Event response plan part 2

Annotated Bibliography

SEC 470

March 21, 2016

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration etool. Retrieved electronically from https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/credits.html

This resource identifies the criteria for Unified Command Systems and how the response and recovery operations are managed. In the implementation of a Unified Command System there is a clearly identified leader that oversees all aspects of the operation, including the ordering and allocation of resources. Unified Command System operations are a team effort across a wide array of responders; selection of which stakeholders are included in the Unified Command System is dependent upon the location and magnitude of the operation and can change as determined necessary by managing authority.

Emergency Alert System, FEMA.gov, 2016. Retrieved electronically from https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system

This reference consists of material associated with the Emergency Alert System (EAS). When needed, local, regional, state, and national can be sent alert messages utilizing this system to notify the population of a disaster, to give notice before an event or within minutes of it happening. EAS uses various methods to broadcast these messages to include but not limited to television, radio, and cellular phones. EAS is a waring tool that not only saves lives but also protects property during manmade or natural disasters.

National Interagency Incident Management System. Homeland Security Digital Library. Retrieved electronically from https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=454557

This resource identifies how the National Interagency Incident Management System plays an integral role in the decision factors when determining use of an Incident Command System or a Unified Command System. NIIMS is a framework for the effectiveness, efficiency and systematic approach to proficiency in response and recover operations. The National Interagency Incident Management System is comprised of five sub-systems which are Incident Command System, Training, Qualifications and Certifications System, Publications Management and Supporting Technologies.

The White House, President George W. Bush. Retrieved electronically from http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/reports/katrina-lessons-learned/chapter5.html

This resource identifies lessons learned from the response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The federal government identified seventeen points that serve as lessons from the natural disaster. The lessons include National Preparedness, .Integrated Use of Military Capabilities Communications, Logistics and Evacuations, Search and Rescue, Public Safety and Security, Public Health and Medical Support, Human Services, Mass Care and Housing, Public Communications, Critical Infrastructure and Impact Assessment, Environmental Hazards and Debris Removal, Foreign Assistance, Non-Governmental Aid, Training, Exercises, and Lessons Learned, Homeland Security Professional Development and Education, and Citizen and Community Preparedness.