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Cooperative Agreement Guidance for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Program Announcement AA154 - FY06 (Budget Year 7)
"Throughout the project period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) commitment to continuation of awards will be conditioned on the availability of funds, evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient as documented in required reports and the results of performance measurements conducted or prescribed by CDC, and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government. [...] The purpose of this program is to develop emergency-ready public health departments by upgrading, integrating and evaluating state and local public health jurisdictions' preparedness for and response to terrorism, pandemic influenza, and other public health emergencies with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These emergency preparedness and response efforts are intended to support the National Response Plan (NRP)1 and the National Incident Management System (NIMS)."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2006-06-09?
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FEMA: Prepared. Responsive. Committed.
"Disaster can strike anyone, in any community and at any time. It can take many forms, building over time, or hitting suddenly without warning. Whatever the scenario, as the nation's lead emergency management and preparedness agency, FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] is there, ahead of disaster to help prepare for the worst and to provide care and assistance after. FEMA's mission is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect communities nationwide from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. FEMA leads and supports the nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery and mitigation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-07
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Emergency Management and People with Disabilities: Before, During and After
This congressional briefing held on November 10, 2005 was hosted by the National Council on Disability, the National Council on Independent Living, the National Organization on Disability, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The briefing discussed the response to disabled individuals before, during and after emergencies, and included remarks from Jim Ramstad, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus; James Langevin, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus; Lee Page, Associate Advocacy Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America; Hilary Styron, Director, Emergency Preparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disability; Marcie Roth, Executive Director/CEO, National Spinal Cord Injury Association; Claudia Gordon, Attorney Advisor, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; John Lancaster, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living; Natalia Mason, Interim Manager, Partner Services, American Red Cross; Patricia Pound, Vice Chair of the National Council on Disability; and Lee Page, Associate Advocacy Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America.
National Council on Disability (U.S.)
2005-11-10
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Public Health and Medical Preparedness and Response: Issues in the 111th Congress [February 25, 2009]
"Key recent events-the 2001 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and concerns about an influenza ("flu") pandemic, among others-sharpened congressional interest in the nation's systems to track and respond to public health threats." This report addresses public health and medical preparedness and response issues facing the 111th Congress and its proposed efforts in the oversight of the nation's readiness for health threats. Included in this report are laws and engagements passed by the 109th and 110th Congress; the progress and implementation of such programs, and consideration of proposals in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the economic stimulus proposal) to enhance funding for the development of medical countermeasures (e.g., drugs and vaccines), and for pandemic flu preparedness. "At this time, there is no federal assistance program designed purposefully to cover the uncompensated or uninsured health care costs for disaster victims. The 111th Congress may reconsider earlier proposals to provide such assistance under certain circumstances."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lister, Sarah A.
2009
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Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grant Programs and Efforts to Improve Accountability Continue to Evolve, Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives
"In fiscal years 2002 through 2005, the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) within the Department of Homeland Security managed first responder grants totaling approximately $10.5 billion. The bulk of this funding has been for statewide grants through the State Homeland Security Grant Program and urban area grants through the Urban Areas Security Initiative. This testimony provides information on the history and evolution of these two grant programs, particularly with respect to ODP grant award procedures; timelines for awarding and transferring grant funds; and accountability for effective use of grant funds. In prior reports on issues related to federal funding and oversight of grants for first responders, GAO [Government Accountability Office] has made recommendations for strengthening federal leadership, cooperation, and planning efforts. These include developing a coordinated strategic plan for use of first responder funds in the National Capital Region and monitor the plan's implementation and using grant guidance to encourage the development of statewide plans for interoperable communications. The National Capital Region and DHS agreed with these recommendations and are working to implement them."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2005-04-12
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Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm III
"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cyber Storm exercise series is part of the
Department's ongoing efforts to assess and strengthen cyber preparedness; examine incident response
processes in response to ever-evolving threats, and enhance information sharing among federal, state,
international and private sector partners.
