Sioux City’s Response to Crisis. On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 experienced an unforeseen circumstance that caused a crash landing in Sioux City, IA. As the plane neared Sioux Gateway Airport, a mix of people, from emergency workers to community members, prepared to help survivors and deal with the incoming crash. After the crash, the Sioux City community came together to mourn this tragedy in the city, and to show how they could come back stronger after this disaster. The response to the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City showed the importance of unity and resilience among first responders, volunteers, and community members to overcome a crisis. United Airlines Flight 232 had originally taken off from Denver, Colorado, …show more content…
“The National Guard troops, the Red Cross, the Department of Transportation, the Highway Patrol, local law enforcement, and other public safety and emergency groups were participating in a one-day test of preparedness for a hypothetical nuclear power plant accident” (Brown et al. 1989). The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Se Earlier, about two years back, the city had undergone two other mock accidents in which the emergency personnel worked through the issue of an air crash and a bank robbery. Due to the preparedness of the city in these mock accidents, the emergency personnel, as well as the community, knew what was expected of them if the time came for a real emergency. As happened on July 19, the community of 82,000 people in Sioux City were ready to respond and react to the tragic events during the crash of United Airlines Flight 232. By the time the flight crashed, most of the rescue personnel were already stationed and ready to help out in the aftermath of the crash, along with everyone else in the community getting to where they needed to be to help out in this situation. This drill, which was run two years prior, was shown …show more content…
Briar Cliff housed a great number of the survivors, but many of the people staying at the college were family members waiting to identify their deceased loved one’s body from the crash. On the first night of the crash, Briar Cliff housed 55 survivors. Within the next few days, family members of the passengers on the plane started rolling in and Briar Cliff housed its capacity of around 200 survivors, family members, and support personnel. The campus provided “the peacefulness in the midst of all the pain ministered to all the people” (Fox 1989). About 50-100 students were there at the time and they provided vast amounts of help during the crisis. They cleaned, cooked, washed dishes and sheets, bussed food, and helped people around campus. “Averno Hall served as the nerve center for the great and spontaneous outpouring of assistance to passengers and family members during the traumatic aftermath of the crash” (Gunsolley 1989). The biggest example of support from the community, however, was the fact that Briar Cliff did not spend a single cent on any of the services held in their building. The community donated everything that was used for the survivors and families of the crash. Meals and food were donated from local restaurants and grocery stores, clothes for survivors were donated from thrift shops and community members, and sheets and mattresses
On September eleventh, two thousand one, the entire world was stunned when two Airline jets hit the world trade center killing thousands and injuring more. This was the largest terrorist attack the world has ever seen. This attack caused extreme terror and panic but it also caused something even more, it caused people to come together. No matter their race, religion or social standings people from all walks of life came together that day to help. In the documentary Boatlift, the film shows this phenomenon, and talks of and about people from every walk of life that came together to help their fellow human beings and Americans.
.... The lessons learned from the many events will provide an extensive knowledge base and benchmark that all emergency managers can draw from to better position citizens for survival of large scale evacuations and sheltering events.
At 'Ground Zero' on September 14, 2001, President George W. Bush did many things to restore the confidence of the rattled and scared population. Unity was a key role in the success of this speech. The whole time that he made his speech his arm was wrapped around a firefighter at the scene which not only showed ethos, but also made them look like good friends and it showed a sense of stability and unity, “Throughout most of his speech, he kept his arm wrapped around a lead firefighter working at the scene,” (Docan.) In addition, he said how the local area was connected to other people who where hurt ar...
minds of many and all of America would be listening to his reaction to the
For the purpose of this literary review the above incidents show a history of reliability when it comes to the National Guard. They are willing to act on facets of both state and federal orders and are able to maintain an organized hierarchy when doing so. The National Guard will be ready to respond due to being “forward-deployed in thousands of communities across the United States” (CNGR 2008, 9). Once again the National Guard Bureau outlines this in ten points: aviation and airlift, command and control, CBRNE response, engineering, medical, communications, transportation, security, logistics, and maintenance (NGB 2008, 7). All of which are significant when it comes to emergency response.
