Master of DISASTER MANAGEMENT.

The course is Foundations in Emergency Management for Disasters and Healthcare

THE QUESTION:

Provide a synopsis of the Volunteer Protection Act. What protection does this act provide? Any major omissions in coverage from the volunteer’s perspective? Does participation in a NVOAD agency provide any benefit to the volunteer? Any benefit to the Incident Command organization? 500 words should be plenty.

INSTRUCTIONS:

– At least 500 to 550 words.

Please follow the question order as points and use the attached materials. In addition, if you want to add something else it is up to you.

1- Use APA Style format 6th edition. Including in-text citation.
2- Use

Grammarly
program to change all the mistakes that give you because my university uses and depends on it

3- Use simple academic words as a second language.

4- Avoid the passive voice

absolutely
.

THE MATERIALS:

1- Perry & Lindell chapters 5, 6

2- Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) – This is not a big document.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ19/pdf/PLAW-105publ19.pdf

3- The next one is from FEMA. Don’t get nervous. The file is only 20 pages.

https://www.fema.gov/pdf/donations/ManagingSpontaneousVolunteers.pdf

4- National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster – nvoad.org