Fo B5 Public Hearing 5-18-04 3 Of 3 Fdr- Tab 10-19- Suggested Questions For Jerome Hauer 768

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR JEROME M. HAUER

1. What is the status of "national standards for emergency response training and preparedness," as called for the National Strategy for Homeland Security? Do such standards exist that provide for minimum essential capabilities among emergency responders? a. Is the training curriculum at your institute based on such national standards? b. If not already used, would such national standards assist or strengthen your institute's training curriculum? 2. Across the U.S., many emergency managers are "dual-hatted" and also serve as fire chiefs. a. Does such dual-hatting undercut their ability to run both organizations (office of emergency management and the fire department)? b. What size jurisdiction does an emergency manager need? c. Is an office of emergency management in every county reasonable or unreasonable? 3. Should a Mass Casualty Disaster Plan be a part of every state's emergency operations plan? a. If so, what entity should ensure that it is? b. Of the 50 states, how many already have a Mass Casualty Disaster Plan? 4. What one recommendation could this Commission make that would improve the nation's "surge capacity" - the ability to handle an overwhelming number of emergency patients/ victims - within and among hospitals? a. Is public health still the "forgotten step child" of emergency preparedness and response? b. What else needs to be done to ensure that public health has a seat at the table? 5. What interaction did you have with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) while you were the head of New York City's Office of Emergency Management from 1996 to 2000? a. What type of training, funding or guidance did FEMA provide you?

b. In your opinion, did FEMA carry out its role in terrorism preparedness prior to 9/11 ? c. At the Office of Emergency Management, did you also have partnerships with the Defense Department and the Office of Domestic Preparedness, then in the Justice Department? Did you get any added value from these partnerships?

6. Of the 3 main activities of an office of emergency management - field operations, planning, and manning a command center - how would you prioritize these activities? a. What's right and what's wrong with "long-range" contingency planning as it is being done by New York City's current administration?

7. How do you move from relying on ad hoc working relationships to an institutionalized way or system that allows for the free flow of information sharing between emergency responders?