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
R40923
CRS Report for Congress
Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation: CRS Experts
T
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
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
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Elizabeth Bazan
Legislative Attorney
7-7202
ebazan@crs.loc.gov
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Linda K. Moore
Specialist in Telecommunications Policy
7-5853
lmoore@crs.loc.gov
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Linda K. Moore
Specialist in Telecommunications Policy
7-5853
lmoore@crs.loc.gov
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Firefighters
Lennard G. Kruger
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-7070
lkruger@crs.loc.gov
First responder safety
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
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
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
Congressional Research Service
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Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation: CRS Experts
Legislative Issues
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Federal agency preparedness
and evacuations
L. Elaine Halchin
Specialist in American National Government
7-0646
ehalchin@crs.loc.gov
U.S. Secret Service
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Federal protective service
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Policy
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Continuity of government
operations
R. Eric Petersen
Analyst in American National Government
7-0643
epetersen@crs.loc.gov
John D. Moteff
Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
7-1435
jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
Charles Brian McDaniel
Air Force Fellow
7-0432
cmcdaniel@crs.loc.gov
Sarah A. Lister
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Critical infrastructure protection
Homeland security and U.S. Northern Command
Public health preparedness
Experts List Coordinator
Shawn Reese
Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland
Security Policy
sreese@crs.loc.gov, 7-0635
Congressional Research Service
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