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NIMS National Incident Management System
This PowerPoint presentation outlines the NIMS National Response Plan created to be a single, comprehensive national approach to encompass all hazards. It provided a template to enable effective and efficient working relationships for all incidents. NIMS components include command and management, preparedness, resource management, communications and information management, supporting technologies, and ongoing management and maintenance.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Riesland, Rick
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Coordination and Partnerships Awareness Guide
"This guide highlights the essential role that coordination and partnerships play in improving public safety interoperability. The guide highlights the problems of coordination and partnerships, describes efforts to date to overcome those problems, and outlines activities that remain to be done to improve coordination."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM
United States. Public Safety Wireless Network Program
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Public Safety: Communications Funding Awareness Guide
"This guide explains public safety communications systems funding problems and potential solutions in clear, concise terms."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM
United States. Public Safety Wireless Network Program
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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs [website]
"The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs includes the following subjects - Department of Homeland Security (except matters relating to: The Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or the Secret Service); Any customs revenue function including any function provided for in section 415 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296); Any commercial function or commercial operation of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection or Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including matters relating to trade facilitation and trade regulation; or Any other function related to the above items that was exercised by the United States Customs Service on the day before the effective date of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296)."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Montana Disaster and Emergency Services [website]
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) takes the lead in coordinating comprehensive emergency management in Montana. The vision of DES is to guide Montana to build disaster resistant communities - accomplished through customer service, integration of the four phases of emergency management, quantifiable risk analysis, and leveraging mitigation through successful response & recovery. The goals of the division include: ensure that a comprehensive emergency management program exists in Montana to save lives and property, reduce human suffering and enhance the recovery of communities after disaster strikes, and provide quality customer service in all their activities.
Montana. Disaster and Emergency Services Division
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National Security Strategy: A Flawed Guide to the Future
"The Goldwater-Nichols Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986 requires the executive branch to periodically provide written documentation of the United States National Security Strategy (NSS). The George W. Bush administration released its first NSS in September 2002. The NSS starts with a letter from the President and then is organized around nine primary objectives. The effects of 9/11 and the emphasis on global terrorism are unmistakable. The talking heads in the media who focused, their critiques on the overt statement of a policy of preemption missed the forest for the trees. The Bush 43 NSS is an arrogant short-term military focused document that fails to provide a comprehensive strategic vision for applying all the elements of national power to protect and enhance our enduring national interests. This paper justifies that critique by a discussion of misalignment between NSS goals and national interests, flaws with specific NSS objectives, and the need for a greater economic emphasis. Integrated throughout the discussion are general and specific ways to correct our approach to world affairs."
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (U.S.)
Leahy, Michael B., Jr
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Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium Association [website]
"The Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium Association, HSDECA is the newly designated association for homeland security and homeland defense educational program accreditation. It also serves as a network of teaching and research institutions focused on promoting education and research in collaboration with government, private sector, and international communities related to and supporting this new academic discipline. The association is committed to building and maintaining a community of higher education institutions supporting this mission and the overall homeland security and homeland defense effort through the sharing and advancement of knowledge."
United States. Northern Command
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Centers for Disease Control: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Emergency Response Cards [website]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) cards provide information for first responders includes Agent-specific identification, medical symptoms, prevention and personal protective equipment; fire fighting, sampling and analytical methods, decontamination, spillage disposal, packaging and labeling information. Chemical agents included in the current collection include: abrin, cyanide, mustard (sulfur mustard), nitrogen mustard, osmium tetroxide, ricin, sarin, VX, and others.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Trouble Exposed: Katrina, Rita, and the Red Cross: A Familiar History
"While its history and continuing public confidence have earned the Red Cross a reputation for being a reliable and trusted organization, a closer look at its performance in disaster areas reveals significant problems. Most recently, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have highlighted the Red Cross difficulties in providing rapid and reliable relief to disaster victims " difficulties perhaps most pronounced in economically disadvantaged and minority communities."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
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Lessons Learned Information Sharing [website]
"'Lessons Learned Information Sharing' (LLIS.gov) is the national network of Lessons Learned and Best Practices for emergency response providers and homeland security officials. LLIS.gov's secure, restricted-access information is designed to facilitate efforts to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism across all disciplines and communities throughout the US. All 'Lessons Learned Information Sharing users are verified emergency response providers and homeland security officials at the local, state, and federal levels. 'Lessons Learned Information Sharing' uses strong encryption and active site monitoring to protect all information housed on the system." This website requires membership login.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Coalition for the International Criminal Court [website]
This website provides basic information about the International Criminal Court including an overview and history of the ICC, as well as a comprehensive database of up-to-date information on ratification and implementation of the ICC in every country. It also contains papers with perspectives on the importance of the ICC and its relevance to other issues.
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
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International Relations and Security Network [website]
The ISN (International Relations and Security Network) provides a wide range of high-quality and comprehensive products and resources to encourage the exchange of information among international relations and security professionals worldwide. The site contains an extensive amount of information on world news and current affairs, research and publications. The ISN also has close relationships with leading international partner institutes.