The Cyber Storm series simulates large-scale cyber events and attacks on the government and the
nation's critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR)-so that collective cyber preparedness and
response capabilities can be measured against realistic and credible national-level events."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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FEMA Advisory: Coronavirus Pandemic: FEMA Administrator Letter to Emergency Managers (June 1, 2020)
From the Document: "Attached is FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor's June 1, 2020 letter to the Nation's Emergency Managers, which highlights the approach to the three-month mark of our Nation's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today. In this letter, Administrator Gaynor addresses: the importance of all-hazards preparedness in a COVID-19 environment; the forecast for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season; the release of the COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season; the release of the All-Hazards Preparedness in a Pandemic Exercise Starter Kit along with the recently released Exercise Starter Kit for Reconstituting Operations; as well as the use of Fiscal Year 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG) funds and Supplemental funds."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-06-01
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From Hospitals to Healthcare Coalitions: Transforming Health Preparedness and Response in Our Communities
"The H1N1 pandemic of 2009-2010 demanded the healthcare community respond in ways not required in decades. While there had been prior severe seasonal influenza outbreaks, and numerous small, localized emergency events, the nation's healthcare community had to find ways to evaluate and treat large numbers of patients who overwhelmed emergency departments and occupied ICU [Intensive Care Unit] beds. Many institutions had to implement plans to use alternate care sites, adjust staffing patterns, and administer newly available vaccines and anti-virals provided by State and Federal governments. Individual providers had to use innovative strategies to accommodate influenza patients into already full clinic schedules. However, the overflow of patients was often referred to the local emergency department, a costly alternative to a practitioner's clinic. Much of the planning that supported these actions was supported by funds from two Federal cooperative agreements--the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. The nation's experience with the H1N1 pandemic affirmed that the entire healthcare community must be engaged in response to public health and medical emergencies."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2010?
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Administrator Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Before the United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 'Improving the Nation's Response to Catastrophic Disasters: How to Minimize Costs and Streamline our Emergency Management Programs' [March 30, 2011]
"Good morning Chairman Denham, Ranking Member Norton, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Craig Fugate, and I am the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is an honor to appear before you today on behalf of FEMA to discuss our preparedness for catastrophic disasters. Planning and preparing for catastrophic disasters is a top priority at FEMA, and we appreciate the Subcommittee's attention to this important matter. As I sit before you today, our nation's hearts weigh heavy on the recent tragedy of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The U.S. government is supporting the Government of Japan in this response. FEMA is currently supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is the lead U.S. agency, by providing Urban Search and Rescue Teams from California and Virginia. FEMA teams are also working with U.S. states impacted by the tsunami to assess damages. While the world watches the response to what may be one of the largest disasters in history, our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this tragedy. In my testimony today, I will discuss how FEMA is working to improve our preparedness through the 'Whole Community' framework. This approach recognizes that FEMA is not the nation's emergency management team--FEMA is only a part of the team. In order to successfully prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards, we must work with the entire emergency management community. This 'Whole Community' includes FEMA and our partners at the federal level; our state, local, tribal and territorial governmental partners; non-governmental organizations like faith-based and non-profit groups and private sector industry; and most importantly, individuals, families, and communities, who continue to be our greatest assets and the key to our success."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office
2011-03-30
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Fiscal Year 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP)
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Preparedness Directorate's Office of Grants and Training (G&T) is pleased to announce the release of the Fiscal Year 2006 Competitive Training Grants Program (CTGP) Solicitation for Concept Papers. The CTGP solicitation will provide funding for national preparedness training initiatives that further the DHS mission of preparing the nation to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from incidents of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction or catastrophic events. DHS is inviting applicants to submit concept papers providing a proposed program overview based on one of seven issue areas as outlined in the solicitation. A concept paper template has been developed by G&T to address critical elements of a viable training program. Applicants must use this template when submitting concept papers and must follow the specified formatting guidelines."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training
Henke, Tracy A., 1969-
2006-05-19
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Executive Order 13653: Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change
"The impacts of climate change-including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise-are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies, and public health across the Nation. [...] The Federal Government must build on recent progress and pursue new strategies to improve the Nation's preparedness and resilience. In doing so, agencies should promote: (1) engaged and strong partnerships and information sharing at all levels of government; (2) risk-informed decision-making and the tools to facilitate it; (3) adaptive learning, in which experiences serve as opportunities to inform and adjust future actions; and (4) preparedness planning." This order was amended on December 16, 2014 by EO 13683, which can be found at the following link: [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/pdf/2014-29625.pdf].
