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The ability to manage and monitor assets provides undeniable benefits in accomplishing mission objectives. The value of these capabilities is exponentially greater in disaster situations. This thesis introduces the BLOS C2 capability as a method of improving disaster response and recovery by enhancing situational awareness (SA) as well as command and control (C2). Demonstrated overseas in support of U.S. military battlespace coordination, the BLOS C2 capability promotes seamless communication and data sharing by means of sensor data and a truly common operational picture. Using the proven model that has improved mission effectiveness for the U.S. military, this thesis uses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other levels of government involved in emergency response as case studies for analyzing the BLOS C2 capability in an effort to fill gaps in interoperability and information sharing. After analyzing each of these case studies, the application of the BLOS C2 capability will be considered and evaluated for potential benefits. Once these evaluations are made, recommendations will be offered that are aimed at implementing the BLOS C2 capability at all levels of government. These recommendations will provide DHS with courses of action that could enhance SA and C2, and potentially improve response and recovery efforts in the event of a disaster.

The ability to manage and monitor assets provides undeniable benefits in accomplishing mission objectives. The value of these capabilities is exponentially greater in disaster situations. This thesis introduces the BLOS C2 capability as a method of improving disaster response and recovery by enhancing situational awareness (SA) as well as command and control (C2). Demonstrated overseas in support of U.S. military battlespace coordination, the BLOS C2 capability promotes seamless communication and data sharing by means of sensor data and a truly common operational picture. Using the proven model that has improved mission effectiveness for the U.S. military, this thesis uses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other levels of government involved in emergency response as case studies for analyzing the BLOS C2 capability in an effort to fill gaps in interoperability and information sharing. After analyzing each of these case studies, the application of the BLOS C2 capability will be considered and evaluated for potential benefits. Once these evaluations are made, recommendations will be offered that are aimed at implementing the BLOS C2 capability at all levels of government. These recommendations will provide DHS with courses of action that could enhance SA and C2, and potentially improve response and recovery efforts in the event of a disaster.

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform THE NEED TO KNOW: INFORMATION SHARING LESSONS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE Date(s) Held: 2006-03-30 109th Congress, 2nd Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-109hhrg27721 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.G 74/7 Related Items: Congressional Serial No. 109-143

Considerable public scrutiny has been focused on the Federal Governmentb2ss, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agencyb2ss (FEMA) supposed inadequate, misdirected, and slow response to the acquisition needs required for responding to the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. This seemingly failed response quite possibly cost the Federal Government billions in wasted taxpayer dollars and has affected the livelihood of thousands. Analyzing what went wrong and examining available acquisition concepts, organizations, processes, and technologies that could be leveraged for future disaster responses is the focus of our MBA project. The projectb2ss product provides some proposed solutions to assist FEMAb2ss acquisition mission, along with some recommended technologies for executing these solutions.

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure POST-KATRINA: WHAT IT TAKES TO CUT THE BUREAUCRACY AND ASSURE A MORE RAPID RESPONSE AFTER A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER Date(s) Held: 2009-07-27 111th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-111hhrg51326 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.T 68/2 Related Items: Congressional Serial No. 111-53

This report presents an overview of the work done by Team Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) from 2012-2016 through three phases of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge (Virtual Robotics Challenge (VRC), Trials, and Finals), as well as an extended research phase. It gives an overview of their general workflow for producing state-of-the-art robotics software, as well as focusing on the challenges and techniques used to move beyond the environments and tasks encountered in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Namely, increasing walking robustness and task autonomy in the Atlas robot. This report is broken down into the four phases of IHMCs participation in the DARPA Robotics Challenge: Phase 1, Virtual Robotics Challenge; Phase 2, Trials; Phase 3, Finals; and Phase 4, Extended Research. As competitor in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) the IHMC team was able to achieve second place in the final stage of the competition held in the summer of 2015. Previous to that the team was awarded first and second place in the two earlier stages of the competition: the VRC, and the DRC Trials.

For many, the last few days of wildfires and relocation have been a very unfamiliar experience. Beth Brinston has 18 years of working in disaster recovery planning. When she lived in California and Oregon, she went through three forced evacuations.

