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BRUCE BAUGHMANInterview 11/17/03- current Director Alabam a's Emergen cy Man agement Agen cyformer FEMA Director Office of National Preparednessformer FEMA Director of Operations and Response (on 9/11)- former FEMA Director of Planning and Readiness DivisionBACKGROUND

1. Please discuss your backgroun d in em ergency preparedness. W hat are some ofyour notable career highlights?2. W hat are your responsibilities as Alabam a's EMA Director? How are thingsgoing with Alabam a's Department of Homeland Security? (first state in nation tocreate state DHS)3. Do you stay in contact with Jo e Allbaugh? (New Bridge Strategies, DC)

9/11 R ES P O N S E4. Was an assessment done on FE M A's response to 9/11 (NYC and Pentagon)? Ifyes, what office was responsible forconducting it? If no, why not - consideringthat such an assessment W AS done after the 1995 O klahoma City Bombing?(FEMA EM 3115, DR-1048 Review of the Bombing of the Alfred P. MurrahBuilding Apr 19, 1995 O klahoma City, O K June 12-13, 1995 (Sep 1995). *TedMonette said the "A A system is broken, we now have a Rem edial ActionManagement Plan (RAMP)"5. Discuss your personal experiences on 9/11. What w ere your personal priorities?What interactions did you have w ith the W hite House? (verbal PO TUSemergency declarations?)6. Discuss ho w FEMA HQ managed the overall response effort. Include the roles ofke y players, the Em ergency Support Team, and the National InteragencyEmergency O perations Center in D.C. Discuss the role of the back-up ESTlocated in Berryville, VA. W hen did the ESTs stand-down?7. Discu ss the 100% federal reimbu rsemen t. Has this ever been done? (President

amended declaration to authorize 100% on September 18 th).8. Discuss the FEM A response in NYC. Follow-up with L essons Learned for each.- Presiden tial disaster declaration process (NJ also)US&R response- Disaster Field Office (DFO) estb. 9/15 at Pier 90 (note Tarr Memo points)- Fede ral Coord inating Officer (FCO)


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Planning, O perations, Logistics, Financial Lessons Learned- Do you have any opinions of the FDNY/NYPD WTC response?

9. Discuss the FEMA response at the Pentagon. Follow-up w ith Lessons Learnedfo r each.Presidential disaster d eclaration process- US&R responseDisaster Field Office (DFO) (note Tarr Memo points)Federal Coo rdinating Officer (FCO)- Planning, O perations, Logistics, Financial Lessons Learned- Do you have any opinions of the Pentagon response?10. Discuss FEMA's interaction with the FBI. Specif ically, FEMA liaisonsdispatched to FBI JOCs in NY C/VA and the FBI HQ SIOC. Discuss the MERSdeployed in NYC for the FBI. ** In our review of material provided by FEMA,yo u seemed to consistently inquire/demand more information on the threats - sothat FEMA management could make informed decisions. Comments?11. FEMA deployed 26 of 28 US&R teams via the National US& R Response System(20 NYC , 5 Pentagon, 1 back-up). Discuss. Include opinions on statesestablishing organic cap abilities for US&R.12. Discuss the role of Disaster Assistance Service Centers (DASC) (3 in NYC tohelp coordinate volun teers and provide assistance to individuals). How to DA SCsync up with the Citizen Corps?13 . Discuss FEMA's Crisis Counseling Program "Project Liberty" (largest federallyfunded crisis coun seling program in history - $154.7M for NY, $4.5M for VA/P).

- Ap ril Natu rale, Director (from Monclair, NJ - 18ys m ental health coun s.)14. How did ONP respond to 9/11? What where your priorities upon assuming thejob of Director in January 2002.15. Discuss foreign assistance in response to the attacks. Are there any notewo rthy

"stand-outs"? (59 nations and the European Union offered humanitarianassistance. Canad a, Brazil, France, M exico, Norway, and Sweden prov idedassistance, prim arily in the form of small rescue teams an d technical emergen cymanagement expertise).16 . Discuss, up to SECRET, the nation's COG and COOP actions. Are you familiarwith the FEM A contracted COG /COO P after-action assessments? Do yourecommend a full an d comprehensive review of both C OG/COOP?17 . What was the role of FEM A's National Emergency Response Team (NERT)?("field response team" prepare d to respond to other incidents)


