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The Federal Preparedness Report
Title: The Federal Preparedness Report
Date: January 13, 2009
Author:
Institution: Department of Homeland Security
Bibliographic Entry: “The Federal Preparedness Report.” January 13, 2009. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.iaem.com/committees/GovernmentAffairs/documents/FPR-Jan2009.pdf (Accessed January 27, 2009).
Electronic Link: http://www.iaem.com/committees/GovernmentAffairs/documents/FPR-Jan2009.pdf
Key Words: national preparedness, homeland security, information sharing, intergovernmental collaboration, interagency communication, disaster preparedness, preparedness cycle, planning, response and recovery
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This report reviews national preparedness and provides an overview of the preparedness of the United States with regard to homeland security since the end of the Fiscal Year 2007. The report looks at the efforts made by Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial homeland security partners over the past five years. The report sets baselines for future assessments and serves to develop the next version of the Target Capabilities List (TCL). Overall, the findings indicate that the nation is “significantly better prepared for all hazards than [it was] five years ago.”
Progress made toward capability building and national investments include:
- improved regional collaboration
- expanded implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF)
- completion of specific areas of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
- strengthening of information sharing and collaboration
- increased interoperable and operable communications
- improved Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) detection, response & decontamination capabilities
- improved medical surge capabilities
- expanded planning and citizen preparedness capabilities
Progress made toward implementing the preparedness cycle includes improvements in:
- planning to unify all homeland security efforts at all levels of government
- organization, equipment, and training
- exercise for homeland security validation
- evaluation to improve performance
Name of Researcher: Nathan Brown
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: January 28, 2009