Question

• What role do you believe local law enforcement should play in emergency management (for example, in an exposure to a deadly virus)?
  • Think of any emergency and apply the concept of emergency management to the role of law enforcement.

Answer 1

Local law enforcement should play significant role in emergency management as they are known to the local residents and people trust them as local people interact more with local law enforcement agents which includes police.

Local enforcement officers know their areas and people better than others. They know each street, area and the risk associated with people of a particular city, town or other region. When any disaster happen, they are the first one who present near to the people. Their knowledge about the area make them enable to help those areas first which are most likely to be affected, which is more at risk and where the number of people are more and where help is needed first. Their immediate action can save many life that's why they should be active and prepared when any disaster his about to take place.

The local law enforcement personnel should provide the best available treatment till they deliver the victims to the hospital. They should provide victims best transportation services.
They should immediately contact with military, disaster management associations who can bring more help by way of different equipment, objects and other ways of help. This way the law enforcement can give their hug contributions in helping the local people during emergency and it give rise to best emergency management practices.