FEMA-DHS Should FEMA remain a part of the DHS The issue that will be addressed in this thesis is whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should remain a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Buried among the legislation passed in the aftermath of the September 1 lth terrorist attacks was a provision of H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which mandated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Create a team that helps facilitate the design of the full-scale exercise program. 2. Coordination Achieve realism via the recruitment of personnel and the development of specific sites. Use fake victims to simulate the emergency Coordinate technologies used in the rescue effort Create and distribute communications related to the full-scale exercise. Arrange for and distribute funding Survey full-scale exercise locations Back-up planning for needed funding or alternative locations 3. Execution Apply available funds Set date and execute Backup personnel 4. Evaluation Formal evaluation, involving

9). The most effective decision-making style a leader can adopt, the one most likely to boost morale especially in stressful or highly charged work environments is sometimes an autocratic style, where the leader maintains control and ownership over all decisions made so that outcomes within an emergent environment are more likely to be predictable (Olmstead, 2002). In cases like this a leader must demonstrate strength, charisma and act in the

This three-phased approach can prevent many usual emergency situations, reduce the impact of actual disasters and speed return to normal. Leadership 2) Disasters such as Hurricane Katrina reinforced miscommunication that occurs when a dedicated incident management system based on the Incident Command System (ICS), is not used throughout the event. Barko (2005) states that National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) recognize that a well-planned and effective emergency response is not completely dependent

FEMA Procedures Response Partner Guide and the Emergency Support Function Annexes from the NRF Transportation (e.g., trains, planes, ships) Through the Emergency Support Function (EFS), the role of transportation and it's support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to monitor and manage transportation systems and infrastructure during domestic threats and any responses to an actual incident (Homeland Security, 2008) Telecommunication systems Communications supports the restoration of the communications infrastructure, facilitates the recovery of

Katrina The problem with the response to Hurricane Katrina was not that a National Response Plan (NPR) was not in place or that a National Incident Management System (NIMS) did not exist. It was that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had been in decline for years, was suffering from significant turnover among top leaders, and the individuals who were in charge lacked the appropriate leadership experience and knowledge to oversee