Question:
Demonstrate an understanding of national and state Homeland Security and Emergency Management strategies, Presidential Decision Directives, and other policy documents.
You are the emergency manager in a city of 200,000 people in the southeastern United States. Your city manager has directed that you create an article of 500-750 words for the city''s Web site clearly explaining national and state homeland security and emergency management strategies and Presidential Decision Directives. You have been directed to focus on the following documents; however, your project is not limited to these documents:
The National Response Framework
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/qhsr_report.pdf
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/policy/national/nsct_sep2006.pdf
National Infrastructure Protection Plan
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf
Summarize in detail the following 3 Homeland Security Presidential Directives:
HSPD-3
HSPD-5
HSPD-8
What are the differences between the NSHS drafted in 2002 and the NSHS drafted in 2007? Compare and contrast the two.
What are the major provisions within the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)?
Why was this framework developed, and how should it be used? Explain.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.