Scenario
Think up a hypothetical emergency or large-scale disaster scenario that affects a large population of people and a vast area of response. The scenario can be natural or manmade in nature; it’s entirely up to you so you are free to be creative. Some examples of natural disasters could be hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, floods, infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics, asteroid strikes, landslides, forest fires, etc. Some examples of manmade disasters could be suicide bombings, workplace or school shootings, radiological, biological, chemical or nuclear attacks, poisonings, water supply contaminations, mass power outages, arsons, building or bridge collapses, and infrastructure or food, water and heating supply sabotage, cyber attacks, data leaks, financial collapses, hyperinflation, etc. Use your hypothetical scenario to answer the 5 broad Disaster Recovery Assignment Questions below. Questions
1) What are the initial steps that must be taken before recovery operations can take place? Why is disaster recovery so important? Should we strive to make the area better than it was before the incident/disaster? Explain.