NIST Manuscript Publication Search Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc (SGH) developed global models of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers using finite elements to gain an understanding of the roles of the aircraft impact damage and the subsequent fires in the WTC towers with respect to structural stability and sequential failures of components and subsystems and to determine the probable sequence of structural responses that led to initiation of global collapse. The study was conducted as part of the investigation on the WTC disaster by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The developed finite-element global models of the WTC towers simulated the structural performance of the part of the buildings in and above the aircraft impact zone. These models captured the nonlinear responses of the towers subjected to the aircraft impact damage and the subsequent fire effects. The nonlinearities included in the global models were temperature-dependent material properties such as thermal expansion, plasticity and creep of metals, large deflection and the resulting instability, and failure modes of members and connections. NIST provided temperature-dependent nonlinear material properties, estimates of aircraft impact damage to structural members, and temperature time histories of structural elements, which were used as input in this study...

The main thesis of this monograph is that these same basic guidelines for maximizing interagency cooperation and for focusing military capabilities on establishing security and providing for the establishment of basic services that underpin the counterinsurgency warfighting model can be successfully transferred to the task of providing support to civil authorities during disaster response operations. Although the method of infliction in these two cases may be different, the result is the same: the capacity of the government is damaged, and the military is called to respond in order to provide security and sustenance to the populace in order to re-establish normalcy and thereby reaffirm the legitimacy of the society's governing institutions. The purpose, therefore, is to demonstrate how the proper use of military assets, in close coordination with civilian governmental and non-governmental authorities during the planning and execution of disaster relief operations can have a positive impact on the timely restoration of expected levels of societal function following a disaster.

Taiwan is prone to many natural disasters, especially typhoons. This thesis adapts an existing stochastic prepositioning optimization model to create a tool for Taiwan military disaster recovery planners, and then uses experimental design techniques to systematically explore solutions. The goals are to minimize the expected number of casualties and unmet commodities demands, and to determine the average number of workers deployed in response to each scenario. A design of experiments methodology is applied to the optimization model to reveal how uncertainty in the parameters translates to uncertainty in objective function values. The approach can also identify the parameters with the greatest impact on the objective function, and result in more robust solutions. The analysis demonstrates that it is not always necessary to spend as much money and deploy as many workers as in the past in order to get the best results. Additionally, the approach shows how a decision maker, with more accurate and current weather reports, can refer to the path and intensity of typhoons while making rescue plans. In summary, this research shows that there is great potential for quantitative methods to improve the disaster-relief planning process.

Congressional Hearing Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Date: 2006-03-30 Room: 2154 Rayburn HOB

Congressional Hearing Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Date: 2006-03-30 Room: 2154 Rayburn HOB

This slide presentation reviews the use of cloud computing combined with the SensorWeb in aiding disaster response planning. Included is an overview of the architecture of the SensorWeb, and overviews of the phase 1 of the EO-1 system and the steps to improve it to transform it to an On-demand product cloud as part of the Open Cloud Consortium (OCC). The effectiveness of this system is demonstrated in the SensorWeb for the Namibia flood in 2010, using information blended from MODIS, TRMM, River Gauge data, and the Google Earth version of Namibia the system enabled river surge predictions and could enable planning for future disaster responses.

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The specific goal of this thesis is to provide a strategic guide which can be used as a basis by the Naval Supply Center (NSC), Oakland, California to formulate a natural disaster planning, preparedness, response and recovery program. The objective of such a program is to reduce the amount of damage caused by a natural disaster, enable effective response to a disaster and facilitate recovery. The plan must be consistent with the supply center's priorities and be within budget limitations. Further, the plan must address additional areas such as supporting other defense activities and responding to taskings from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Taiwan is prone to many natural disasters, especially typhoons. This thesis adapts an existing stochastic prepositioning optimization model to create a tool for Taiwan military disaster recovery planners, and then uses experimental design techniques to systematically explore solutions. The goals are to minimize the expected number of casualties and unmet commodities demands, and to determine the average number of workers deployed in response to each scenario. A design of experiments methodology is applied to the optimization model to reveal how uncertainty in the parameters translates to uncertainty in objective function values. The approach can also identify the parameters with the greatest impact on the objective function, and result in more robust solutions. The analysis demonstrates that it is not always necessary to spend as much money and deploy as many workers as in the past in order to get the best results. Additionally, the approach shows how a decision maker, with more accurate and current weather reports, can refer to the path and intensity of typhoons while making rescue plans. In summary, this research shows that there is great potential for quantitative methods to improve the disaster-relief planning process.

