Title: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Federal Emergency Management Policies and Procedures

Select one of the focusing events we read about in this unit. Provide an introduction that briefly details the major points of
your essay. Include a brief background of the selected event, and discuss how that event has contributed to changes in
federal government policy and procedures for emergency management. Be sure to address at least one of the policies
explained in our textbook in your discussion.
The completed assignment must be at least three full double-spaced pages in length, not counting the title page and
reference page.
You are required to use at least two outside sources as part of your essay. One outside source must be from the CSU
Online Library.   
The Book we are using is: Emergency Management: The American Experience 
The chapters for this unit (Have to be able to access book)
Chapter 5: Federal Emergency Management Comes of Age: 1979–2001
Chapter 7: 2005 Events and Outcomes: Hurricane Katrina and Beyond