Legal Aspects of Emergency Services Management
Case Study
For this unit’s assignment, you will prepare a case study on the preparedness and response efforts of the state of Florida toHurricane Matthew.Review the updates from Governor Rick Scott of Florida and the Florida Division of Emergency Management listed belowand write a case study that addresses, at a minimum, the following aspects of Florida’s efforts.
Discuss how the state of Florida government and the Florida Division of Emergency Management prepared andresponded to Hurricane Matthew.
Did the state of Florida government and Florida Division of Emergency Management achieve the roles andresponsibilities outlined on pages 13–14 of the National Response Framework?
Provide examples.In your opinion, were the state preparedness and response efforts successful? Support your opinion with strongevidence.The links to references that will assist you in this assignment are provided below.
Florida Division of Emergency Management. (n.d.). Hurricane Matthew: Information updates concerning Hurricane Matthew.
Retrieved from https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/matthew-recovery/matthew-news-archive/Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 4).
Gov. Scott: Cat 4 Hurricane Matthew approaching Florida; stayalert to possible life saving evacuations [Press release]. Retrieved fromhttps://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/importedpdfs/10-04-2016-matthew-approaching-florida-stay-alert-to-possible-life-saving-evacuations.pdfExecutive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 6).
Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew
