Effectiveness of Emergency Management and Readiness in Connecticut Annotated Bibliography

Emergency Readiness Annotated Bibliography

Biochemical terrorism, nuclear or other terrorism is everyone's nightmare since the anthrax scares in Washington D.C. In September of 2001 and the Al-Qaeda attacks on September 11, 2001. The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to document the effectiveness of emergency management and readiness in Connecticut. It has been more than 5 years since the TOPOFF 3 emergency exercises in 2006 and literature published since then needs to be annotated and review for homeland security studies.

Annotated Bibliography

Petersen, R.E., Lindsay, B.R., Kapp, L., Liu, E.C., & Peterman, D.R. Congressional Reporting

Service, United States Congress. (2008). Homeland emergency preparedness and the national exercise program: Background, policy implications, and issues for congress. Washington, D.C.:

Government Printing Office.

In the CRS report, the series of ongoing TOPOFF exercises is documented in detail, including the 2006 exercise in Connecticut as well as other exercises are documented in detail. The most important facet of the CRS report is the building of a National Homeland Emergency Preparedness program, as well as the background, policy questions and also issues for Congress

with regard to emergency management and preparedness (Petersen, Lindsay, Kapp, Liu & Peterman, 2008, 8).

Once such a network is set up, there is a need for development and implementation guidance for the excercises. This is based upon the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

(HSEEP)

. The HSEEP is based upon DOD exercise doctrines and modified for civilian use in emergency preparedness. All of this provides a common exercise framework (ibid., 18).

Exercise evaluation is an important function in improving the exercises. For this reason, a series of TOPOFF exercises have been carried out in different areas of the country. The TOPOFF 4 exercise highlighted the important role of the local and state officials such as those in the Connecticut state government. It seems as though this will not be changing soon and the Homeland Security mission will be important to carry out at the state level (ibid., 25-26).

Durante, A., Melchrei, R., Sullivan, K., Degutis, L., &, (2010). Connecticut competency-based point of dispensing worker training needs assessment. (pp. 1-17). New Haven,…