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Obama, Barack
2013-11-01
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2009-2010 NSTAC Issue Review
"This edition of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Issue Review provides a comprehensive report on issues addressed by the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) from its first meeting in December 1982 to its most recent meeting on May 6, 2010. […] Since its inception, the NSTAC has advised five U.S. presidents on issues pertaining to the reliability and security of communications technologies and their impact on national security. Today, the communications and information technology industries and the Federal Government recognize the NSTAC as a model for industry/Government collaboration. NSTAC's perspective makes the committee a key strategic resource for the President and his national security and homeland security teams in their efforts to protect our Nation's critical infrastructures in today's dynamic and evolving environment. NSTAC accomplishments include many substantive recommendations to the President leading to enhancements to the Nation's NS/EP [national security and emergency preparedness] communications capabilities and critical infrastructure policies, and increased safeguards to the Nation's communications infrastructure."
United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
2010
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Serial No. 112-77: Ensuring the Transparency, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Homeland Security Grants, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, March 20 and April 26, 2012
From the opening statement of Gus M. Bilirakis: "This morning's hearing is to begin a series of hearings that the subcommittee will conduct regarding homeland security grants. Today we will receive testimony from Federal witnesses on challenges and successes in the management and administration of these grants. We will also continue a discussion that was begun last month with Deputy Administrator Serino on the President's proposal in fiscal year 2013 budget requests to consolidate a number of the grant programs into a new National Preparedness Grant Program. Next month the subcommittee will continue this examination with a hearing with stakeholders, those directly impacted by the proposed change. Today I will once again raise a number of questions that I raised at the--of course the subcommittee's hearing, the FEMA budget hearing about the President's requests for grants as I do not believe, more than a month after the President's budget was released, we had received sufficient--I do not think we received sufficient detailed information about the proposed National Preparedness Grant Program." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Gus M. Bilirakis, Laura Richardson, Bennie G. Thompson, Elizabeth M. Harman, Corey Gruber, Anne L. Richards, William O. Jenkins, Jr., Michael A. Nutter, James H. Davis, Bryan Koon, Hui-Shan Lin Walker, Judson M. Freed, Richard Daddario, Robert M. Maloney, Hank C. Clemmensen, Richard A. Wainio, and Michael P. Depallo.
