Emergency Management
Assignment : Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify and discuss two concepts or lessons learned that you believe will be most applicable to your professional discipline.
Assignment Expectations:
a Address concept A and B in about 150 words each.
You will be graded on how well you demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept, and critical thinking pertaining to the applicability of the concept to your professional practice. Points awarded will follow breakdown below.
MY Profession:
My profession is a Postal Worker, I am a Mail Handler. I sort Postal Packages all day. As a Mailhandler I have to ensure each package is safe to ship. I have to be on the look at for bombs, drugs or other hazardous chemicals and alert the proper authorities ( Postal Service Police). The United States Postal Service is a very important infrastructure and should it be comprised, Everyone in America would feel it ( Anthrax Scare).
My directions:
As I have informed you my profession, I would like to identify two concepts from the readings below that are most applicable to my profession. Please cite all References.
Readings:
Bjelopera, J. P. (2013). The Federal Bureau of Investigation and terrorism investigations. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved from: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41780.pdf
Implementing 9/11 Commission recommendations: Progress report 2011. DHS. Retrieved from: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/implementing-9-11-commission-report-progress-2011.pdf [read passages pertaining to counterterrorism]
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (2013). National Counterterrorism Center. Retrieved from: http://www.nctc.gov/jcat.html
ITACG Intelligence guide for first responders (2nd ed.) (2011). NCTC. Retrieved from: http://www.nctc.gov/jcat/docs/ITACG_Guide_for_First_Responders_2011.pdf
t’s our top priority—protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks (2013). Terrorism, FBI. Retrieved from: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism
Joint Terrorism Task Forces—protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks (2013). Terrorism, FBI. Retrieved from: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism/terrorism_jttfs
National Network of Fusion Centers Fact Sheet (2013). DHS.gov. Retrieved from: http://www.dhs.gov/national-network-fusion-centers-fact-sheet
The White House (2007). Roles of the State and major urban area fusion centers, Appendix 1 – Establishing a National Integrated Network of State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers. Retrieved from: http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/nsc/infosharing/sectionIX.html
National Incident Management System (NIMS) (2008). Department of Homeland Security. FEMA. Retrieved from: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf [Review Appendix B—Incident Command System].
National Planning Frameworks (2013). U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA. Retrieved from: http://www.fema.gov/national-planning-frameworks
National Preparedness Goal (2011). FEMA.Gov. Retrieved from: https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/dam-production/uploads/20130726-1828-25045-9470/national_preparedness_goal_2011.pdf
National Preparedness Goal (2015). Retrieved from: https://www.fema.gov/national-preparedness-goal Click “Download Materials.” Then click “Information Sheet.”
Overview of the National Planning Frameworks (2013). U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA. Retrieved from: https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/dam-production/uploads/20130726-1914-25045-2057/final_overview_of_national_planning_frameworks_20130501.pdf
Department of Defense support to domestic incidents (2009). Center for Army Lessons Learned Newsletter,10(16), Retrieved from: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/call/call_10-16-ch02.htm
Mission of Department of Homeland Security (2013). Retrieved from: http://www.dhs.gov/our-mission
Homeland Security Mobile Terrorist Screening Center (2010). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJmU-JEwayo
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