Mcentire

McEntire lists multiple areas of potential concern and challenges in disaster response. These include communication and coordination, decision-making, transportation, political considerations, special populations, legal considerations, and the need for record keeping. Which of these do you believe is most critical? Why?
McEntire presents 7 areas potentially impacting decision-making negatively in the disaster context. Select 3 of these that you believe are likely the most common and explain why you selected them.
McEntire also presents a section regarding overcoming decision-making errors. Explain how the “need to adapt and be creative” and “examining disasters from different viewpoints relate to previous readings.
Give a brief overview of McEntire’s presentation of special populations. Create a list of the groups (or factors) which may increase someone’s vulnerability to disaster impacts. By each group add a sentence explaining why/how this factor requires increased consideration during disaster response.
Even though there is a relaxing of contractual demands within the first hours of a disaster response, McEntire points out that EM professionals may be held to an increased level of legal scrutiny following the initial response period. In 3-5 sentences, provide an overview of how a professional EM should approach legal issues.

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