The “whole community” approach is the best way...
The “whole community” approach is the best way to prepare for disasters, said Mark Ghilarducci, director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, testifying Thursday on behalf of the National Governors Association and the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council…
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before the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications (http://bit.ly/14nzsfk). He outlined “intergovernmental and public-private collaboration, effective coordination and enhanced communication” as major components of this strategy. The implementation of FirstNet is one demonstration of this approach, he said. Grants need to be better aligned with preparing for disasters, however, and cybersecurity remains a huge challenge for governors, promising NGA cyber recommendations to come next week, Ghilarducci said. “This country still needs to develop a process that defines and effectively measures our preparedness capabilities,” subcommittee Chairwoman Susan Brooks, R-Ind., said in her opening statement (http://1.usa.gov/1btUptn). She also pointed to the importance of interoperable communication, as did the International Association of Fire Chiefs in its testimony from Arlington County Fire Department Chief James Schwartz (http://1.usa.gov/157Lwne).