The National Preparedness Level – or PL – system is a 1 to 5 scale that indicates how busy a season is. When determining the ...

The new National Preparedness System is explained in a fairly short document which summarizes the components of the system as envisioned by PPD-8. The six components include: 1.

The federal government seeks to move away from overly burdensome requirements with today’s release of Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness.

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is a national campaign of action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of natural and man-made emergencies and disasters that could affect us ...

Read Fast Facts from CNN about the National Exercise Program, the US system for emergency preparation drills. ... The 2014 National Preparedness Report, which covers 2013 preparedness activities, ...

Emergency management is a critical component of a system that is core to our national and our personal survival. By Richard Serino and Leonard Marcus, Ph.D. The Texas State Operations Center (SOC) ...

A national preparedness system requires three elements: A resource function that focuses on the assets, equipment, and personnel that a jurisdiction needs under the TCL across the relevant ...

The nation's preparedness has come a long way in the past 20 years, but there is significant unfinished business. The challenge is to find ways to continuously improve, to sustain the effort over ...

Welcome to our first subcommittee hearing of the 115th Congress. I would like to thank Chairman Shuster for giving me the opportunity to serve again as chairman of this Subcommittee. Welcome to ...

Make National Preparedness an Urgent Priority. ... The existing health care system is struggling to deliver care on a daily basis, for example, much less in a crisis situation.

National Preparedness Month is an annual event to focus the nation’s attention on the importance of taking action to prepare for potential emergencies and disasters. This year’s theme is ...