United States. Government Printing Office
2013
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Health Information Exchange Services in Support of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Medical Response: Assessment of Opportunity in California and the Gulf Coast
"Over the last decade, a number of significant disasters have struck the United States, including hurricanes, tornadoes, pandemic flu, and terrorist attacks. Each of these events has resulted in evacuations and/or the treatment of patients outside of where they traditionally seek medical treatment. Consequently, care is often provided with incomplete information, which may impact the quality of care or cause harm to patients. As the nation has moved towards the digitization of patient health information, many initiatives have focused on how electronic patient data can be used during a disaster or emergency to improve care. Additionally, many have considered how health information exchange (HIE) can support healthcare professionals not only during disasters, but also during day-to-day emergencies. While significant progress has been made since one of the U.S.'s worst disasters, Hurricane Katrina, the country as a whole was recently given a grade of 'C-' for disaster preparedness and a 'D-' for access to emergency care, suggesting that additional work is needed. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the federal agency that oversees the nationwide effort to transition to and meaningfully use health information technology (HIT), has sought to capitalize on the emerging HIT infrastructure. […] Ai focused its efforts on two geographic areas that are vulnerable to a high number of natural disasters: California and the Gulf Coast (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). Officials in both of these areas have spent considerable time developing disaster preparedness and response plans. Additionally, hospitals and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in both California and Louisiana are developing use cases and pilots for sharing of EMS data with hospitals."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Audacious Inquiry, LLC
Afzal, Scott; Morris, Genevieve; Palmer, Stephen
2014-04-21
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Prepared for Disaster? Improving the Department of Defense's Immediate Response Authority
"Recent domestic emergencies such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 proved to many Americans that disaster preparedness, response and recovery are vital to America's national security. These tragic events raised doubts about the federal government's preparedness and competence to rapidly respond to crises, and increased political and public pressure to improve federal response capabilities, including the possibility of widening the U.S. military's role in homeland security and disaster response. However, before widening its role, the U.S. military must take on the initiative to evaluate and improve upon the military's current roles and mechanisms for providing effective and timely domestic incident management. Closer evaluation of the existing provisions and procedures for providing domestic military assistance is critical to this initiative and is desperately needed. This thesis examines one of the DoD's current provisions for providing immediate disaster response and assistance - the DoD's Immediate Response Authority (IRA). This thesis evaluates the IRA provision's role and capability to provide disaster assistance when first responders are wiped out or otherwise incapable of providing effective initial disaster response. Most would agree a 'smarter' DoD role is more valuable than a larger one. This thesis explores various means to make the IRA provision 'smarter' to help maximize resources and improve immediate military disaster response and assistance. This thesis also strives to determine where the DoD's IRA provision fits in relation to other federal and military response mechanisms and established national strategy and policy. The research identifies current barriers to the IRA provision's effectiveness, such as strategic guidance, oversight, and training, and also provides recommendations to help eliminate these barriers to eventually improve the overall effectiveness of this valuable resource for city, state, and federal first responders."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Leshinsky, Eric L.
2006-12
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Social Infrastructure for Hometown Security: Advancing the Homeland Security Paradigm
"The nation's homeland security strategy calls on federal, state, and local governments, businesses, communities and individuals across the country to work together to achieve a shared vision of a secure way of life. Yet true involvement on the part of individual citizens remains elusive, due largely to a misdiagnosis of the way the American people experience homeland security practices, inappropriate application of border screening and verification techniques to domestic public life, and an incomplete strategic preparedness framework that relies excessively on top-down federal management. This essay argues for a new approach that engages the American people in ways that invite their participation in understanding, assessing, and mitigating risk. New community-oriented techniques are needed that draw heavily on community-policing models and public health philosophies; the federal government needs to invert its strategic planning and funding processes, seizing the moment and leveraging the restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other priorities as opportunities to put communities first. The new administration has issued a national call to service. This call offers an opportunity to invest in a social infrastructure for homeland security that will bring the American people fully into strengthening their own preparedness."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Kaufman, David; Bach, Robert
2009-05
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Ready Business Mentoring Guide: Working with Small Businessess to Prepare for Emergencies, Mentor Edition
"Scenes of disaster replay on televisions across the country with numbing regularity: A hurricane blasts through Florida... fire sweeps through a small-town manufacturing plant... floods destroy a local business district... a winter storm causes widespread power failure in the Northeast. Every year emergencies take their toll on business and industry in terms of lives and dollars. But something can be done. Businesses of all sizes can limit injury and damage and return more quickly to normal operations if they plan ahead. Preparedness works. The Ready Business Mentoring Guide is designed to help business advisors encourage small business owners and managers to take action to reduce the impact of natural or man-made disasters. The Ready Business content reflects the Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Standard (NFPA 1600) developed by the National Fire Protection Association and endorsed by the American National Standards Institute, the 9/11 Commission and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-04-25
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Remarks by Secretary Ridge at Chicago TOPOFF Press Conference [May 15, 2003]
This transcript includes the May 15, 2003 remarks of Secretary Ridge at the Chicago TOPOFF 2 press conference. "The City of Chicago has an excellent reputation in the preparedness community, and we appreciate the City's willingness to test these capabilities before a national audience. Although a thorough analysis of the exercises will be done in the coming weeks, I am pleased to say that our initial assessment is that the City has performed well under the difficult circumstances it was presented with over the past few days. The TOPOFF exercises are an important part of our national preparedness strategy. If we are going to make our response system stronger, we first have to identify where strengths and weaknesses exist. That is what TOPOFF is designed to do. These challenging scenarios forced us to gauge our readiness, test our internal communications, and reinforce relationships."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office
2003-05-15
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Fifth Public Hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Statement of Glenn Corbett, November 19, 2003
The fifth public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on November 19, 2003 at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. The theme of the fifth public hearing was "Private/Public Sector Partnerships for Emergency Preparedness". This testimony was part of a panel entitled "Standards for Emergency Management and Business Continuity". Corbett is a professor of fire safety at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Bergen County Fire Captain. In his testimony, Corbett provides a brief overview of national building codes and related emergency preparedness standards.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
2003-11-19
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Civil Defense: Are Federal, State, and Local Governments Prepared for Nuclear Attack?
