**August 18, 2006 FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project
Activity Report**

\(1\) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION:

A new book on Critical Infrastructure Protection has been written by Dr.

Ted G. Lewis, Professor of Computer Science and Academic Associate of
the Homeland Defense and Security curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, CA:

Lewis Ted G. Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland Security:

Defending a Networked Nation. Wiley Publishers, April 2006.

The book\'s Preface, Table of Contents, and first Chapter \"On
Strategy\"

(27 pages), can be accessed at:

[[http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471786284.html]{.underline}](http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471786284.html)

\(2\) FEMA:

Jenkins, Alan. \"One Year Later, Katrina\'s Lessons Unlearned.\"
Anniston Star (AL), August 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2006/as-columns-0818-0-6h18b3033.htm]{.underline}](http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2006/as-columns-0818-0-6h18b3033.htm)

\[Excerpt: \"The Federal Emergency Management Agency quickly became a
symbol of all that was wrong with the response to the storm\.... The
disastrously weak response we witnessed in New Orleans and elsewhere on
the Gulf Coast resulted from a systematic disinvestment in FEMA\'s
ability to do its job\.... In the case of FEMA, we should begin by
ensuring adequate funding, staffing, authority and oversight for an
agency that has accomplished great things in the past. The agency must
reclaim its full statutory mandate\... Fixing FEMA is just one step
toward restoring the partnership between the American people and our
government. Katrina showed us that our health, safety and ability to
recover from a disaster rely on that partnership. We all suffer when
this partnership fails.\"\]

Partnership for Public Service. \"Overview of the FEMA Workforce.\" PPS,
Government After Katrina, no date. Accessed, August 18, 2006, at:

[[http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm]{.underline}](http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm)

Partnership for Public Service. \"The Correlation Between Employee
Perspective and Agency Performance\" (Comparison of FEMA\'s and Coast
Guard\'s Employee Opinions \-- Based on the Office of Personnel
Management\'s 2004 Federal Human Capital Survey). PPS, Government After
Katrina, no date. Accessed, August 18, 2006, at:

[[http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm]{.underline}](http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm)

\[Excerpts:

\* In the 2005 Best Places rankings, FEMA was one of the lowest ranking
agencies for employee satisfaction\...

\* FEMA\'s largest problem is their employees\' lack of confidence in
the leadership\....

\* FEMA falls below the government average for their confidence in both
immediate supervisors and senior leaders\....

\* In 2003, FEMA was compared to the large agencies and ranked last in
employee satisfaction\...

\* FEMA ranked 179th out of 218 federal subcomponents for the Training
and Development category\...

\* Only 42 percent of FEMA employees believe they have sufficient
resources to do their jobs\...

\* Despite these problems, FEMA employees still feel compelled by their
mission, and 91% think that the work they do is important\...\"\]

Ritchie, Jim. \"\`Ready\' For Another Katrina.\" Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review. August 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/today/s_466590.html]{.underline}](http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/today/s_466590.html)

\(3\) GLOBAL WARMING:

Sunstein, Cass R. \"Limiting Climate Change: The Neglected Obstacle.\"

Washington Post, August 18, 2006. Accessed at:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701188.html?sub=AR>

\(4\) HAZARD/DISASTER/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:

Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences. Facing Hazards
and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions. Washington, DC: National
Research Council, 2006, 408 pages. Accessed at:
[[http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html]{.underline}](http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html)

\[Note: \"The report includes over thirty recommendations for the
hazards and disaster community. Notably, comparative research should be
conducted to refine and measure core components of societal
vulnerability and resilience to hazards of all types, address the
special requirements of confronting disasters caused by terrorist acts,
and advance knowledge about mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery related to disasters having catastrophic physical and social
impacts. Moreover, strategic planning and institution building are
needed to address issues related to the management and sharing of data
on hazards and disasters\..., sustain the momentum of interdisciplinary
research, advance the utilization of social science findings, and
sustain the hazards and disaster research workforce. And above all, the
National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security
should jointly support the comparative research, strategic planning, and
institution building called for in the report.\"\]

