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LLIS Lesson Learned: Emergency Operations Center Management: Providing Training on Section Roles and Operations
Taken from the Summary: "Emergency operations center (EOC) managers should consider incorporating information about section roles and responsibilities into training and exercises. This can help ensure that section staff members are aware of the response activities of other sections, thus facilitating the development of a common operating picture within the EOC."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2011-02-04
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Nashville Flood: Lessons Learned
"From May 1-3, 2010, portions of the Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins experienced an unprecedented 36- hour rainfall. The Nashville area received between 13 and 17+ inches of rain, more than doubling a two-day record set in 1979. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cordell Hull, Old Hickory, and Cheatham projects set pools and maximum water-flow release records. Barkley Dam set a maximum water flow release record and Old Hickory came within 6.6 inches of overtopping the upstream lock wall. District staff performed heroically and project operations reduced flood stage in Nashville by an estimated 5 feet. The magnitude and rapid nature of the event stressed the Corps' flood response, exposing the need to prepare for extreme events, especially in the area of communication. The Corps, working closely with other Federal agencies, is taking action to improve response to extreme events."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-02-04
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LLIS Lesson Learned: School Emergency Planning: Identifying On-Campus Sheltering Facilities for Students from Other Schools
"School emergency plans should identify appropriate on-campus sheltering facilities for students who have evacuated from other schools. This can minimize confusion and ensure that incoming students receive adequate shelter upon arrival on campus."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2011-02-04
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United States -- Mexico High Level Consultative Commission on Telecommunications Joint Statement
"Critical telecommunications needs in the common border area, rapid technological changes, and the expansion of wireless broadband services make it imperative that the United States and Mexico work closely together to strengthen the economy of, and to enhance public safety communications in, the border region. To advance its goals, the representatives put in place an ambitious work program (known as the Directory of Bilateral Issues) for officials from both governments for the period from 2011 to 2013. The actions proposed in the Directory of Bilateral Issues are designed to expand wireless broadband services and advance cross border communications and interoperability as well as to prevent harmful interference to public safety, commercial, broadcasting and other services in the heavily populated border regions."
United States. Department of State
2011-02-03
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram 5-11 [February 3, 2011]
This document from the Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center is "distributed weekly to provide members of the Emergency Services Sector with information concerning the protection of their critical infrastructures." Sections include: "New National Terrorism Advisory System"; "Threat-based Response Patterns for Emergency Services"; "Pre-Planned Events: An Aid to Preparedness"; and "New Emergency Medical Services Courses".
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2011-02-03
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Gun Control Legislation [February 3, 2011]
"Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. The tragic shootings in Tucson, AZ, on January 8, 2011, in which six people were killed and 13 wounded, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords, could prompt the 112th Congress to examine issues related to the shooter's mental illness and drug use and his use of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFDs) (see H.R. 308 and S. 32), as well as a proposal to ban firearms within the proximity of certain high-level federal officials (see H.R. 496). This report provides basic firearms-related statistics, an overview of federal firearms law, and a summary of legislative action in the 111th Congress and selected legislative action in the 110th Congress that involved issues revisited in the 111th Congress. The report concludes with a discussion of other salient issues that have generated significant congressional interest in the past, including the 1994-2004 LCAFD ban."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Krouse, William J.
2011-02-03
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Twitter, Facebook, and Ten Red Balloons: Social Network Problem Solving and Homeland Security
"This essay, the winner of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Essay Contest in 2010, looks at how homeland security could benefit from crowd-sourced applications accessed through social networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook. Christopher M. Ford looks at the apparent efficacy of two such endeavors: the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) competition to find ten 8-foot balloons moored across the continental U.S. and Wired Magazine challenge to "find" author Evan Ratliff. Based on these and other crowd-sourced applications, Ford suggests that the U.S. government could utilize the internet and social networking sites to potentially solve an array of discrete problems through the active participation of interested citizens"
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Ford, Christopher M.
2011-02
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With a Disaster, Pain is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional
"Hurricane Ike's winds and storm surge devastated rural coastal communities of Texas and Louisiana, many still recovering from severe damage caused by past Gulf Coast hurricanes, particularly Hurricane Rita in 2005. Rural coastal community leaders, still in the midst of repairing Hurricane Rita's damage, faced swiftly restoring basic critical infrastructure and residential services as well as longer-term political, social, and economic recovery and redevelopment efforts. Lack of progress at any level could hold back community resurgence. Despite 'bare bones' rural-area government structure and personnel capacity, these rural coastal communities have factors that can mediate or mitigate the impact of a large storm or other disaster. This article draws on the experiences of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to illustrate the factors of (1) a history and culture of self-reliance and independence; (2) close-knit, committed individual communities; (3) the continued blows of devastating hurricanes; (4) a leader and organization point for resiliency efforts; (5) a robust recovery and redevelopment plan; (6) restoration of housing; and (7) visible recovery, rebuilding, and re-visioning."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Caudle, Sharon L.; Broussard, Ernest, Jr.
