Module 1 Post-Assessment

In your last journal entry for this week, address the following questions in 2-3 paragraphs, integrating the knowledge you have gained during this week:

Access the following website, which includes testimonials from various emergency management professionals about the history of FEMA.

The FEMA Story

Choose one of these individuals and explain how this testimonial relates to the required reading from this module.

Explain whether you had a positive or negative reaction to their testimonial, and why you felt that way.
Source:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/storm/themes/fema.html

Note: For information on using journals, go to Bb Tutorials / Documentation link on the course menu.

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Jane Bullock
The testimonial by Jane Bullock relates to the history of FEMA by stating that the administration of Clinton appointed James Lee Witt as the director of the agency. The administration recognized the political value of FEMA reforms.

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