Galveston County Disaster Preparedness: The lack of disaster preparedness is becoming a disaster!

Abstract

As a nation, Americans are underprepared for disasters. Part of this problem stems from our inability to define the threats we face and from our inability to fully and properly define preparedness. In this paper, I propose a plan to assess a region’s threat-level and preparedness-level. Once a professional obtains these values, they can compare them to assess the region’s needs and to help in spending allocations. To assist in explanation, two cities’ disaster threats are analyzed to point out weaknesses that the general public may not understand. Galveston, Texas is one of these cities and is also where I completed my field experience. During this time, I learned about Galveston County’s disaster plans, specifically those for hurricane recovery and Points of Dispensing during the recovery process