Finance and Budgeting Mission and Goals of the Organization The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency within the Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's stated mission also encompasses its goals. The mission statement is "to suppo Continue Reading...
Public Health Preparedness The concept of 'public health preparedness' (PHP) has been garnering recognition worldwide, given the global-scale threats which are constantly encountered by professional healthcare organizations, including bioterrorism, Continue Reading...
Earthquake Preparedness Situations where authorities must prepare earthquake procedures are complex and require the advice of specialists in different fields. The fact that little advance has been made by science in order to forecast earthquakes det Continue Reading...
Earthquake Preparedness Budget Discussion Basic Supplies Sample Budget Preparedness Planning and Training Budget Discussion The budget is a critical component of an earthquake preparedness plan. Unlike hurricanes and some other natural hazards, Continue Reading...
The final step in decrease law enforcement budgets was the cut of 20% federal prison system. As of right now, prisons take up millions of dollars to house drug offenders and other non-violent criminals. These funds are needed elsewhere, and so they Continue Reading...
Conclusion The population concerns, and the amount of finance drained towards the social welfare of the immigrants pose threat to the U.S. economy. It is therefore important for the government to focus more towards the employment of the local popu Continue Reading...
If this happened, the city would be flooded, leaving all its citizens without the necessary transportation to leave. When Katrina approached, however, the government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, took no action to help citizen Continue Reading...
Two different ways of getting funds to agencies are 1) to pass a short-term funding bill that will extend the debt limit for a few more months, and 2) to tie in Hurricane-relief aid with the budget bill so that there is more incentive for a bipartisa Continue Reading...
Abstract Emergency personnel occupying the fire and emergency services make day-to-day decisions and their behavior contributes to the constant evolving of public perceptions. The negative perception of the public due to their scrutiny of fire and e Continue Reading...
Corrections Principal Directorates of Department of Homeland Security Border and Transportation Security The largest component of the Department of Homeland Security is the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security (BTS). This division is Continue Reading...
Emergency Management Disasters are political occurrences; they can either destroy or glorify politicians. The spectacular temperament of disasters calls for the involvement of these chief executives and they test their leadership merits. How politic Continue Reading...
Recovery, remediation, and reconstruction finish the process of emergency response and if done properly it helps the society and people to get back to normalcy. Remediation and recovery are normally treated as operating budgets while reconstruction Continue Reading...
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness (U.S. Federal Programs: Advantages and Disadvantages) The confrontations and prospects for the reduction of hazards/disasters have never been greater than in the current period. In theory, the challenge is to do aw Continue Reading...
A lack of local understanding by FEMA and & #8230;. Caused a clear inability for these agencies to exercise their logistics plan during such a catastrophic event. The first clear weakness was experienced by FEMA, the national organization appoi Continue Reading...
According to the Congressman, there is a basic lack of interoperability across more than 80% of the United States' first responders. They are not able to communicate with each other, and are therefore also not able to launch adequate rescue operatio Continue Reading...
Emergency Preparedness Planning: Denver, Colorado Emergency Preparedness: Denver The City of Denver is located in the state of Colorado, on the western edge of the Great Plains and the eastern boundary of the Rocky Mountains (City-Data.com, 2009). Continue Reading...
Currently children and families who are in this country illegally are entitled to the following programs. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program: Agency workers do not ask for a client's immigration status"(Benefits, 2006). Outpatie Continue Reading...
air traffic has continued to increase and it now constitutes a considerable proportion of the travelling public. The amount of long-hour flights has increased significantly. Based on the International Civil Aviation authority, air traffic can be anti Continue Reading...
USACE program funding, compliant with Federal Continuity Directive 1. It will also address processes required for continuing the business continuity plan for the Nation's Survivability and Critical Infrastructure. The United States Army Corps of En Continue Reading...
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for Natural Disasters or Terrorists Attacks in Florida Emergency management has been described regarding the phases by using words such as prepare. Mitigate, respond and recover. For this paper, we are go Continue Reading...
To a greater degree than at any point in history, individuals and small groups, from nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on the one hand to criminal networks and terrorist organizations on the other, have the ability to engage the world with far-re Continue Reading...
Jobs Overseas and the Effect it has on Employees in the Financial Industry: A Correlational Study After globalization Global changes in the banking and financial sectors have cause flow of not only work but finance to countries that were unreachab Continue Reading...
Domestic and International Terrorism The differences between domestic and international terrorism The Federal Bureau of Investigation in America states that terrorism has been classified into two categories as international terrorism and domestic t Continue Reading...
Emergency and Disaster Management: Hurricanes Katrina and Ike In the recent decades, the United States of America has increasingly experienced various disasters not only from natural sources but also from industry and technology. The country has eve Continue Reading...
S. directly. Evidently, the long-term objectives indirectly face the smooth running of the U.S. government. Priority should be given to those aspects that will pull the resources of the country to extreme levels. The U.S. As a super-power is privileg Continue Reading...
Memoir of a Public Information Officer: When an Earthquakes Strikes: The First Five Days On Thursday the 15th of last month, at 7:31 A.M., an earthquake of 5.9 Moment Magnitude struck Southern California. The epicenter was near Santa Clarita, a sma Continue Reading...
Radio spots should be broadcast every five minutes in order to hit the maximum audience. The characteristics that the messages contain differ in amount of material presented, the speed of the presentation, the number of arguments, the repetition, s Continue Reading...
Week 1 Discussion Decision making in large organizations can be difficult to properly grasp because its characterized by numerous issues that emerge within the organization. Quantitative and qualitative decision making processes in public finance ar Continue Reading...
Awareness Campaign Every individual in this community will face an emergency or disaster that may result in the loss of life, property, or business. Being prepared to react and respond to a natural disaster or emergency is in everyone's interest an Continue Reading...
" The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently at work in the city on a project to increase the height of the levees and construct floodgates, at a cost of over $12 billion. This work will be able to protect from a "100-year" storm as they are call Continue Reading...
Slide 9: Technological innovations in emergency management The starting point in the creation of a plan on how to improve our program from a technological standpoint has been constituted by the review of the it industry. The scope of this research Continue Reading...
As per IRC Sec. 1033(h), the tax rules for the replacement of those properties destroyed or converted in such cases are eased and the overall replacement period extended as well. "Some rules were also revised like the 'Rev. Rule 95-22' which conside Continue Reading...
DHS Introductions and Business Continuity Planning Strategy Department of Homeland Security: Continuity Plans Continuity planning is an essential component of the Department of Homeland Security. Annual Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conti Continue Reading...
GIS and mapping software, once available only to agencies possessing mainframe computers, can now be easily loaded on the laptops carried in patrol vehicles and therefore can be used by even small and budget-constrained police departments. The innov Continue Reading...
American Red Cross services provided by a community agency and it's challenges in servicing a certain health issue within the community The American Red Cross This research paper looks at the services provided by a community agency and its challen Continue Reading...
The Price-Sensitive Affluents, Wal-Mart has learned (Wal-Mart Annual Reports) is more interested in finding an exceptionally good deal and not necessarily concerned about the shopping experience. This is particularly true as one of the strongest fac Continue Reading...
S. DHS "Strategic Plan," 2008, http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/strategicplan/) Realistically acts of terrorism, domestic or foreign are exceedingly rare, though slightly more common than they have been in the past and at least marginally more violent in na Continue Reading...
This is to note that "Trinidad and Tobago alone account for 80% (1st quarter 2004) of all U.S. LNG imports, up from 68% in 2002. Therefore, any incident involving an LNG tanker along the Caribbean routes could harm not only U.S. energy security but Continue Reading...
