What does redundancy mean in the context of this course? Describe a strategy for implementing redundancy in Emergency Management for a specific area of your choosing. Be sure to discuss the resources required for your implementation strategy.

What does redundancy mean in the context of this course? Describe a strategy for implementing redundancy in Emergency Management for a specific area of your choosing. Be sure to discuss the resources required for your implementation strategy.

 

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2. How does Information Technology assist in the area of Infrastructure protection in general? Provide at least 2 specific examples and discuss their benefits and risks.

 

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3. As the person in charge of an Emergency Management office of a local municipality pick your TOP 3 IT tools that you want to use in any disaster. Discuss each tool by providing its benefits, its risks and the special considerations that are needed in implementation.

 

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4. 4. Social media is the best way to warn the public of an impending disaster. Make an argument for or against this statement. Also describe any complementary or alternate tools that you would want to use in warning the public.

 

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5. Pick 2 IT tools that are not currently mainstream, that Emergency Managers will be using in the future. Describe what they will do, how they will benefit EM and when they might be available for use in the United States. By future, you can use 5, 10 or 25 years from now, please specify.

 

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