Improving DoD Support to FEMA's All-Hazards Plans

Abstract

Disaster preparedness and response is a national priority, in which the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) plays a supporting-but potentially crucial-role. In the ten years since Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has taken steps to strengthen its ability to plan and coordinate the U.S. governments response to disasters, while DoD has worked to improve its support to FEMA. This research reviews and analyzes how DoD and FEMA work together to plan and execute disaster response activities, and recommends areas for improvement. The study team (1) analyzed FEMA plans and DoD policies for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA); (2) analyzed how DoD provides DSCA support to FEMA, including key stakeholder perceptions, in order to identify potential capability gaps that DoD could fill; and (3) developed recommendations for how DoD can improve its support-in terms of planning, coordination, and providing requested capabilities-to FEMA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1000428

Entities

People

  • Agnes Gereben Schaefer
  • Bill Gelfeld
  • Christopher M. Schnaubelt
  • Martina Melliand
  • Michael J. Mcnerney

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Northern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.