NIST Manuscript Publication Search This report analyzes the global response of WTC 7 to fire-induced structural failures and the resulting sequence of component and subsystem failures to determine the events that led to the global collapse of the building. The analysis involved a finite element model of the entire building, which was developed in LS-DYNA. Preliminary work involved two-story and 14 story subassemblies. The 47 story global model was based on the original structural drawings as well as construction fabrication shop drawings for connections. The model included the primary structural components throughout the building, including exterior and core columns, floor framing beams and girders, floor slabs, column transfer truss structures, wind bracing truss members, and penthouse structures.

NIST Manuscript Publication Search This report analyzes the global response of WTC 7 to fire-induced structural failures and the resulting sequence of component and subsystem failures to determine the events that led to the global collapse of the building. The analysis involved a finite element model of the entire building, which was developed in LS-DYNA. Preliminary work involved two-story and 14 story subassemblies. The 47 story global model was based on the original structural drawings as well as construction fabrication shop drawings for connections. The model included the primary structural components throughout the building, including exterior and core columns, floor framing beams and girders, floor slabs, column transfer truss structures, wind bracing truss members, and penthouse structures.

Congressional Hearing U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Title: THE NEED TO KNOW: INFORMATION SHARING LESSONS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE (Part 1) Date: 2006-03-30 Room: 2154 Rayburn HOB

Josh Bowen, an instructor at the NAIT Faculty of Disaster and Emergency ManagementLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Bowen, an instructor at the NAIT Faculty of Disaster and Emergency ManagementLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ground shakes, buildings crumble, walls fall, and music swells in the opening moments of the 19-minute U.S. Army Corps of Engineers film, “Response to Disaster,” detailing the events of Great Alaskan earthquake (also known as the Good Friday earthquake) on March 27, 1964. “Beneath this rugged crust of Earth in our 49th state, Alaska, tremendous stress has built up miles below the surface,” the announcer warns beginning at mark  00:32  as the camera pans snow-covered mountains. At mark  00:50 . disaster strikes. At the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, the base commander (starting at mark  01:20 ) explains the 8.5 magnitude earthquake. The film takes the viewer through the aftermath: burning oil, ships tossed out of the ocean, and homes, apartments, and buildings turned to rubble in and around Anchorage. At mark  02:54 , the damage is shown in Seward, Alaska, about 80 miles away, including damage to highways and harbors. Following President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the region as a disaster area, Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Director Edward A McDermott is shown speaking from his office at mark  03:50 , pledging federal help to the Alaskans and commending residents for their desire to immediately rebuild. The Corps of Engineers, in association with the OEP — FEMA's predecessor — moved in to help the quake-stricken region. quickly to help communities in distress. Less than 10 hours after the calamity, Alaska District Engineer Colonel Kenneth T. Sawyer sent emergency to assess the damage. A survey of the damage continues throughout the film, including a scene at mark  07:20  showing nearly dry land where there was once a harbor. At mark  07:55 , the viewer is shown another scene from Seward, where railroad facilities slid into the ocean. Following footage showing engineers separating stable ground from still-unstable soil, the film takes us to scientists at the University of California-Berkeley, where at mark  09:45  they’re shown conducting experiments to determine what may have caused the quake. As clean-up continued, Governor William A. Egan visits Valdez at mark  11:30  during Independence Day celebrations, commending the Alaskan peoples’ morale and the assistant of the OEP and the Corps of Engineers, as the film continues to roll and show the viewer demolition and reconstruction efforts. As a result of the earthquake, 139 people are believed to have died — 15 in the earthquake and 106 from a subsequent tsunami, and the Corps spent more than $110 million on salvage, rescue, and rehabilitation operations. By the end of the film, however, fisheries are back in operation, children have returned to schools, tourism was resuming, and railways have been repaired. “Today Alaska is well along the road to recovery,” we are told by McDermott at mark  17:22  “It’s people look forward not merely to the restoration of what was but to the creation … of perhaps a new way of life in our 49th state.”  We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit  http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Although it is impossible to predict the future, the operational environment of 2025 and beyond may require additional military support to the United States Government's agencies in Foreign Disaster Relief (FDR). Global climate change, urbanization, growing natural resources scarcity, and other factors will increase the need for humanitarian assistance (HA) and disaster relief. At the same time, the Department of Defense (DoD) is undergoing budget and force reductions. The confluence of these factors and interaction of these variables in the current and future operational environment may require increased FDR capability and support from the military. Options for how the DoD will address FDR should be explored. Given the unique capabilities of the United States Army Reserve (USAR), congruent with FDR, the USAR may be best suited for the primary role in FDR missions. This monograph explores the current and future environment and provides analysis of the USAR to serve as a DoD option with a primary responsibility in FDR.

