. Your article should have been published within the last decade; be peer-reviewed; and be published in a credible, academic journal.

Address the components listed below in your critique.

• Discuss the specific ESF.
• Describe how this function is focused on the protection of the first responders or receivers. ·
• Identify any practices or policies related to first responder safety, the role(s) of the safety officer, or first responder occupational health.
• Explain how this article shows consideration and evidence of how the protection of first responders or receivers within a community or workplace can be strengthened.

For example, if you were to choose firefighting as your ESF, you might conduct a search in the CSU Online Library by using key terms such as firefighter safety. As a result, the article below may be produced. Although you cannot use the following article for your critique, the resource merely works as an example to represent the type of article that would be appropriate for this assignment. Notice that the article is current and has been published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.

Campbell, M. J., Dennison, P. E., & Butler, B. W. (2017). Safe separation distance score: a new metric for evaluating wildland firefighter safety zones using lidar. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 31(7), 1448–1466. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=122786934&site=eds-live&scope=site

Your article critique should be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. This assignment should follow APA format.

Unit IV Research Paper Open

Instructions

For this assignment, you will evaluate the efforts undertaken by your community to identify hazards and risks. Conduct an Internet search for the local hazard mitigation plan, emergency operations plan, or even the general development plan that identifies hazards that your community faces. Your evaluation will be at the local government level—either municipal or county. Do not evaluate state-level efforts.

After you have completed your research, write a paper that addresses the components listed below.

• Discuss the completeness of the plan in identifying hazards in your community.
• Discuss how the hazard mitigation activities of various sectors support the whole community approach.
• Evaluate the commitment of the community to keep the plan up-to-date.
• Share what improvements you believe can be made to the plan and the roles that the government and private sectors may play in risk management.

If the plan is not available online, retrieve a copy from the person at the local government agency that is responsible for this requirement. You will cite this information in your paper.

Your paper must be at least two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. Your paper must adhere to APA format.