Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness Goal

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Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness Goal
Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), signed by President Obama in March 2011, calls on all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and individual citizens to play a more active and well-defined role in strengthening the Nation’s security and resiliency.
This forum provides an opportunity to comment on some foundational concepts that apply to all PPD-8 requirements. In addition, we are also separately seeking input for the first draft of the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) on www.fema.gov/ppd8. Both will help FEMA to achieve the requirements of PPD-8.
For this forum, we would like your input and ideas on any or all foundational concepts by focus area (e.g., Prevention, Protection, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation) and for preparedness overall. We welcome your thoughts, questions, or ideas about a secure and resilient nation, including whether the narratives provide an adequate description of the focus areas, the capabilities needed to achieve success in the focus areas, and what role the community should play in these focus areas. Please visit http://fema.ideascale.com and click on the “Presidential Policy Directive: National Preparedness Goal” link under Campaigns to provide us with your feedback.
Background Information: The first two requirements of the Directive are to develop a National Preparedness Goal and the National Preparedness System. For more information on these requirements, visit www.fema.gov/pdd8.