Sylves, R. T. (2012, p. 118) proposed that there is not agreement on what FEMA’s priorities should be. What strategies could you take to make sure your local elected officials have an understanding of the politics of disaster? Do you have any experiences you can share related to the topic, and what lessons might be useful to your classmates? Have you written or discussed emergency services with elected officials?

Sylves, R. T. (2012) Federal Emergency Management Comes of Age: 1979-2001.

C. B. Rubin (Ed.). Emergency management: The American experience 1900-2010 (2nd ed.) (pp. 115-166). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.