Emergency and Crisis Management Stakeholders

Disaster causes harm and suffering and affects a large number of people. Disaster requires emergency management stakeholders or individuals who would join hands in emergency planning processes, practices and policies (Lindell, Perry & Prater, 2007).  Two stakeholders that would play significant roles in the crisis management are the community and the local government. The community and in the specific the homeowners who are affected by the disaster will form a group (emergency response team). The main aim of this group is to administer first aid, conduct urban search and rescue, suppress fire and estimate damage. In general, the community will develop projects and create programs that are designed to provide early warning, hazard awareness and take actions to minimize the threat (Lindell, Perry & Prater, 2007). The second stakeholder is the local government. The latter will play a significant role in providing resources needed for disaster management.  For example, schools may need resources and infrastructure may also need to be repaired. It is the role of the local government to communicate with the federal government for federal assistance. Local government will act as the first responder not only in looking for resources but also in controlling the land us and setting the code requirement for constructions to manage the hazards (Lindell, Perry & Prater, 2007).

Both community and the local government play a significant role in managing disaster by combing efforts. As the community conducts research and understands what has happened, where, when and ways to recover from the disaster, the local government communicates with the federal government to provide economic, social and environmental needs (Lindell, Perry & Prater, 2007).  However, the local government is more efficient than the community. This is because the community stakeholders will incorporate few stakeholders or rather a small size. This means that they have the interest to manage the hazard but they do not have the power or the ability to develop and implement policies due to due to poverty and lack of resources. However, the local government has not only the power but also a considerable knowledge that could be used in the management. In other words, the local government will consult the federal government and by working together, the recovery networks will provide a holistic disaster response, develop operational capabilities and provide the support to the vulnerable populations (Lindell, Perry & Prater, 2007).

 In conclusion, I would say that the hazard or in specific the flooding is a natural hazard that needs to be dealt with at all levels, that is; local, state and federal level. This is because, this is a natural hazard that causes many fatalities and thus, all levels will provide an effective response. For example, the local, state and federal government should work together in building the flood protection dams immediately after the flood disaster. The local community will raise flooding awareness and train the residents on emergency preparedness method such as the use of sandbags to protect the flooding and do reforestation to the deforested areas. The local government should also be involved in providing medical care to the victims, building dams and improving channels. The state and the federal government should be involved in setting policies and the best practice as well as providing the required resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

 

Lindell, M. K., Perry, R. W., & Prater, C. (2007). Introduction to emergency management.

Hoboken, N.J: Wiley.