Secretary's Action Directives: Preparedness

FEMA state and local integration. Ensuring the nation's preparedness for all events and all hazards is vital to economic and homeland security and a responsibility of all levels of government. To that end, FEMA shall work with state and local emergency management to:

1. Immediately review plans and activities underway to strengthen and coordinate preparedness activities and assess any overlaps and inconsistencies in these plans and activities. These assessments should include, but not be limited to, the following:
   1. Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
   2. Target Capabilities List; the Integrated Planning System
   3. State Preparedness Reports
   4. Federal Preparedness Reports
   5. Nationwide Plan Reviews
   6. Planning requirements for emergency management grants
   7. National Response Framework
2. Immediately submit any possible restructuring or consolidations for these plans and activities that are necessary and identify areas where state and local emergency management agencies can provide input.
   
   An oral report is due Feb. 9, with a final report due Feb. 23.

National planning. The Department is leading an interagency effort to develop plans at multiple levels to address eight scenario sets, which are based on the 15 National Planning Scenarios crafted by the Homeland Security Council. The Department and the federal interagency are utilizing the Integrated Planning System to develop and adjudicate interagency plans for each scenario. What is the status of each of these plans and the anticipated timeframe and actions needed to complete the process? Are there any recommendations for restructuring or consolidation? Where can state and local emergency management agencies provide input and assistance? An oral report is due Feb. 9, with a final report due Feb. 23.