International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland)
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International Criminal Court [website]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The website contains information on ICC proceedings, organs, victims and witnesses, defense, Assembly of States parties, Victims Trust Fund, situations and cases, and press releases.
International Criminal Court
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Best Practices in User Needs/ Requirements Generation
"A process framework for the front-end of product development was developed. The framework covers the process space from an initial need (or recognition of need) to the decision for a product/development program launch. The framework focuses on the activities required for the development of requirements needed for an investment decision. The framework was developed through a thorough examination of the literature relating to product development and addresses not only the activities required to traverse the front-end, but also metrics and a process maturity matrix by which an organization can be evaluated. Using case studies of the front-end processes of eight commercial organizations and eight military organizations in addition to the US Air Force, the framework was tested. All of the organizations demonstrated the existence of the four fundamental activities contained in the framework but an examination of the existing process enablers revealed various interpretations of required features. The maturity matrix was used to evaluate each of the organizations (commercial and military) relative to the front-end process in the framework. The analysis revealed a significant gap between commercial and military process performance. The existence and application of the process enablers was significantly correlated with the organization's performance in the four process activities of the framework. The implications of the research indicate that military organizations need to reevaluate their current practices in the front-end and the application of process enablers within their organizations. Further, military organizations should reexamine if the current process structure for system development in the front-end need significant changes."
United States Air Force Academy
Wirthlin, Joseph R.
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Time Sensitive Targeting: Overcoming the Intelligence Gap in Interagency Operations
"The Central Intelligence Agency's attack on a group of terrorists in Yemen epitomized the agency's short-notice capability to detect, track, and destroy a highly mobile and fleeting target of opportunity. The U.S. military and other federal agencies will not respond to terrorist threats overseas where the destruction of the adversary is allowed under the rules of armed combat. These highly mobile threats also may be found in the United States, where the rules of law apply and the target must be apprehended and prosecuted. The Department of Defense (DOD) perceives a time-sensitive target (TST) as an Iraqi mobile SCUD missile launcher, while other agencies view TSTs not as surface-to- air missiles (SAMs) but as humans engaged in a range of quickly moving hostile activities, such as terrorists fleeing in a vehicle. Human targets of interest may be terrorists, drug smugglers, or illegal aliens; they are highly mobile and exploit weaknesses in defense systems. When engaged in hostile or illegal activities, they may be subject to military, diplomatic, economic, intelligence, or law enforcement actions, abroad or in the United States. The present process and capability to detect and identify SCUD-like TSTs lies within the capabilities of DOD and the intelligence community, and national and operational intelligence assets may provide the combatant commander with sufficient data with which to engage TSTs. However, when the source of targets is in or around the United States, and where the lead agency is not the military but a law enforcement agency, strategic and operational intelligence assets are rarely available or used; and if available, are rarely effective. This paper reveals gaps created by a lack of intelligence coordination and interagency cooperation when dealing with TSTs in an interagency environment within the United States."
Naval War College (U.S.)
Hewitt, Mark A.
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FEMA's Role in Terrorism Preparedness and Response
This document outlines the role the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plays in reducing the loss of life and property and protecting our institutions from all hazards. FEMA "leads and supports the Nation in a comprehensive, risk-based emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Plan Template
"This template was developed for use by federal departments and agencies to help ensure that they incorporate the NIMS into their emergency response plans, procedures and policies. However, states as well as local and tribal entities may find this NIMS Implementation Plan Template useful in guiding their own NIMS implementation process."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Sample Executive Order (for NIMS)
"A Sample Executive Order for designating the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for all incident management in a State or Commonwealth."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [website]
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates and oversees energy industries in the economic and environmental interest of the American public. It's an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity. FERC also regulates natural gas and hydropower projects. The website contains strategic documents, top initiatives, press releases, legal resources, and information on the electric, gas, hydropower, and oil industries."
United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Support of Irregular War: A Non-Lethal Approach
From the Document: "Due to the unique demands of Irregular Warfare (IW), a variety of technological shortfalls, and the legal, moral, and ethical issues surrounding armed unmanned system capabilities, Unmanned Ground Vehicle development should be focused at meeting the challenges associated with future warfare as a Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) platforms, not as systems capable of employing lethal force on the battlefields of tomorrow."
Marine Corps Command and Staff College (U.S.)
Moreau, David M.
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Is a Goldwater-Nichols Act Needed for Homeland Security?
This report is part of chapter two of five chapters in the series: Threats at Our Threshold: Homeland Defense and Homeland Security in the New Century: A Compilation of the Proceedings of the First Annual Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Conference. The following is taken from the introduction of the report: "The Goldwater-Nichols legislation that was enacted into law in 1986 is widely viewed as largely responsible for the most significant reform of the Department of Defense (DoD) since the National Security Act of 1946. While not without substantial flaws, the DoD is generally seen as a highly capable cabinet agency; one that is extremely mission-oriented and able to achieve tangible results while other federal departments often lack operational capacity. Five years after the 9/11 attacks, and one year after the disappointing governmental response to Hurricane Katrina, many in the national security community are asking whether a Goldwater-Nichols type reform is needed for the nation's homeland security system. From the dysfunction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the continuing interagency battles about roles, responsibilities and budget share, it is clear that the United States does not yet have a comprehensive, cohesive and competent system to ensure the security of the homeland. When considering whether a Goldwater-Nichols type reform would be useful or appropriate, it is useful to reflect on the major achievements of the original Goldwater-Nichols Act and how it might or might not translate into the homeland security arena."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership
Wormuth, Christine E.
