Chapter 12- law and business

Consider the laws that have been passed after major disasters and the programs that

have been initiated to improve emergency management by reviewing the following

documents.

Review the following documents by clicking the links provided.

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (n.d.). Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of

2013. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/sandy-recovery-improvement-act-2013

Kennell, P. M., Nassi, S. P., & Westerfield, R. R. (2016). Four years after Sandy, storm

resiliency lags. Risk Management, 63(8), 4-6. Retrieved from

Identify and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the public and private

sectors that collaborated during the preparedness and response phases to the

affected states.

Based on the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, identify and discuss

some of the legislative actions to improve emergency preparedness and

response.

In your opinion, did the changes identified in the Sandy Recovery Improvement

Act of 2013 do enough to ensure stronger preparation and response efforts in

the event of a similar disaster in the future?

While not required, the following resource may assist you in your review of the efforts

following Hurricane Sandy.

Reference

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2013).Hurricane Sandy FEMA after-action

report. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1923-

25045-7442/sandy_fema_aar.pdf