Question and Answer Paper: Federal Assistance Programs (Essay Sample)

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Should federal assistance programs be available to all disaster victims regardless of their income or net worth?
Yes. The federal assistance programs should be availed to all disaster victims regardless of their income or net worth. These programs include mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs that seek to mitigate emergency situations in case of disaster. When disasters arise they not only affect people with low income, in many cases all population is affected by the occurrences. The limiting of the programs will affect operations especially on the organizations responsible for offering the assistance. The federal aid programs are inclusive in nature (Federal Emergency Management Agency np). These means that the people employed on delivering the programs come from diverse backgrounds. When one looks at the composition of medics and firefighters, the personnel are from low and high-income backgrounds. It would complicate their ability to offer their services to disaster-stricken persons. The choice of availing the programs to victims should thus be neutral where everyone can access them at equal rates and means (Fema np).
Should preparedness activities be funded by the Office for Domestic Preparedness before all hazards?
Yes. Preparedness entails the readiness to respond to a disaster, crisis or any emergency phenomenon. An efficient management of a disaster starts with being prepared. It is the building block of emergency management. For a successful response and recovery functions in case of urgency, preparation has to be undertaken. Personnel and equipment should be trained and ready respectively (Scardaville np). The funding of preparedness activities by the Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) before all hazards ensures the improvement of national capabilities. The funds can be tracked easily because the Congress would mandate the ODP to report their ex...