You will be required to turn in a 5 – 6 page research paper about the response and recovery process of a disaster/emergency that took place within the past 20 years (choose one of the six disaster/emergencies listed below).  Please include information about the specific disaster/emergency, how it started, and explain the overall damage that took place, including death toll.  Explain the actual response and recovery actions of the emergency management personnel, emergency responders, state, local, and federal government, as well as any other responders to the disaster.  And then discuss what improvements could have been made to the response and recovery for that specific disaster/emergency.

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