What is homeland security? - answer An area of inquire whose
improved understanding could make the US people safer from
extreme unanticipated threats.
What is civil defense? - answer What people do without their own
communities to protect themselves not considering any federal
assistance, self-awareness.
What is the exclusive view of Homeland Security? - answer Keeping
terrorism out of the country
What is the inclusive view of Homeland Security? - answer Focuses
on hazardous threats that are unexpected (Hurricane Katrina)
Four phases of Emergency Management Cycle - answer Mitigation:
Assessing risk behaviors to prevent disasters
Preparedness: Planning, getting resources from other agencies.
Response:
Acting during a disaster.
Recovery:
To aid in damaged or lost goods.
Key provisions of the Stafford Act - answer Once state and local
have exhausted all of their resources & ask for FEMA help. Needs to
, be declared by the governor and approved by the President. FEMA
states the denial.
What are the main federal agencies that are part of the DHS? -
answer FEMA
Coast Guard
Secret Service
Border Patrol
ICE
How did the DHS come into existence? - answer Department of
Homeland Security was created in 2003 after 9/11
Has 22 agencies
Which agencies are new in the DHS? - answer TSA is the newest, it
was created in 2001.
What are the types of threats to Homeland Security today? - answer
Existential (Pandemic)
Serious (China)
Inconvenient (Terrorism)
Cyber
What are Flynn's six critical imperatives? - answer 1. Empower
Front Line
2. Make trade security a global priority
3. Setup Critical Infrastructure
(Some are more at risk than others)
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