Although tragedies such as these usually leave citizens at a loss for words, these are the events that help organizations gain some perspective from a internal and external landscape for learning. Many organizations fail to interpret certain signals, or fail to analyze important information being communicated that is vital to their decision-making. Crisis management teams/planning should be required of every organization. It is important that all the departments learn how to communicate with one another also, because these guys did not reflect that, and the consequences were 13 fatalities. If they did have a crisis management team, strategy and plan, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
¨We shall never forget, We shall keep this day, We shall keep the events and the tears In our minds, our memory and our hearts and take them with us as we carry on.¨ by: Anonymous (Memorial Website). An epic turn in history all around the world, around 3000 people lost their lives, the two world trade center’s crashed into pieces, the pentagon was crashed… all of this occurred on September 11, 2001. This date till today causes people to tear, as they remember themselves watching the event occur in person, TV or websites. The entire world was watching while it occurred. This attack caused a great impact all around the world, no one could believe what was happening and how. As soon as people got the news they realized that in a blink of an eye one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the United States of America had hit. This date caused negative impact on all kind of industries especially the aviation industry, in this paper you will learn exactly how this industry was affected.
In a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) like Sandy Hook, the proper protocol is START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) using tarps of different colors with the aim being to save lives and get the injured to the hospital. Drill protocol set forth by the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) of the US Department of Homeland Security is different than an emergency protocol because everyone at the drill must check in, identification badges are issued to personnel and observers, and drinking water and restrooms are available. Reports show that was all required and done at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Hazards pose risk to everyone. Our acceptance of the risks associated with hazards dictates where and how we live. As humans, we accept a certain amount of risk when choosing to live our daily lives. From time to time, a hazard becomes an emergent situation. Tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes along the Gulf Coast or earthquakes in California are all hazards that residents in those regions accept and live with. This paper will examine one hazard that caused a disaster requiring a response from emergency management personnel. Specifically, the hazard more closely examined here is an earthquake. With the recent twenty year anniversary covered by many media outlets, the January 17, 1994, Northridge, California earthquake to date is the most expensive earthquake in American history.
Fifteen years have passed since American Airlines flight 1420 experienced a botched landing tragically killing 10 passengers, the captain, and injuring 110 others. Thankfully, 24 passengers were uninjured, and the first officer survived. This horrific accident could have turned out much worse, but it could have also been easily avoided.
Krock, L. (2004). Crash of Flight 111: Making Air Travel Safer. Retrieved February 17, 2005 from PBS, Nova Online website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aircrash/safer.html
Sometimes one phase of the emergency management tends to overlap of adjacent phase. The concept of “phases” has been used since the 1930’s to help describe, examine, and understand disasters and to help organize the practice of emergency management. In an article titled Reconsidering the Phases of Disaster, David Neal cites different examples of different researchers using five, six, seven, and up to eight phases long before the four phases became the standard. (Neal 1997) This acknowledges that critical activities frequently cover more than one phase, and the boundaries between phases are seldom precise. Most sources also emphasize that important interrelationships exist among all the ph...
A disaster is not a simple emergency. A disaster is that point when a human is suffering and has a devastating situation which they themselves need help from others to survive. Regardless if natural or human caused, a disaster causes a vast amount of issues in the community. In the simulation of “Disaster in Franklin County reveals that preparation is key and even with that more can be addressed. A community nurse remains an essential part of the team involved in a disaster including before, during, and after the event.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss potential disasters that could affect a community and cause mass casualties. Further discussion will include who is responsible for the management preparedness, what barriers must be considered and finally this paper will discuss the health care facilities role in emergency supplies and care of the patient in a disaster situation. The Community Communities throughout the country and the world are susceptible to disasters. The environment and location of a community often predisposes a greater susceptibility to the type of disaster. For example, Central Pennsylvania would not be susceptible to an avalanche, however, communities in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado would have increased vulnerability.
Of the four phases of emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, perhaps the place that individuals can make the biggest difference in their own state of resiliency and survival of a disaster is in the preparedness phase. Being prepared before a disaster strikes makes sense yet many people fail to take even simple, precautionary steps to reduce the consequences of destruction and mayhem produced by natural events such as earthquakes, volcanos and tornados (see Paton et al, 2001, Mileti and Peek, 2002; Tierney, 1993, Tierney et al, 2001).