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Header: UNIT 3: HAZARD EVENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY

American Intercontinental University

George Jacobi

October 24, 2021

Unit 3: Hazard Event Planning and Response Technology

The C4I or DEVCOM is a capability which was developed to incorporate the new demands of homeland security. It is used by incorporated computers and intelligence factors into the command, control, communication, computers, and intelligence concepts. Each element of the C4I works together exchanging information, data, and communication. The command consists of exercising authority over subordinates at the macro level and making decisions about resources allocation and the use of available technology. C4I can manage any type of agencies, coast guards, crisis management organizations, maritime, air and cyber forces. It also can include the authority to control at a micro level. The communications section consists of technology and personnel that facilitate the communications between stakeholders. The computers are used to assist agents and respondents during and after an incident occurs. The intelligence gathered is the product of the collection and analysis of information on foreign countries. Intelligence derives from investigations, surveillance, analysis, or prior understanding this adds loads of value to planned operations (Staff, A. U. S. A. 2020).

Interoperability is basically a system of computers that connect and exchange information between each other. The personnel and equipment are a large component to a functional emergency management center. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 interoperability became a tool of communication as a vital necessity. During the bombings all rescue units were left uncommunicated. This caused for all activities, rescues, progress, and problems could no longer be coordinated. Interoperability was a capability created due to all the technical and communication problems that were experienced during this time. Agencies can talk and share information in real time using devices like radios that function using various frequency bands. While the costs of interoperability are somewhat costly the benefits from the program outweigh the effectivity and potentially reduce overall costs. A federal grant is given to the community asking for the program and every police, fire and emergency management team is equipped with the best communications system (Contestabile, J. M. 2011).

References:

Contestabile, J. M. (2011, January). Concepts on information sharing and interoperability. In IEEE Conference on Homeland Security Technology (pp. 1-16)

Staff, A. U. S. A. (2020, December 7). Command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) systems and capability set 13. AUSA. Retrieved October 26, 2021, from https://www.ausa.org/articles/command-control-communications-computers-and-intelligence-c4i-systems-and-capability-set.