EMGM 305 — Mitigation and Response
3 Lecture Hours, 3 Credits Prerequisites: EMGM 201; A.S. in DPEM – CRJ, EMG Option Emergency management at its core, encompasses the recognition and management of natural disasters, technological disasters, and Na-Tech (hybrid) disasters. This course examines different types of natural disaster and integrates perspectives on risk, vulnerability, resilience, and migration planning through an examination of natural and technological hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, climate change, and a host of technological and human-induced hazards. Moreover, this class is needed to underscore the basic tenants of emergency management as a set of diverse response to various emergencies from the federal, state and local perspectives, the management of mass casualties, and ways to rebuild more resilient communities following a disaster.