Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 10 in the Martin (2015) text and Chapter 9 in the Steiner (2015) text, and access and review the required websites.

For this assignment, you will assume the role of mayor of one of the following United States cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, or Houston. Your objective is to prepare a booklet that provides information for city residents that outlines homeland security prevention, preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery priorities within the context of four distinct contingencies. The content is intended for consumption by members of the community and the text should be presented in an accessible and succinct format, without technical verbiage. Please access and review the Cities and Homeland Security Booklet template to begin your work. (Note: you must use the provided template for this assignment.)

Your booklet must incorporate four strategic plans that include a succinct overview of prevention, preparation, response, mitigation, and recovery elements for each of the following four contingencies.

• a natural disaster
• a biological hazard
• a technological hazard
• intentional hostilities and threats

Each strategic plan must explain how your city will coordinate with federal, state, regional, and local agencies and networks. As a reminder, the booklet is intended to provide residents with an informational overview that demonstrates their city’s engagement of homeland security priorities in four distinct contexts.

After you have completed the Cities and Homeland Security Booklet template, please submit it as an attachment for your initial discussion forum post.