English 107 Business English Homeland Security and Emergency Management David L. Pittman

You may have heard people ask, “why do we need Homeland Security?” New York City, September 11 th,2001 Oklahoma City, April 19 th,1995

Emergency Management; A means to an end… Hurricane Katrina, August 26 th, 2005 New Orleans, LA August 26 th, 2005

Functions of Homeland Security First, lets limit the scope to the state of Indiana  Emergency Medical Service Certification  Fire Dept Certification  Fire safety  Fireworks  Elevator inspections  Building code enforcement  The gathering of information regarding terrorism and other illegal activities

 Severe weather preparation  Tornado  Flood  Earthquake  Federal Grant Management  Oversees All Emergency Preparation and Planning

Centralization of resources and information A main function is to be a depository location of information that can be accessed my Emergency Managers at anytime, no matter the reason. When working at it’s optimum capacity, Homeland Security can and does offer the best resources to those who need them, in the quickest possible manner.