1.

• Describe the differences between emergency operations and emergency planning. Research the differences using resources in addition to the textbook.
• Determine which of the four phases of emergency management (preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery) is most closely related to planning and which to operations.
• Evaluate how politics can affect both planning and operations.

2 part

http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/PSF8604/PrioritizingCommunityAssets/wrapper.asp

Use the Prioritizing Community Assets media piece to prepare your main post. Choose three community assets that you feel must have high priority in your preparedness planning for a possible disaster. In your main post, address the following within the context of your own community and using critical thinking:

1. Describe three community assets that you consider high priorities that should be targeted in emergency preparedness planning.
2. Provide a rationale for how you prioritized the assets.
3. Identify two factors that can be planned ahead of time for each high-priority community asset.