An Analysis of the City of Tampa Bay's Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan
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2018
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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, The University of Tampa
Abstract
As with any other city, Tampa Bay is prone to a number of hazards and disasters that could potentially pose a danger for citizens and the general business environment. To prepare for cases like this, it is important to have a plan that can be easily implemented to mitigate the effects of any potential natural disaster/hazard that could ultimately endanger the lives of citizens and business owners within the area. As such, the City of Tampa Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan (CEOP) provides a detailed overview of the various areas that need to be addressed, as well as specific actions that need to be taken, in the event of any sort of natural disaster/hazard.
In terms of the current CEOP, it provides an introduction that outlines the importance of having an established operations plan in place. The plan’s introduction includes detailed descriptions on various elements of the plan itself, as well as the interim steps of the plan’s preparation, which are useful for outlining the reasoning behind the plan’s design. In other words, this provides an explanation for the plan’s purpose, along with why the plan is designed in this specific manner. From a more holistic perspective, the plan is divided into numerous chapters which, in my opinion, is useful for citizens as it makes the plan easier to read and understand, by providing a building infrastructure for every element of the plan, in order to ensure a greater understanding and awareness for all/most citizens.
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Recommended Citation: Joseph, Colin. “An Analysis of the City of Tampa Bay’s Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan.” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, 2018. https://doi.org/10.48497/QH44-K972.
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Tampa Bay, Emergency Operations Plan, CEOP, Disaster recovery
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Joseph, Colin. “An Analysis of the City of Tampa Bay’s Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan.” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, 2018. https://doi.org/10.48497/QH44-K972.