Congressional Hearing U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Title: THE NEED TO KNOW: INFORMATION SHARING LESSONS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE (Part 2) Date: 2006-03-30 Room: 2154 Rayburn HOB

This article is from BMC Emergency Medicine , volume 14 . Abstract Background: The Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) program provides a system of volunteers whereby active or retired Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel can register to be deployed to support other VA facilities or the nation during national emergencies or disasters. Both early and ongoing volunteer training is required to participate. Methods: This study aims to identify factors that impact willingness to deploy in the event of an emergency. This analysis was based on responses from 2,385 survey respondents (response rate, 29%). Latent variable path models were developed and tested using the EQS structural equations modeling program. Background demographic variables of education, age, minority ethnicity, and female gender were used as predictors of intervening latent variables of DEMPS Volunteer Experience, Positive Attitude about Training, and Stress. The model had acceptable fit statistics, and all three intermediate latent variables significantly predicted the outcome latent variable Readiness to Deploy. Results: DEMPS Volunteer Experience and a Positive Attitude about Training were associated with Readiness to Deploy. Stress was associated with decreased Readiness to Deploy. Female gender was negatively correlated with Readiness to Deploy; however, there was an indirect relationship between female gender and Readiness to Deploy through Positive Attitude about Training. Conclusions: These findings suggest that volunteer emergency management response programs such as DEMPS should consider how best to address the factors that may make women less ready to deploy than men in order to ensure adequate gender representation among emergency responders. The findings underscore the importance of training opportunities to ensure that gender-sensitive support is a strong component of emergency response, and may apply to other emergency response programs such as the Medical Reserve Corps and the American Red Cross.

This article is from BMC Emergency Medicine , volume 14 . Abstract Background: The Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) program provides a system of volunteers whereby active or retired Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel can register to be deployed to support other VA facilities or the nation during national emergencies or disasters. Both early and ongoing volunteer training is required to participate. Methods: This study aims to identify factors that impact willingness to deploy in the event of an emergency. This analysis was based on responses from 2,385 survey respondents (response rate, 29%). Latent variable path models were developed and tested using the EQS structural equations modeling program. Background demographic variables of education, age, minority ethnicity, and female gender were used as predictors of intervening latent variables of DEMPS Volunteer Experience, Positive Attitude about Training, and Stress. The model had acceptable fit statistics, and all three intermediate latent variables significantly predicted the outcome latent variable Readiness to Deploy. Results: DEMPS Volunteer Experience and a Positive Attitude about Training were associated with Readiness to Deploy. Stress was associated with decreased Readiness to Deploy. Female gender was negatively correlated with Readiness to Deploy; however, there was an indirect relationship between female gender and Readiness to Deploy through Positive Attitude about Training. Conclusions: These findings suggest that volunteer emergency management response programs such as DEMPS should consider how best to address the factors that may make women less ready to deploy than men in order to ensure adequate gender representation among emergency responders. The findings underscore the importance of training opportunities to ensure that gender-sensitive support is a strong component of emergency response, and may apply to other emergency response programs such as the Medical Reserve Corps and the American Red Cross.

