With the Maryland State Fair in mind, answer the following questions according to the guidelines:

Scenario

Your city routinely handles a large event that requires support from state and federal organizations. An audit of the emergency network management of the event has disclosed gaps in the ways that the different organizations involved communicate with each other, which has affected the efficacy of their responses during incidents. Specifically, there is a perception that state and federal organizations have been more concerned about their authority and hierarchical standing than with collaborating to reach common goals with city and local professionals. Leaders in your organization have asked for your recommendation on how to improve interagency collaboration in this scenario using models of communication based on scholarly theories.

Preparation

• Select a large event in your area to use as an example scenario for this assessment, such as a sporting event, performance, festival, parade, fair, trade show, conference, race or marathon, holiday celebration, or another themed gathering that requires a network of communications for emergency purposes.
• Select two theories of interagency collaboration that could be applied to managing the emergency communication network in the selected scenario. Research the collaboration models proposed by each theory.

Assessment Deliverable

Using evidence-based theories, summarize executive summary of interagency collaboration models as if you were assisting an incident commanderat an agency where you need to communicate your ideas about network management with the executive leaders of the city's emergency response team.

Include the following information with supportive evidence from your research:

• Summarize 2 interagency collaboration theories that could be applied to managing the emergency communication network in the selected scenario.
• Explain how each theory is appropriate for the scenario. Identify similarities and differences between the 2 theories or their advantages and disadvantages.
• Identify the theory that you recommend as most appropriate for improving communication in this scenario. Based on the elements of the theory, explain how interagency relationships between city, state, and federal organizations in this scenario can become more effective by using the recommended model of collaboration for emergency management.