2011-02
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Dual Status Command for No-Notice Events: Integrating the Military Response to Domestic Disasters
"This article describes the history of the challenges in developing structures and processes to integrate military forces during domestic disaster response, and the recent progress made with regard to employing a Dual Status Command construct for no-notice events. Absent this recent initiative enabled by the Council of Governors, our nation would employ the same construct which was roundly criticized as a major factor and significant causal factor for hampering the military response to Hurricane Katrina-through separate and uncoordinated chains of command, state military forces would be employed under the control of the president. The new Dual Status Command construct is a transformative initiative which, if implemented, will affect meaningful progress for the benefit of both state and nation."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Schumacher, Ludwig J.
2011-02
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FEMA Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2014
"This strategic plan was developed with an understanding of contemporary practices, lessons from past experience, and an appreciation for what the future may bring. The FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] 2011--2014 initiatives will make FEMA a more flexible and adaptive organization capable of responding to new situations, capitalizing on opportunities, and quickly adjusting to changing environments. The initiatives will foster greater community engagement, and unity of effort and purpose among all members of the emergency management team, with the goal of achieving more effective emergency management outcomes for the Nation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-02
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FEMA National Incident Support Manual (February 2011)
"The FEMA National Incident Support Manual describes how FEMA national staff support FEMA incident operations and briefly discusses steady-state activities pertinent to incident operations. This manual defines the activities of Federal assistance--across the nation and within FEMA's statutory authority--supporting citizens and first responders in responding to, recovering from, and mitigating all hazards. It includes definitions and descriptions of roles and responsibilities, functions, and organizational structures for those conducting FEMA incident support duties, thus forming the basis from which FEMA personnel plan and execute their assigned missions. This manual also serves as the basis for developing related guidance (procedures, handbooks, incident guides, training materials, etc.). This manual will also discuss how NRCS [National Response Coordination Center] procedures are relevant to all personnel (FEMA, other Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector) who are either assigned to or coordinating with the NRCS."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-02-01?
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FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Response System / USACE StS Program
This publication displays urban search and rescue structures that are intended to support damaged structures during a response.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-02
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US-CERT Monthly Activity Summary (February 2011)
"This report summarizes general activity including updates to the National Cyber Alert System in February 2011. It includes current activity updates, technical and non-technical cyber security alerts, cyber security bulletins, and cyber security tips, in addition to other newsworthy events or highlights. [...] During February 2011, US-CERT [United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team] issued 18 Current Activity entries, one Technical Cyber Security Alert, one Cyber Security Alert, four weekly Cyber Security Bulletins, and one Cyber Security Tip. Highlights for this month include updates or advisories released by Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe, Google, and Oracle."
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
2011-02
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LLIS Best Practice -- Mass Evacuation Reception Planning: Overview of Planning Issues After a Nuclear Incident
"A nuclear incident in an urban area would likely cause a spontaneous mass evacuation. Jurisdictions adjacent to the urban area would become critical evacuation routes or destinations for residents of the affected area after a nuclear incident. A spontaneous mass evacuation could quickly overwhelm local emergency response agencies in most adjacent jurisdictions. Pre-incident planning can help jurisdictions adjacent to urban areas prepare for, respond to, and recover from the consequences of an unanticipated population surge after a nuclear incident. This overview document is part of the Mass Evacuation Reception Planning Best Practice series. This Best Practice series supports the pre-planning processes of jurisdictions by providing information on the effects that jurisdictions adjacent to a nuclear incident area will likely experience in the first hours or days following an incident. These Best Practices describe the major issues that emergency managers and responders may face when managing a spontaneous mass exodus from an urban environment. This series builds upon the principles of mass evacuation planning for natural hazards, particularly related to incident management, transportation, and mass care. Finally, this series is based on a terrorist detonation of an improvised nuclear device or nuclear device up to 10 kiloton (KT) yield."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2011-02
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Animals in Disasters Temporary Animal Sheltering Field Guide