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike devastated the region that our University serves. Near the start of the semester, only one of the ten scheduled class days could be completed and administrators asked students and faculty to "continue the learning process" online via Blackboard©, our Electronic Delivery System (EDS). The Student Storm Survey© (SSS) examined student reaction to shifting from "brick-and-mortar" to "online" instruction on EDS as well as other storm-related decisions. A small majority of the respondents reported that they wanted to work on EDS assignments, though most failed to complete them while the University was closed; most disagreed that such assignments helped them return to school. With respect to the University's decisions about when to close and reopen, overall, students were satisfied with these decisions, but those whose homes suffered the most damage were the least content. Suggestions for improving EDS effectiveness to continue learning, and making more informed decisions about school reopenings after future emergencies are presented.

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A Performance Review of FEMA's Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina, OIG-06-32, March 2006 http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_06-32_Mar06.pdf (Unofficial mirror of http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/241366-a-performance-review-of-femas-disaster.html)

Meet Jamal Warraqi, an Israeli Muslim volunteer for Zaka, an Israeli volunteer organization that primarily engages in disaster and emergency response. Jamal was one of the first emergency responders to reach Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, and after witnessing the aftermath of Hamas’ horrific attacks, he has a message: “We need to live with each other. It’s not a question, it’s a need. Jews, Arabs, Christians, Muslims, we are all the same. Israel is a big whole body; every one of us is part of this body.” 🎥 @stand_with_us

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The social dynamics of informal networks are not well understood in the context of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR). Informal networks are what personnel typically rely on when formal organizational barriers constrain their ability to accomplish the mission. This study examines the use of Informal Networks to resolve logistics-related issues faced by Air Forces Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) during their HA/DR to the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. A Content Analysis was conducted of the logistics-related Lesson Learned (LLs) reports submitted by these organizations. The purpose was to determine if there exist any patterns in the LLs that identify situations where it is more beneficial to leverage Informal Networks than to rely on the existing Formal Networks, and to provide insight into the Informal Networks present throughout disaster response organizations. The results suggest that Informal Networks provided successful resolution of issues more often than Formal Networks and they were also used more often than Formal Networks. Hopefully, such insight will enable Air Force leaders to improve their organizational communication during disaster response by properly leveraging their units' Informal Networks.

The social dynamics of informal networks are not well understood in the context of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR). Informal networks are what personnel typically rely on when formal organizational barriers constrain their ability to accomplish the mission. This study examines the use of Informal Networks to resolve logistics-related issues faced by Air Forces Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) during their HA/DR to the Haiti Earthquake of 2010. A Content Analysis was conducted of the logistics-related Lesson Learned (LLs) reports submitted by these organizations. The purpose was to determine if there exist any patterns in the LLs that identify situations where it is more beneficial to leverage Informal Networks than to rely on the existing Formal Networks, and to provide insight into the Informal Networks present throughout disaster response organizations. The results suggest that Informal Networks provided successful resolution of issues more often than Formal Networks and they were also used more often than Formal Networks. Hopefully, such insight will enable Air Force leaders to improve their organizational communication during disaster response by properly leveraging their units' Informal Networks.

This paper presents a case for the adoption of an information-centric architecture for a global disaster management system. Drawing from a case study of the 2010/2011 Queensland floods, we describe the challenges in providing every participant with relevant and actionable information. We use various examples to argue for a more flexible information dissemination framework which is designed from the ground up to minimise the effort needed to fix the unexpected and unavoidable information acquisition, quality, and dissemination challenges posed by any real disaster.

This paper presents a case for the adoption of an information-centric architecture for a global disaster management system. Drawing from a case study of the 2010/2011 Queensland floods, we describe the challenges in providing every participant with relevant and actionable information. We use various examples to argue for a more flexible information dissemination framework which is designed from the ground up to minimise the effort needed to fix the unexpected and unavoidable information acquisition, quality, and dissemination challenges posed by any real disaster.

