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Core Capability Development Sheets: Response
This is the October 2018 update to the FEMA Core Capabilities of the National Preparedness Goal. These fact sheets cover the mission area of Response, which is defined as "[r]espond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident." This document includes factsheets on "Planning"; "Public Information and Warning"; "Operational Coordination"; "Infrastructure Systems"; "Critical Transportation"; "Environmental Response/Health and Safety"; "Fatality Management Services"; "Fire Management and Suppression"; "Logistics and Supply Chain Management"; "Mass Care Services"; "Mass Search and Rescue Operations"; "On-Scene Security, Protection, and Law Enforcement"; "Operational Communications"; " Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services"; and "Situational Assessment".
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-10-09
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Core Capability Development Sheets: Mitigation Mission Area
This document focuses on Mitigation Mission Area of the 32 Core Capabilities as defined by the National Preparedness Goal, including: "reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-02-10
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Core Capability Development Sheets: Mitigation
This is the October 2018 update to the FEMA Core Capabilities of the National Preparedness Goal. These fact sheets cover the mission area of Mitigation, which is defined as "[r]educe the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters." This document includes factsheets on "Planning"; "Public Information and Warning"; "Operational Coordination"; "Community Resilience"; "Long-Term Vulnerability Reduction"; "Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment"; and "Threats and Hazard Identification".
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-10-09
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Core Capability Development Sheets: Prevention Mission Area
This document focuses on the Prevent section of the 32 Core Capabilities as defined by the National Preparedness Goal, including: "avoid or stop an imminent, threatened or actual act of terrorism."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-02-10
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Core Capability Development Sheets: Prevention
This is the October 2018 update to the FEMA Core Capabilities of the National Preparedness Goal. These fact sheets cover the mission area of Prevention which is defined as "[p]revent, avoid or stop an imminent, threatened or actual act of terrorism." This document includes factsheets on "Planning"; "Public Information and Warning"; "Operational Coordination"; "Intelligence and Information Sharing"; "Interdiction and Disruption"; "Screening, Search and Detection"; and "Forensics and Attribution."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-10-09
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Core Capability Development Sheets: Recovery Mission Area
This document focuses on the Recovery Mission Area of the 32 Core Capabilities as defined by the National Preparedness Goal, including: "recover through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening and revitalization of infrastructure, housing and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-02-10
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Core Capability Development Sheets: All Mission Areas
This document contains the October 2018 updates to the Core Capabilities of the the National Preparedness Goals, which includes the five main mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-10-09
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NIMS Standard Quarterly Brief, December 2008
"This NIMS Standards Update provides current information on standards development efforts relating to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Standards noted in this publication may generally support NIMS implementation by providing criteria for measuring preparedness and incident management requirements. They may also provide technical specifications for resources and communications and information management systems. Each edition highlights a standards activity, and its relationship to NIMS and benefit to the field. The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for designating standards appropriate for NIMS users in partnership with recognized standards development organizations (SDOs). Through the work of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) Division, the NPD monitors the development of standards in partnership with DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, other Federal departments and agencies, and State and local governments. Information provided in these periodicals is intended for use or reference by the public safety community. The identification of SDO information and activities in these updates is not intended to represent a specific endorsement, promotion or recommendation by FEMA."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-12
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NIMS Standard Quarterly Brief, September 2008
"This NIMS Standards Update provides current information on standards development efforts relating to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Standards noted in this publication may generally support NIMS implementation by providing criteria for measuring preparedness and incident management requirements. They may also provide technical specifications for resources and communications and information management systems. Each edition highlights a standards activity, and its relationship to NIMS and benefit to the field. The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for designating standards appropriate for NIMS users in partnership with recognized standards development organizations (SDOs). Through the work of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) Division, the NPD monitors the development of standards in partnership with DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, other Federal departments and agencies, and State and local governments. Information provided in these periodicals is intended for use or reference by the public safety community. The identification of SDO information and activities in these updates is not intended to represent a specific endorsement, promotion or recommendation by FEMA."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-09
