Subcommittee Field Hearing: The State of Northern Border Preparedness: A Review of Federal, State, and Local Coordination

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications | Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center Auditorium, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive Detroit, MI 48202 | Oct 28, 2011 10:00am

On Friday, October 28, 2011 the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications will hold a field hearing entitled “The State of Northern Border Preparedness: A Review of Federal, State, and Local Coordination.” The Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center Auditorium located at the Wayne State University College of Engineering, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48202.  

Witnesses

 

Panel I

Mr. Andrew Velasquez
Regional Administrator
FEMA Region Five
[full text of testimony]

RADM Michael Parks
U.S. Coast Guard
Ninth District Commander
[full text of testimony]

Mr. John Beutlich
Director of the Northern Region
Office of Air & Marine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[full text of testimony]

Panel II

Captain Thomas Sands
Deputy State Director
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
[full text of testimony]

Mr. R. Daryl Lundy
Director
City of Detroit
Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
[full text of testimony]

Commissioner Donald Austin
City of Detroit Fire Department
Administration Division
[full text of testimony]

Mr. James P. Buford P.E.M.
Director
Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Wayne County, Michigan
[full text of testimony]