1. Introduction
2. Road Map
3. Objectives
4. Ground Zero
5. 9/11 Commission Report
6. Army National Guard Katrina Presentation
7. System Under Stress
8. Bullock Text Readings
9. Terrorism
10. What is Terrorism?
11. Purpose and Motivation for Terrorism
12. Terrorism as an Act of War
13. Terrorism as an Act of War
14. References
15. Assignments

The Pennsylvania Army National Guard 56 Brigade Katrina Presentation

This short photo presentation is provided to add a little depth to the significance of an all-hazard approach to homeland security and emergency management and to shed light on some of the capabilities that are available to help communities prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from any type of incident or hazard; natural or man-made.  Additionally, this presentation helps to illuminate how the national focus, which after 9/11 was solely directed toward terrorist related hazards, left our homeland security and emergency management community ill-prepared to effectively or even adequately respond to or recover from a non-terrorist hazard, such as Hurricane Katrina.  By virtually all after-action reports and media accounts, the preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery activities were abject failures.  All levels of government; local, State, and Federal, as well as non-government agencies, private business, and individuals were not adequately prepared, trained, or equipped to deal with such an enormously devastating and destructive storm which resulted in over 2,000 deaths and billions of dollars in damage and loss.    

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