Historically, the military has been used as a primary resource to provide assistance and support in the aftermath of domestic disasters. Over the years, initiatives to improve the federal governments preparedness to respond to domestic incidents have resulted in varying initiatives of varying levels of success. However, many still believe the federal government and the U.S. military is still not adequately prepared to respond effectively and immediately to an out-of-the-ordinary catastrophic disaster. Today, the U.S. military's preparedness for catastrophic incidents has been hampered by several issues. First, civil support has traditionally been considered a secondary mission set of the Department of Defense (DoD). Secondly, the primary attention and stress caused by combat operations over the past decade have limited investment and attention to domestic missions. Lastly, the DoD has focused more on preparing the National Guard for domestic contingencies than its federal forces. As a result, the DoD has still not organized, trained, or equipped its federal forces sufficiently to mitigate the effects of catastrophic disasters in a rapid and integrated manner. This paper examines enduring problems faced by the federal government and the DoD in dealing with large-scale disasters and highlights several flaws in DoD's current priorities and mechanisms for ensuring immediate disaster relief; specifically, the initial hours and days following a catastrophic disaster that immediately overwhelms local and state responders and resources. One of the principle mechanisms for providing rapid federal assistance, the DoD's Immediate Response Authority (IRA), requires improved guidance, oversight, and other initiatives discussed in this paper to better balance the DoD's total force approach to saving lives and mitigating the effects of domestic disasters.

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In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the press and policymakers have looked to the past for examples of federal responses to natural disasters that might serve as models for emulation today. Some Members of Congress have expressed an interest in creating a cabinet-level czar to administer Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief programs. Since the federal response to the flood of 1927 featured Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover as the director of the flood response and wielding immense executive powers, this episode in federal history may be of particular interest to Congress. This report describes the flood of 1927, and assesses the federal government's response thereto. In short, the federal response was an executive branch response. President Calvin Coolidge created a quasi-governmental commission that included members of his Cabinet and the American National Red Cross. This commission encouraged the public to donate funds to the relief effort. It also gave Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover near-absolute authority to organize and oversee its response. Hoover used this authority to weave together federal resources, American National Red Cross volunteers, and the private sector to carry out the relief and recovery program. The concentration of power and the blending of the governmental and private sectors in Hoover's hands enabled the relief effort to be carried out expeditiously and creatively. President Coolidge's empowerment of Hoover alone as director of the flood response clarified to federal, state, and local officials and the public who was in charge. However, this administrative structure was not without costs. There was little direct federal oversight of actual relief provision. So, for example, when local and state relief workers behaved illegally, they were not held accountable.

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure HEARING ON POST-KATRINA DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: EVALUATING FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IN THE GULF COAST AND RESPONSE TO RECENT DISASTERS Date(s) Held: 2009-02-25 111th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-111hhrg47867 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.T 68/2 Related Items: United States House Bill 3247 (111th Congress) Congressional Serial No. 111-12

A disaster is an event that causes damage, ecological disruption, loss of human life, and deterioration of health services or services on a certain scale that requires a response from the community in the disaster-affected area. Matesih District is dominated by steep slopes and experiences high rainfall. These conditions cause extensive erosion, weathering and landslides. The purpose of this service is to improve the knowledge and skills of volunteers about splint dressing. Disasters that have occurred in the world include landslides that have caused several people to suffer minor injuries. Injuries to residents generally occur in the musculoskeletal system. To prevent injuries to the musculoskeletal system, splint dressing assistance is needed through health education/training. providing understanding and knowledge to volunteers about the importance of increasing volunteer knowledge and skills about splint dressing. The method used is by presenting material and a simulation. Based on this identification, STIKes Mitra Husada Karanganyar aims to provide an understanding to Destana volunteers about splint dressing. In this service activity, the population was 27 volunteers in Girilayu village. This activity was carried out with the initial method of providing material and then continued with simulations related to splint dressing. The results of the community service activities went smoothly, understanding and skills about splinting increased by 85,2 %. So it can be concluded that the increase in splinting skills is inseparable from the provision of splint dressing training.

