According to former FEMA director James Lee Witt, each event or incident is evaluated individually on its own merits. The criteria set forth in the Stafford Act include: 1. The severity and magnitude of the incident; 2.
When FBI agents interviewed the owner of the business, Paul Mascitelli, he recounted that on Tuesday, February 23, 1993, a man with dark hair and a trimmed dark beard—who would be identified as Salameh—had rented a yellow Ford Econoline ...
This book will be essential reading for students of Homeland Security and Emergency Response, and recommended reading for students of terrorism, intelligence, cybersecurity, risk management and national security.
The concepts, challenges, and case studies in this text vitally extended such curricula, giving students a deeper appreciation for the critical role environmental security plays in overall state security, as well as for our nation, our way ...
This book, prepared by academics and practitioners, explores the various subjects that comprose the homeland security discipline in a post-9/11 environment, including administration, intelligence, emergency management, terrorism and ...
"Critical Issues in Homeland Security: A Casebook encourages analytical and careful examination of practical homeland security problems through the presentation of contemporary cases involving major state or national events.