Do you feel that FEMA getting pulled under the umbrella of DHA benefited or hurt EM as a whole? In what ways do you think FEMA would benefit if it could return to being an independent age

Discussion Questions:
1. Do you feel that FEMA getting pulled under the umbrella of DHA benefited or hurt EM as a whole?
2. In what ways do you think FEMA would benefit if it could return to being an independent agency?
3. Do you feel like DHS and agency within it have shifted their focus, from terrorism, to a more all-hazards approach since the pandemic started?
References:
Fagel, M. J., & Krill , S. J. (2012). Introduction: Why Plan for Disasters? In Principles of emergency management: Hazard specific issues and mitigation strategies (pp. 1-24). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group.
McEntire, D. A. (2012). Emergency Management in the United States: Disasters Experienced, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations for the Future (pp. 1-19). essay. Retrieved from https://training.fema.gov/HiEdu/downloads/CompEmMgmtBookProject/Comparative%20EM%20Book%20-%20Chapter%20-%20Emergency%20Management%20in%20The%20United%20States%20-%20Disasters%20Experience.doc.
Tierney, K. J. (2007). Recent developments in U.S. homeland security policies and their implications for the management of extreme events. Handbook of Disaster Research, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32353-4_23
Waugh, Jr., W. L. (2008). The principles as the foundation of emergency management. Journal of Emergency Management, 6(5), 15. https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2008.0033