Organizational placement of the local emergency management agency establishes the relative importance of emergency management to the community. In some communities, emergency management is an independent agency with a line of authority directly to the city/county manager or mayor. In other cities, the emergency manager may report to the police chief or fire chief. Do you believe organizational placement matters? How does this impact the vulnerability analysis for this community? What, in your opinion, is the optimal placement of emergency management in your community (given the political and financial realities)? Why?