HSPD 8: National Preparedness
Update Brief for the National Response Teams/Regional
Response Teams Co-Chairs Meeting
March 8, 2005
Office of State and Local Government
Coordination and Preparedness
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Outline
National Preparedness
HSPD-8 Overview
HSPD-8 in Context
HSPD-8 Timeline
HSPD-8 Approach
Update: National Preparedness Goal
Update: Stakeholder Engagement
Update: Target Capabilities List
Update: Communications and Outreach
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National Preparedness
The 9/11 attacks underscored the need for all levels of government
and all response disciplines to work together
 To assure effective response and recovery
 To help prevent future attacks
Major events will continue to require a national response
 All entities must have core capabilities in place
 All entities must be able to communicate and coordinate resources
effectively
The President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8:
National Preparedness (HSPD-8) to ensure a unified national
approach to developing needed capabilities
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HSPD-8 Overview
HSPD-8 establishes policies to strengthen the preparedness of the
United States to prevent and respond to threatened or actual
domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies
by:
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Requiring a National Preparedness Goal that establishes
measurable priorities and targets
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Establishing mechanisms to improve delivery of Federal
preparedness assistance to State, local, and tribal governments
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Outlining actions to strengthen preparedness capabilities of
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments
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HSPD-8 in Context
Strategy
The National
Strategy for
Homeland
Security
Presidential
Directives
National
Initiatives
Homeland
Security
Presidential
Directive 5
National Incident
Management
System (NIMS)
Homeland
Security
Presidential
Directive 7
National Response
Plan (NRP)
National
Infrastructure
Protection Plan
Results
Common
approach to
national incident
management:
 Prevention
 Protection
 Response
National
Preparedness Goal
 Recovery
 Preparedness
Homeland
Security
Presidential
Directive 8
Capabilities-Based
Planning Tools
(Scenarios, UTL,
TCL)
Homeland Security
Grant Program
Guidance
National
Preparedness
Guidance
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HSPD-8 Implementation Timeline
Proposed HSPD-8 Timeline
• National Preparedness
Goal & Guidance issued
• FY06 Annual Report to
the President
• Begin coordination with
State, local, tribal, and
NGO partners on setting
capability levels
• Capability
levels set
• Begin requirements
gathering for building
National Preparedness
Assessment &
Reporting System
(pending funding)
• UTL & TCL
updated and
reissued
FY05
4/1/05
4/15/05
• Launch National
Preparedness Assessment
& Reporting System
(pending funding)
• Begin full capability
assessment at all levels
of government
FY06
10/1/05
11/1/05
• FY08 Comprehensive
Annual Report to
the President
• FY07 Annual Report to
the President
FY07
4/1/06
• Issue guidance on how to
conduct limited reassessments focused on
national priorities and
attendant capabilities
• Submit Addendum to
State/UASI Strategies
focusing on National
Priorities and attendant
Capabilities
• Issue guidance on adding
Addendum to State/UASI
Strategies
• Grants tied to submitting
Addendum to State/UASI
Strategies
10/1/06
FY08
4/1/07
• Submit fully revised
State/UASI Strategies
for review
• Grants tied to submitting
revision of State/UASI
Strategies
10/1/07
4/1/08
• Submit data on full
capability assessments
• Grants tied to closing the
gap between assessments
and target levels of
capability
• Issue guidance on
implementing IED scenario
and tactical interoperable
communications in follow-on
to FY05 grant guidance
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HSPD-8 Approach
Scenarios
Tasks
Capabilities
The National Planning
Scenarios illustrate the
range of major events that
pose the greatest risk to
the Nation.
The Universal Task List
(UTL) provides a
comprehensive menu of
tasks from all sources
that may be performed in
major events illustrated
by the National Planning
Scenarios.
The Target Capabilities
List (TCL) provides
guidance on specific
capabilities and levels of
capability that Federal,
State, local, and tribal
entities will be expected
to develop and maintain.
• 15 Scenarios
• Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear,
Explosive, Agricultural and
Cyber Terrorism
• Entities select only the tasks
that apply to their assigned
roles and responsibilities
• Prevention
• Protection
• Natural Disasters
• Response
• Pandemic Influenza
• Recovery
• 37 Capability Summaries
• Description, Outcome,
ESF/Annex, Associated
Critical Tasks, Measures,
Capability Elements, Linked
Capabilities, Event
Conditions, References
• Tailored to levels of
government based on
assigned roles and
responsibilities
• Tailored to Tiers or groups of
jurisdictions based on risk factors
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HSPD-8 Approach
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Capabilities-Based Planning helps answer two critical questions:
“How prepared do we need to be?” and “How prepared are we?”
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Capabilities-Based Planning focuses on developing capabilities that
can be applied anytime, anywhere, nationwide
Capabilities-Based Planning IS:
Capabilities-Based Planning IS NOT:
 All-hazards planning
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 A way to develop a common language
to describe essential tasks,
capabilities, and responsibilities
 A way to ensure that we can manage
incidents that exceed the capacity of
any single jurisdiction
Solely scenario-based planning
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Prescriptive resource requirements
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Scenarios are only tools to define the
range of tasks and capabilities needed
Individual entities determine how to
achieve desired outcomes
A funding formula
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The capabilities for preparedness are
defined regardless of funding source
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Update: National Preparedness Goal
 A draft Goal was sent out for national review in August 2004
 The Goal was signed by Secretary of Homeland Security on
September 14, 2004
 Work has continued with the Homeland Security Council to
further revise the Goal; the addition of national priorities is the
most significant change
 The draft National Preparedness Goal was sent out for a second
national review on February 14, 2005
 An interim Goal will be released on March 31, 2005
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Update: National Preparedness Goal
The proposed interim National Preparedness Goal statement:
“To achieve and sustain risk-based target levels of
capabilities that enable the Nation to successfully
prevent terrorist attacks on the homeland, and rapidly
and effectively respond to and recover from any terrorist
attack, major disaster, or other emergency that does
occur to minimize the impact on lives, property, and the
economy.”
