Recommend policies, procedures, and performance metrics that enable public safety organizations and community leaders to continuously improve their emergency management capabilities and enhance overall resilience.

 

Overview:

Develop a comprehensive policy for your city to prepare for a wildfire scenario. This policy should include detailed procedures, training schedules, and metrics to evaluate the city’s readiness.

Your paper should contain the following sections:

1. Policy Development:

· Introduction: Provide a brief overview of the importance of wildfire preparedness for your city.

· Policy Statement: Clearly state the city’s commitment to preparing for and responding to wildfires.

· Scope: Explain the policy and define the scope of the policy, including the departments and personnel involved.

2. Procedures:

· Resource Allocation: Describe how resources (personnel, equipment, funding) will be allocated and managed during a wildfire.

· Public Communication: Establish protocols for informing the public about wildfire risks, evacuation orders, and safety measures.

3. Training:

· Training Programs: Detail the training programs for public safety personnel and community members. Include topics such as fire behavior, evacuation procedures, and first aid.

· Frequency: Specify how often training sessions and drills will occur (e.g., quarterly, biannually).

· Evaluation: Explain how the effectiveness of the training programs will be assessed (e.g., through drills, feedback surveys).

4. Performance Metrics:

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· Evaluate Efficiency: Discuss how you would measure the effectiveness of the policy.

 

Tips and Reminders:

· Use your organization’s (city/department) normal policy format; this assignment can include bullets and numbers as appropriate.

· The assignment should be well-organized in the section listed above.

· This assignment is worth 100 points and will be evaluated by a Grading Rubric

· Students will have 3 attempts to demonstrate 80% competency on the assignment. Failure to demonstrate competency will mean failure for the course.

 

Appendix

The following resources will help with policy development:

Reading C.1 –  Best Practice Guide: Developing a Police Department Policy-Procedure Manual

Orrick, W. D. (2018).  Best practice guide: Developing a police department policy-procedure manual. International Association of Chiefs of Police.  https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/2018-08/BP-PolicyProcedures.pdf

Reading C.2 –  Public Safety Policy Development: Key Considerations

Scism, R. M. (2022, February 2). Public safety policy development: Key considerations. Police1.  https://www.police1.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/public-safety-policy-development-key-considerations-6obSrOTwTGV8bS5q/

Reading C.3 –  How to Develop a Policy

Murgado, A. (2018,  May 2).  How to develop a policy. Police Mag.  https://www.policemag.com/patrol/article/15346318/how-to-develop-a-policy