U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Hearing Committee on Transportation Date: 2009-07-27 Room: 2167 Rayburn HOB POST-KATRINA: WHAT IT TAKES TO CUT THE BUREAUCRACY AND ASSURE A MORE RAPID RESPONSE AFTER A CATASTROPHIC DISASTER

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure [ERRATA] POST-KATRINA DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: EVALUATING FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S CONTINUING EFFORTS IN THE GULF COAST AND RESPONSE TO RECENT DISASTERS Date(s) Held: 2009-02-25 111th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-111hhrg62101 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.T 68/2 Related Items: Congressional Serial No. 111-12

In the fall of 1998, Hurricanes Mitch and Georges struck Central America and the Caribbean. The storms left thousands dead and many more homeless; damages were estimated at more than $10 billion. The United States and other donors initially responded by providing emergency relief, such as food, water, medical supplies, and temporary shelter. In May 1999, the international donor community pledged $9 billion to assist in the recovery and reconstruction of hurricane affected countries in Central America. Also, in May 1999, the Congress passed emergency supplemental legislation that, among other things, provided $621 million for a disaster recovery and reconstruction fund for the affected countries as well as reimbursement funds to U. S. government departments and agencies for costs incurred during the immediate relief phase. The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and numerous other U. S. departments and agencies used this funding to implement disaster recovery and reconstruction activities. In discussions with congressional staff, USAID agreed to complete the program and expend the supplemental funds by December 31, 2001.

The Caribbean is predisposed to natural and man-made disasters and exacerbated by local conditions. Disasters can have debilitating economic and social impacts on small island nations. Civilian disaster response is quickly overwhelmed in large emergencies. Militaries fill this gap by providing unique capabilities to the disaster relief effort. Trinidad and Tobago's national disaster response involves the TTDF as a secondary responder. This thesis answered the question; what gaps exist in the ability of the TTDF to provide logistics support in response to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations. This thesis examined Hurricane Ivan 2004, Hurricane Katrina 2005, Haiti earthquake 2010 and Hurricane Mathew 2016 against six criteria: the extent of damage and what was required; types of responses; who responded; elements of success; elements of failure; and the ability of the nation to respond. This study suggested amendments to the National Response Framework, areas for TTDF improved capability, areas for study, and implementation.

The U.S. Military, chief among them the U.S. Army and National Guard, has gained an enormous amount of civil support experience since the birth of the United States. However, in supporting Joint and Service publications there is little reference to the relevant disaster research studies that would either support or shape this experience. This study investigates U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities doctrine and related disaster research, which is supported by 60 years of social science and related ethical studies, in an effort to find feasible ways to coalesce the two methodologies. The study focuses on the loosely defined U.S. Government lexicon of vague and overlapping terms that contrast with social science definitions. It then discusses disaster relevant philosophy and ethics, followed by a discussion of the disaster response process and the information gaps between myth and reality.

This slide presentation reviews a system that uses the SensorWeb connected to the cloud computing, assist in disaster response, specifically flood warning in Namibia.

30 pages.  August 2023.  Includes bibliography.  This issue of the  Supplemental Research Bulletin  focuses on general impacts of disasters on mental health and substance use (behavioral health) in affected communities. It highlights mental illnesses  linked to disaster, as well as increases in substance use and other signs of stress individuals may experience as they work to regain their bearings after a disaster. It looks at the typical timeline of disaster  behavioral health reactions at the community level, as well as factors that may place people at greater  risk of adverse behavioral health outcomes in and after a disaster. It then explores the Crisis Counseling  Assistance and Training Program (CCP), a federal grant program to support states, territories, and tribes in implementing effective behavioral health responses to disasters, as well as Psychological First Aid, an  intervention framework and approach on which parts of the CCP are based.

The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question. What factors should senior United States government officials be familiar with, and take into consideration, when making time-constrained decisions regarding the type and extent of a United States government response to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) event overseas? In determining these factors, the author researched salient books, periodicals, published and unpublished papers, and credible Internet sites. The author also conducted telephonic interviews and electronic mail exchanges with government officials in the fields of Weapons of Mass Destruction terrorism and Consequence Management. The author argues that the United States has developed significant CBRN response forces, but is hamstrung in projecting a timely response to an event overseas by a fragmented decision-making process at the strategic level. The author also proposes that national interests drive the decision to respond to a foreign nation's request for assistance, and that interests are based predominantly on political and economic concerns.

8.25.2023 Mayor Richard Bissen and other county, state and federal officials will provide an update on wildfire disaster response efforts, including: The introduction of an interim Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator. An update on the validated list of individuals who remain unaccounted for. An update on the search of Lahaina-area shoreline waters by the Maui Fire Department.