\(5\) HAZARD MAPPING AND MODELING \-- UPPER DIVISION/GRADUATE LEVEL
COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:

Reviewed 3rd draft of Session 10, \"Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling and
Analysis,\" by lead course developer, Dr. John Pine, Director of the
Disaster Science and Management Program at Louisiana State University,
and by Hassan Mashriqui of the LSU Hurricane Center, and provided review
comments. From Session Scope statement:

\"This session provides an introduction to the characteristics of
hurricanes and the hazards associated with hurricane storm surge.
Modeling hurricane storm surge using the National Weather Service (NWS)
SLOSH (Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) model will be
examined to identify the type of information needed to characterize the
nature and impacts of hurricane storm surge. The limitations of
hurricane storm surge modeling will be discussed and how to read output
maps and displays from the SLOSH. Finally, the session will examine the
purpose and limitations for the NWS SLOSH hurricane storm surge software
and how it is used for planning and emergency response operations.\"

Reviewed 2nd draft of Session 14, \"Utilizing Mapping and Modeling in
Hazard Mitigation Planning and Land Use,\" by Dr. Pine, and provided
review comments. From Session Scope statement:

\"This session provides an examination of how mapping and modeling
contribute to the goals of hazard mitigation and the reduction of
community vulnerability to the adverse impacts of disasters. The session
builds on several other modules from Breaking the disaster Cycle: Future
Directions in Natural Hazard Mitigation. In this course, Dr. David
Godschalk explains in detail the nature of hazard mitigation and many of
the strategies that can used to reduce the vulnerability of communities.
The present session in this class builds on his work and examines the
role of modeling and mapping within the hazard mitigation planning risk
assessment process. Godschalk explains two key elements

that are addressed in this session including the hazard mitigation
planning risk assessment process and hazard mitigation strategies.
Students should leave this session with a clearer understanding of how
to use the powerful tools of hazard modeling and the importance of
communicating with others using maps. A detailed look at hazard
mitigation strategies and tools is reviewed with an emphasis of how
mapping sciences and modeling contribute to the reduction of community
vulnerability.\"

\(6\) HOMELAND SECURITY:

Meade, Charles and Roger C. Molander. Considering the Effects of a
Catastrophic Terrorist Attack. Santa Monica CA: RAND Technical Report,
Center for Terrorism and Risk Management Policy, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR391/]{.underline}](http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR391/)

\[Note: Authors postulate 10kt nuclear detonation at Long Beach, CA
which \"\...enabled us to investigate two key policy questions:

\* Within the first 72 hours, what would the direct effects of such an
attack be? What human casualties, property damage, and destruction of
infrastructure would result immediately?

\* In the weeks and months after the attack, what would the longer-term
economic implications be? From a decision making standpoint, what would
the particularly challenging policy issues be? What would the
high-priority concerns for different stakeholder groups be?\"\]

\(7\) INSURANCE:

Insurance Journal. \"Tower Report Urges Industry, Gov\'t., Public To
Rethink Cat Management.\" August 17, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/08/17/71500.htm]{.underline}](http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/08/17/71500.htm)

\(8\) KATRINA:

Malanowski, Jamie. \"Katrina\'s Wake.\" USA Weekend Magazine, August 20,
2006. Accessed at:
[[http://usaweekend.com/06_issues/060820/060820katrina.html]{.underline}](http://usaweekend.com/06_issues/060820/060820katrina.html)

\[Note: \"Film director Spike Lee and historian Douglas Brinkley, both
exploring the storm\'s aftermath in their recent works, talk about the
lingering effects of last year\'s catastrophic hurricane.\"\]

\[Excerpt: \"What\'s the most important thing people should know about
Katrina?

Lee: That the story isn\'t over. It\'s going to take 15 or 20 years
before we understand the full impact of this storm. Or more. People
survived the storm, but now they\'re becoming depressed and committing
suicide, or just dying of broken hearts. And no one knows the effect
this is going to have on the children, if a kid\'s going to be able to
function normally after watching his mother or his father drown.

