Loss of local control in emergency management is a legitimate concern. Yet access to state and federal resources is critical for effective emergency response. The most effective emergency response involves carefully coordinated roles between local, s Continue Reading...
M1D1: Concept of Homeland Security Enterprise HSE (Homeland Security Enterprise) was designed to better coordinate the resources of all law enforcement functions that fall under the auspices of the DHS. DHA strives to provide law enforcement agencie Continue Reading...
Emergency Management When disaster strikes, a government must be ready to mobilize any resources necessary and remedy the situation, whether it is damage from a tornado, a hurricane, an earthquake or any other manmade or natural happening. Emergency 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...
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...
Specifically, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is one of the premier law enforcement organizations in the world. However, it was conceived, designed, and structured more for the purpose of investigating past crimes and apprehending and pro Continue Reading...
Emergency Management (Mitigation) Policy analysis and assessment Emergency management policy has undergone change historically and these changes have been disaster driven and administration dependent. Early History of Emergency Management A Congre 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...
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...
On the other hand, the Department in itself was projected to deal with a large number of aspects surrounding homeland security. The arguments supporting the idea were focused on the principle that the citizens must be protected from foreign threats Continue Reading...
("Lynchburg Virginia Emergency Operations Plan," 2012) Elements of Disaster Response, Recovery, and Incident Command In the event of a disaster, the City Manager is appointed as the local spokesperson for all issues, events and the coordination of Continue Reading...
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) has required that the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) meet NIMS requirements. In 2005, the EMI department of Homeland Security created the Incident Command System (ICS) and, on January 1, 2006, ins Continue Reading...
This leads the cycle back into the original planning stage as the new and improved plan can be put into practice. Question #2 The United States Department of Justice has created a website called "COPS: Community Oriented Policing Services" in orde Continue Reading...
Beginning in October of 2005, organizational arrangements for emergency management functions on a federal level were put into place, in the reorganization begun by Secretary Chertoff. Pros and Cons about the Homeland Security Program There are goo Continue Reading...
They were mostly former soldiers from Iraq, called in to help with the relief ops. Those supporting the use of the National Guard in these types of actions point out that "the National Guard already has a significant emergency response capability an Continue Reading...
DHS The United States Department of Homeland Security was formed in response to the growing threat of international terrorism. Since its official inception in 2002, the Department's mandate has expanded to encompass immigration law enforcement and b 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...
National Preparedness Goal National Preparedness, the Presidential Policy Directive #8 (PPD-8), gives a description of the approach of the United States (U.S.) in the area of being prepared for threats and hazards posing the highest risk to American Continue Reading...
Military Emergency Management/Terrorism Preparedness It is reported in the work of Prelas, et al. (2009) entitled "Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counterterrorism" that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became part of the U.S. Continue Reading...
Strategies to improve collaboration and cooperation between the Homeland Security agencies The department of homeland security (DHS) controls the territorial, local, state, tribal, and federal government resources (DHS, 2018). The DHS coordinates var Continue Reading...
FEMA & Robert T. Stafford Act of 1988 Disaster relief has been an issue of significant focus for the federal government through the Federal Emergency Management Agency was not created until 1978. The significance of disaster relief for the feder 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...
(Combating Terrorism: FEMA Continues to Make Progress in Coordinating Preparedness and Response: Participation in Interagency and Intra-agency Groups and Committees) CIMS: The Office of Emergency Management --OEM who has been collaborating with NYP Continue Reading...
Evolution of the Incident Command System (ICS) Out of concern for the lack of a uniform protocol for emergency management, the concept of the Incident Command System (ICS) was developed in combined effort by Federal, State, and local governments du Continue Reading...
Breadth of Responsibilities All of the DHS responsibilities relate back to the primary jurisdiction and mission responsibilities listed above. Information sharing and analysis, prevention and protection, preparedness and response, research, commer 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...
Riverbend City - Incident Mission Riverbend City: Incident Mission Professional education in emergency management is not just something that takes place at the beginning of a person's training. It is something that is ongoing. The FEMA Higher Educa Continue Reading...
These have all been possible as a result of the rapid intervention procedures in place and the specialized training each firefighter has undergone. Indeed, rapid intervention team operations have become the norm and have proven invaluable in almost Continue Reading...
In February of 2006 changes to the structure of FEMA were proposed. According to an article found in the Washington Post, the proposed changes would create a fulltime response force of 1,500 and expanding 10 regional offices (Hsu). The changes to t Continue Reading...
At a minimum, the emergency plan should outline the respective risks capable of being anticipated along with appropriate procedures for implementing necessary response procedures and resource allocation. The emergency plan must include procedures fo Continue Reading...
Emergency Management: Hurricane Katrina and Lessons Learned In late August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina became the 11th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and was its most deadly and destructive. The federal and state governments' responses t Continue Reading...
The other major component of the Department of Homeland Security that doesn't belong is FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This is the only component of the Department that is not involved in preventing security threats that human in nat Continue Reading...
S. Customs and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services were combined to form U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Overall, DHS incorporates 22 government agencies. The major agencies of DHS are the TSA, Customs and Border Protection, Citizensh Continue Reading...
Regarding Border Security, "the Department of Homeland Security prevents and investigates illegal movements across our borders, including the smuggling of people, drugs, cash, and weapons" (DHS.gov. Border Security. 2012. PP. 1). Customs, Coast Gua Continue Reading...
TERRORISM COUNTER-TERRORISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Counter-terrorism is popular as antiterrorism and incorporates techniques, practices, strategies, and tactics that militaries, governments, corporations and police departments adop Continue Reading...
Introduction The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arose from the ashes of the Twin Towers on 9/11 as the federal government’s response to the threat of terror. That threat has been represented in a number of incarnations: the Saudi hijacke Continue Reading...
Is the System Under Stress? Book Review of Kettls Homeland Security and American PoliticsIntroductionThis review covers Kettls (2007) System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics, published by CQ Press in Washington, D.C. (pp. 151). T Continue Reading...
Emergency Preparedness The Role of Private Companies Participants Emergency Preparedness Emergency preparedness refers to the process of preparing resources, both human, financial and equipments for action during times of emergency. It involves p Continue Reading...
Emergency, Planning and Operations Methodology In your opinion what were the main issues expressed by the States Concerning Homeland Security and states rights at the 2002 State Emergency Response Commission Conference? Please justify your position Continue Reading...
There were incidences of the army having supplies but no requests came in for the supplies from FEMA which was supposed to be initiating that. The lack of the CIA activation also meant there was no unified command on the ground hence the delay of t Continue Reading...
