Download or read book A Theoretical Construct to Increase the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Disaster Responses Utilizing Public-private Partnerships written by Richard M. Hamlet and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the subsequent passage of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, provided the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA a mandate to provide guidance and protocols designed to enhance areas of collaboration and coordination by and between multiple emergency management public agencies. These agencies directly provided for the inclusion of private sector businesses and industries in the planning and response components of emergency management. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the feasibility of establishing a new public-private partnership that would be responsible for and have the authority and funding to enhance emergency management capabilities. The key component was that this new entity would allow public sector agencies to focus on strategic planning and training priorities, while the private sector filled the resource procurement and deployment function. The research study was a single-case study that examined local, state, and federal elected and appointed officials' attitudes about the proposed entity. The study examined through open-ended interviews with questions that aligned with the specific research questions that focused on collaboration, funding, and fusion center effectiveness. The data was coded and analyzed through multiple queries utilizing NVivo11© software. Major themes that emerged included the dependency on funding for training and equipment for local departments from the state and federal agencies that created a sense of dependency in the conduct their operational capabilities. Recommendations emerging from the study included the creation of a meaningful and definition of homeland security; to revise the operation access to the fusion center, and finally to expand the access of the FEMA Emergency Management Institute to private sector training.