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18. Do you have any know ledge about the dynam ics involved with what to do w iththe debris/steel from Ground Zero? (FEMA 03003852 N Y Chronology doc statesthat on 9/15"FEMA and USAGE debris team provided assistance to the City ofNew York on debris removal issues.. . The recovery of human remains andcriminal evidence w ithin the debris is a concern."19. FEMA established an Infrastructure Recovery W orkgroup in New Y ork tocoordinate the stabilization and ultimate reconstruction of infrastructure, andrestore econom ic viability to the affected area. Discuss, has this type of effortbeen formally incorporated into FEMA's plans and procedures?20. W here you involved in any way with the environmental mo nitoring and samplingsupport provided to FEM A from the Environm ental Protection Agency? Or weretheir efforts conducted separate an apart from FEMA? Any opinions on thissubject?21. What was the "FEMA State Agreement" signed with NY on 9/20?22. W hat are some notable lessons FEM A learned from the 9/11 attacks that haven'tbeen addressed thus far in this interview? Please sum marize what you consider tobe the m ost notable lessons learned.

OFFICE OF H O M E L A N D SECURITY and DHS23. Discuss the creation of the Office of Hom eland S ecurity in October 2001. In youropinion, what were the mo st imp ortant dynamics involved? W hat were theoffice's strengths? Weaknesses? (no budget authority?) How did the ONPinteract with and support the OHS?24. Discuss the dynamics behind the creation of DH S. Did you have any role inadvising on its creation?25. After reading the March 2001GAO Report "Combating Terrorism: FEMAContinues to Make Progress in Coordinating Preparedness and Response" (GAO-01-15) it appears that GAO gave FEM A passing m arks in many of the areas thatD HS now is responsible foranddoing - comments?26. Discuss DHS. W hat are its strengths? W eaknesses? How do you perceive itevolving in the near future (-next 5 years)? W hat challenges does it face?27. Discuss OOP. How did OD P remain separate from FEM A under the newDepartment? (Admin proposed folding it into ONP)

HISTORY OF FEMA (1980's to Present)


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28. Discuss the notable "events" in the evolution of FEMA, from roughly the early1980's through September 11, 2001 to the present.29. Discuss the creation of the Office of National Preparedness (ONP) on July 2,2001 (ordered by POTUS to create it on May 8, 2001). (responsible for leadership+ coordination of all federal W M D progr am s; planning, equipp ing, training S/Lfirst responders in terrorism response)

GENERAL QUESTION / "THE FUTURE"30. W hat are the m ost im portant recom m endations the National C om m ission canmake with regard to em ergency preparedness and the first responder com m unity?What lessons from the 9/11 response lend themselves to recommendations thatwould actually mak e a difference?31. W hat recomm endations could the NC m ake in the following areas?GrantsRegulations and standardsTax incentives (private sector)- Regional Coordination and M utual Aid Agr eem ents32. Discuss the Hom eland Security Presidential Directive #5 (HSPD-5), the Federal

Response Plan (FRP), the new Initial National Response Plan (NRP), and theNational Incident M anagem ent System (NIMS). Do you deem it vital for the N Cto "tell" the evolution of a "national" vice "federal" approach?33. Discuss the "all-hazards" approach to emerg ency preparedness. Specifically, theState andLocal Guide - 101 (created 1996). Ourunderstanding is that"Attachm ent G: Terrorism " was not created until 2001. W hy did it take so long?34. FEMA has been criticized in the past for being less than successful in measuringthe performance of federal preparedness programs. Has an objective andmeasurable preparedness perform ance system (goals and standards) been createdsince 9/11? W ho has the lead in doing this? W here are the efforts today? Howcould the NC assist (recom m endations)?35. Discuss the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Task Force on EmergencyResponders. In your opinion, what are the m ost imp ortant budget issues facing

the first responder comm unity?36. Discuss the current state of the President's First Responder Initiative.- $3.5B FY2003 Presidential request- Terrorism response plansEquipmentTraining and Exercise Progr am s


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