Tools Used in Coast Guard

Name of Student

Institution Affiliation

Tools Used in Coast Guard

The sole purpose of HSEM is to ensure that the community is resilient and well prepared. It, therefore, serves as the starting point for preparedness, response, recovery, and education in an emergency or disaster. The United States coast guard is under the department of homeland security. Its role is that it ensures the law is reinforced at sea by ensuring that drugs are interdicted in addition to protecting the interests of the United States in as far as fishing is concerned. Additionally, it provides illegal immigration is maintained at a minimum in the sea. HSEM uses several tools to achieve this objective of law enforcement.

The coast guard efficiently ensures that lives are saved at sea. Many lives are lost in the sea owing to illegal activities and lack of predefined laws to protect the people who depend on the sea. HSEM, therefore, serves as the primary response in case disaster strikes at sea. Effectively, many lives are saved and future occurrences deterred by providing training and intervention programs. Through effective training methods, the United States Coast Guard effectively ensures that all individuals at sea know about responding to a disaster. Disaster management is at the forefront of the tools that the department uses to mitigate any impending attacks (Tambe et al., 2013)

Secondly, the coast guard uses patrols to efficiently gain intelligence and prevent any impending attacks of natural disasters. All the waters under the United States control are effectively under the umbrella of the Coast guard. By patrolling, the department prevents illegal activities which may be dangerous on the American people. Illegal goods are intercepted at sea. These goods if allowed into the country would be detrimental to the economy and may pose more significant health dangers since they do not undergo the prerequisite standards which ensure the safety of the people. In addition to preventing illegal smuggling, it also protects the resources of the United States. Water is a natural resource in conjunction with fish. Frequent patrolling of the sea waters prevents at most illegal activities which pose a danger to the fish. Illegal fishing activities are therefore reduced to a bare minimum by the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency management department.

Additionally, the coast guard uses the search and rescue tool to ensures patrols at sea are for the safety of the people. It possesses many ships and boats with the sole aim of carrying out constant searches and rescue operations in the coast and the sea. Under the emergency umbrella, individuals who work at the coast guard effectively ensure that all the citizens who use the sea are comfortable and can be accounted. In case of any discrepancies, the coast guard takes the mantle of ensuring that its people are safe at any particular instance. Technically it is under the department of defense and can effectively intervene when problems get out of hand. For example, during the hurricane Katrina, the military had restrictions. The coast guard stepped up the mantle and efficiently ensured that searches were done at sea and rescued made to the citizens who were affected (Tambe et al., 2013).

In conclusion, the department of homeland security is a mighty organ owing to the presence of the Coast Guard docket. By using the various tools as discussed above, the department efficiently responds to emergencies that are prone to occur on any given day. Blending the instruments effectively creates a safe nation for all the citizens.

Reference

An, B., Ordóñez, F., Tambe, M., Shieh, E., Yang, R., Baldwin, C., … & Meyer, G. (2013). A deployed quantal response-based patrol planning system for the US Coast Guard. Interfaces, 43(5), 400-420.