From the Introduction: "All emergencies are local and therefore the local agency always has the option and latitude to respond to an emergency involving animals in the way and method that best suits the entity involved. This document is meant only to provide some quick guidelines and suggestions to local animal control agencies or others who are designated to take responsibility for animal issues during an emergency or disaster by identifying key points and critical issues that will be useful to the first responder and his/her agency during the initial stages of an emergency. Flexibility and adaptation are critical during emergency situations. If the field guide or existing policy and procedure does not make sense for the situation, do what works. If you don't have the ideal supplies and equipment, adapt to what you do have available. Sometimes it is a matter of doing the best that you can with what you have available. Anticipate chaos. In the early stages of an event, high energy, high volume, and high stress will create frustration, frayed nerves, and short tempers. Chaos is part of the response and in no way indicates failure or sub-standard performance. If there wasn't chaos, it would not be an emergency."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training
2011-02
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Emergency Responder Monitoring and Surveillance
"Previous emergency events have demonstrated that, despite analyzing and applying 'lessons learned', significant gaps and deficiencies continue to exist in health monitoring and worker health surveillance afforded to emergency response workers (including police, fire, and emergency medical personnel, as well as other responder groups such as public health personnel, cleanup, and repair/restoration/recovery workers). These gaps and deficiencies were documented in the Rand reports prepared following the World Trade Center response, but these problems have persisted and, despite improvements, were observed again in Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon responses. [...] In response to this continuing need, a consortium of federal agencies, state health departments, and volunteer responder groups was convened by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This set of guidelines and recommendations is the product of those deliberations. It is intended to address all aspects of protecting emergency responders and should be applicable over the full range of emergency types and settings. It is intended to be of use to all those involved in the deployment and protection of emergency responders, including incident management leadership; leadership of response organizations; health, safety, and medical personnel; and all workers involved."
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2011-02-01
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LLIS.gov Newsletter [February 2011]
This monthly newsletter highlights special event planning, announces the password reset feature, lists exclusive content posted in January 2011, and encourages members to request LLIS.gov event participation.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-02
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United States Coast Guard 2011 Posture Statement With 2012 Budget in Brief
"This past year, the Coast Guard showcased its value as an incident responder and manager by leading America's response to the BP [British Petroleum] Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and ensuing oil spill disaster. The Service deployed 46 cutters, 22 aircraft and over 7,000 personnel in order to meet Federal On-Scene Coordinator response requirements to provide oversight, logistics, and security of the waterways in and around the oil spill. The Coast Guard also dispatched the first U.S. assets that provided rescue and relief following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Our value to the Nation is providing this unique capability in the maritime domain, and it is our commitment to enhance our ability to respond to and manage future incidents."
United States. Coast Guard
2011-02
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2010 National Vaccine Plan: Protecting the Nation's Health Through Immunization
"The purpose of the 2010 National Vaccine Plan is to provide strategic direction for the coordination of the vaccine and immunization enterprise for the NVP. The Program's goals are to prevent infectious diseases and their sequelae and reduce adverse reactions to vaccines in the U.S. The Plan will achieve this through coordinated implementation of a strategic vision implemented by vaccine and immunization stakeholders across and outside of the federal government."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2011-02
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Contra Costa County Pediatric/Neonatal Disaster and Medical Surge Plan and Preparedness Toolkit
"The events of the Katrina Hurricane (2005), H1N1 Pandemic Flu (2009), and Haiti Earthquake (2010) demonstrate the need for a strong collaborative approach integrating newborns, infants and children into disaster planning. The resources required for the care of neonates and children are limited and regionally distributed. Successful neonatal and pediatric all-hazard preparedness relies on a strong network of committed public health agencies, emergency medical services, hospitals and communities. First steps to effective response include preserving bed capacity, competency and equipment to support a system of emergency care for infants and children within the county under normal conditions. The Contra Costa EMS [Emergency Medical Services] for Children (EMSC) Plan implemented in 2000 has been fundamental to improving and sustaining standards of care for the pediatric population from birth to age 18. The plan was updated in 2008 and is available on the Contra Costa County EMS website at www.cccems.org. The Contra Costa EMSC Plan provides the essential foundation to build an effective infrastructure of sustainable neonatal and pediatric disaster preparedness. The next step to providing effective disaster preparedness involves the practice of including neonates and pediatrics in all county, provider agency and hospital-based disaster exercises. This toolkit has been developed to facilitate this preparedness and is to be used in conjunction with California EMS Authority EMS for Children (EMSC) Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for LEMSAs [Local EMS Agencies] and EMSC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for Hospitals."
