Introduction to Homeland Security and Emergency Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 19-30
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security

Assessing the Interactions between Native American Tribes and the U.S. Government in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Policy

2017 ◽  
pp. 51-71
Author(s):  
Leigh R. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Native American Tribes ◽  
Intergovernmental Relationships ◽  
The U.S

The working relationships between Native American tribes, the states, and the federal government have been strained for centuries. These intergovernmental interactions have led to a fragmented system whose attempt to deliver public service is consistently met with opposition. One area where this has become increasingly evident is within homeland security and emergency management policy. This study used a cross sectional survey to gather information about the beliefs tribes held about the various aspects of their working relationships with states and the federal government within the context of homeland security and emergency management. Analysis of the data revealed that the majority of the intergovernmental relationships that existed between tribes and the U.S. government did not possess the characteristics of an effective working relationship. Evidence also suggests that the intergovernmental relationships were actually having a negative impact on the U.S. government's goal to achieve a unified system of homeland security and emergency management on American soil.

scholarly journals Disaster Risk Analysis Part 2: The Systemic Underestimation of Risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaida A. Mamuji ◽  
David Etkin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Rare Events ◽  
Risk Estimation ◽  
Cumulative Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Disaster Risk Analysis

Abstract How risk is defined, the nature of methodologies used to assess risk, and the degree to which rare events should be included in a disaster risk analysis, are important considerations when developing policies, programs and priorities to manage risk. Each of these factors can significantly affect risk estimation. In Part 1 of this paper [Etkin, D. A., A. A. Mamuji, and L. Clarke. 2018. “Disaster Risk Analysis Part 1: The Importance of Including Rare Events.” Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.] we concluded that excluding rare events has the potential to seriously underestimate the cumulative risk from all possible events,For example, of the 100 most expensive weather disasters in the US, the single most expensive event accounts for 16% of total economic impacts. Similarly, the worst explosion disaster accounts for 17% of the fatalities of the total 100 worst events. though including them can be very challenging both from a methodological and data availability perspective. Underestimating risk can result in flawed disaster risk reduction policies, resulting in insufficient attention being devoted to mitigation and/or prevention. In Part 2, we survey various governmental emergency management policies and methodologies in order to evaluate varying equations used to define risk, and to assess potential biases within disaster risk analyses that do comparative risk ranking. We find (1) that the equations used to define risk used by emergency management organizations are frequently less robust than they should or are able to be, and (2) that methodologies used to assess risk are often inadequate to properly account for the potential contribution of rare events. We conclude that there is a systemic bias within many emergency management organizations that results in underestimation of risk.

Quantifying effectiveness in emergency management

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Michael Weaver, DPA
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

This study looked at the relationship between the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS). Moreover, it reviewed the interface between their two subordinate organizations (Northern Command under DOD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency under DHS) with primacy over domestic disasters. Understanding the importance of intergovernmental relations (IGRs), the article dissected the interrelatedness of these organizations regarding hurricanes and the subsequent involvement of federal preparation and response efforts. The informal networked relationships were evaluated using regression analysis focusing on secondary sources of data and several variables. The vitality of collaborative networks is grounded in literature and has been espoused by Waugh and Streib1 in the world of emergency management; this study expanded on their premise.

The development of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Degree program at historically black colleges and universities: The case of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Oluponmile O. Olonilua, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Black College ◽  
Central Administration ◽  
Historically Black College ◽  
College And University ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Southern University

This article shares the experience of establishing the Emergency Management and Homeland Security degree program at Texas Southern University (TSU), Houston, Texas. Emergency management programs are evolving and keep increasing and the nature of jobs of emergency managers are becoming more complex. Consequently, there is increasing need to have minority emergency managers who would be able to relate directly with other minorities impacted by disasters. This study uses the case of TSU to discuss the challenges and successes of developing a fairly unknown program at a historically black college and university and how the obstacles were overcome. It further discusses the process of the degree program development, the curriculum, and the present state of the program. This article concludes there are many advantages in training emergency managers of color in the field. These would be professionals in the field with the added advantage of being people of color. They would understand planning for and responding to those affected because they most likely have the same background and similar experience. Additionally, the developer of any new program should expect some form of opposition from faculty, staff, and administration but once central administration buys in, the program is worth the while.

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