Hurricane Maria

Emergency Management of Hurricane Maria
Name
EMG 3002
Institutional Affiliation
Emergency Management of Hurricane Maria
Emergency management is one of the most daunting tasks because one is forced into a situation where they have to work with many volunteers who lack the necessary knowledge and skills to handle the emergency. They might be well-intentioned, but their lack of training might lead them to cause distraction on the emergency manager’s attention on the disaster victims (Hu & Smith, 2018). Also, they might sustain injuries while at the disaster area and hence will also require assistance. Further, they might unknowingly cause injury to others or destroy disaster-stricken structures. Media involvement during a disaster can be helpful as it gives updates and delivers important information but if not well managed can have negative implications.
During the Hurricane Maria, working with the media gave the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a platform for providing information regarding the required resources and programs to the survivors as well as recovery updates (FEMA, 2018). People who needed to offer help would use the various media to reach the survivors or the areas where they could deliver their help. The agency broadcasted information about the mass fatalities and hence created an impression on the people about the extent of help that was required at the scene. This, in turn, led to many people responding and offering their support in vari…