"This report reviews the U.S. civil defense program, discusses the need for a more defined national policy on civil defense, and makes recommendations for improving the program's effectiveness. We made this review because of the increasing congressional interest in the U.S. civil defense posture and in the Federal organizational structure for preparedness. […] The United States lacks a comprehensive civil defense policy. Yet it is vital that we overcome obstacles to meeting and surviving a nuclear attack. Civil defense in the United States has not been a high-priority or high-dollar program. The present situation can be traced in part to the Federal Civil Defense Act, as amended in 1958. This act made Federal, State, and local governments jointly responsible for civil defense. This joint responsibility had a dual effect-all levels of government were involved in civil defense efforts, but these efforts were weakened as a result of State and local government disagreement and disinterest in nationally set goals concerning nuclear preparedness and because of the program's low priority. Federal-state and Federal-local matching funds have not created the impetus for a large-scale civil defense program because the Government can only encourage, not mandate, State and local participation. The question thus becomes: Can a civil defense program, based on voluntary State and local participation, be fully effective? The need for such a program could be justified by its potential life-saving capabilities, if for no other reason."
United States. General Accounting Office; United States. Department of Defense; United States. General Services Administration . . .
1977-08-08
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Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, July 19, 2007
From the opening statement of Henry Cuellar: "The [private] sector owns approximately 85% of the Nation's critical infrastructure and has been working closely with the Department in the development of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Given its role in protecting critical infrastructure, the private sector can greatly support our country in times of crisis. While the Department has been working to improve its ability to coordinate efficiently during disasters, the subcommittee wants to ensure that it is truly incorporating best practices to enhance its preparedness. [...] The subcommittee wants to hear what the Department is doing to address the following areas that are important to the response and recovery process: logistics, donation management, credentialing of private sector officials and standards to create business continuity in the private sector. By strengthening public and private partnerships we can assure our communities that emergency preparedness and response at the local, State, and federal levels will be efficient and effective when a major disaster, terrorist attack, or other emergency takes place." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Henry Cuellar, Charles W. Dent, Donna M. Christensen, Marko Bourne, Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr., Barry Dinvaut, Sr., J. Michael Hickey, and John Howard.
