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1. Involving stakeholders in the planning process is extremely important and this includes the citizens if the whole community concept is to be applied. Just looking at your community′s plan and website for emergency management, does it appear that the community has been involved in the process, why or why not? Students will be required to develop and write their own approximately 500 word response (1.5 - 2 pgs.) You must answer all discussion forum questions each week using APA style always citing references from ALL sources (e.g., see APA Manual p. 174); please use HEADINGS, and double-space you replies and references. If you decide that it is necessary to quote a source, rather than paraphrase (always preferred) you must use quotes. The number of citations in the body of the text must be equal in number to the entries in your reference section (e.g., see APA Manual, section 6.19, p. 179 for 1 exception). It is important to remember that an organization (e.g., Federal Emergency Management Agency) can be the author. 2. Remember, I expect you to borrow from the Learning Resources, BUT you MUST provide the appropriate citation. I will not accept work from you that borrows ideas and direct quotes without proper citation. For example, when you paraphrase an author′s idea(s), or briefly quote their work you should immediately follow the paraphrase or quote with an in-text citation, for example: (Bullock, Haddow and Coppola, 2016, p. 146). The corresponding Reference section should note: 3. Bullock, J., Haddow, G., & Coppola, D. (2016). Introduction to homeland security: principles of all-hazards risk management (5th ed.). Waltham, MA: Elsevier. 4. Remember, an organization can be an author. For example, a Reference section might contain the following entry: 5. Department of Homeland Security (2016). National Mitigation Framework. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/32209 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. The National Preparedness System outlines an organized process for the whole community to move forward with their preparedness activities and achieve the National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness System integrates efforts across the five preparedness mission areas—Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery—in order to achieve the goal of a secure and resilient Nation. The National Response Framework (NRF), part of the National Preparedness System, sets the strategy and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the Response core capabilities identified in the National Preparedness Goal in an integrated manner with the other mission areas. This third edition of the NRF reflects the insights and lessons learned from real-world incidents and the implementation of the National Preparedness System. Although not formally part of emergency management operations, individuals, families, and households play an important role in emergency preparedness and response. By reducing hazards in and around their homes by efforts such as raising utilities above flood level or securing unanchored objects against the threat of high winds, individuals reduce potential emergency response requirements. Individuals, families, and households should also prepare emergency supply kits and emergency plans, so they can take care of themselves and their neighbors until assistance arrives. (FEMA, 2013) Engaging the whole community and empowering local action will better position stakeholders to plan for and meet the actual needs of a community and strengthen the local capacity to deal with the consequences of all threats and hazards. This requires all members of the community to be part of the emergency management team, which should include diverse community members, social and community service groups and institutions, faith-based and disability groups, academia, professional associations, and the private and nonprofit sectors, while including government agencies who may not traditionally have been directly involved in emergency management. When the community is engaged in an authentic dialogue, it becomes empowered to identify its needs and the existing resources that may be used to address them. (FEMA, 2013)