The National Preparedness Directorate: An Overview

Background
*2006 Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) mandated the creation of the National Preparedness Directorate (NPD)
*Established on April 1, 2007, combines former DHS Preparedness Directorate entities with FEMA entities
*Provides strategy, policy, and planning guidance to build prevention, protection, response, and recovery capabilities 
*Leverages training courses, exercises, and technical assistance to ensure capabilities are standardized
Works closely with the FEMA Regions as well as emergency management personnel at the Federal, State, tribal and local level

Preparedness Cycle (Alignmnent of Preparedness Programs to the Preparedness cycle of Planning, Organizing/Equipping, Training, Exercising and Evaluating/Improving)

Plan Phase

National Planning System 
*Comprehensive Preparedness Guides 
*Planning Technical Assistance
*Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants
*Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations
*Task Force for Emergency Readiness
*Fusion Center Guidelines & Technical Assistance

Organize/Equip Phase

Regional Federal Preparedness Coordinators & staffs
Community Preparedness
*Citizen Corps Councils
*Citizen Emergency Response Teams

National Incident Management System
*Resource Typing
*Credentialing
*Emergency Management Assistance Compact

Equip
*Responder Knowledge Base/SAVER
*Authorized Equipment List

Train Phase

National Training Program
*Emergency Management Institute
*Center for Domestic Preparedness 
*64 Training Partners offering 641 Courses
*Masters & Executive Leadership Program

Exercise Phase

National Exercise Program
*National-level Exercises
*Regional, State & Local Exercise Support
*Training & Exercise Plan Workshops
*National Exercise Schedule
*Exercise & Evaluation Program doctrine
*National Exercise Simulation Center
*Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program
*Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program exercises
*Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Exercises

Evaluate/Improve Phase

Comprehensive Assessment System
*National Preparedness Reports
*Emergency Management Accreditation Program
*Target Capabilities List

Corrective Action Program
*Lessons Learned Information Sharing

NPD Organizational Structure
National Preparedness Directorate (NPD)

Tim Manning, Deputy Administrator
Corey Gruber, Assistant Deputy Administrator 
Rob Schweitzer, Executive Officer
Sandy Geiselman, Business Operations Director

NPD comprised of the following directorates:

Preparedness Policy, Planning & Analysis, Ken Watman, Director

Technological Hazards Division, James Kish, Director

National Integration Center, Steve Saunders, Assistant Administrator

Community Preparedness Division, Karen Marsh, Director

Preparedness Coordination Division, Andy Mitchell, Director


National Integration Center includes the following Divisions:

Incident Management Systems Integration
Center for Domestic Preparedness
Emergency Management Institute
National Exercise Division
Training and Exercises Integration Division

The National Integration Center supports the following programs:

*National Response Framework (NRF)
*National Incident Management System (NIMS)
*National Training Program
*National Exercise Program
*Doctrine & Publication System
*Equipment Testing,   Evaluation and Verification
*Lessons Learned
*Corrective Action Tracking and Implementation

Preparedness Policy, Planning & Analysis Division supporsts the following programs:

*Planning Guidance
*Technical Assistance
*Preparedness Prevention 
*Comprehensive Assessment System
*National Preparedness Report
*Target Capabilities List

Preparedness Coordination Division supports the following:

*Regional Preparedness Coordination
*Federal Preparedness Coordinator Liaison
*External Stakeholder Outreach

Community Preparedness Division supports the following:

*Policy review and grant guidance
*Research on individual, business, and community preparedness  
*Tools and assistance for Citizen Corps Councils
*National partnership coordination
*Outreach and tools for functional needs populations
*CERT and NET Guard Pilot Program Management

Technological Hazards Division supports the following:

*Radiological emergency response training, exercises, and planning
*Nuclear Regulatory Commission coordination for nuclear power plant licensing
*Emergency preparedness in communities adjacent Army chemical weapons stockpile sites
*Full-scale CSEPP site exercises


NPD Resources available on-line:

*Preparedness Webpage - http://www.fema.gov/prepared/
*NPD Organizational Structure page - http://www.fema.gov/about/divisions/npd.shtm 
*Lessons Learned Information Sharing - www.llis.gov 
*Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program - www.hseep.gov 
*National Response Framework - http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/ 
*National Incident Management System - http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims
*System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders https://saver.fema.gov/Default.aspx 
*Responder Knowledge Base - https://www.rkb.us/
*Citizen Corps - http://www.citizencorps.gov/