Expository paper on Presidential Preparedness Directive and Preparedness Revisited

Among local and state plans, policies and procedures, emergency management personnel are more frequently required to have a knowledge of federal homeland security and emergency management directives. Therefore, for this week’s assignment, read Presidential Preparedness Directive – 8, PPD – 8 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and the article, Preparedness Revisited: W(h)ither PPD-8 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Write a short expository paper (3-4 pages, not including title page and bibliography, APA format) on the subject. Include a comparison to its predecessor Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD 8) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Be sure to include the important components of PPD-8 including the National Planning Frameworks (reviewed in Module 1), National Preparedness Goal, Core Capabilities, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), etc.