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NIMS Standard Quarterly Brief, June 2008
"This NIMS Standards Update provides current information on standards development efforts relating to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Standards noted in this publication may generally support NIMS implementation by providing criteria for measuring preparedness and incident management requirements. They may also provide technical specifications for resources and communications and information management systems. Each edition highlights a standards activity, and its relationship to NIMS and benefit to the field. The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for designating standards appropriate for NIMS users in partnership with recognized standards development organizations (SDOs). Through the work of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) Division, the NPD monitors the development of standards in partnership with DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, other Federal departments and agencies, and State and local governments. Information provided in these periodicals is intended for use or reference by the public safety community. The identification of SDO information and activities in these updates is not intended to represent a specific endorsement, promotion or recommendation by FEMA."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-06
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NIMS Standard Quarterly Brief, March 2008
"This NIMS Standards Update provides current information on standards development efforts relating to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Standards noted in this publication may generally support NIMS implementation by providing criteria for measuring preparedness and incident management requirements. They may also provide technical specifications for resources and communications and information management systems. Each edition highlights a standards activity, and its relationship to NIMS and benefit to the field. The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for designating standards appropriate for NIMS users in partnership with recognized standards development organizations (SDOs). Through the work of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) Division, the NPD monitors the development of standards in partnership with DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, other Federal departments and agencies, and State and local governments. Information provided in these periodicals is intended for use or reference by the public safety community. The identification of SDO information and activities in these updates is not intended to represent a specific endorsement, promotion or recommendation by FEMA."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-03
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NIMS Standards Case Study: Los Angeles Regional Interoperability
" While NIMS [National Incident Management System] provides a common structure and terminology for responding to incidents and planned events, voluntary consensus standards support NIMS implementation by creating uniformity of use and practice. Such support is particularly important for interoperable communications and integrated information management systems. Standards also provide: 1)Accepted and uniform criteria for measuring the adequacy of preparedness efforts and performance of emergency operations; 2)Technical guidance; and 3)Common resource descriptions to facilitate mutual aid--the sharing of resources among jurisdictions. The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the NIMS Support Center (NIMS SC) have worked in partnership with standards development organizations to identify existing industry standards that support NIMS implementation. This article documents a case study of the Los Angeles Region Interoperability Project along with one of its component initiatives, the Tactical Information Program (TIP), which use the CAP [Common Alerting Protocol ] and EDXL-DE [Emergency Data Exchange Language - Distribution Element] standards as the basis for the development of a regional interoperability platform. The case study highlights how adoption of existing standards supports implementation of NIMS. Specifically, the case study illustrates to field users how the Los Angeles region is leveraging standards to connect disparate technologies to support (1) sharing information among emergency managers and responders in the region and (2) establish a common operating picture."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-07
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Fiscal Year 2005 Port Security Grant Program: Program Guidelines and Application Kit
"The Department of Homeland Security's Port Security Grant Program is an important component of a larger, coordinated Administration program to strengthen America's critical infrastructure. The framework for these efforts is set out in a series of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD's), the National Preparedness Goal and its associated work products, and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. HSPD-8 establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies by requiring a National Preparedness Goal, establishing mechanisms for improved delivery of federal preparedness assistance to state and local governments and outlining actions to strengthen preparedness capabilities of federal, state, and local entities. The National Preparedness Goal establishes the requirement for federal, state, local and tribal entities to achieve and sustain nationally accepted risk based target levels of capability for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for major events, especially terrorism. The target levels of capability are based upon National Planning Scenarios, a Universal Task List, and a Target Capabilities List. ODP has developed detailed National Preparedness Guidance in coordination with federal, state, local and tribal entities. This guidance describes the National Preparedness Goal, as well as target levels of capability and national priorities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
