Assignment 3: Homeland Security Integrative Project
Homeland Security Integrative Project
Leone, Tom-James
June 11, 2013
Abstract
Having well-developed protocols on issues of security, as well as utilizing such well-developed protocols as part of a strategy in attending to security issues, and periodically reviewing such utilized security protocols as time passes-by in order to increase efficiency is the most enduring way to keep enriching the practices of , and in strengthening US homeland security. Due to lack of a single security protocol that could be utilized effectively in attending to all issues pertaining to security, the US government has continued to developing new security protocols, and equally deploys Existing Security Instruments (ESI) such as the …show more content…
In summary FEMA avers that using ICS for every incident in emergency management would help the user, whether US Homeland security personnel, or a corporate body to develop and maintain skills which could be utilized in larger-scale incidents. Regarding the National Contingency Plan (NCP) which remains the blue-print and the principal management tool that is currently utilized in Oil spill disaster response and management, Jackson (2011) informs that the importance of NCP is that NCP provides the US federal government with a framework for notifying and communicating citizens with information regarding Oil spill disasters, and the modalities to be utilized when Oil spills …show more content…
Forest-Fires and Oil spills are two different disaster events that have different trajectories, and require the deployment and utilization of specialized tools and equipment. Mostly, the tools utilized in attending to Forest-fires by personnel would be different from the tools that would be deployed in Oil spills, and new tools when provided to the same personnel without adequate training, in utility do create additional challenges. Where and when this process is negated, matching skill-sets are done inefficiently. Some of these includes: Deploying disaster trained personnel such as the US Coast Guard in supporting administrative positions, and in resource or planning sections. A reference case in point includes during the DWHO where the U.S Coast Guards members were inefficient due to lacking appropriate training regarding Oil-spill response and activities. Rather, U.S Coast Guards member’s services had been traditionally utilized in attending to mass rescue operations, natural disasters and national security
Leone, Tom-James
June 11, 2013
Abstract
Having well-developed protocols on issues of security, as well as utilizing such well-developed protocols as part of a strategy in attending to security issues, and periodically reviewing such utilized security protocols as time passes-by in order to increase efficiency is the most enduring way to keep enriching the practices of , and in strengthening US homeland security. Due to lack of a single security protocol that could be utilized effectively in attending to all issues pertaining to security, the US government has continued to developing new security protocols, and equally deploys Existing Security Instruments (ESI) such as the …show more content…
In summary FEMA avers that using ICS for every incident in emergency management would help the user, whether US Homeland security personnel, or a corporate body to develop and maintain skills which could be utilized in larger-scale incidents. Regarding the National Contingency Plan (NCP) which remains the blue-print and the principal management tool that is currently utilized in Oil spill disaster response and management, Jackson (2011) informs that the importance of NCP is that NCP provides the US federal government with a framework for notifying and communicating citizens with information regarding Oil spill disasters, and the modalities to be utilized when Oil spills …show more content…
Forest-Fires and Oil spills are two different disaster events that have different trajectories, and require the deployment and utilization of specialized tools and equipment. Mostly, the tools utilized in attending to Forest-fires by personnel would be different from the tools that would be deployed in Oil spills, and new tools when provided to the same personnel without adequate training, in utility do create additional challenges. Where and when this process is negated, matching skill-sets are done inefficiently. Some of these includes: Deploying disaster trained personnel such as the US Coast Guard in supporting administrative positions, and in resource or planning sections. A reference case in point includes during the DWHO where the U.S Coast Guards members were inefficient due to lacking appropriate training regarding Oil-spill response and activities. Rather, U.S Coast Guards member’s services had been traditionally utilized in attending to mass rescue operations, natural disasters and national security