Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROTECTING AMERICA.ORG'S OVERALL MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS, AND OFFER SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BETTER PREPARE AND PROTECT AMERICA FROM MAJOR CATASTROPHIES SUCH AS HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES, AND OTHER DISASTERS IN A SENSIBLE, COST-EFFECTIVE FASHION.
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS TO PREPARE AND PROTECT AMERICA FROM MAJOR CATASTROPHIES.
EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS - ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:1) SUBMITTING COMMENTS TO STATE & FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES CONCERNING STATE AND NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANES AND OTHER DISASTERS;2) PROVIDING EXPERT TESTIMONY AND ADVOCACY ON ISSUES OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES;3) PROVIDING EXPERT TESTIMONY AND ADVOCACY ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSED POLICIES ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES;4) MEDIA PURCHASES AIMED AT DISSEMINATING THE ORGANIZATIONS'S KEY EDUCATION POINTS AMONG THE ELECTORATEAND POLICYMAKERS.
OFFERING SOLUTIONS - ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:1) DEVELOPING AND COMMENTING UPON SPECIFIC PROPOSALSAIMED AT MAKING AMERICAN TOWNS, STATES AND REGIONS BETTER ABLE TO SURVIVE MAJOR DISASTERS, AND AT PLACING THEM IN A STRONGER POSITION TO REBUILD WHEN AN EVENT HAS OCCURRED;2) ADVOCATING BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATURESON BEHALF OF SPECIFIC PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, INCLUDING CREATING CATASTROPHE FUNDS, DEVELOPING DISASTER RESPONSE PLANS, PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING TO FIRST RESPONDERS, STRENGTHENING BUILDING CODES, AND OTHER MATTERS. THESE PROPOSALS ADDRESS PRACTICAL PREPARATIONS(INFRASTRUCTURE, FIRST RESPONDERS, REGIONAL PLANNING),FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (RISK-BASED CATASTROPHE FUNDS,FIRST RESPONDER FUNDING), AND OTHER MATTERS.
RAISING AWARENESS - ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BRINGING TO PUBLIC ATTENTION THE ISSUES RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE MEASURES, CATASTROPHE FUNDS, AND RELATED MATTERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brad Brewster | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 |
| David A Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 8 | $0 |
| James M Loy | BOARD MEMBER | 8 | $0 |
| James Lee Witt | BOARD MEMBER | 8 | $0 |
| Alan Maness | SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Edward T Collins | TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
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