# Presentation: 580984

##   National Capabilities Workshop

**  ****National Capabilities Workshop**
**June 2-3, 2005**
**Pat Malak, Chief, Policy Analysis Branch**
**Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness**
**U.S. Department of Homeland Security**

## Defining National Preparedness

**Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8) on National Preparedness was issued by President Bush in December 2003 **
**HSPD-8 establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies**
**Significant accomplishments to date:**
**Published Interim National Preparedness Goal**
**Pubished National Preparedness Guidance**
**Developed National Planning Scenarios**
**Developed Universal Task List**
**Developed Target Capabilities List**

## The National Preparedness Goal

**    ****HSDP-8 calls for the creation of a domestic all-hazards preparedness goal that establishes: **
**Measurable readiness targets**
**Standards for preparedness performance**
**Assessment of the Nation’s  preparedness**
**Provides a risk-based, national approach to prepare for current and future threats and hazards**
**Interim Goal was published on March 31.  **
**	****The final Goal, with target levels of capability, will be released in October 2005**

## National Preparedness Vision

*To engage Federal, State, local, and tribal entities, their private and non-governmental partners, and the general public to achieve and sustain risk-based target levels of capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from major events in order to minimize the impact on lives, property, and the economy.*

## Capabilities-based Planning

**10-step process**
**Defines the range of threats**
**Defines tasks and capabilities to address threats**
**Places capabilities where they are most needed**
**Involves stakeholders throughout the process **

## Step 1:  Define the threats

**Question:  What are we preparing  for?**
** ****National Planning Scenarios**
**Define range and scope of  events for  which Nation must prepare**

## National Planning Scenarios

**Scenario 1:**  	**Nuclear Detonation – Improvised Nuclear Device**
**Scenario 2:  ****	****Biological Attack – Aerosol Anthrax**
**Scenario 3:  ****	****Biological Disease Outbreak – Pandemic Influenza**
**Scenario 4: ****	****Biological Attack – Pneumonic Plague**
**Scenario 5: ****	****Chemical Attack – Blister Agent**
**Scenario 6: ****	****Chemical Attack – Toxic Industrial Chemicals**
**Scenario 7: ****	****Chemical Attack – Nerve Agent**
**Scenario 8: ****	****Chemical Attack – Chlorine Tank Explosion**
**Scenario 9: ****	****Natural Disaster – Major Earthquake**
**Scenario 10:  ****	****Natural Disaster – Major Hurricane**
**Scenario 11:  ****	****Radiological Attack – Radiological Dispersal Devices**
**Scenario 12:  ****	****Explosives Attack – Improvised Explosive Device**
**Scenario 13: ****	****Biological Attack – Food Contamination**
**Scenario 14:  ****	****Biological Attack – Foreign Animal Disease **
**Scenario 15:  ****	****Cyber Attack**

## Step 2: Identify tasks to be performed

**  ****Question:  What do we need to do to prevent,**
**                     ****protect against, respond to, and**
**                     ****recover from threats?**
** ****Universal Task List (UTL)**
**Tasks that must be performed**
**Task interdependence and interrelationship **
**Does NOT address how or who performs task**
**Provides common language and reference**
**Approximately 1600 tasks**

## Step 3:  Identify Critical Tasks

**Question:  What are the most important tasks?**
**Critical tasks are required to prevent, reduce loss of life or major property damage or, if not performed, imperils mission outcomes**
**First step toward prioritization that is used throughout the planning process**

##  Question:  What capabilities do we need to
                    perform the critical tasks?

Capabilities provide the means to achieve a measurable outcome resulting from performance of one or more of the critical tasks.

**                    ****perform the critical tasks?**
**Capabilities provide the means to achieve a measurable outcome resulting from performance of one or more of the critical tasks.**

**Step 4:  Define Required Capabilities**

## Target Capabilities

**Common**
**	****Planning**
**	****Interoperable Communications**
**Prevent Mission Area**
**	****Information Collection and Threat Detection**
**	****Intelligence Fusion and Analysis**
**	****Information Sharing and Collaboration**
**	****Terrorism Investigation and Apprehension**
**	****CBRNE Detection**
**Protect Mission Area**
**	****Risk Analysis**
**	****Critical Infrastructure Protection**
**	****Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense**
**	****Public Health Epidemiological Investigation and Testing**
**	****Citizen Preparedness and Participation**
**Respond Mission Area**
**	****On-Site Incident Management**
**	****Emergency Operations Center Management**
**	****Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution**
**	****Volunteer Management and Donations**
**	****Worker Health and Safety**
**	****Public Safety and Security Response**

