• We will be looking at local or national response protocols that were initiated during a critical incident, and you will choose your topic!
• Search reputable local and national media in the U.S. for a man-made disaster to discuss.
• Search for critical instances such as hostage situations, mass shootings, and multiple-vehicle or mass transit accidents with multiple critical injuries and disease outbreaks.
• Describe the incident and address the following:

Determine the incident type and explain your reasoning.
What resources were deployed for this incident?
What protocols were implemented successfully, and which were unsuccessful?
Discuss ways to improve the response to this type of incident in the future.

• Support your answer with evidence. Please provide a working link to your story source.