Category: Emergency management

1. Choose an emergency management or homeland security agency and assume the role of an
employee in the Public Information Unit. 
2. Following the Purdue OWL memo guidelines in Unit 1, write a memo to your supervisor, John
Smith, asking to attend the two-day E0105 Public Information and Warning course at the FEMA
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in
Emmitsburg, MD. Choose training dates 3 to 6 months from now. 
3. The memo must include the following: 
a. Heading segment 
b. Opening segment 
c. Context 
d. Task segment 
e. Summary segment 
f. Discussion segment 
g. Closing segment
h. Attachments (optional/not required) 
Requirements:
The memo should be submitted as a document and uploaded in the assignment link. The format of the
memo should follow the Purdue OWL memo guidelines in Unit 1. The memo should be 1.5 to 3 pages
in length. 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font. Single space within paragraphs, double space
between them. Left justified. 
Here is more information on the FEMA E0105 Public Information and Warning course:
This course introduces participants to what the Public Information Officer (PIO) does in emergency
management, along with basic information about the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
(IPAWS). The PIO topics covered include the role of the PIO; communication tools and resources
encompassing social media; effective communication; preparing the community through outreach and
other means; and communication in an incident. The IPAWS topics covered include what the system is
and does, preparing alert and warning messages, and writing common alerting protocol messages.
This is a 2-day classroom course that gives participants time to perform activities and exercises to
reinforce the knowledge and build basic skills.  

With computers and smart phones everywhere and connected, cyber continues to be an important part of private, public, and commercial concern.  Everything reachable through the Internet can be considered at risk.  As the computer age came about, so did the importance of cybersecurity.  Since nearly every system is now connected to the Internet, so has the vulnerability for cybercrimes.  Technology innovation has resulted in improved tech devices, data, and mobile services.  These new services collect and analyze huge amounts of information from private and proprietary information to company secrets.  The continuation of the technology improvements creates a continued challenge to defend against hackers and thieves.  
For this case, answer the following:
1. Define cybersecurity.
2. Explain the different categories of basic cyber threats to a system.
3. Identify and discuss the actors, targets, methods, and impacts involved in cyber-attacks.

Consider these basic definitions from Webster’s Dictionary:
Crisis: A difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention
Risk: The possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen
Management: The act or skill of controlling and making decisions
Crisis and risk management are both involved with dealing with threats to an organization.  Depending on the threats faced, an organization can mitigate or eliminate the threat by implementing a management program. Both crisis and risk management deal with threats, but risk management deals with threats before the event occurs and crisis management deals with a threat as it unfolds or after the event occurs. Some of the types of crises can include natural phenomena, malfunctioning equipment, human error, confrontation (strikes, boycotts, etc.), malevolence (intentional efforts to harm a company), and flawed leadership.  
For this Case Assignment, answer the following:
Explain the difference between risk management and crisis management.
Discuss the “Tiered Response” concept (also known as “Locally Executed Response”) in America’s National Preparedness System.  
After reviewing the National Preparedness Report and the Current Risk Landscape in the United States, provide an assessment of one potential threat. You only have to assess one potential threat.  [For example: you could choose a terrorist attack; cyber-attack; weather incident; active/mass shooter; hazardous materials spill; power outage; radiological incident; mine accident; urban conflagration; pipeline explosion; civil unrest; wildfires, earthquake; pandemic, or some other hazard].