Each Sector-Specific Agency develops a sector-specific plan through a coordinated effort involving its public and private sector partners. The Department of Homeland Security is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency for the Emergency Services Sector. The Emergency Services Sector (ESS) is a community of millions of highly-skilled, trained personnel, along with the physical and cyber resources, that provide a wide range of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery services during both day-to-day operations and incident response.
Battle of Baltimore. The British, while at war with France, had interfered with U.S. trade and had boarded American ships to force sailors into service on their ships. It was not until 1814, after England had defeated Napoleon, that the British would test a stubborn, determined people in Baltimore, an anti-British hotbed.
If the British took control of Baltimore harbor, America would be in big trouble because the British would control many of the goods and supplies going into and out of the country. The people of the United States were nervous and scared. On September 13, 1814, British warships began bombing Baltimoreâs FORT McHENRY. The fort, which was the only thing stopping the British from entering the city of Baltimore, was under fire for 25 hours straight!Onboard one of the British ships was an American lawyer named FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. He had boarded the ship in order to convince the British to release an American prisoner.