California suffered one of the strongest storms and most dangerous disasters, Hurricane Norbert. The natural tragedy resulted in considerable damages, about $716, 4 million, and took the lives of five people. The scenario will provide a profound analysis of the disaster underlining the major losses it caused and highlighting the peculiarities of incident command system characterizing disaster under consideration.
The storm covered the greatest part of the Baja California South and Northeast; it is necessary to stress that the hurricane reached more than 410 miles providing considerable damages to the state structures within California. Hurricane Norbert can be characterized as 3 category storm, destroying thousands of buildings, including homes and business structures.
It should be noted that the warnings as to the disaster threat were issued for all the California parts and extended to near states. The analysis of the California hurricane can be demonstrated through the losses it resulted in; the government announced the Alamos reconstruction in 2 year period with an initial budget of $7, 3 million. The regions, having suffered the disaster, were provided with supplies and federal funding; it is necessary to underline the idea that Baja California Sur got about 1000 blankets, 300 000 meals, and 8000 water bottles, as well a sanitary care. As a result of hurricane damages, a number of trucks had to clear mud and clean up debris. The disaster brought considerable financial losses to the states, and the Sonora government had to provide funding and support in the form of $30 million for the purpose of residential relief. It is necessary to stress the fact that the residents were supplied with shovels, and hygiene kit as the kind of support to the population suffering natural catastrophe; the government proclaimed Sinaloa, its northern part, a disaster area. (AIR Describes Hurricane Norbert’s Passage over Baja California, Mexico. 2008)
2) As it was found out from the above analysis, the principal losses and damages brought by the hurricane are connected with victims’ displacement and destruction of buildings structures. It is necessary to analyze all possible responses to the disaster aimed at offsetting the hurricane effects and developing possible objectives contributing to further disaster prevention.
Hurricane Norbert’s effects resulted in depriving a lot of people of free access to food and medical care, as well as places of living. The immediate response to the disaster should be formed through providing necessary medical personnel and food supplies to the area being called a disastrous one. People suffering the destruction of their homes and business structures are to be provided with financial support and temporal places for living. Governmental strategic planning is to be directed at different kinds of support, both financial and medical; the threat of disasters can occur at any time and part of the earth, that is why it is necessary to be ready for state representatives offering appropriate aid to those who suffered natural destruction.
Besides, one of the most significant objectives to be developed is concentrated on working out special natural disaster prevention planning; the warnings as to the hurricane threats are considered to be effective methods of avoiding major damages and destruction. The basic governmental task of California is to be aimed at making the population be aware of the catastrophe danger for them to be able to follow the measures of the implementation plan. (Crisis Management: Mastering the Skills to Prevent Disasters. 2008)
References
AIR Describes Hurricane Norbert’s Passage over Baja California, Mexico. (2008). International News. Insurance Journal.
Crisis Management: Mastering the Skills to Prevent Disasters. (2008). Harvard Business Press.