Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the goals and objectives as outlined in the DHS Strategic Plan: FY2020-2024. Then read Chapter 3 of your primary text; Bullock talks about hazards in Chapter 3 of your text. Hazards carry associated risks and can lead to disaster events. These events are generally localized events that require the response of first responders. At times, these events can quickly escalate exceeding the capability of the first responders requiring a more robust response. Hazards are generally classified into natural hazards and human-made hazards. Human-made hazards are further broken down to technological hazards and terrorism hazards. Disaster events can include one of these hazards or a combination of all three. Disaster events can be further magnified if critical infrastructure is involved.

If your name begins with the letter:

• A through H: Your initial post must address natural hazards.
• I through O: Your initial post must address technological/human-made
• P through Z: Your initial post must address terrorism/human-made

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. In your post, identify a current (less than 2 years old) example of the hazard assigned. Discuss some of the issues or vulnerabilities that contributed to making the hazard a major event. Do you feel the response to the hazard was effective?

Support both the initial post and the guided response posts with examples from required reading materials or other credible sources. Using APA formatting, cite your sources within your paragraph, and include reference entries for your sources at the end of the post as well.

Required Resource

Text

Bullock, J. A., Haddow, G. D., & Coppola, D. P. (2016).

to homeland security: Principles of all-hazards risk management (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://redshelf.com

Introduction
• Chapter 1: Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization
• Chapter 2: Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat
• Chapter 3: Hazards

Website

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2019).

DHS Strategic Plan: FY2020-2024 (Links to an external site.)

. Retrieved from: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24

• This Strategic Plan lays out the mission, goals and objectives for the Department of Homeland Security. This plan lays out the vision for the Department and will assist Students with the Research Paper Preparation Outline assignment this week.
  Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)
  Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Resources

Text

Bullock, J. A., Haddow, G. D., & Coppola, D. P. (2016). Introduction to homeland security: Principles of all-hazards risk management (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.myedmap.com/Storefront/Home/ASHSP

• Chapter 4: Governmental Homeland Security Structures

Supplemental Material

Hart, G., & Rudmand, W. B. (2001).

Road map for national security: Imperative for change (Links to an external site.)

[The phase III report of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st century]. Retrieved from http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/nssg/PhaseIIIFR

• This report is one of the foundational documents leading to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and may assist you with your Week 1 Quiz and the Research Paper Preparation Outline assignment this week.
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National Commission on Terrorism. (2001).

Countering the changing threat of international terrorism (Links to an external site.)

[Government report]. Retrieved from https://fas.org/irp/threat/commission.html

• This report is one of the foundational documents leading to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and may assist you with your Week 1 Quiz and your Research Paper Preparation Outline assignment this week.
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RAND-National Research Institute, Gilmore Commission. (2003, December 15).

Executive summary (Links to an external site.)

[Annual report segment]. In V. Forging America’s new normalcy: Securing our homeland, preserving our liberty. Retrieved from http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/www/external/nsrd/terrpanel/volume_v/volume_v_summary

• This summary is from one of the foundational documents leading to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and may assist you with your Week 1 Quiz and the Research Paper Preparation Outline assignment.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2019). DHS Strategic Plan: FY2020-2024 (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24
This Strategic Plan lays out the mission, goals and objectives for the Department of Homeland Security. This plan lays out the vision for the Department and will assist Students with the Research Paper Preparation Outline assignment this week.
Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.)
Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)