Colorado Technical University Xerox Corporation Emergency Plan Paper

Assignment Description

Evaluate your emergency management plan for natural hazards, and then use your findings to create a new emergency management plan for technological or man-made hazards (specifically terrorist attacks). The individual plan that you develop must be a concise, well-organized emergency management plan that conforms to established professional guidelines for natural disasters.

Assignment Guidelines

• In 3-5 pages, develop an emergency management plan for terrorist attacks.
• The plan must address the following at minimum:
  • Situation and assumptions
    • What are the circumstances? (Hint: Create a scenario that is different from the Unit 4 scenario.)
  • Authority
    • What is the chain of command? Explain.
  • Purpose
    • What are the objectives of the plan? Explain.
  • Concept of operations
    • What are the functions and tasks that will be performed to fulfill the plan’s goals and missions?
  • Organization and assignment of responsibilities
    • Who is in charge of specific functions and tasks? Why?
  • Direction and control
    • How will the processes of the plan stay on course? Explain.
  • Plan development and maintenance
    • What are some key factors that must be taken into consideration during the plan development phase?
• What are the most significant differences that you found between developing a natural hazard emergency management plan and developing a man-made hazard emergency management plan? Explain.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.