As the coordinating public safety agency for the City of New Orleans, the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) is responsible for administering the City's crisis and consequence management program. It coordinates the activities needed to protect the lives and property of its residents and visitors from crises - both natural and manmade - through "all-hazards" planning. Our initiatives build New Orleans' capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate major emergencies and disasters. One of the office’s main responsibilities is to advise the Mayor, City Council, and public safety agencies on activities related to the homeland security enterprise. As the agency that coordinates the state and federal entities that respond to citywide disasters and emergencies, this office makes all requests for federal disaster assistance and federal funding subsequent to disaster declarations.