Why do you think FEMA was given the responsibility of training first responders to handle terrorist attacks? What event led to this, and what about the event do you think inspired the government to give this task to FEMA?

2. One reason the 2005 flooding in Louisiana was so severe was that in eight locations, due to engineering or structural failures, the levees that were supposed to protect the city failed.What would you suggest could be done in the future to prevent similar failures?
4. What happened to the 30,000 residents who were evacuated to the official evacuation shelter during Hurricane Katrina? What factors led to that outcome?
6. Name at least two of the changes enacted in the 2006 Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act and how those changes addressed specific failures that occurred during Hurricane Katrina.
8. What does "civil unrest" refer to, and what are some examples of it that occurred during Hurricane Katrina? How did the lack of response to Katrina's victims exacerbate civil unrest?

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ANSWER FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency was given the responsibility of training first responders to handle terrorist attacks following the events of September 11 2001 The terrorist attacks on ... View the full answer