United States. Government Printing Office
2009
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Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 Report
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for strengthening the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Planning is a key preparedness activity and a shared responsibility of all levels of government. The Department is committed to modernizing the collective planning capabilities of Federal, State, and local governments. All are making concerted efforts to improve plans, train, educate, and develop planners, and explore new means of collaboration. State and local governments have made admirable efforts in the face of difficult planning challenges. In his speech to the Nation from Jackson Square in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush said, 'I consider detailed emergency planning to be a national security priority, and therefore, I've ordered the Department of Homeland Security to undertake an immediate review, in cooperation with local counterparts, of emergency plans in every major city in America'...The second phase involved peer review, in which teams made up of former State and local homeland security and emergency management officials visited 131 States and urban areas. Over the course of 62 business days, these reviewers validated the self-assessments, determined requirements for Federal planning assistance, and drew initial conclusions for strengthening plans and planning processes at the Federal, State, and local levels of government for catastrophic events. This report reflects findings from both phases of the Nationwide Plan Review. It also provides initial conclusions about measures required to make the United States better prepared to deal with catastrophes."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-06-16
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Seismic Waves: Breaking Through Language Barriers with an Urgent Call to Prepare
Seismic Waves is a newsletter published by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). "The San Francisco Bay Area is home to at least eight geologic faults capable of producing large, damaging earthquakes, and scientists say there is a 62 percent chance that the region will experience a magnitude 6.7 or greater quake by the year 2032. The need for earthquake awareness and readiness is urgent and ongoing in the Bay Area. Getting preparedness messages to the public, though always challenging, is even more so in a region where for many residents English is a second language. About 1.4 million Asians and 1.2 million Latinos live in the Bay Area. Thirty percent of residents were born outside of the United States, and in 20 percent of area households there are no adults who can speak or read English well. To confront this challenge, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)--two of the agencies participating in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)--are partnering with other organizations in a campaign to increase earthquake awareness and readiness among the non-English-speaking communities of the Bay Area. At the heart of this campaign are two new multilingual earthquake-preparedness publications, both entitled 'Protecting Your Family from Earthquakes--The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.'"
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2007-03
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Building Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Disaster Resilience: A Listening Session
From the executive summary: "On October 5, 2015, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Division for At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health and Community Resilience (ABC) and Grantmakers In Health (GIH) co-hosted a meeting Building Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Disaster Resilience: A Listening Session. The listening session supported the National Health Security Strategy's (NHSS) aim to improve community health resilience-a community's ability to use its assets to strengthen public health and health care systems and to improve the community's physical, behavioral, and social health in order to withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity. The objective of the meeting was to promote connectivity and enhance relationship building among private foundations and key preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience program representatives. The meeting was attended by 50 individuals representing federal government, national partners, and private philanthropy. Attendees were provided an opportunity to educate each other about programs and resources available in the public and private sectors that help support emotionally strong, healthy, and resilient communities."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2016-01
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Operationalizing HSPD-8 Implementation for Training, SLGCP Regional Conference, September 7-8, 2005 [presentation]
In the context of this report, HSPD stands for Homeland Security Presidential Directive. This presentation contains slides of the fifth and sixth sessions of the State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP) Regional Conference that took place September 7-8, 2005. This presentation focuses on national preparedness and discusses national planning scenarios.
United States. Office of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office for Domestic Preparedness
Biehn, Barbara
2005-09-08
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NN/LM Earthquake Summit Report
"The NN/LM [National Network of Libraries of Medicine] Earthquake Summit was designed to develop a greater understanding of earthquake risks, promote partnerships with emergency planners, explore potential roles for libraries and librarians before and after a disaster, and to share best practices." Key takeaways from the summit include: "1. NN/LM is active in facilitating partnerships among libraries and community emergency responders. […] 2. The most important actions to remember in responding to an earthquake are: DROP, COVER and HOLD ON! 3. The reason for not running outside of a building during an earthquake is that most injuries and fatalities associated with earthquakes are caused by parts of buildings falling off the outside. 4. The incidence of earthquakes is increasing due to human activity, or 'induced seismicity.' 5. 'Sudden onset' disasters have an enormous impact on the physical and mental/emotional health of survivors; a quick recovery should not be expected. 6. Disasters bring profound change and prolonged challenges. 7. The Disaster Information Management Research Center provides many free and downloadable tools to assist emergency responders and health care professionals. […] 8. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides structure and training for emergency/disaster preparedness response on the national level and through regional, state and county agencies, as well as assistance to individuals. […] 9. Public libraries prepare for disasters by developing Continuity of Operations Plans (COOPs). Their plans cover preparedness and response for staff, facilities, collections and patrons. Public libraries function as community centers, especially following a disaster, and must be prepared to maintain as many of their services and locations as possible."
