Quantifying effectiveness in emergency management

John Michael Weaver, DPA

doi:10.5055/jem.2014.0202

Authors

John Michael Weaver, DPA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2014.0202

Keywords:

DHS, NORTHCOM, DOD, FEMA, hurricane

Abstract

This study looked at the relationship between the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS). Moreover, it reviewed the interface between their two subordinate organizations (Northern Command under DOD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency under DHS) with primacy over domestic disasters. Understanding the importance of intergovernmental relations (IGRs), the article dissected the interrelatedness of these organizations regarding hurricanes and the subsequent involvement of federal preparation and response efforts. The informal networked relationships were evaluated using regression analysis focusing on secondary sources of data and several variables. The vitality of collaborative networks is grounded in literature and has been espoused by Waugh and Streib1 in the world of emergency management; this study expanded on their premise.

Author Biography

John Michael Weaver, DPA

Logistics, 308th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Meade, Maryland.

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