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STRAUS, LEA SABBAG, SALLY J. CALENGOR  \nMentorship Efforts Within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Incident Workforce  \nHS AC  \nHOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS CENTER  \nAN FFRDC OPERATED BY RAND UNDER CONTRACT WITH DHS  \nThis research was published in 2024. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.  \nAbout This Report  \nThe Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) ability to successfully mitigate disaster situations depends on having a well-trained and skilled incident workforce (IW). FEMA recognizes the unique role mentorship can play in helping to develop, support, and sustain IW staff so they, in turn, can be at their best when responding to disaster situations. This report documents research and analysis conducted as part ofa project entitled Assessment for FEMA’s Incident Workforce Mentor Program, sponsored by FEMA’s Workforce Development Division. The goals of the project were to map out the range and maturity of existing mentorship efforts across the IW, identify requirements for an IW-focused mentor program in the future, understand the range offactors serving as challenges that might influence a mentor program, and provide recommendations for addressing requirements, gaps, and challenges.  \nThe primary audience for this report and its findings is FEMA and its IW. The document is intended to help guide current mentorship efforts underway, but also to help FEMA think through the design and evaluation of mentorship in the future.  \nThis research was conducted in the Disaster Management and Resilience (DMR) Program of the RAND Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD), which operates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC).  \nAbout the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center  \nThe Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296, § 305, as codified at 6 U.S.C. § 185) authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to establish one or more federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues. RAND operates the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) as an FFRDC for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under contract 70RSAT22D00000001.  \nThe HSOAC FFRDC provides the government with independent and objective analyses and advice in core areas important to the department in support of policy development, decisionmaking, alternative approaches, and new ideas on issues of significance. HSOAC also works with and supports other federal, state, local, tribal, and public-and private-sector organizations that make up the homeland security enterprise. HSOAC’s research is undertaken by mutual consent with DHS and organized as a set of discrete tasks. This report presents the results of research and analysis conducted under 70FA4023F00000454, Incident Workforce Mentor Program. The results presented in this report do not necessarily reflect official DHS opinion or policy.  \nFor more information on HSRD, [see www.rand.org/hsrd. For more information on this](see www.rand.org/hsrd. For more information on this)[ ](see www.rand.org/hsrd. For more information on this)publication, [see www.rand.org/t/RRA2964-1](see www.rand.org/t/RRA2964-1).  \nAcknowledgments  \nWe appreciate the FEMA Field Operations Directorate sponsors for their support and guidance throughout this project. This includes but is not limited to Clare Anne Fagan, Cheraye Ellis, Patrick Smith, Jeffery Long, Ivy Fry, and Autumn Coalwell. We also thank the FEMA IW staff and subjectmatter experts from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for sharing their time and knowledge in interviews for this study.  \nWithin RAND, we thank HSOAC DMR managers—Jessie Riposo Jason Barnosky, Jason Etchegaray, Carter Price, and Kristin Leuschner—for their guidance and c","cbCaipDsjIa39wt4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipDsjIa39wt4","pdf",2246153,116,"English","# About This Report\n## About the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center\n# Acknowledgments\n# Summary\n## Approach","[{\"question\":\"What is the central purpose of the research on FEMA’s incident workforce mentorship?\",\"answer\":\"The research focuses on how mentorship helps develop, support, and sustain FEMA incident workforce staff, while aiming to strengthen performance capabilities and improve confidence and retention.\"},{\"question\":\"Which questions does the project aim to answer about mentorship efforts?\",\"answer\":\"The project maps current mentorship efforts across the IW, identifies requirements for a future IW-focused mentor program, assesses staff satisfaction with mentorship options, and analyzes factors that may challenge mentorship implementation.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the research conducted?\",\"answer\":\"The study used a three-part mixed-methods quantitative-qualitative approach, combining a review of mentorship best-practice literature with analysis of the unique challenges faced by large institutions and related survey work.\"}]","Research Report - Mentorship Efforts Within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Incident Workforce | PDF",1790366995,41]