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Safeguarding Homeland Security Governors and Mayors Speak Out

:	Simon Hakim, Erwin Blackstone
:	Simon Hakim, Erwin A. Blackstone
:	Safeguarding Homeland Security Governors and Mayors Speak Out
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9781441903716
:	1
:	CHF 74.30
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:	Betriebswirtschaft
:	English

:	292
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The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, and the natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrated the challenges that governments face in initial response and recovery efforts. This book details the important steps that governors and mayors have initiated to address the serious problems illustrated by these recent disasters. The innovative solutions include developing more reliable communications, creating public-private partnerships to supplement public emergency services, establishing fusion c- ters that interpret information, and creating joint operations centers to manage the response to the event. There are important lessons to be learned from the managerial and technological innovations that the governors and mayors describe in this book. As the Mayor of Philadelphia and now as the Governor of Pennsylvania, I have contributed to three books on best practices of state and local governments. I am pleased to participate in the efforts of the Center for Competitive Government of the Fox School at Temple University to address the important issues faced by governments. This book makes an important contribution to the public discussion on the public and private sectors' role in homeland security. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell vii Acknowledgement The editors would like to acknowledge Dr. M. Moshe Porat, Dean of the Fox School at Temple where the Center for Competitive Government is located. His strong c- tribution and support for the Mayors' Summits is most appreciated. Many chapters for our books including this one emanated from these Summits.

	Foreword	5
	Acknowledgement	6
	Contents	7
	Contributors	9
	About the Editors	11
	1 The Role of the Private Sector in Homeland Security	12
	Introduction	12
	Background	13
	Restructuring Public Emergency Services	15
	Engaging the Private Sector in Homeland Security	18
	Establishing Regulated Insurance Programs	22
	Employing Technology	26
	Conclusions	29
	References	31
	2 Creating the Boston Medical Reserve Corps	33
	Introduction	33
	The Boston Medical Reserve Corps	34
	Volunteer Recruitment	34
	Basic Training	35
	Leadership Training	36
	Lectures to Maintain Interest of Volunteers	37
	Exercises	38
	Support for Non-CRI Events	39
	Future	40
	3 The Hierarchy of Emergency Preparedness	41
	Local Threats	42
	The Hierarchy of Emergency Preparation	42
	Individual Cooperation	43
	Organizational Cooperation	44
	A Regional Model	45
	Local Government Cooperation	46
	Technological Cooperation	47
	Conclusion	49
	4 Border Security and State Safety and Security: Addressing Common Agendas	51
	Introduction	51
	Safeguarding the Borders	53
	State and Local Cooperation on the Southern Border	53
	Volunteer Groups and State Defense Forces	55
	On the Northern Border	56
	Infrastructure Improvement	57
	Interior Enforcement	58
	Conclusion	60
	Notes	60
	5 Lessons Learned from the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season: How This Highly Active Year Helped Jacksonville, Florida, Build a Better Emergency Response System	63
	Development of Standard Operating Guidelines for Internal and External Communication Procedures	65
	Improving the Management Procedures of the Special Needs Database	66
	Development of Policy and Guidelines Outlining Expectations of FEMA and Mutual Aid Reimbursements	67
	Development of a Duval County Debris Management Plan	68
	Development of Standard Operating Guidelines for Meeting Human Needs	69
	Mandatory Emergency Operations Center Training	70
	Conclusion	70
	6 Disaster Management: Privatization as a Viable Alternative	71
	The Ideal Disaster Organization	71
	A Critical Introspection	72
	A Complementary Path: Privatization	72
	Privatized Disaster Market	73
	Private Market Attractions	73
	People Power	73
	A Case Study in Israel	74
	Ready to Pay	74
	Quality Services	75
	Family Safety Net	75
	Seeking Information	76
	Who Wants to Pay?	76
	Are the Rich Safer?	77
	A Social Decision	77
	Organizational Adaptation	78
	Sharing Resources	78
	Manpower Reserves	78
	NGO Volunteers	79
	Flexibility and Change	79
	Pros and Cons	79
	Notes	80
	References	81
	7 Caring for the Evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and Rita	82
	Introduction	82
	What Happened	83
	Lessons Learned	85
	Carefully Defining Goals	85
	Break Big Jobs Down into Manageable Tasks and Empower Those Assigned the Task to Make Decisions	86
	Enlist the Most Competent People in Organizations for each Task	86
	Strict Accountability	87
	Improvise and Use What Works	87
	8 Sheltering and Evacuating from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita	89
	Contributing Factors	93
	Managerial Strategies	93
	Technological Strategies	94
	In Conclusion	94
	9 Local Government Contingency Planning for Public Security and Public Safety Innovative and Remedial Efforts	95
	Introduction	95
	Innovative Security and Safety Approaches Regional Logistics Center	96
	Emergency Response and Recovery Gap	96
	Enhance Logistics Capabilities	98
	Defining the Role of an RLC	99
	A Public--Private Partnership Approach	100
	Innovative Security and Safety Approaches Inter-metropolitan Municipal Mutual Aid Agreements	100
	Contingency Planning	103
	Reverse 911	103
	Evacuation Transportation Capacity	103
	Coordinated Regional Evacuation Planning	104
	Role of the Mass Media	104
	Hosting Emergency Evacuees	105
	Emergency Planning Scale	105
	10 Technological and Regional Cooperation Strategies: Securing the City and Port of Oakland, California	107
	The Port of Oakland	109
	Protecting the Port Infrastructure	109
	Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration	110
	Real Life Scenario: The M/V COSCO BUSAN	111
	Regional Collaboration Efforts	113
	Regional Exercises and Skill Building	114
	Maritime Interdiction Training	115
	Real-Life Scenario: I-80at I-580/I-880 Freeway Deck Collapse