Hearing on Response to Terrorism: How is the Department of Homeland Security Improving Our Capabilities? : Hearing Before the Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, June 19, 2003 |
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Page 64 - The Secretary of Homeland Security is the principal Federal official for domestic incident management. Pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Secretary is responsible for coordinating Federal operations within the United States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The...
Page 1 - The CHAIRMAN. The Committee on Resources will come to order. The Committee is meeting today to hear testimony on the issue of Minimum Internal Control Standards for Indian Gaming.
Page 64 - Secretary; (2) the resources of State and local authorities are overwhelmed and Federal assistance has been requested by the appropriate State and local authorities; (3) more than one Federal department or agency has become substantially involved in responding to the incident; or (4) the Secretary has been directed to assume responsibility for managing the domestic incident by the President.
Page 50 - FEMA's efforts to reduce the loss of life and property and to protect our nation's institutions from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, all-hazards emergency management program of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
Page 60 - This directive establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies by requiring a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal, establishing mechanisms for improved delivery of Federal preparedness assistance to State and local governments, and outlining actions to strengthen preparedness capabilities of Federal, State, and local entities. Definitions (2) For the...
Page 8 - Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning; (E) ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by a specific explicit Act of Congress...
Page 67 - ... certain operational aspects require classification, they shall be included in classified annexes to the NRP. (a) The NRP, using the NIMS, shall, with regard to response to domestic incidents, provide the structure and mechanisms for national level policy and operational direction for Federal support to State and local incident managers and for exercising direct Federal authorities and responsibilities, as appropriate. (b) The NRP will include protocols for operating under different threats or...
Page 3 - To prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies, the United States Government shall establish a single, comprehensive approach to domestic incident management. The objective of the United States Government is to ensure that all levels of government across the Nation have the capability to work efficiently and effectively together, using a national approach to domestic incident management.
Page 12 - Under Secretary for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate (EP&R) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Page 14 - FEMA has been actively participating in the task force created by Secretary Ridge to develop the National Response Plan (NRP) and a framework for National Incident Management System (NIMS). As directed in the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002, FEMA will play a key role in the management and maintenance of NIMS once it is developed. Mitigation Since the integration into DHS, the Mitigation Division has focused primarily on two Presidential initiatives: the flood map modernization program...