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This 8-page paper examines the emergency response plan for Dallas, TX. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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that will be critiqued covers the city of Dallas, TX. In addition to analyzing the ERP, this paper will also determine how
compliant this plan is with FEMA tools such as Continuity of Operations Self-Assessment Tool and nationwide training. When we speak of "disaster"
or "emergency," the likelihood is that what first comes to mind are terrorist attacks, or bio/nuclear hazards. While it might seem hard to believe that Dallas could be the target
of a terrorist attack, it actually did happen in 2009. During September 2009, federal agents arrested Hosam Maher Husein Smadi following an aborted attempt to blow up a downtown Dallas
skyscraper (Timms, 2009). Though the FBI sting came down before anything happened (with the help of local Dallas law enforcement officials), the point here is that the citys ERP would
have kicked into place to deal with the dangers of a blown-up skyscraper. However, there are threats other than potential terrorist bombs that
impact Dallas. One of the major threats this area undergoes is that of weather. The area can count on at least one ice storm a year that can have disabling
properties. More often, severe storms light up the spring skies in April and May, and then comes the summer, the heat and drought. Dallas emergency plan helps deal with the
worst-case scenarios of all of these. Emergency Plan - Overview According to the city of Dallas website, the citys emergency response plan
is under the direction of the citys Office of Security and Emergency Management. The emergency planning process (according to the website) offers four steps; hazard identification/risk assessment, EMP development (actions
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