Who Is The AHC?

Today, the All Hazards Consortium (AHC) has grown into a network of over 45,000 public and private stakeholders across various working groups and partnerships.

This network collaborates within a trusted framework to share information, solve problems, develop solutions, coordinate investments, and reduce the collective risks and impacts of common threats and disasters in essential sectors such as energy (electric, fuel), transportation (rail, roadways, ports), telecommunications, food, water, medical, retail, and logistics.

The AHC is:

1. A Non-Profit: Established in 2005, the AHC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that fosters Government-Industry partnerships to tackle complex operational problems.
   
2. An Accelerator of Getting Business Back to Business: Serving as a private sector liaison to government, the AHC expedites information sharing to eliminate operational delays, aiding in the faster restoration of businesses and supply chains.
   
3. A DHS Approved, Annually Audited & State Sanctioned Organization: The AHC is a fiscally responsible entity, managing millions in federal and state grant funds, undergoing annual audits, and being trusted by state and local governments as a key public/private partnership.
   
4. An Operational Trust Framework: The AHC facilitates and manages a Trust Framework comprising legal, policy, procedural, and technical components designed to support integrated public/private planning and sensitive information sharing.
   
5. A Partnership and Resource Engine: The AHC provides information and connects stakeholders to necessary resources and organizations during regional disasters.
   
6. A Research Commercialization Accelerator: The AHC accelerates the transition of early-stage R&D solutions into real-world operational environments, benefiting critical infrastructure owners, researchers, and investors.
   
7. A Sensitive Information Sharing Hub: Through its Sensitive Information Sharing Environment (SISE) Working Group, the AHC operates a legal trust framework that ensures safe and efficient sharing of sensitive information between the public and private sectors without legal complications. (URL: www.siseusa.org)
   
8. A Regulatory Compliance & De-confliction Partner: By connecting public and private operations professionals, the AHC allows the private sector to address compliance issues more effectively and provides an environment for clarifying and de-conflicting requirements.
   
9. A Professional Advisory Services Provider: Leveraging its nationwide network of active and former operations professionals in industry and government, the AHC offers access to highly skilled advisors across various topics, including grant writing, mitigation, disaster planning and exercises, information sharing, cybersecurity, IT architecture, and logistics supply chain.
   
   

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Vision

The All Hazards Consortium will support the efforts of organizations and individuals to improve their ability to handle emergencies of any kind.

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Mission

The AHC exists to form a network of organizations and individuals who share a common interest in improving the capacity of our region to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. We strive to unite these stakeholders around a common culture where public benefit takes priority over profit, politics or professional gain.

The AHC engages and serves State/Local governments and the critical infrastructure owners and operators. We welcome and encourage participation by businesses; education and research institutions; not-for-profit organizations throughout the region; and Federal Government agencies. Our programs focus on the needs of our stakeholders are open to everyone whose interests align with our objectives.

The AHC provides a national reach with regional focus on a wide variety of issues including disaster management / logistics, public safety communications, business continuity, regulatory de-confliction & compliance, sensitive operational information sharing, cyber security, identity / access management, community resilience, and applied operational research.

The AHC fosters trusted relationships among participants; enhances regional planning; creates a common voice and enables the identification and sharing of resources and information that supports disaster preparedness, response and recovery efforts. Our actions engage and complement existing organizations – including the Federal Government – which are working in this area.