National Preparedness Guidelines
Abstract
On December 17, 2003, the President issued HSPD-8. HSPD-8 established national policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies within the United States. HSPD-8 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and in consultation with State, local, tribal, and territorial governments. The National Preparedness Guidelines (Guidelines) finalize development of the national preparedness goal and its related preparedness tools. The purposes of the Guidelines are to: Organize and synchronize national (including Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial) efforts to strengthen national preparedness; Guide national investments in national preparedness; Incorporate lessons learned from past disasters into national preparedness priorities; Facilitate a capability-based and risk-based investment planning process; and Establish readiness metrics to measure progress and a system for assessing the Nation's overall preparedness capability to respond to major events, especially those involving acts of terrorism. The Guidelines include a vision, capabilities, and priorities for national preparedness. In order to support a consistent nationwide approach to implementation, the Guidelines establish three capabilities-based preparedness tools and a National Preparedness System- all of which are discussed in the sections that follow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA506960
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Homeland Security