**Respond Mission Area (cont)**
**	****Firefighting Operations/Support****	**
**	****WMD/Hazardous Incident Response and Decontamination**
**	****Explosive Device Response Operations**
**	****Animal Health Emergency Support****	**
**	****Environmental Health and Vector Control**
**	****Citizen Protection: Evacuation and/or In-Place Protection**
**	****Isolation and Quarantine**
**	****Search and Rescue**
**	****Emergency Public Information and Warning**
**	****Triage and Pre-Hospital Treatment**
**	****Medical Surge****	**
**	****Medical Supplies  Management and Distribution**
**	****Mass Prophylaxis**
**	****Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related Services)**
**	****Fatality Management**
**Recover Mission Area**
**	****Structural Damage Assessment and Mitigation**
**	****Restoration of Lifelines**
**	****Economic and Community Recovery**
**	**

**Target Capabilities**

## National Priorities

**Overarching Priorities**
- Implement the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan
- Expanded Regional Collaboration
- Implement the Interim National Infrastructure Protection Plan
**Capability-Specific Priorities**
- Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities
- Strengthen Interoperable Communications Capabilities
- Strengthen specialized CBRNE Detection, Response and Decontamination Capabilities
- Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities

## Question:  How much of the capabilities do we
                   need?

Analyze Need Across Scenarios

Balance Need vs. Acceptable Risk

Analyze “Criticality” of Capability 

Explore Alternatives

**                   ****need?**
**Analyze Need Across Scenarios**
**Balance Need vs. Acceptable Risk**
**Analyze “Criticality” of Capability **
**Explore Alternatives**

**Step 5:  Determine Capability ****              Requirements**

## Question:  Where should capabilities be built?

Define the role of Federal, State, and local governments, and private sector

Define the requirements for local jurisdictions of varying size and risk

**Define the role of Federal, State, and local governments, and private sector**
**Define the requirements for local jurisdictions of varying size and risk**

**Step 6:  Assign Responsibility for ****              Capabilities **

##   Question:  What capabilities should my 
                     jurisdiction or agency have? 

Local jurisdictions and state and federal agencies use the Target Capabilities Lists to prioritize their own needs

Federal assistance is used to build required capabilities

**                     ****jurisdiction or agency have? **
**Local jurisdictions and state and federal agencies use the Target Capabilities Lists to prioritize their own needs**
**Federal assistance is used to build required capabilities**

**Step 7:  Define Capability Requirements**

## 
Question:  Do we have adequate capabilities?  

Assessment of capabilities at all levels

Identifies:  gaps, deficiencies, excess

Helps jurisdictions plan and prioritize needs

**Question:  Do we have adequate capabilities?  **
**Assessment of capabilities at all levels**
**Identifies:  gaps, deficiencies, excess**
**Helps jurisdictions plan and prioritize needs**

**Step 8:  Assess Current Capabilities ****              Against Targets**

## Step 9:  Allocate Resources for              Priority Needs

**  ****Question:  How should we allocate our **
**                    ****resources?**
**Needs are defined by assessment of current capabilities against Target Capabilities List **
**Decision makers at all levels set priorities to address gaps and deficiencies**
**Address capabilities to perform critical tasks**

## Question:  How prepared are we?

HSPD8: Required to establish “readiness metrics, standards, and a system for assessing the Nation’s overall preparedness”

Test preparedness through exercises and real world events

Annual report on national preparedness

**HSPD8: Required to establish “readiness metrics, standards, and a system for assessing the Nation’s overall preparedness”**
**Test preparedness through exercises and real world events**
**Annual report on national preparedness**

**Step 10:  Assess Preparedness**

## Goals for Stakeholder Meetings

**Define national target level for each capability**
**Develop strategies for applying the capability requirements to a large-scale incident**
**Apportion responsibility for building and maintaining capabilities**

## Capability Refinement Process

**Define national target level**
**Build on current capabilities**
**Use scenarios to define demand for capability**
**Define desired outcome from performance of critical tasks – build on existing standards, guidelines, best practice**
**Define capability elements**
**Develop strategy for large-scale events**
**Assign responsibility**
**Consider risk and time criticality**
**Can capability be regionalized or centralized**

## Stakeholder Involvement

**    ****Workshop participants**
**Federal partners agencies**
**National Associations**
**State Homeland Security Advisors**
**Capability workgroups complete process**
**Bring in other organizations**
**Solicit input from constituents and members**
**Workgroup decides how to implement**
**DHS will provide contractor administrative support**

## Outcome From This Meeting

**Belief that national target levels can be set and achieved**
**Capability workgroup is formed**
**Additional stakeholders are identified**
**Plan to implement process**
**Timeline for workgroup activities**

## Target Capabilities List - Timeline

**June 2-3 2005 **
**June-July **
**August 1-3**
**August  **
**October 1**

**Stakeholder Workshop to define requirements and process**

**Work Groups define capability target levels, tiers, measures, and elements**

**Stakeholder Workshop to integrate work group recommendations **

**Broad stakeholder review and input**

**Release Goal and TCL: Version 2.0**** **

## 
Think Nationally

Plan Regionally

Act Locally

**Think Nationally**
**Plan Regionally**
**Act Locally**