2013 National Preparedness Report

Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) describes the Nation’s approach to preparing for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. The Directive requires a National Preparedness Report (NPR), an annual report summarizing the progress made toward building, sustaining, and delivering the 31 core capabilities described in the National Preparedness Goal.

This report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updates and expands upon findings from the 2012 NPR. The 2012 NPR report focused on all of the progress made in the decade following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the 2013 NPR highlights accomplishments achieved or reported on during 2012.

“The 2013 NPR presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress that whole community partners—including all levels of government, private and nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations, communities, and individuals—have made in strengthening the Nation’s preparedness for all risks and to identify where areas of improvement remains.

In addition to updating key findings from the 2012 NPR, FEMA reviewed information from Federal partners, and other nongovernmental and private sector partners. Furthermore, recent, independent evaluations, surveys, and data from 2012 reports and assessment submissions from states and territories informed the 2013 NPR.”

The full report can be found here

A fact sheet summarizing the report can be found here

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