Contra Costa County (Calif.). Emergency Medical Services Agency
2011-02
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 112th Congress
"The nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attack is difficult, measures can be taken to deter terrorists. The dilemma facing Congress is how best to construct and finance a system of deterrence, protection, and response that effectively reduces the possibility and consequences of another terrorist attack without unduly interfering with travel, commerce, and civil liberties. […] Existing law mandates the scanning of all U.S.-bound maritime containers with non-intrusive inspection equipment at overseas ports of loading by July 2012. This deadline is unlikely to be met, as foreign countries object to the costs of this screening and are dubious of the benefits. If Congress considers maritime security, it may examine the usefulness of this mandate, as well as the threat posed by the many small craft that populate commercial port areas and progress toward establishing harbor interagency operational centers."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Peterman, David Randall; Elias, Bartholomew; Frittelli, John
2011-02-01
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U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond [January 31, 2011]
"In recent years, U.S.-Mexican security cooperation has increased significantly, largely as a result of the development and implementation of the Mérida Initiative, a counterdrug and anticrime assistance package for Mexico and Central America that was first proposed in October 2007. With the enactment of the FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 111-212) in July 2010, Congress has provided almost $1.8 billion for the Mérida Initiative. Congress provided $248 million of that funding to Central America and included an additional $42 million for Caribbean countries. However, Congress dedicated the vast majority of the funds--roughly $1.5 billion--to support programs in Mexico, with an early emphasis on training and equipping Mexican military and police forces engaged in counterdrug efforts. Escalating drug trafficking-related violence in Mexico has focused congressional attention on the efficacy of U.S-Mexican efforts. Reducing violence associated with organized crime (including drug trafficking), which, by Mexican government estimates, has resulted in more than 34,600 deaths since President Felipe Calderón took office in December 2006, has remained a focus of the Mérida Initiative. [...] The 112th Congress is likely to continue funding and overseeing the Mérida Initiative, as well as examining the degree to which the U.S. and Mexican governments are fulfilling their pledges to tackle domestic problems contributing to drug trafficking in the region. Congress may also examine the degree to which the Administration's new strategy for the Mérida Initiative complements other counterdrug and border security efforts. Given current budget constraints, Congress may also debate how best to measure the impact of current and future Mérida Initiative programs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Seelke, Clare Ribando; Finklea, Kristin M.
2011-01-31
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Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting
The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting was developed by the U.S. Department of Education to present step-by-step procedures, examples, and references for higher education institutions to follow in meeting the campus safety and security requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended. The handbook "contains citations for the applicable legislation, highlights important information in side notes, provides examples of crime and fire scenarios, suggests helpful practices and provides sample documents to assist you in determining if your policies and procedures are compliant."
United States. Department of Education
Ward, Diane; Mann, Janice Lee
2011-02
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Fire Risk to Children in 2007
"These topical reports are designed to explore facets of the U.S. fire problem as depicted through data collected in the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA's) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). Each topical report briefly addresses the nature of the specific fire or fire-related topic, highlights important findings from the data, and may suggest other resources to consider for further information." This edition focuses on children in fires in 2007. Findings from this report our: "1) The relative risk of children under age 15 dying in a fire is lower than the general population. However, when dividing the young into subgroups, 52 percent of all child fire deaths occur to those 4 and younger. 2) When dividing the young into subgroups, fire injuries are highest in the 4 and under age group, decline in the middle years, but rise again in the 10 to 14 age group. This is a different pattern than deaths, which decrease as children age. 3) Boys are at higher risk of death from fire than girls. 4) African-American children are at an increased risk of death from fire."
United States Fire Administration
2011-02
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NIPP News: February 2011
This edition of the NIPP [National Infrastructure Protection Plan] News contains the following articles: "Critical Infrastructure Activities and Events: "IP's [Infrastructure Protection] Behind-the-Scenes Support for Super Bowl XLV"; "NIAC [National Infrastructure Advisory Council] Releases Two Influential Reports on Resilience"; "IP and George Mason University Launch Joint Initiative on Critical Infrastructure Higher Education Programs"; "Efforts Underway to Develop International Levee Handbook"; "USCG [United States Coast Guard] Cyber Command Addresses Cyber Issues in the Maritime Domain"; "Save the Date for the 2011 Defense Industrial Base Critical Infrastructure Protection Conference"; and "Dams Sector Develops Enhanced Capabilities in Blast Damage Assessment".
