National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States FEMA Briefing #1, August 20,1:00 P.M. Location: GSA Bldg at D and 7th, Room 5125 1:00 p.m.
An overview of FEMA's response to the 9/11 attacks. Presenters: Ted Monette, Tom Davies, Charlie Hess •
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The staffing structure, organization, and internal FEMA procedures in place on September 11, 2001 for responding to catastrophic terrorism attacks within the United States (including capabilities for coordinating with other federal, state, and local organizations). The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and how it dictated response to the 9/11 Attacks (including an explanation of the disaster declaration process, and how that process was implemented in response to the 9/11 Attacks). The Federal Response Plan (FRP), as it existed on September 11, 2001, and the FRP as it exists today (including detailed descriptions of the rationale for any significant changes or reforms). The rationale and implications of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) as it pertains to changing the Federal Response Plan (FRP) to a National Response Plan (NRP), how the NRP will fit into the new National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the intended timeline to approve and implement both. FEMA's roles and responsibilities regarding the Federal Concept of Operations Plan (CONPLAN) as it existed on September 11, 2001 (including actions FEMA actually took in accordance with the CONPLAN in response to the 9/11 Attacks). Comparison of the April, 1999 CONPLAN, to the current, January 2003 CONPLAN, and potential future versions.
3:30 p.m.
An overview of The State and Local Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning (SLG-101), including Chapter 6, Annex G, "Terrorism" (April 2001). Presenter: Charlie Biggs
3:45 p.m.
The Emergency Management Planning Grants (EMPG) process Presenter: Charlie Biggs
4:00 p.m.
An overview of FEMA's roles and responsibilities regarding the Top Officials (TOPOFF) and Top Officials Two (TOPOFF 2) exercises (including, but not limited to, information such as exercise script, major event sequence list, intelligence scenario used, after-action reports, summaries, evaluations, reviews, critiques, and studies). Presenter: Tom Park