Final draft of US National Preparedness Goal released

The US Department of Homeland Security has released the final draft of the National Preparedness Goal.

President Bush directed the development of the National Preparedness Goal in Homeland Security Presidential Directive -8. The purpose of the Goal is to ‘reorient how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.’

The Goal’s remit is to establish a vision, determine the capabilities, and set the priorities for national disaster and emergency preparedness and it will be used alongside the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List, and Target Capabilities List to inform and guide domestic all-hazards preparedness efforts.

IAEM has made the publication available on its website at http://www.iaem.com/documents/FinalDraftNPG.pdf

•Date: 3rd Jan 2006• Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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