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Update: National Preparedness Goal
In order to help Federal, State, local, and tribal entities achieve the
National Preparedness Goal, Federal resources will be allocated to
support the following proposed national priorities:
Overarching Priorities
 Expand Regional Collaboration
 Implement the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan
 Implement the National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Capability-Specific Priorities
 Strengthen Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE)
Detection Capabilities
 Strengthen Interoperable Communications Capabilities
 Strengthen Medical Surge Capabilities
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Update: HSPD-8 Stakeholder Engagement
DHS has engaged a broad stakeholder audience in HSPD-8
implementation:
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Over 1,500 national organizations invited to comment on the National
Preparedness Goal
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DHS has partnered with a State, Local, and Tribal Working Group with
experience in developing NIMS and the NRP
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DHS has held large stakeholder conferences with national
representation in support of Universal Task List and Target
Capabilities List development
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DHS seeks close cooperation and consultation with national
stakeholders in ongoing HSPD-8 implementation efforts, including
UTCL and TCL revisions
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Summary of Comments from Review
 475 Total Comments Received on Goal
 Breakdown of Preliminary Adjudication:
Accepted
23% Noted
36%
• No changes required
• To be addressed in Guidance
• Accepted
• Accepted with modifications
Forwarded 13%
28% Rejected
• Target Capabilities List related
• National priorities related
• Outside scope of Goal
• Contrary to guiding principles
• Editorial opinion
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Bureau Investigation
Homeland Security Council
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Personnel Management
Secret Service
United States Naval Reserve Corps
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State, Local, and Tribal Governments
 Arizona Office of Homeland Security
 California Governor's Office of Emergency
Services
 City of Los Angeles
 County of Los Angeles Office of
Emergency Management
 Delaware Emergency Management
Agency
 Colorado Department of Local Affairs
 New Hampshire Department of Safety
 Florida Department of Law Enforcement
 Hawaii State Civil Defense
 Indiana Counter Terrorism and Security
Council
 Ohio Homeland Security
 Oregon Emergency Management
 State of Iowa Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
 Tennessee Office of Homeland Security
 Washington State Military Department,
Emergency Management Division
 Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department
 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
 Massachusetts Emergency Management
Agency
 Miami-Dade Office of Emergency
Management
 Missouri State Emergency Management
Agency
 Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
 New Jersey Office of Counter-Terrorism
 New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
 New York City Police Department
 New York State, Department of State,
Office of Fire Prevention and Control
 Ohio Emergency Management Agency
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State, Local, and Tribal Associations
Associations
 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
 Emergency Management Accreditation Program
 International Association of Emergency Managers
 International Association of Fire Chiefs
 National Association of City and County Health Officials
 National Emergency Management Agency
 National Fire Protection Association
 National Governors Association
 National League of Cities
 National Tactical Officers Association
Non-Governmental Organizations
 American Red Cross
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Target Capabilities List
1. Animal Health and Emergency Support
19. Information Sharing and Collaboration
2. CBRN Detection
20. Intelligence Fusion and Analysis
3. Citizen Preparedness
21. Interoperable Communications
4. Critical Infrastructure Protection and Risk
Management
22. Isolation and Quarantine
5. Critical Resource Logistics and Distribution
23. Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related
Services)
6. Economic and Community Recovery
24. Mass Prophylaxis
7. Emergency Evacuation
25. Medical Supplies Management and Distribution
8. Emergency Operations Center
26. Medical Surge
9. Emergency Public Information
27. On-Site Incident Management
10. Engineering Operations
28. Planning
11. Environmental Health and Vector Control
29. Pre-Hospital Triage and Treatment
12. Explosive Device Detection and Response
Operations
30. Public Health Epidemiological Investigation
and Laboratory Testing
13. Fatality Management
31. Public Safety and Security Response
14. Firefighting Operations/Support
32. Restoration of Lifelines
15. Food and Agriculture Safety and Security
33. Terrorism Investigation and Intervention
16. Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis
34. Urban Search and Rescue
17. Hazardous Incident Response
35. Volunteer Management and Donations
18. Information Collection and Threat
Recognition
36. Water Search and Rescue
37. Worker Health and Safety
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Update: Communications and Outreach
DHS is implementing an aggressive outreach campaign
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Regional roll-out conferences will be held in the Spring to orient
stakeholders to the Goal and Guidance
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State by state training and orientation will occur beginning in June
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An HSPD-8 Information website has been developed at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/assessments/hspd8.htm
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Information on HSPD-8 is available on the ODP Secure Portal at
https://odp.esportals.com and Lessons Learned Information
Sharing at http://www.llis.gov
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Fact Sheets on the National Preparedness Goal and related HSPD-8
initiatives are being developed
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