Emergency Preparedness and Hazard
Mitigation: CRS Experts
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy
April 14, 2009
Congressional Research Service
7-5700
www.crs.gov
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CRS Report for Congress
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repared for Members and Committees of Congress

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Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation: CRS Experts

he following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on
policy concerns relating to emergency preparedness and hazard mitigation. Policy areas
T identified include: emergency preparedness and protection missions, functions, and
structures; emergency authorities; preparedness plans; communications networks; warning
systems; state and local homeland security funding, training, and standards; federal government
preparedness and protection; critical infrastructure protection; homeland security and U.S.
Northern Command; and public health preparedness.

Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Emergency preparedness and protection missions, functions, and structures

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Emergency authorities

Elizabeth Bazan
7-7202 ebazan@crs.loc.gov

Legislative Attorney
Preparedness plans

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Communications networks

Linda K. Moore
7-5853 lmoore@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Telecommunications Policy

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Warning systems

Linda K. Moore
7-5853 lmoore@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Telecommunications Policy

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
State and local homeland security funding, training, and standards

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Firefighters
Lennard G. Kruger
7-7070 lkruger@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
First responder safety
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320 slister@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
Federal government preparedness and protection

Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
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Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation: CRS Experts

Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Federal agency preparedness
L. Elaine Halchin
7-0646 ehalchin@crs.loc.gov

and evacuations
Specialist in American National Government
U.S. Secret Service
Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Federal protective service
Shawn Reese
7-0635 sreese@crs.loc.gov

Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Continuity of government
R. Eric Petersen
7-0643 epetersen@crs.loc.gov

operations
Analyst in American National Government
Critical infrastructure protection

John D. Moteff
7-1435 jmoteff@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Homeland security and U.S. Northern Command

Charles Brian McDaniel
7-0432 cmcdaniel@crs.loc.gov

Air Force Fellow
Public health preparedness

Sarah A. Lister
7-7320 slister@crs.loc.gov

Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology


Experts List Coordinator

Shawn Reese

Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Policy
sreese@crs.loc.gov, 7-0635


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