ABSTRACT
The devastation of September 11, 2001, forced the United States to focus on an emergency response and national preparedness management program. The events of September 11 underscored the need for the importance of developing national standards to cope with hazardous disruptions. Also, during this time there were few standards implemented to aid the federal government. Now, politicians and public service groups have started to recognize such problems and became interested in supporting issues to provide a national and holistic approach to command and management preparation for such standards.
