FEMA's disaster logistics efforts : assessments / Ethel Meyers, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyers, Ethel, editor.

Series:

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.

Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

United States.

Logistics.

Business logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2016.

Summary:

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for integrating federal disaster logistics efforts--that is, the ability to deliver goods to disaster survivors. The National Response Framework (NRF) guides how the nation is to respond to all types of disasters, and its Emergency Support Function #7 (ESF 7) Logistics Annex describes the actions that FEMA is to take in collaborating with federal partners and state and local stakeholders to deliver disaster logistics support and assess state and local logistics capabilities. This book discusses the extent to which FEMA has implemented ESF 7 guidance and incorporated leading practices for interagency collaboration with its federal partners; and implemented ESF 7 guidance in collaborating with state and local stakeholders and incorporated effective program management practices for its logistics assessment program.

Contents:

FEMA'S DISASTER LOGISTICS EFFORTS ASSESSMENTS ; FEMA'S DISASTER LOGISTICS EFFORTS ASSESSMENTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: FEMA COLLABORATES EFFECTIVELY WITH LOGISTICS PARTNERS BUT COULD STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT TOOL*; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND; FEMA Logistics Roles and Responsibilities ; FEMA Logistics Efforts ; FEMA Regional Structure ; Role of Logistics in FEMA's Disaster Response

FEMA'S COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS GENERALLY REFLECTS ESF GUIDANCE AND LEADING PRACTICESFEMA's Actions with Federal Partners Generally Reflect ESF 7 Guidance ; Establishing Collaborative Relationships ; Leveraging Partner Capabilities ; Establishing Interagency Agreements and Other Documentation; FEMA's Collaboration with Federal Partners Reflects Leading Practices for Interagency Collaboration; Identifying a Lead Agency and Clearly Identifying and Agreeing upon Responsibilities as Leadership Is Shared; Funding and Staffing Collaborative Interagency Mechanisms

Defining Desired Outcomes and Measures to Monitor Progress and SuccessCOLLABORATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS GENERALLY REFLECTS ESF GUIDANCE, BUT FEMA COULD STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS LOGISTICS ASSESSMENT TOOL ; FEMA Has Taken Actions to Address ESF 7 Guidance ; Training, Education, and Exercises ; Assessment Program to Validate Capabilities and Identify Shortfalls ; FEMA's Implementation of the LCAT Could Be Enhanced to Reflect Leading Program Management Practices to Better Support Needs ; Identifying Resources Needed Could Enhance Regional Implementation of the LCAT Program

Management and Oversight of the LSCMS AcquisitionCost, Schedule, and Performance ; Acquisition Requirements ; LSCMS Program Office Staffing ; Testing and Verification of LSCMS ; Other Observations ; LSCMS Logistics Specialist Staffing and Training ; LSCMS Operating Procedures ; LSCMS Performance Reporting ; CONCLUSION ; Recommendations ; Recommendation #1 ; Recommendation #2; Recommendation #3 ; Recommendation #4 ; Recommendation #5 ; Recommendation #6 ; Recommendation #7 ; Recommendation #8 ; Recommendation #9 ; Recommendation #10 ; Recommendation #11; Management Comments and OIG Analysis

APPENDIX A. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-816-0