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Military Vs. Domestic Public Safety Agency Preparedness Research Paper
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Military vs. Domestic Public Safety Agency Preparedness
Military vs. Domestic: Public Safety Agency Preparedness
In the military, critical incidents must be managed. Public safety agencies at the domestic level also have to handle incident management, but the question is whether these domestic agencies handle these incidents with the same level of preparedness as the military. In the opinion of this researcher, the military has a higher level of preparedness. The reason behind this is simply one of use. The military is required to be ready for anything, at all times. They practice incessantly for critical incidents and other problems that may take place in the future. Whatever issues may arise, they make a strong attempt to be prepared for, and that translates into the ability to handle incidents and problems quickly and efficiently when they occur. Naturally, that makes a big difference in how prepared the military as a whole will be when it comes to any problems that may appear.
Domestic safety agencies, however, are different. Yes, they have drills and they practice for the kinds of problems they could face, but they do not practice for these issues at the level of the military, nor do they spend as much time on what they will do if something goes wrong. There are incident drills where there are mass casualties and simulations where people are hurt, trapped, sick, or any combination thereof (Thompson, 1991). Still, these drills are few and far between - and that means that the people who participate in these drills and practice runs are not always as prepared as they could be. They forget things in between the drills, and they do not stay in the kind of shape that military people are required to be in each and every day (Dupuy, 1992). With that in mind, it is not realistic to say that domestic public safety officials have the same level of training, readiness, and preparedness as the public safety officials in the military. They may be comparable in some areas, but they will not be equal in the sense of both having the same level of preparedness for critical incidents every day.
When the military spends each day training for combat,…
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Dupuy, T.N. (1992). Understanding War: History and Theory of Combat. London: Leo Cooper.
Thompson, J. (1991). Lifeblood of war: Logistics in armed conflict. London: Brassey's Classics
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