A Memo to the President from a Military Base

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights outlines some of the many rights possessed by every human. Three of these being: equality under the law, freedom of thought and freedom of expression. All three of these rights are recognized in the U.S. constitution and as American citizens it is our duty to uphold and protect them.

Editor’s Note: This Chapter is the continuation of an adaptation of a state plan for disaster preparation and response. In total, the original chapter comprises Chapters 1, 14, 16-18.

the current multi-agency/multi-discipline approach to national disasters and emergencies. This summary briefly reviews the history of federal planning documents over the past twenty years as context for the present day, National Response Framework; and then highlights the response doctrine and its five principles, as it seems to encapsulate the National Response Framework overall. “Response doctrine

Preparedness may be described as a state of perpetual readiness. Just with any state training, equipment, resources and personnel must continuously be evaluated for serviceability, availability, and trained. In accordance with the national preparedness system flood risks and areas have been identified. Additionally, resources, assets and capabilities have been observed.

Usually disaster response was traditionally ran by State and local governments with the Federal government performing in a support role, but after such events as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, the application of the principles to the threats need to be better tailored to meet the demands of today’s society and needs. In other words, the federal government needs to continue to build upon the foundation of disaster relief and prepare for a more significant role in the response to a cataclysmic event.

office of the president has come up with three main strategies to respond to disasters and protect the critical infrastructure in the USA. The President has charged the National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS) with the responsibility to address the vulnerabilities that involve more than one sector or needs the responsiveness of more than one agency. The advanced strategy calls for interconnectivity and complementarity of homeland security systems. The second approach involves the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures, and Key Assets (NSPPCIKA) identifies

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a major and challenging responsibility to play in the acquisition of the most important and incorporated endeavor in the management of the different and difficult set of risks faced in the United States (Stewart, Ellingwood, & Mueller, 2011). According to Moteff, and Library of Congress (2004) the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and other documents of administration have assigned the Homeland Security department various duties that are associated with coordinating the efforts of the nation to protect its critical infrastructure. In the contemporary world, the environment is facing some tough requirements, and challenges that need and require immediate attention. DHS

Emergency preparedness starts with addressing a community’s specifics needs and identifying its demographics and characteristics. After enough data has been collected and analyzed, developing partnerships, creating and implementing strategies, and evaluating outcomes comprise the process of the Community Hazard Assessment. The region Paso del Norte is situated in the southwest in North America and includes parts of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. There are special considerations that this region entails, such as social, cultural, and economical concerns as well as geographical and topographical elements. Paso del Norte includes the United States – Mexico border, three metropolitan areas: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, and Las Cruces, as well as large military installations Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range that would be required to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate in the event of a major disaster.

Earlier this morning, terrorist released lethal chemical agents in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. This terrorist attack has killed hundreds and it also has injured thousands. As an intelligence analyst with the Department of Homeland Security, I will be developing a background paper discussing the National Response Plan (NRP) and the roles DHS agencies play in the response.

Resources for a disastrous event require a defined set of resource which must be identified and communicated to the community at large. Funds are from a composite of sources to include the federal government, local and state agencies. Key preparedness elements for terrorism response: Hazard Analysis, Emergency Response Planning, Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation, Laboratory Diagnosis and Characterization, and Consequence Management all require financial consideration and community discussion. (CDC, 2009) Clearly difficult economic periods must be cautious to secure such funding.

The objective of this work in writing is to choose three locations and to complete vulnerability and threat assessments of security in order of priority. The locations chosen for the assessment are those of Wheeler Dam and Wilson Dam in North Alabama and Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant, also located in the North Alabama area. These facilities are all TVA facilities and as such are all part of the TVA nuclear power production facilities. Browns Ferry specifically is a nuclear producing site that is inclusive of nuclear reactor units.

While military commanders may conduct exercises both in the United States and with our coalition partners and allies, natural disasters that require a military response have unique challenges that are difficult to prepare and to practice. Natural disasters often occur with little or no warning and have the potential to impact large

Disasters involving WMDS can happen at anytime and being efficient is crucial to save as many lives as possible. This incident command system was created in the 70s in response to fires in california that killed and hurt people and cost millions of dollars in property damage. This event showed that the United States needed to be prepared for a variety of catastrophic events including terrorist attacks.Previously there was lack of accountly, lack of systematic planning, no defined integration of agencies, poor communication, and more this all needed to be improved to be ready for a attack with weapons of mass destruction. (Fema, 2016).

Since the need has been established to justly acknowledge the requisite to take into account preparations and responses to hazards and the correlational effects, the realization of governmental assistance became apparent. Due to the ever demanding scenarios, and the requirement of specialized skill and personnel, the United States Military would ultimately play a role during such occurrences on United States soil. Although there are Federal, State, and local authorities whom have a primary purpose of planning for such events, the need of additional assistance during certain situations is inevitable.

preparedness at the federal level concentrated on civil defense and protecting the public from an