Federal Declarations are often made only after an initial damage assessment is completed in order to determine whether specific thresholds have been met. This survey is typically conducted by teams of local, state, and federal professionals in the immediate aftermath of an incident. FEMA and other agencies provide worksheets to assist in gathering the information needed to recover funds expended before, during, and after a disaster. This week you will be tasked with reviewing the mock data and utilizing that data to complete an Initial Damage Assessment Report.

It is essential that you are able to populate a formatted spreadsheet with data that has been compiled in order to calculate variables common in disaster recovery such as overtime, debris volume, and vehicle usage.

Consider the following scenario:

You are the emergency manager for a small town in New England. A winter storm has passed through the region, leaving an unprecedented amount of snow and debris from fallen trees. The state emergency management agency has asked to meet with you to assess the damage and compile data in an effort to determine whether the event will reach thresholds for declaration of disaster. If met, this would allow for the impacted communities to request reimbursement of expenses related to the storm. The representative from the state has forwarded a spreadsheet for you to complete ahead of the visit to assist with making the final assessment.

How to complete an Initial Damage Assessment Report.

Review the Facts and Figures Document. This document is an example of data that would be collected from town departments documenting overtime, materials, supplies, and equipment used during the storm.

Download the Initial Damage Assessment Report and put the figures in the proper section. For this Assignment you will focus on the tabs labeled “Public Damage Work Categories,” Residential Business Damage,” and “Instructions.”

FS320 Recovery Practices in Emergency Management

 

Key Facts and Figures Winter Storm Astro

November 1-3, 2012 (48 hours)

Fire Department personnel were available to assist with public safety response

including EMS, fire suppression, and management of accidents and fallen wires.

• 4 chief officers (x 12 hour shifts each at $24/hour)

• 4 captains (x 12 hour shifts each at $18/hour)

• 12 firefighter/paramedics (x 12 hour shifts at $16/hour)

 

Police Department personnel were available to assist with public safety response, traffic

control and securing isolated roads after closure.

• 4 shift commanders (x 12 hour shifts each at $27/hour)

• 4 lieutenants (x 12 hour shifts each at $20/hour)

• 8 officers (x 12 hour shifts at $18/hour)

 

Public W orks Department personnel were brought in to assist with snow removal,

clearing of public roads, and removal of fallen tree debris to town dump.

• 4 supervisors (x 12 hour shifts at $25/hour)

• 6 staff (x 12 hour shifts at $15/hour)

 

Damage to city buildings, due to a roof that collapsed and pipes that burst after a

furnace failed, is estimated at $7500.

Damage to city parks is estimated to be approximately $25,000 from damaged trees,

benches, and playgrounds.

Unit 3 Assignment 2

Imagine you are the chief of police. As the chief of police, you will need to ensure that your law enforcement officers lead ethical careers. In order to prepare for this assignment, review Chapters 7 through 9 in the textbook. Then, research Kohlberg’s stages of moral development and find at least two (2) relevant articles that discuss Kohlberg’s theory, Means vs. Ends, and Kantian ethics.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Identify and discuss the three (3) levels of Kohlberg’s stages of Moral Development, and explain how you would address each level within your department.

2. Explain how your officers can use Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development to evaluate three (3) types of criminals who are at different stages of moral development.

3. Illustrate two to three (2-3) ways in which you would address self-interest and pursuit of pleasure to prevent police corruption.

4. Identify and discuss at least three (3) Prima Facie Duties that you believe all of your law enforcement officers should fulfill.

5. Support your position statement with two (2) relevant and credible references, documented according to SWS. (Note: Do not use open source sites such as Ask.com, eHow.com, Answers.com, and Wikipedia.)

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Include a cover page developed in accordance with SWS, including a running head, page number, the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page, revision of the previous assignment, and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recommend ways to use ethics to improve decision making in the criminal justice system.
• Analyze various philosophical approaches for ethical decision making, and the effectiveness and limits of each approach for making ethical choices.
• Analyze basic questions about morality, norms, and values.
• Examine the concepts and effectiveness of reward and punishment.
• Explain why and how the concept of justice is important to the field of criminal justice.
• Explain Kohlberg’s moral development stages and how they can be applied to issues in criminal justice.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethics and leadership in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about ethics and leadership in criminal justice using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.