Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 Report

Abstract

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left more than 1,300 dead in their wake, caused more than 580 billion in damage over 90,000 square miles, and forced mass evacuations from five States along the Gulf Coast. An estimated 600,000 households were displaced from affected areas and 50,000-100,000 remained in temporary housing six months later. As a result, 44 States and the District of Columbia received millions of evacuees, providing them with care and shelter over an extended period. These events tested the Nation's ability to respond to catastrophic events and demonstrated the importance of ensuring the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local plans and the ability to quickly synchronize intergovernmental efforts. In response to these events, the President and Congress issued a series of calls for the Federal Government to determine the status of catastrophic planning ill the States and Territories (hereinafter referred to as States) and urban areas across the Nation. In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and with support from the Department of Defense (DOD), launched the Nationwide Plan Review (or Review). The Review included two phases. In Phase 1, States and urban areas submitted self-assessments of their emergency operations plans (FOPs), focusing on their adequacy and feasibility to manage the consequences of a catastrophic event. In Phase 2, DHS employed Peer Review Teams consisting of 77 former State and local homeland security and emergency management officials to visit the States and urban areas, review and validate the self-assessments, and help determine requirements for Federal planning assistance. At the conclusion of each visit, the Peer Review Team completed a comprehensive report and submitted it to DHS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 2006
Accession Number
ADA450758

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  • United States Department of Homeland Security

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assistive Technologies
  • Civil Rights
  • Demography
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • United States Northern Command
  • Urban Areas

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.