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Infrastructure Protection
2011-02
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Rail Transit: Reliability of FTA's Rail Accident Database, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Document: "The information in this report is based on work conducted from September 2010 to January 2011, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. In conducting our work, we interviewed FTA [Federal Transit Administration] officials and analyzed SSO [State Safety Oversight] and rail transit agency data to assess the extent to which rail transit safety data used for FTA's rail safety statistics report were complete and accurate and avoided unverified and omitted data entries, duplicative entries, and other data discrepancies. For our engagement, we focused primarily on the SSO templates and FTA's SSO Rail Accident Database since these are used by FTA to produce the rail safety statistics report. In order to ensure we were assessing the exact data FTA uses, we replicated the first five summary tables presented in that report. We reviewed SSO data from 2003 through 2008 and assessed the extent to which FTA reconciles the data reported by SSO and rail transit agencies with the National Transit Database (NTD) and other supplemental sources such as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and how the FTA's procedures contribute to the reliability of the data in its rail safety statistics report."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2011-01-31
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Analysis of Severe Railway Accidents Involving Long Duration Fires
"As a regulatory authority for transportation of radioactive materials, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ensures that packages designed to transport spent nuclear fuel (SNF) meet current regulations. 10 CFR Part 71 provides the regulatory requirements for the certification of transportation packages for SNF and high-level radioactive waste. SNF transportation packages are expected to be designed to endure a fully engulfing fire, as prescribed in 10 CFR Part 71, Section 73. The purpose of the study described in this report was to support NRC in determining the different types and frequency of railway accidents involving severe, long duration fires that could impact rail transport of SNF. Train accident data were examined from both the Federal Railroad Administration and Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration databases. This study focused on accidents where hazardous material was released from multiple train cars [...] None of the accidents examined involved a reported release of radioactive material exceeding the limits set in 10 CFR Part 71. In addition to calculating the frequency, the trends associated with severe fire accidents were determined. In general, severe fires are characterized by derailments in which thousands of gallons of flammable liquid or gas are released. By limiting the SNF package transport to trains that are not also carrying flammable liquid or gas (i.e., to dedicated trains), the likelihood of an SNF transportation package being exposed to a long duration fire would likely be further reduced."
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Mintz, T.; Necsoiu, M.; Adams, G.
2011-02
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Analysis of Severe Roadway Accidents Involving Long Duration Fires
"10 CFR Part 71 provides the regulatory requirements for the certification of transportation packages for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive material. SNF packages are expected to be designed to endure a fully engulfing fire, as prescribed in 10 CFR Part 71. As a regulatory authority for transportation of radioactive materials, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ensures that packages designed to transport SNF meet the regulations prescribed in 10 CFR Part 71. The purpose of the study described in this report was to support NRC in determining the different types and frequency of roadway accidents involving severe, long duration fires that could impact roadway transport of SNF. Roadway accident data were examined from the U.S. Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. This study focused on those in-transit hazardous material (HAZMAT) accidents resulting in a fire that involved more than one vehicle. Such fires were analyzed to identify those that could have been severe enough to potentially affect an SNF package being transported on a roadway where the source of fuel for the fire would be from a vehicle not carrying the SNF package. [...] None of the severe fire accidents involved the release of radioactive material. In general, severe fires are characterized by the release of flammable liquid (i.e., Class 3 HAZMAT), and in about 40 percent of the severe fires, more than 22,710 L [6,000 gal] of flammable liquid was released. Also, about half of the severe fires occurred on interstate highways with a median or divider and two of the severe fires occurred on interstate ramps. One of these accidents, occurring on a ramp, was likely in an enclosed area and as a result had the potential to generate a fire with higher average temperatures."
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Mintz, T.; Adams, G.
2011-02
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What Does Shelter-in-Place Mean?
This document explains what it means to shelter-in-place, and under what scenarios this response should be used. It also provides links to additional information about sheltering-in-place.
Kings County (Calif.)
Hall, Elizabeth
2011-01-31
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FEMA National Advisory Council Report
"The National Exercise Program [NEP] was established in 2007 to provide a framework for prioritizing and coordinating Federal, Regional and State exercise activities, without replacing any individual department or agency exercises. The NEP has helped prepare and train government officials, reinforced identified training standards, and systematically tested the national preparedness system. Moreover, the NEP has served as a catalyst for enhancing collaborative relationships, validating plans, and identifying areas for corrective action. In short, it has served as a key component of our national readiness to confront all hazards. Under Title 6, United States Codes, Section 318, the National Advisory Council (NAC) is directed to advise the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on all aspects of emergency management. Additionally, Section 748 specifically directs the Administrator to coordinate with the National Advisory Council in carrying out the National Exercise Program (NEP). This issue paper will provide an update to the members of the Council on the current initiative to reform and improve the National Exercise Program and serve to solicit initial input and recommendations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-01-28
