Part of homeland security is preparing for and responding to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. By almost anyone’s measure, we did a less than optimal job of responding to Katrina. Following Katrina, many changes were made to address the issues that surfaced including changing the NFP to the NRF, developing and improving NIMS and ICS, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and creating policies.
Analyze and explain one of the topics/issues/organizations listed below. Your presentation will IDENTIFY and explain the issue, organizations, ideas and identify and explain what changed as a result of lessons learned in Katrina. Explain, what the organization and idea contributed to the response community and system.
• The change from NRP to NRF
• The change to a whole community approach to planning
• The Strategic National Stockpile and the National Disaster Medical System
• Nuclear Incident Response Team
• CBRN Countermeasures Programs
• Federal Computer Incident Response Center
• National Communications System
• National Infrastructure Protection Center
• Incident Management Teams
• Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) of 2006
• Healthcare system preparedness
• Disaster logistics
• Special topics with instructor approval