Running head: COMMUNITY CONCEPT 1
HSM318 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Community Concept
Javes A. Figueroa
HSM 318 Emergency Planning & Response
Instructor: Lee Bennett
November 16, 2020
, Community Concept 2
Nature has a way of challenging our strength and resilience as a community at times.
There have been moments where we have come out of chaos stronger than ever, but there have
also been moments at the same time where we have questioned our preparedness. Being prepared
as a community can help reduce fear, anxiety, and panic. This paper will be discussing what the
elements of FEMA’s whole community concepts are. It will compare and contrast the two
planning cycles presented in our course textbook and the CPG101. It will also differentiate
between strategic, operational, and tactical planning. Finally, it will explain how the mitigation
and preparedness concepts work together as part of the whole community concept.
There are many communities across our great country that face the threat of natural
disasters every single year. As members of the community, part of having the opportunity to
successfully mitigate the loss of life and the destruction of property and assets, it is key to come
together with local agencies and government in order to better prepare ourselves. According to
the FEMA website, the Whole Community Concept is, “As a concept, Whole Community is a
means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community
leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their
respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets,
capacities, and interests. By doing so, a more effective path to societal security and resilience is
built. In a sense, Whole Community is a philosophical approach on how to think about
conducting emergency management”, (FEMA, 2011).
When addressing the Whole Community Concept, there three very important principles
that help in the establishment of the concept itself. Those principles are; understand and meet the
actual needs of the whole community, engage and empower all parts of the community, and
strengthen what works well in communities on a daily basis.
HSM318 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Community Concept
Javes A. Figueroa
HSM 318 Emergency Planning & Response
Instructor: Lee Bennett
November 16, 2020
, Community Concept 2
Nature has a way of challenging our strength and resilience as a community at times.
There have been moments where we have come out of chaos stronger than ever, but there have
also been moments at the same time where we have questioned our preparedness. Being prepared
as a community can help reduce fear, anxiety, and panic. This paper will be discussing what the
elements of FEMA’s whole community concepts are. It will compare and contrast the two
planning cycles presented in our course textbook and the CPG101. It will also differentiate
between strategic, operational, and tactical planning. Finally, it will explain how the mitigation
and preparedness concepts work together as part of the whole community concept.
There are many communities across our great country that face the threat of natural
disasters every single year. As members of the community, part of having the opportunity to
successfully mitigate the loss of life and the destruction of property and assets, it is key to come
together with local agencies and government in order to better prepare ourselves. According to
the FEMA website, the Whole Community Concept is, “As a concept, Whole Community is a
means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community
leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their
respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets,
capacities, and interests. By doing so, a more effective path to societal security and resilience is
built. In a sense, Whole Community is a philosophical approach on how to think about
conducting emergency management”, (FEMA, 2011).
When addressing the Whole Community Concept, there three very important principles
that help in the establishment of the concept itself. Those principles are; understand and meet the
actual needs of the whole community, engage and empower all parts of the community, and
strengthen what works well in communities on a daily basis.