Brinkley: I was struck by the degradation of FEMA. After it was placed
in the Department of Homeland Security, it became the bottom basket of
the organization.\"\]

Partnership for Public Service. Covering Katrina: Trends in Katrina
Media Coverage - Initial Analysis from the Top Ten National Newspapers
and TEN Gulf Coast Newspapers. PPS, August 18, 2006, 5 pages. Accessed
at:
[[http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/main/index.htm]{.underline}](http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/main/index.htm)

Partnership for Public Service. \"Five Lessons for Responding to
Disaster - What Hurricane Katrina Should Teach Us All.\" PPS, no date.

Accessed August 18, 2006 at:

[[http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/5lessons.htm]{.underline}](http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/5lessons.htm)

Partnership for Public Service. \"Katrina-Related Legislation.\" PPS,
Government After Katrina, no date. Accessed, August 18, 2006, at:

[[http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm]{.underline}](http://www.governmentafterkatrina.org/research/factsheets.htm)

Shiflett, Dave. \"Filmmaker Spike Lee Focuses on Katrina Government
Incompetence,\" Bloomberg News, August 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aq6CGF2qn9QE]{.underline}](http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aq6CGF2qn9QE)

\[Excerpt: \"Spike Lee\'s four-hour film on New Orleans\'s deadly
encounter with Hurricane Katrina will be as popular at the White House
as a clogged toilet. Make that a hundred clogged toilets\.... The first
two hour-long segments debut on HBO on Aug. 21 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
New York time, with the second two segments airing Aug. 22 in the same
slot.

The film, which takes us from the hours before the crisis through
efforts to rebuild the city, will be shown in its entirety on Aug. 29
beginning at 8 p.m. to mark the storm\'s first anniversary.\"\]

\(9\) PREPAREDNESS:

Baldor, Lolita C. \"Guard Unable to Deal With 2 Hurricanes.\" Washington
Post, August 17, 2006. Accessed at:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-yn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701252.html>

\[Excerpt: \"To counter equipment shortfalls caused largely by the Iraq
and Afghanistan wars, the Guard has borrowed more than \$500 million
worth of equipment from the active duty military to restock its units.
Thousands of trucks, Humvees and other supplies have been shifted mostly
from inland states\' Guard units closer to where storms are more likely
to strike. Army and Air Guard officials also are spending at least \$900
million on new communications equipment and hundreds of tractors and
trucks\.... \'We\'re spread really, really thin. That\'s a common
concern that I hear about,\' said Maj. Gen. Roger Lempke, president of
the Adjutants General Association of the United States. \'My concern is
having enough equipment to support a major event in a state.\' Lempke,
who is adjutant general in Nebraska, agreed that multiple crises will be
difficult to handle.\"\]

Delfavero, Gina. \"CART Rescue Group Will Deal With Large Animals.\"

Pittsburgh Tribune, August 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/s_466545.html]{.underline}](http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/s_466545.html)

Department of Health and Human Services. Nursing Home Emergency
Preparedness and Response During Recent Hurricanes. Washington DC: HHS
Office of Inspector General, Report OEI-06-06-00020, August 2006, 48
pages. Accessed at:
[[http://www.oig.hhs.gov/w-new.html]{.underline}](http://www.oig.hhs.gov/w-new.html)

\[Note: Access is to \"What\'s New\" HHS webpage \-- this item is
currently at the top, but will eventually move down the list and then
off the page, so I recommend getting copy now.\]

Freking, Kevin. \"Report Outlines Evacuation Problems\" (HHS Report on
Nursing Homes and Hurricanes). Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 18,
2006. Accessed at:
<http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Hurricanes_Nursing_Homes.html>

Gross, Jane. \"\[HHS\]Report Calls for Tighter Rules in Nursing Home
Evacuations.\" New York Times, August 18, 2006. At:

[[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/us/18prepare.html?\_r=1&oref=slogin]{.underline}](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/us/18prepare.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

