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Select a local crisis incident that illustrates these three key concepts and summarize the scenario. The incident may be from your hometown or nearby local jurisdiction.
Discuss in detail how this local level crisis incident illustrates the concepts of decision-making, accountability, and blame management. Use the course material to support your analysis.
Conclude with a discussion as to how the local crisis may have been handled better in terms of the decisions that were made, who was held accountable and the management of the blame. What are the larger lessons learned from this local event for the homeland security and emergency management professional?