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1. FEMA part: Watch the following Ted Talk by former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and answers the following questions: What are your key takeaways from his presentation and approach to disaster response? How does his specificity in language(specifically around the term survivor vs. victim) help convey trust in his response?How does FEMA understand its role in relationship to its partners? 2.Review Chapter 4, section 4.5, Rural Renewal After a Tornado in Greensburg Kansas(Effective Crisis Communication: Moving From Crisis to Opportunity 4th Edition). Analyze the manner in which the city pivoted out of the disaster and the remedies made as part of the response to help the city rebuild. Answer the following questions: Do you think including a pivot to a bold environmental vision following the disaster was a good decision? Based on what you know, did it work?What were the potential consequences of this effort?How do you think the city avoided these potential pitfalls?
