Disaster Event: Research and Professional Goals

Review the FEMA Regional NIMS Coordinators roster, linked in the Resources, to determine your region number. Submit a two-page paper in which you:

Identify a disaster that has occurred in your region. Note: You will be working with this disaster all quarter, so ensure that it is relevant to your academic and professional goals. It is important that you select a topic with sufficient information to conduct your research.
Outline the key points of the identified disaster event and how each was handled.
Express why the event was chosen.
Illustrate how studying this disaster will help you reach your professional goals.