Dept. of Homeland Security

[riverwalker]

Headed by Secretary Michael Chertoff
Budget of $28.9 BILLION
(TWENTYNINE FRICKIN' BILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!! DID WE GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH??? HE SHOULD HAVE EVACUATED AND PREPARED NOLA STARTING ON FRIDAY)

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0541.xml

Purpose and Responsibility:

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

Preparing America

In the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster or other large-scale emergency, the Department of Homeland Security will assume primary responsibility on March 1st for ensuring that emergency response professionals are prepared for any situation. This will entail providing a coordinated, comprehensive federal response to any large-scale crisis and mounting a swift and effective recovery effort. The new Department will also prioritize the important issue of citizen preparedness. Educating America's families on how best to prepare their homes for a disaster and tips for citizens on how to respond in a crisis will be given special attention at DHS.


National Response Plan

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

"One team, one goal...a safer, more secure America"


The National Response Plan establishes a comprehensive all-hazards approach to enhance the ability of the United States to manage domestic incidents. The plan incorporates best practices and procedures from incident management disciplines—homeland security, emergency management, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, responder and recovery worker health and safety, emergency medical services, and the private sector—and integrates them into a unified structure. It forms the basis of how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents. It establishes protocols to help

Save lives and protect the health and safety of the public, responders, and recovery workers;
Ensure security of the homeland;
Prevent an imminent incident, including acts of terrorism, from occurring;
Protect and restore critical infrastructure and key resources;
Conduct law enforcement investigations to resolve the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, and collect and preserve evidence for prosecution and/or attribution;
Protect property and mitigate damages and impacts to individuals, communities, and the environment; and
Facilitate recovery of individuals, families, businesses, governments, and the environment.

[dogday]

1. Got one thing right-One Team

I think that is all that is out looking for survivors, 1 Team only. I have felt from the beginning that there is no help out there and now the reporters are reporting people at SD have had nothing for 4 days. They have not giving anybody anything. Little babies and elderly passing out from the heat..... Shame on them, we should all be calling our Senators and telling them to hold all accountable for this f-up....

[riverwalker]

2. This is on Chertoffs doorstep

and I want that fucker to fry.