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Emergency Management Program Overview

Emergency Management Program Overview. Emergency Management Division Office of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management May 2006. Role of Homeland Security Council (HSC). Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 1 establishes the organization of the HSC.

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Emergency Management Program Overview

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  1. Emergency ManagementProgram Overview Emergency Management Division Office of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management May 2006

  2. Role of Homeland Security Council (HSC) • Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 1 establishes the organization of the HSC. • Ensure coordination of all homeland security-related activities among executive branch departments and agencies. • Promote the effective development and implementation of all homeland security policies.

  3. HSC Principals Committee • Serves as the senior interagency forum under the HSC for homeland security issues. • Chaired by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. (Frances Fragos Townsend)

  4. Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Defense Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Transportation Attorney General OMB Director FBI Director Chief of Staff to the President Chief of Staff to the Vice President HSC Principals Committee (continued) Standing members include the following: Secretary of the Interior and other cabinet members shall be invited when issues pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are discussed.

  5. HSC Deputies Committee • Serves as the senior sub-cabinet interagency forum for consultation of policy issues affecting homeland security. • Can task and review the work of Policy Coordinating Committees. • Helps assure that issues brought before the Principals Committee or the HSC have been properly analyzed and prepared for action.

  6. Policy Coordinating Committees • Coordinate development and implementation of homeland security issues and serve as primary forum for interagency policy coordination. • Assistant Secretary level primary representatives • Policy Coordinating Committees (PCC) as of May, 2006. • Avian and Pandemic Influenza • Biodefense • Borders and Transportation Security • Maritime Security • Continuity • Domestic Nuclear Defense • Critical Infrastructure Protection • Domestic Threat Response and Incident Management • Information Sharing • Plans, Training, Exercise and Evaluation

  7. EM Program ResponsibilitiesDepartment Manual: 112 DM 17 • The Office of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management carries out the Secretary’s responsibilities for the policy, direction, coordination, evaluation, inspection and support of Department-wide emergency preparedness programs. • The Office serves as the focal point to provide guidance and oversight of the Department’s emergency management and continuity of government/continuity of operations.

  8. Emergency Management Missions • Develop Departmental policies and coordinate Bureau programs and activities related to emergency management. • Serve as the Department’s principal point of contact to the Federal interagency community for all-hazards domestic incident management. • Ensure readiness to implement Continuity Of Operations (COOP) and Continuity Of Government (COG) programs.

  9. DOI LANDS, FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, RESOURCES TRIBAL LANDS AND INSULAR AREAS ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS BUREAU EM PROGRAMS INTERAGENCY SUPPORT CONTINUITY PROGRAMS PREVENTION PLANNING PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY All-Hazard Planning

  10. Organizational Location

  11. Coordinating Mechanisms Bureau of Reclamation Geological Survey Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Office of Surface Mining Minerals Management Svc Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Mgt Secretarial Offices

  12. Key Elements of EM Policy • Bureaus/offices required to provide necessary resources to plan, prepare, respond and recover from emergencies. • Response activities managed at lowest possible organizational level. • Bureaus/offices must comply with National Incident Management System (NIMS) • Provides nationwide “template” enabling Federal, State, tribal, local, private sector and non-governmental organizations to work together. • Includes standardized emergency management concepts, doctrine, principles, procedures, organizations, terminology, technologies and standards. • Planning should foster cooperation and mutual aid with others. Bureaus are authorized to provide Immediate Emergency Response to neighboring jurisdictions. • The Department will provide full and prompt cooperation, resources and support for homeland protection. • The Department will coordinate and integrate various emergency programs, functions and supporting activities managed by bureaus and offices.

  13. Incident Management Priorities • Save lives. Protect health and safety of the public and employees • Support security of the homeland. • Prevent the effects of imminent incidents, including disasters, technological emergencies, acts of terrorism. • Protect and restore critical infrastructure and capability to perform essential functions • Conduct and/or support law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident. • Protect property and mitigate damages. • Restore normal operations and activities.

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