ABSTRACT
CONTENTS Coordination and Disaster Preparedness ................................................... 76
Problems of Coordination ................................................................ 78 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center ......................... 78 Problems of Coordination in Response to Katrina .................. 80
Coordination and Organizational Theory......................................... 81 Coordination and Technology ......................................................... 82
Strategic Emergency Planning and Coordination ...................................... 84 FEMA and Federal Multiagency Coordination ................................ 84 Primary Federal Agencies ................................................................. 85 Plans to Improve Coordination ........................................................ 86
FEMA Reengineering for Catastrophe Readiness and Response...................................................................... 87
Disaster Management in the State of Hawaii ............................................ 88 Coordination of Public and Private Sector Organizations................. 88
Survey of Emergency Managers on Role of Coordination ......................... 90 Results of the 2005 Survey............................................................... 91
Adequacy of Coordination ...................................................... 91
Improving Coordination ......................................................... 92 Improving Coordination with the Private Sector..................... 93 Improving Coordination with the Media ................................ 94
Conclusion....................................................................................... 95 Summary and Recommendation ............................................................... 95 References ................................................................................................. 96
Coordination and Disaster Preparedness Coordination and collaboration in disaster management among public and private sector agencies and organizations at the community, city, local, state, national, and even international levels have become increasingly urgent. Technological advances of early warning systems and the continuous improvement of these systems have facilitated and supported agency coordination in the management of man-made and natural disasters in the State of Hawaii (HGICC, 2006). Disaster preparedness requires an understanding of various hazards, planning, coordination, an investment in continuous training involving national standards, and leadership that supports collaboration at all levels of the existing decentralized system of governance (Bentley and Waugh, 2005; Cigler, 2006).
