Write a 3-5 paged paper (excluding the title page and references). Your paper must include an introduction, the body in which all items below are addressed and references cited, a well-defined conclusion, and reference page. Your paper must include at least 5 scholarly references (no Wikipedia!).  References should be scholarly peer reviewed journal articles, official reports or from other reading resources.  Each disaster follows a general pattern in its development and dividing disasters into phases is useful from both a response and research point of view.  Examples include the following: Earthquake Tsunami
 Tornado 
 Flood 
 Fire 
 Winter Storm 
 Heat-related Disaster 
 Volcanic Eruption 
 Avalanche Disease epidemic or pandemic Bioterrorism Nuclear event You must address in your paper the following: 1) What issues in this disaster would make triaging of victims a challenge? 2) What Public Health issues may ensue (e.g., infectious disease outbreaks) and what can we do to mitigate the events?  
 3) How can interagency cooperation and local collaboration be effectively utilized?