National Network of Libraries of Medicine (U.S.)
Wilson, Dan; Yowell, Susan
2012-04-06
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Preparedness in a Pandemic: Exercise Starter Kit, Sample Facilitator Guide (June 2020)
From the Document: "The nation faces the challenge of preparing to respond to additional disasters while operating in a pandemic environment. Although the operating environment has changed, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters remains the same. Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) officials, private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) partnership remains integral to helping and supporting disaster survivors. As the nation continues to respond and recover from COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], the framework of a locally executed, state managed, and federally supported approach to incident stabilization remains. FEMA's Preparedness in a Pandemic Exercise Starter Kit helps whole community partners by providing sample documents SLTT governments can use to conduct your own workshop on preparedness in a pandemic."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-06
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Energy Communications: National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could Be Strengthened, Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
"Government functions and effective disaster response and management rely on the ability of national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) personnel to communicate. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Communications System (NCS), is responsible for ensuring continuity of NS/EP communications when network congestion or damage occurs. As requested, GAO assessed the (1) priority communication programs NCS provides, how it enlists subscribers, and to what extent NCS controls access to these programs; (2) challenges that can affect delivery of these programs; and (3) extent to which NCS plans for and evaluates its services. GAO reviewed NCS program documents, such as annual reports and access control procedures and data on program subscribers. GAO also interviewed officials from NCS and select state and local government entities. GAO compared NCS performance measures to federal best practices."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2009-08-28
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Training of Clinicians for Public Health Events Relevant to Bioterrorism Preparedness
Recent terrorist attacks against the United
States have increased awareness of the
Nation's vulnerability to terrorism. One
particularly serious form of terrorism involves
the use of biological weapons that could
cause devastating epidemics.
To minimize the risks of bioterrorism, the
United States has made bioterrorism
preparedness a priority for government and
military agencies, public health advocates,
law enforcement, first responders, and health
care professionals. Based on the
recommendation of a working group led by
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), preparation efforts are
concentrating on smallpox, anthrax, plague,
botulism, tularemia, and the viral
hemorrhagic fevers. These agents have been
chosen as areas of focus due to their ease of
dissemination and transmission, high
mortality rates, ability to cause public panic,
and need for special public health
preparedness.
Until recently, the public and private
health care sectors had been largely excluded
from the Nation's bioterrorism preparatory
efforts. The very group that would handle the
consequences of an attack has yet to receive
widespread education on the topic.
Fortunately, the value of bioterrorism
education has been recently recognized,
leading to a significant question: How does
one effectively train clinicians for such an
unusual public health crisis? The purpose of
this evidence report is to identify and review
data on the most effective ways to train
clinicians to respond to a bioterrorist attack
or other public health event posing similar
challenges to the health care system.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-12
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Homeland Security: Reforming Federal Grants to Better Meet Outstanding Needs, Statement of Paul L. Posner, Managing Director Federal Budget Issues and Intergovernmental Relations, Strategic Issues, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate
"The challenges posed in strengthening homeland security exceed the capacity and authority of any one level of government. Protecting the nation calls for a truly integrated approach bringing together the resources of all levels of government. The Council on Foreign Relations study--Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared--states that in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the United States must prepare based on the assumption that terrorists will strike again. Although it acknowledges the nation's preparedness has improved, the Council's report highlights gaps in preparedness including shortfalls in personnel, equipment, communications, and other critical capabilities. Given the many needs and high stakes, it is critical that the design of federal grants be geared to fund the highest priority projects with the greatest potential impact for improving homeland security. This testimony discusses possible ways in which the grant system for first responders might be reformed. We do not make recommendations in this testimony; however, if Congress chooses to reform the grant system we have provide options including consolidating grant programs through block grants, establishing performance partnerships, and streamlining planning and administrative requirements."
United States. General Accounting Office
2003-09-03
