An Ideal Municipal Emergency Management Program: An Assessment of the City of San Marcos

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Raquel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTajalli, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFields, Billy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDeSoto, William
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-09T18:21:22Z
dc.date.available2013-01-09T18:21:22Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.descriptionAn Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2012.
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this research is to assess the City of San Marcos' current emergency management program using a developed ideal model. Methods: The data used in this case study are a combination of document analysis of City of San Marcos ordinances, plans, and policies and a structured interview with the City of San Marcos Emergency Management Coordinator. This research reviewed documentation and presented an interview to determine whether elements of the ideal emergency management program exist within the City of San Marcos. Results: The results show that the City of San Marcos contains all the components of an ideal emergency management program. Conclusion: The City of San Marcos, in the development of its emergency management program, has adequately developed pre-emptive activities, relationships, and general capability to respond adequately to an emergency event within its city limits.
dc.description.departmentPublic Administration
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dc.format.extent67 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGarcia, R. (2012). An ideal municipal emergency management program: An assessment of the City of San Marcos. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4458
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectemergency management
dc.subjectMitigation
dc.subjectMitigation preparedness
dc.subjectResponse
dc.subjectRecovery
dc.subjectPre-disaster
dc.subjectPost-disaster
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.titleAn Ideal Municipal Emergency Management Program: An Assessment of the City of San Marcos
dc.typeApplied Research Project

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