2005
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Perspective on Preparedness: Taking Stock since 9/11
"'Perspective on Preparedness: Taking Stock Since 9/11' ('Report') presents recommendations on national preparedness from the Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Preparedness Task Force ('Task Force'). At the request of Congress, the Task Force brought together 36 members representing a range of disciplines and perspectives from across local, State, Tribal, and Territorial governments. Together with 25 ex officio members representing Federal departments and agencies, we worked collaboratively to take stock of national preparedness and provide recommendations for improvement. In accordance with our congressional mandate, we independently undertook a series of analytical activities, including: 1) Considering what 'preparedness' has meant in the United States both historically and since the 9/11 attacks; 2) Reviewing post-9/11 preparedness-related activities to understand achievements to date and remaining areas of concern, with a particular emphasis on cost-effectiveness and efficiency; and 3) Proposing recommendations to improve national preparedness outcomes. Our discussions focused on four main areas, as we considered: 1) the strategic investments needed to improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of achieving preparedness outcomes; 2) the policy and guidance that outline desired national preparedness goals and objectives; 3) capabilities and assessments employed to measure success in achieving preparedness outcomes; and 4) the preparedness grant administration which provides funding to develop and sustain capabilities."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-09
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Meta-Leadership Lessons from the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: An NPLI Case History
"In March 2009, a new strain of influenza, H1N1, appeared in Mexico and spread to the United States. The first confirmed case was of a nine-year-old girl in Imperial County, California (March 30). By April 18, seven cases had been confirmed in the U.S. and influenza activity was reported in several states. On April 23rd, the Health Service of Canada confirmed that the strains in the U.S. and Mexico had the same genetic sequence. By April 28, confirmed cases were also reported in Canada, Spain, Israel, New Zealand and the United Kingdom indicating the likelihood of global spread of this novel virus. The next day, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic threat level from 4 to 5, its second highest. As the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] stood up its Emergency Operations Center, it found itself in an unusual lack of political leadership. With a recent change of administrations, the Secretary of Health and Human Services had neither been appointed nor confirmed and, in turn, neither were many permanent assistant secretaries (although the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response had been held over from the previous administration to ensure continuity) nor was a permanent CDC director in place. Dr. Richard Besser (NPLI [National Preparedness Leadership Initiative] Cohort II) was serving as acting director of the CDC and found himself reporting on the situation initially to the HHS [Health and Human Services] Chief of Staff, the only political leader from the new administration in place, and ultimately directly to the President and his Cabinet."
Harvard University. National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Marcus, Leonard J.; Dorn, Barry C.; Henderson, Joseph M. . . .
2015
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Universal Task List: Version 2.1
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8): 'National Preparedness' issued December 17, 2003, tasked the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and in consultation with State and local governments, to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. It requires: 1) a national domestic preparedness goal; 2) mechanisms for improved delivery of Federal preparedness assistance to State and local governments; and 3) actions to strengthen preparedness capabilities of Federal, State, and local entities...To support the achievement of the national preparedness goal, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (DHS/SLGCP) has established a Universal Task List (UTL) of tasks required to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from major events. The UTL serves as the basis for defining target capabilities required by the goal. This document presents version 2.1 of the UTL. It has been developed in close consultation with Federal, State, local, and tribal entities and National associations, and is one tool developed to help the homeland security community implement the capabilities-based planning process established under HSPD-8. The UTL is a 'living' document that will continue to be refined and expanded as it is put into practice. Additional guidance on use of the UTL is provided in the Interim National Preparedness Goal and the National Preparedness Guidance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
2005-05-23
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NIMS Guide: General Standards Overview
"FEMA's [Federal Emergency Management Agency] National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) through the National Integration Center (NIC) and the Incident Management Systems Integration Division (IMSI), manages the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and provides guidance material, such as this NIMS Guide, to the emergency management and response community to assist with the advancement and implementation of NIMS nationwide. This General Standards Overview provides information on the development and use of standards in support of NIMS. The document contains information intended to foster a general understanding of standards as well as their importance in implementing NIMS. The following sections define the various types of standards and the processes for their development and use, describe the role of standards development organizations (SDOs), and provide information on NPD initiatives and products."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Preparedness Directorate
