Write a narrative essay addressing and discussing the following question and statement:
- The nation’s system of emergency management relies predominantly on the efforts of unpaid volunteer first responders. Is this type of system sustainable? Why or why not?
- What could be done to improve it, and at what cost? Is it possible to improve it? Why or why not? Expound upon your ideas.
- When examining the assessment, explain how you transferred all of the individual assessment scores from the category worksheets into the Summary of Assessment Items for Homeland Security Form.
- (From
Fisher, D. C. (2004) Homeland security assessment
manual: A comprehensive organizational assessment
based on Baldrige criteria. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality
Press): Discuss how the scores from the Summary of Scores (pages 158–159) are transferred to the “Hierarchy of Homeland Security Assessment Needs” form (page 160) and explain why this is necessary.