Unit IV Scholarly Activity.docx MOS6801 Unit IV: Major Disaster Declarations Columb

Unit  IV  Scholarly  Activity.docx   MOS6801  Unit IV: Major Disaster Declarations  Columbia Southern University MOS6801  Sometimes a focusing event forces an administration to look at the policies in place and evaluate whether they need updating. There can be several reasons for this, an outcome that was unexpected, a flaw in planning becomes apparent, or even a completely new form of emergency that has little to no planning in place. We will look at five major disaster declarations since 2002 and investigate what we learned, were we prepared, did the response meet the needs of the impacted communities, were special programs or monies crated to better prepare, and how FEMA has changed in light of new information.  Emergency Declarations  Date of Declaration  State/Territory  Event  FEMA Relief, Current $  (in millions)  per FEMA.GOV  Disaster Focused  Improvements  President Issuing  Declaration  Declaration  44065  Calif