Fit for Duty: The Resilient Responder
Anthony S. Mangeri
June 28, 2017
The term “fit for duty” in modern firefighting goes beyond being physically fit to include being resilient to the stress and emotional effects of the job. For individual resilience, this means having the ability to prepare for and recover from stressful events so the responder can return to duty with some sense of normality. To accomplish this, responders must sleep well, eat right, and positively engage with peers.
Success or Failure of a Response: There Are Options
Domestic Preparedness and
June 28, 2017
The success or failure of an emergency response depends on many factors: planning, capabilities,
training, tools, funding, public trust, and the list goes on. This edition of the DomPrep Journal
examines potential points of failure as well as formulas for success when responding to a crisis.
Health Sector Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases – Informed by the Domestic US Ebola Response
Domestic Preparedness
June 26, 2017
This evidence-informed checklist outlines action steps for medical and public health authorities, in partnership with nongovernmental organizations and private industry, to assess and strengthen the resilience of their community’s health
Cuts to U.S. Bioterror Funds Risk Peril in Event of Attack
Domestic Preparedness and
June 21, 2017
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget would eliminate a Department of Homeland
Security laboratory dedicated to countering bioterrorism and providing the science behind response and
recovery efforts should an attack occur. The proposal to eliminate this lab without creating replacement
capabilities elsewhere could place the U.S. at risk at a time when biotechnology proliferation is
increasing access to the knowledge and capabilities for developing bioterror weapons.
Pandemic Influenza Plan – 2017 Update
Domestic Preparedness
June 17, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the 2017 Update to the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan to highlight and build upon the successes of the last decade,
Anatomy of a National Special Security Event
Christopher T. Geldart
June 7, 2017
There have been 56 National Special Security Events (NSSEs) since Presidential Directive 62
designated the category in 1998, 32 of which have been hosted in Washington, D.C. The most recent NSSEs
have been the 2017 Inauguration, the 2017 President’s Address to the Joint Session of Congress, and the
2015 World Meeting of Families, which involved a visit to the District by Pope Francis. Local
jurisdictions hosting such events must evaluate and plan for both the opportunities and challenges they
may face.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Bombing Prevention-Counter IED Resources Guide
Domestic Preparedness
June 5, 2017
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) recently published its newest Counter Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) Resources Guide. The mission of the OBP is to protect
More Threats, More Interdependence, More Collaboration
Catherine Feinman
June 2, 2017
All disasters may begin locally, but their effects and resource needs can span jurisdictions and
can even have national implications. This edition of the DomPrep Journal examines ways to protect
critical infrastructure and communities from widespread catastrophe.