2008-07
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Overview of the National Planning Frameworks [June 2016]
"The National Preparedness System outlines an organized process for the whole community to move forward with their preparedness activities and achieve the National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness System integrates efforts across the five preparedness mission areas -- Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery -- in order to achieve the goal of a secure and resilient Nation. The National Planning Frameworks, which are part of the National Preparedness System, set the strategy and doctrine for building, sustaining, and delivering the core capabilities identified in the National Preparedness Goal. Integrated to ensure interoperability across all mission areas, the Frameworks describe the coordinating structures and alignment of key roles and responsibilities for the whole community. The frameworks address the roles of individuals; nonprofit entities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); the private sector; communities; critical infrastructure; governments; and the Nation as a whole. This document is comprised primarily of excerpts from the National Planning Frameworks and presents a high-level introduction to each framework, as well as the key themes identified across the frameworks. The mission areas represent a spectrum of activity. They are highly interdependent and there is regular coordination among departments and agencies working to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from all threats and hazards."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2016-06
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National Protection Framework - Second Edition [June 2016]
"The National Preparedness System outlines an organized process for the whole community to achieve the National Preparedness Goal. The National Preparedness System integrates efforts across the five preparedness mission areas--Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery-- in order to achieve the goal of a secure and resilient Nation. The National Protection Framework, part of the National Preparedness System, sets the strategy and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the Protection core capabilities identified in the National Preparedness Goal in an integrated manner with the other mission areas. This second edition of the National Protection Framework reflects the insights and lessons learned from real-world incidents and the implementation of the National Preparedness System."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2016-06
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Federal Preparedness Report: January 13, 2009
"The Federal Preparedness Report (FPR) provides a snapshot of the state of preparedness in the United States at the end of Fiscal Year 2007. This Report is the first comprehensive review of the combined preparedness efforts of Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial homeland security partners over the past five years. As directed by Section 652(a) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), Public Law 109-295-the goal of this Report is to provide a review of national preparedness. This FPR is the first in a series of annual preparedness reports that sets a baseline for future assessments by using lessons learned to institutionalize analytical and data collection processes necessary for routine reporting on all aspects of the national preparedness system. For example, because of limited availability of data, many of the analyses in this edition of the FPR focus on the outputs of homeland security partner programs. Future versions will highlight the practical outcomes-the tangible effects that occur on the ground. In subsequent editions, FEMA will also integrate the products of initiatives such as the State Preparedness Reports (SPRs) and the Catastrophic Resource Report into a unified presentation of preparedness called the National Preparedness Report. Finally, FEMA is also working with Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial partners to develop the next version of the Target Capabilities List (TCL)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2009-01-13
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Fiscal Year 2008: State Preparedness Report Guidance
"The State Preparedness Report is one of the first steps in moving the grant processes, programs, and planning from a focus on loosely affiliated equipment, training, exercises and technical assistance projects to one that delivers an integrated picture of prevention, protection, response and recovery capacity. The Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) of 2006 (Section 652) established this reporting requirement. The intent of the requirement is to use the State Preparedness Report as a means to report on progress and showcase the capabilities and accomplishments of a State or Territory's all-hazards preparedness program. This report will enable States to communicate to Congress current accomplishments in building National Priorities and capabilities and how they will continue to increase statewide preparedness. In addition to this primary purpose, the State Preparedness Report also: (1) Plays a key role in reinforcing a common approach to preparedness, which was established in previous Federal guidance, including Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Preparedness Guidelines (NPG), the National Planning Scenarios, and the Target Capabilities List (TCL) (2) Helps State program managers make informed decisions in their own preparedness planning by comparing historical information, current capability levels, future activities, and financial data in a single document (3) Facilitates communication with multiple audiences, including States, Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other Federal partners."2
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2007-11
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Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC's Emergency Response: A CDC Report on Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (TPER) - Funded Activities
"Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC's Emergency Response describes the range of fiscal year (FY) 20071 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects that received Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (TPER) funding. Although there are other funding sources for preparedness activities at CDC, such as pandemic influenza, this report focuses on the activities supported by TPER funding. This funding represents significant preparedness investments by CDC, and supports a range of activities at CDC and at state and local levels to help develop the building blocks to respond to public health threats. This report builds on the analysis of state public health preparedness presented in the February 2008 CDC report, Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State.2 Both reports are an important part of CDC's overall focus on demonstrating results, driving program improvements, and increasing accountability for the nation's investment in public health preparedness activities. [...]. The report is designed to provide easily accessible information about CDC activities within five core public health functions: Health Monitoring and Surveillance, Epidemiology and Other Assessment Sciences, Public Health Laboratory Science and Service, Response and Recovery Operations, and Public Health System Support. The report begins with a chapter describing CDC's unique role in preparing the nation to respond to a range of health threats and how this role fits into the framework of federal response activities. Each of the five chapters that follow describes preparedness activities and accomplishments and ends with a summary of challenges. The report concludes with the 'Moving Forward' chapter, describing priorities for future preparedness activities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2009-01
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2017 NPR - FEMA Prep Grant Distribution Graph: Distribution of FEMA Preparedness (Non-Disaster) Grants by Core Capability, Fiscal Year 2015
"Graph of the Distribution of FEMA Preparedness Grants by Core Capabilities from the 2017 National Preparedness Report."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2017-08-26
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Department of Homeland Security: State and Local Preparedness Issues [Updated December 11, 2002]
"The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296) makes the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for providing assistance to state and local governments to ensure adequate preparedness for all disasters, including terrorist attacks. Several federal entities with functions relating to state and local preparedness, ranging from entire independent agencies to units of agencies and departments, will be transferred to the new department. Those transferred to the Emergency Preparedness and Response directorate (EPR) include: 1) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in its entirety; 2) National Domestic Preparedness Office and Domestic Emergency Support Teams, (FBI, within the Department of Justice); 3) Office of Emergency Preparedness (HHS), including the National Disaster Medical System and Metropolitan Medical Response System; and, 4) National Strategic Stockpile (HHS). The Justice Departments Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) will be transferred to the Border and Transportation Security directorate. ODP provides training, equipment grants, and technical assistance to states and localities. Its assistance activities focus exclusively on preparedness for terrorist attacks - particularly those involving weapons of mass destruction."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Canada, Ben
2002-12-11
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ODP Information Bulletin: Updating State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies
"On March 31, 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the Interim National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) and accompanying National Preparedness Guidance. The Goal establishes a vision for a National Preparedness System, and the National Preparedness Guidance provides an introduction to several of the key building blocks for that system, including the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List, Target Capabilities List, and seven National Priorities. DHS, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, is now providing follow on guidance for use by States and Urban Areas to update their existing Homeland Security Strategies to ensure that they support the Goal and reflect the seven National Priorities. The intent of this update process is not to require an entirely new strategy, but rather to tailor and update, as appropriate, existing strategic goals and objectives to support the National Preparedness Goal, the seven National Priorities, local government concerns, and citizen preparedness efforts."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
2005-07-22?
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Updating State and Urban Area Homeland Security Strategies
"On March 31, 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the Interim National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) and accompanying National Preparedness Guidance. The Goal establishes a vision for a National Preparedness System, and the National Preparedness Guidance provides an introduction to several of the key building blocks for that system, including the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List, Target Capabilities List, and seven National Priorities. DHS, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, is now providing follow-on guidance for use by States and Urban Areas to update their existing Homeland Security Strategies to ensure that they support the Goal and reflect the seven National Priorities. The intent of this update process is not to require an entirely new strategy, but rather to tailor and update, as appropriate, existing strategic goals and objectives to support the National Preparedness Goal, the seven National Priorities, local government concerns, and citizen preparedness efforts."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
Mayer, Matt A.
