Review of Hurricane Katrina
This Assignment continues our review of Hurricane Katrina. Based upon the four (4) key elements in an emergency response to a specific incident, write a 3–5 page
paper, critiquing the response of each responder during Katrina. Highlight the mistakes each responder made, and what you would do today to ensure those problems would
not reoccur.
The four key elements to an emergency response include:
resources from state and federal agencies
first responders
secondary emergency services
private sector resources
In your paper, evaluate the effectiveness of the four (4) key elements in the emergency response to Katrina, and recommend alternative actions that may have resulted
in a different outcome, either positively or negatively, based upon these response principles.
For information on the Katrina responders, review the Executive Summary and Investigation Overview (pp. 1–26) in the Katrina report, and conduct research on the
internet.
A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response of Hurricane Katrina: GPO U.S. Government
Publishing Office. Retrieved fromhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?browsePath=109/HRPT/%5B300%3B399%5D&granuleId=CRPT-109hrpt377&packageId=CRPT-
109hrpt377
Note: This Assignment will require outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the
resources used.
