Homeland Security Presidential Directives

1,000 words   

 

Click on the following link(s) for the Phase 5 Reading Assignment:

 

• Strategic Partnerships
• National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS); pp. 41–53

 

You are the emergency manager in a city of 200,000 people in the midwestern United States and are working on your long-term budget. You feel that you need extra resources to ensure that your city can effectively respond to emergencies and disasters, especially acts of terrorism; however, your city manager will not approve any additional spending or requests to seek grant funding until she fully understands the logistical and technical requirements associated with 21st-century emergency response.

 

Therefore, your city manager has directed you to draft a report that provides an overview of state homeland security and emergency management strategy and how the local level uses the state strategy to develop policies.

 

Assignment Guidelines

 

• Address the following in a report of 750–1,000 words:
  • How do the following 3 Homeland Security Presidential Directives apply to state-level strategy development?
    • HSPD-3
    • HSPD-5
    • HSPD-8
  • How does the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS) apply to state governments and emergency managers? Explain.
  • What challenges and barriers exist with regard to state homeland security strategy that are not present at the federal level? Explain.
  • Specifically, how are local-level policies developed using state homeland security strategy? Explain.
  • What types of policies would need to be addressed to effectively respond to a terrorist attack on your city’s critical infrastructure? Explain. 
    • You should ensure that you include detailed policy descriptions of the following:
      • Human resources
      • Technology
      • Equipment
  • What policies could be put in place to fully accommodate interagency collaboration and innovative thinking? Explain.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Ressources

National_HLS_Strategy

	Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
	Emergency Management Policies Emergency management regulations and policies with regard to public health brought to you by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
	Emergency Management Policy and Guidance Policy statements and guidance documents from EPA with regard to emergency management and disaster prevention.
	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance.
	Ready.gov: State and Local Information Page Ready.gov offers informational resources on state and local emergency management agencies and participators. Click an area on the map for more information.
	State of Colorado Homeland Security Strategy Scroll down and click on the Search link towards the bottom of the page. Search for State of Colorado Homeland Security Strategy and click on the first result. This is the Homeland Security strategy for the State of Colorado.