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Reserve Component Transformation: Opportunity for Real Change
This report is part of chapter three of five chapters in the series: Threats at Our Threshold: Homeland Defense and Homeland Security in the New Century: A Compilation of the Proceedings of the First Annual Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Conference. The following is taken from the introduction of the report: "Despite a number of studies and recommendations conducted in the last several years on potential changes to the size, shape, and focus of the National Guard and federal Reserves, the Department of Defense (DoD) has generally made only gradual changes to the Reserve Component. While the transformation of the Guard and Reserves has been particularly gradual in the area of homeland defense and civil support, DoD and Congress now have the opportunity and the responsibility to make real changes that will ensure the future health of the National Guard and Reserves. Since the September 11th attacks, the spotlight has been shining brightly on the National Guard and Reserves. In the aftermath of the attacks, the nation relied heavily on the Guard and the Reserves to help protect the homeland. National Guard troops provided airport security and critical infrastructure protection in the weeks following the attacks until they could be replaced with civilian security. The Air National Guard flew extensive combat air patrols in the months following September 11th and has continued to play a key role in the air sovereignty mission for the past five years. The DoD has also mobilized Reserve Component units extensively to serve in overseas operations as part of the war against Islamic extremism. Reserve units were quickly mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2001, and since 2003 nearly every combat brigade of the National Guard has been deployed as well."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership
Wormuth, Christine E.
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Vehicle Ramming: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
"The use of a vehicle as a weapon in a terrorist attack is not new. Recent terrorist incidents and violent extremist propaganda demonstrate that the use of vehicles as a weapon continues to be of interest by those wishing to cause harm. Attacks of this nature require minimal capability, but can have a devastating impact in crowded places with low levels of visible security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Mass Gatherings: Take Charge of Your Personal Safety!
"A mass gathering occurs when a large number of people come together in a particular location for a specific purpose. These locations, especially those associated with large crowds, could be an attractive target for terrorism and other crimes. If everyone plays their part, we can keep our neighborhoods, communities, and the nation safe against the threats we face."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Archives Library Information Center: Terrorism
This section of the National Archives' Archives Library Information Center website includes resources and links related to terrorism. From the website: "ALIC, the Archives Library Information Center, exists to provide staff and researchers ready access to the background and context information necessary to describe, organize, and access the essential evidence in NARA records."
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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National Dialogue on the Emergency Alert [website]
The National Dialogue on the Emergency Alert System is a website maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA]. This site will serve as forum to discuss how to improve the National Emergency Alert System [EAS]. The concept behind the National Dialogue on the Emergency Alert System is that the community will submit/discuss and then vote on ideas as how to improve the EAS. The best rated ideas will move towards the top of the list to further spur conversation. NOTE: To participate in the discussions users must register.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Gulf Long Term Follow-Up Study (GuLF STUDY) [website]
"The Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study (GuLF STUDY ) is the largest study ever conducted on the potential health effects associated with an oil spill, with nearly 33,000 participants. The GuLF STUDY is focused on prospectively determining both physical and mental health effects related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and is collecting information that can be used by individuals, communities and governments to better understand the consequences of oil spills and plan for future disasters." This site includes the study protocol, questionnaires, and a document describing the strategy for exposure classification.
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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OpenQuake [website]
"OpenQuake is a suite of open-source software that allows the GEM [Global Earthquake Model] community to use data, best practise and applications collaboratively being developed. The suite comprises the Platform, the Engine, and a great variety of (desktop) Tools for modeling, and for accessing and exploring GEM products, as well as uploading and sharing data & findings."
Global Earthquake Model
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Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance [website]
"Extreme events engineering is an experience-driven field. Immediately following the occurrence of an extreme event (e.g., earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, landslide, or flood), perishable data that can be used to advance our understanding should be systemically collected. The importance of detailed mapping and surveying of damaged areas relative to general damage surveys cannot be overemphasized, as they provide the hard data of the well-documented case histories that drive the development of many of the empirical procedures used in geoengineering practice. The GEER [Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance] Association is working to develop a systematic approach to conducting the NSF [National Science Foundation] - sponsored reconnaissance efforts of the geotechnical effects of extreme events. The project is formalizing the manner in which extreme events reconnaissance efforts are organized by the GeoPrograms of NSF."
Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance
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Emergency Planning for Household Pets and Service Animals: Providing Rescue, Care, Shelter, and Essential Needs [presentation]
This presentation covers concerns related to animals in disasters, including evacuation, emergency household pet sheltering, and mental health issues.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Tinsman, Mark
