**October 16, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS \-- FRANCE:

De Borchgrave. \"Analysis: Gallic Intifada.\" United Press
International, October 13, 2006. At:

<http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20061013-083614-1432r>

\[Excerpt: \"France\'s Interior Ministry said 2,500 police officers had
been \'wounded\' this year. The head of the hard-line trade union
\'Action Police\' Michel Thooris wrote to Interior Minister Nicolas
Sarkozy to describe conditions in housing developments turned slums as
\'intifada.\' Police cruisers are pelted daily with stones and \'Molotov
cocktails\'\...and Thooris said cops assigned to what was rapidly
degenerating into \'free fire zones\' should be protected in armored
vehicles. Entire tall buildings empty into the streets to chase
policemen and free an arrested comrade. \'We are in a state of civil
war, orchestrated by radical Islamists,\' Thooris told journalists.\"\]

\(2\) HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT \-- COURSE DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT:

Reviewed and approved Session 1, \"Introduction and Orientation\" by
lead course developer, Dr. William Waugh, Jr, Georgia State University.

Course Objectives statement:

\"This is an advanced undergraduate/graduate level course in Homeland
Security and Emergency Management. The focus is on U.S. policies and
programs to address the hazards posed by international and domestic
terrorism since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
on September 11, 2001, particularly the risks associated with \"weapons
of mass destruction.\" The connection between the nation\'s Homeland
Security programs adopted in response to the September 11th attacks and
its traditional emergency management programs developed over the last
quarter century largely in response to natural and technological
disasters, is a central element in the discussion.\"

Reviewed and approved Session 2, \"Policy and Organizational Context, by
William C. Nicholson, North Carolina Central University. Abstract:

\"This session is designed to provide a broad perspective on the
national policy and programmatic reaction to the terrorist violence
committed against the United States on September 11, 2001. The session
outlines the background of US policy and programs before the September
11, 2001 attacks. Next, federal legal and policy reactions are
considered, including legislation, executive actions, and national
strategies. The way in which counter-terrorism has taken center stage in
our national preparedness efforts is detailed, with discussion of the
creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the process of
drafting the National Response Plan (NRP) and National Incident
Management System (NIMS), as well as their content. The way in which the
NRP and NIMS were created, reactions by newly-regulated communities, and
federal reaction to criticisms provide an interesting perspective into
the evolving relationships among national partners. Mandates given to
state and local units of government are considered, as are initiatives
undertaken by those groups. The effect on existing frameworks, including
emergency management and Local Emergency Planning Committees, provides a
perspective on the effect of our national re-prioritizing. The creation
of state and local homeland security organizations illustrates the
pervasiveness of security as a national priority\....\"

Reviewed and approved Session 3, \"Mitigation and Prevention,\" also by
William Nicholson.

Abstract:

\"This session is designed to provide an understanding of the nature of
mitigation and prevention in the context of homeland security.

Mitigation consists of actions that remove or diminish the likelihood of
a disaster. It also incorporates steps that will lessen a disaster\'s
effects. Preparedness includes planning, training, and exercising,
activities that help to save lives and decrease damage by preparing
people to respond properly when an emergency is imminent or hits. One
important aspect of these efforts is Public Information and Education,
which helps to enlist the general populace as partners in this effort as
well as letting them know what to avoid during actual events. A recent
development is Litigation Mitigation, which involves pro-active
partnering between attorneys and emergency managers in all phases of
emergency management. Financial Mitigation provides a backup source of
funds to assist in recovery in the event that traditional forms of
mitigation do not succeed in fully avoiding a catastrophic event. In the
area of terrorism mitigation (commonly referred to as \"prevention\"),
expanded police powers, particularly those contained in the USA PATRIOT
Act can offer significant benefits. Finally, a discussion of particular
Mitigation/Prevention Cases in the following areas will help to
illustrate the nature of this subject matter:

1\. Aviation Security;

2\. Maritime Security;

3\. Nuclear Security (International);

4\. Bioterrorism initiatives; and

5\. Personal/Community Measures, such as the Community Emergency

> Response Teams (CERT)

and related web sites.\"

Reviewed and approved 3rd draft of Session 4,
\"Planning/Preparedness/Readiness,\" by Dr. Frances L. Edwards, San Jose
State University. Session Scope statement:

\"Brief overview of the emergency planning framework in the U.S.
Discussion of a method for analyzing risk and the components, including
a brief description of the weapons of mass destruction/disruption.
Description of professions and systems that deal with the injured and
casualties. Overview of the various audiences for risk communication and
some information on methods that may be used. Review of current standard
setting activities and a comment on the trends. Description of
continuity of government systems at the local government level.
Description of organizational continuity of government systems and
methods.\"

Reviewed, corrected several typos, and approved Session 5, \"Response to
Terrorist Attack,\" by Dr. Edwards. Session Scope statement:

\"Brief overview of the catastrophic disaster response framework in the
U.S. Description of the varying roles of the Federal, state and local
roles in terrorism response. Professions that participate in the
response to terrorism, and their respective roles, including how they
differ from their roles in natural and technological disasters.\"

Reviewed 3rd draft of Session 6, \"Recovery\" by Dr. Waugh, and provided
review comments back to him. From Session Scope statement:

\"This session will provide an overview of the recovery issues that may
be raised following a major terrorist attack utilizing WMD (i.e.,
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive materials).
The foci are on economic, social, and psychological recovery. Attention
will also be paid to the process of recovery as communities transition
to normal operations and deal with the long-term effects of the attack,
particularly if it involves chemical or radiological material.\"

Reviewed Session 7, \"Conclusions\" by Dr. Waugh, made a few minor
editorial fixes, and approved. Abstract:

\"The goal in this session is to encourage students to synthesize the
information from the six sessions so that they will have a broad view of
Homeland Security and the role of emergency management in reducing the
risk to life and property from domestic and international terrorist
attacks, as well as from other kinds of disasters.\"

Sessions were forwarded to the EMI Webmaster to upload to the EM HiEd
Project website \-- Free College Courses section \-- Courses Under
Development subsection \-- where they should be accessible shortly.

B.Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

National Emergency Training Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

16825 S. Seton, K-011

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

\(301\) 447-1262, voice

\(301\) 447-1598, fax

wayne.blanchard@dhs.gov

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