Case 1: The Coming Epidemic
A Health Department report at a large US city has the mayor and her staff worried. One homeless person has contracted plague!
Background
Staff employees who work at the mayors office building have noticed that the mayor and her senior associates are worried. There have been late meetings and the level of activity has increased. She has cancelled several scheduled events. No direct indication of a problem has been shared with the press. There are rumors that members of the press are calling friends in city government to find out what is happening.
You have just come from a meeting of your department, The City Department of Strategic Planning. Your job is to develop a comprehensive plan to handle a plague epidemic. So far only one person has contracted the deadly ailment. So, technically, no crisis has actually occurred yet. Here is a summary of what was discussed at the meeting:
