複合式災害應變與國土安全：從美國國土安全部災害應變機制與經驗談起

Multiple Disasters and Homeland Security Lessons from the Security Response and Crisis Management of DHS in America

2011年3月11日，發生於日本的九級大地震與其隨之而來的大海嘯，不僅造成嚴重的核電廠災變，也讓全世界驚覺複合式災變的可怕。為了讓台灣日後可以增進相關的應變準備，本文將反省美國「國土安全部」面對卡崔娜颶風的整體經驗，並說明「國土安全部」的安全應變與危機管理機制，進而討論在複合式災變、危機管理與國土安全之間的關係。

The earthquake of 9.0 magnitude and subsequent tsunami occurred in Japan on 11 March 2011 not only raise severity of crisis at nuclear plant, but also shock the world with the devastation of multiple disasters. In order to provide some suggestions for further improvement in Taiwan, we are going to review the Security Response and Crisis Management of Department of Homeland Security when facing Hurricane Katrina. By introducing the security response and crisis management of Department of Homeland Security, this article is trying to explore the relationship among multiple disasters, crisis management and homeland security.