2005-07-22
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Recovery Federal Interagency Operational Plan, Second Edition
From the Introduction: "The National Preparedness System establishes a consistent and reliable approach to achieve the
National Preparedness Goal and prepare for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the
security of the Nation. The National Preparedness System integrates efforts across the five
preparedness mission areas-Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery-and
includes a series of planning documents to enhance national preparedness. As part of this effort, the
National Planning System integrates planning across all levels of government and with the private
and nonprofit sectors around key capabilities that can be scaled, as needed, to provide an agile,
flexible approach to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond, and recover. [...] This Recovery FIOP [Federal Interagency Operational Plan] provides guidance to implement the National Disaster Recovery Framework
(NDRF), which sets the doctrinal guidance for how the whole community builds, sustains, and
delivers the Recovery core capabilities identified in the National Preparedness Goal.
It describes the
concept of operations for integrating and synchronizing existing national-level Federal capabilities to
support local, state, tribal, territorial, insular area, and Federal plans and is supported by Federal
department-level operational plans, where appropriate."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2016-08
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FEMA Preparedness Toolkit [Website]
"The National Preparedness System outlines an organized process for everyone in the whole community to move forward with their preparedness activities and achieve the National Preparedness Goal. The Preparedness Toolkit is an online portal that provides the whole community with tools to aid in implementing all six areas of the National Preparedness System. FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] has aligned and integrated its preparedness technology tools to the National Preparedness System. To learn more about tools aligned to each area of the System click on one of the six areas to the right and begin exploring!"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2017?
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Improving Citizen Preparedness Through Employee Disaster Preparedness Promotion in the Workplace
From the thesis abstract: "Citizen preparedness is a vital component of national preparedness, yet national surveys indicate only a small minority of citizens have completed basic individual and household preparedness actions. Workplace wellness promotion programs have made positive strides toward the influence of human behavior and are expanding in their scope of relevant issues. This study explores lessons learned from workplace wellness promotion programs through a review of relevant literature in citizen disaster preparedness promotion and workplace wellness promotion as related to four main sub-areas: 1) psycho-sociology of preparedness behavior and behavior change; 2) interrelationships among the workplace, employees, and the community; 3) rationale, motivation, and barriers to the concept of the workplace as a venue to impact behavior change; and 4) identification of promising practices that can be replicated in future strategies. Research results are synthesized in the creation of a framework that can be applied by organizations to integrate household disaster preparedness as an integral component of a workplace wellness promotion program. The overall conclusion of this study is that the workplace is a promising venue for the dissemination of citizen disaster preparedness messaging and the facilitation of household preparedness actions when identified smart practices are applied."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Ettrich, Kevin D.
2014-09
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Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS) Fact Sheet
"In 2003, Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8: National Preparedness (HSPD-8) called for establishing a system that would assess the Nation's overall preparedness and provide an annual status report of national preparedness. Three years later, the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) included requirements to establish a 'comprehensive system to assess, on an ongoing basis, the Nation's prevention capabilities and overall preparedness.' Efforts are now underway to develop such a system: a system that will effectively assess prevention, response, and recovery capabilities at the State, Tribal, and local jurisdictional level, eliminate redundant data calls, reduce the burden on respondents, ensure the collection of meaningful data to guide policy and resource allocation decisions, and ultimately answer the basic question: 'How prepared are we for a major disaster?' The National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) within FEMA is charged with developing the Comprehensive Assessment System (CAS). The CAS will, as mandated by PKEMRA 649 (c) (1-4), assess compliance with the national preparedness system, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and other related plans; assess capability levels against target levels; assess resource needs to meet target levels; and assess the performance of training, exercises, and operations. The first CAS survey is scheduled to be released to the stakeholder community in summer 2009."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-10-15?
