Natural Disasters - A Military Option For Increased Responsiveness

Abstract

The purpose of this MBA project is to study the feasibility of a military fast reaction team that would provide emergency services in a "declared" domestic national disaster. We believe that initial responses might be coordinated and implemented more effectively by a specially trained military team. The response time period being considered would be immediately preceding a forthcoming "declared" disaster, during the actual disaster, and immediately following the disaster for a short period of time until longer term assistance can be established. After a disaster has been declared either at the federal, state or local level, a military fast reaction team consisting of specialized military personnel could descent upon the affected area to undertake life critical issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA451472

Entities

People

  • Homero Ramos
  • Michael Pereira

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civil Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Applications
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Solar Physics