\(10\) SHAW UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH NC \-- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BA
CONCENTRATION IN EM OPERATIONAL:

Received news from Joan D. Barrax, Dean, Shaw University College of
Graduate and Professional Studies, that the Fall 2006 Semester, which
just started at Shaw University, marks the unveiling of a new Emergency
Management Concentration within the school\'s Bachelor\'s Degree in
Public Administration. There is a description of the Shaw program in the
\"Under Development\" section of The College List on the EM HiEd Project
website. Have requested that this description be modified to reflect
that this program is now operational and should be relocated to the
\"BA-Level Programs subsection of the Emergency Management section of
The College List tab. For additional information, Dean Barrax can be
contacted at: <Jbarrax@SHAWU.EDU>

\(11\) WAR ON TERROR:

Bash, Dana. Pew Poll Finds Public Concern Over Terrorism Not Increasing.
CNN Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, August 17, 2006.

Accessed at:

[[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0608/17/sitroom.01.html]{.underline}](http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0608/17/sitroom.01.html)

\[Excerpt: \"Wolf, as soon as the news of the London terror plot broke,
candidates in both parties started trading jabs, trying to take
political advantage. We now know Americans paid more attention to that
foiled plot to blow up airplanes than any terror-related event since
9/11. Yes, politicians may be surprised to learn this, the public is
interested, but attitudes about terrorism haven\'t changed\.... BASH
(voice-over): According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center 54
percent of Americans say they followed the London story very closely.
With that kind of public focus and both parties trying to capitalize,
you would think the latest threat would make Americans more worried
about terrorism. But it hasn\'t. Just 23 percent say they are very
worried about a terror attack in the U.S. now, virtually the same as
last summer.\"\]

Ignatius, David. \"Are We Fighting \'Islamic Fascists\'?\" Washington
Post, August 18, 2006. Accessed
at:<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701193.html>

\[Excerpt: \"\'This nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use
any means to destroy those of us who love freedom,\' President Bush said
last week after Britain announced it had foiled a plot to blow up
airliners over the Atlantic\.... In many ways, this phrase does capture
the rage that fuels America\'s enemies. What is most pernicious about
the movement is that, as with European fascism, it has made Jews the
symbol for larger forces that confound angry Muslims. This is perverse:
The corrupt elites who obstruct Iranians, Egyptians, Syrians and Saudis
today are their own rulers and their legions of fixers and bagmen, not
Israeli Jews. Yet I balk at the term. The notion that we are fighting
\'Islamic fascists\' blurs the conflict, widening the enemy to many if
not all Muslims. It\'s as if we were to call Hitler and Mussolini
\'Christian fascists,\' implying that it is their religion\...that is
the root cause of the problem.\"\]

Murphy, Can. \"A New Generation of Jihad Seekers - Terrorism Experts Say
Young Radicals Working in Al Qaeda\'s Shadow Are an Emerging Threat.\"
Christian Science Monitor, August 18, 2006. Accessed at:

[[http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0818/p01s04-woeu.html]{.underline}](http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0818/p01s04-woeu.html)

\[Excerpt: \"\'We haven\'t lost, but we\'re losing \[the war on
terror\],\' says Marc Sageman, the author of \'Understanding Terror
Networks\' and a former CIA case officer who served as a liaison to the
Afghan mujahideen in the late 1980s.\"\]

Regan, Tom. \"Terrorist Plots Everywhere\...And Nowhere.\" Christian
Science Monitor, August 17, 2006. Accessed at:
[[http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/sept11/dailyUpdate.html]{.underline}](http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/sept11/dailyUpdate.html)

Sweig, Julia E. \"Why They Hate Us - No, It\'s Not Our Freedoms.

Anti-Americanism Isn\'t Going Away Until the U.S. Puts Some Fairness in
its Foreign Policy.\" Los Angeles Times August 15, 2006. Accessed at:

<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-sweig15aug15,0,3416276.story?coll=la-opinion-center>

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

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Emergency Management Institute

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Department of Homeland Security

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