Comments on: For Current Effort To Increase Citizen Role In Homeland Security & Nation’s Resilience, 2003 “Civil Security” Report Offers Useful Guidance http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/10/04/for-current-effort-to-increase-citizen-role-in-homeland-security-nations-resilience-2003-civil-security-report-offers-useful-guidance/ A Citizen’s Eye View of Public Preparedness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: William R. Cumming http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2009/10/04/for-current-effort-to-increase-citizen-role-in-homeland-security-nations-resilience-2003-civil-security-report-offers-useful-guidance/comment-page-1/#comment-45019 William R. Cumming Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:30:31 +0000 http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/?p=5007#comment-45019 Thanks for this post. The 2006 DHS report was prepared by a contractor for the shortlived independent from FEMA Preparedness Directorate led by George Foresman (Directorate in existence from October 2005 to March 31, 2007)! I mention that report because while a contribution much erroneus info just a two recent books on the federal civil defense program that existed from 1951-1994) also contain some useful material and some misinformation. These authors were Charles Perrow and Dee Garrison, both emeritus academics grinding axes that reach the same conclusion. That the civil defense program for its entire life was conducted in bad faith by the federal government. I respectfully disagree, even though never lawyered or adminstered the civil defense program while in FEMA. Neither book cites any of the Presidential Directives on Civil Defense the last one being NSDD-66 published in 1993. That program was not conducted in bad faith as I hope I made clear and documented when participating in the Civil Security study and report. The Soviet Unions atomic and nuclear weapons were and still under its successors a threat to US! Thanks again for the post. If any readers would like a copy of my short paper on the civil defense legacy contact me at vacationlanegrp@aol.com and I believe I sent a copy to this blog owner. Thanks for this post. The 2006 DHS report was prepared by a contractor for the shortlived independent from FEMA Preparedness Directorate led by George Foresman (Directorate in existence from October 2005 to March 31, 2007)! I mention that report because while a contribution much erroneus info just a two recent books on the federal civil defense program that existed from 1951-1994) also contain some useful material and some misinformation. These authors were Charles Perrow and Dee Garrison, both emeritus academics grinding axes that reach the same conclusion. That the civil defense program for its entire life was conducted in bad faith by the federal government. I respectfully disagree, even though never lawyered or adminstered the civil defense program while in FEMA. Neither book cites any of the Presidential Directives on Civil Defense the last one being NSDD-66 published in 1993. That program was not conducted in bad faith as I hope I made clear and documented when participating in the Civil Security study and report. The Soviet Unions atomic and nuclear weapons were and still under its successors a threat to US!

Thanks again for the post. If any readers would like a copy of my short paper on the civil defense legacy contact me at vacationlanegrp@aol.com and I believe I sent a copy to this blog owner.

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