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Article Out Loud – Defining Workplace Violence

By Kevin Jones / May 17, 2023
History has shown many instances where warning signs were missed before workplace violence occurred. However, understanding the five categories can help organizations and agencies prepare for and, ideally, prevent these types of incidents.  Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson. Listen on

Article Out Loud – CBRN Response Capabilities and Identified Gaps

By Kenneth Bell / May 24, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, May 24, 2023. Despite advancements in field identification and classification of substances with advanced instrumentation and tools, there is still a response gap regarding the proper decontamination of instruments and...

Article Out Loud – Benefits of Industrial Liaisons: A Harris County Example

By Jamie Hannon / January 11, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 11, 2023. Planners in the Harris County area are successful specifically because of the relationships they have built over many years. For example, the county’s Industrial Liaisons Program provides...

Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home Missing Kids

By Michael Breslin and Trish McCall / May 25, 2023
  Over the years, society has faced increasing threats that have become more diverse and severe, making them more easily accessible to those with malicious intent. From insider threats to transnational cyber criminals and nation-states, these dangers pose a significant...

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By Bonnie-Admin / May 31, 2023
Featured in this issue: Editor Note:25 Years of Insights for Safer Communities by Catherine L. Feinman; Labor Trafficking – The Case Study of Marco by Richard Schoeberl, Anthony Mottola, & David Gonzalez;  Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home...

Find Chances to Make Positive Changes

By Catherine Feinman / November 30, 2022
In life, inevitably, bad things will sometimes happen. While some instinctively run away from danger, emergency preparedness and response professionals willingly insert themselves into many emergencies and disasters that they could have avoided in another profession. The desire to save...

Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession

By Kay C. Goss / May 30, 2023
  It is an exciting time to be an emergency manager, with opportunities to support the profession in moving to the next level. In that regard, Dr. Cortez Lawrence, the superintendent of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI – a branch...

Article Out Loud – Applications for a Newly Developed Risk and Resilience Tool

By Christina Nuñez, Kyle Pfeiffer and Rao Kotamarthi / January 25, 2023
An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 25, 2023. A new, publicly available tool provides a window into how future climate realities could affect U.S. cities and towns. Learn how planners and decision-makers can get map-based analyses...

How One Town Stood Up to a Category 4 Storm

By Jennifer Languell / January 4, 2023
Many have said Babcock Ranch in Florida was lucky regarding how well it faired during Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on September 28, 2022. Yes, it did feel lucky watching from the living room as the storm and devastation happened....

Building a Data-Driven Culture in Emergency Management

By Patrick Campion / November 18, 2020
Emergency management and public safety agencies are increasingly using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, ArcGIS, Google Data Studio) to inform their decision-making and help manage disasters in a multi-threat/hazard environment. In response to the global COVID-19...

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Featured in this issue: Editor Note: Planning for Future Events Requires Updated Plans by Catherine L. Feinman; Preparing the Next Generation for Increasing Disasters by Kay C. Goss; Hazmat on the Rail by Glen Rudner; Covenant School – Reviewing Another Tragic Shooting by Tanya Scherr & Dan Scherr; The DoD Defense Coordinating Element and How It Is Certified by Patrick B. McNiece; Biosafety Laboratory Issues and Failures by Robert C. Hutchinson; Eclipses Again Will Darken the Sky in 2023 and 2024 by Laurel J. Radow; and more!

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Article Out Loud – Defining Workplace Violence

May 17, 2023
History has shown many instances where warning signs were missed before workplace violence occurred. However, understanding the five categories can help organizations and agencies prepare for and, ideally, prevent these types of incidents.  Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson. Listen on

Article Out Loud – CBRN Response Capabilities and Identified Gaps

May 24, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, May 24, 2023. Despite advancements in field identification and classification of substances with advanced instrumentation and tools, there is still a response gap regarding the proper decontamination of instruments and...

Article Out Loud – Benefits of Industrial Liaisons: A Harris County Example

January 11, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 11, 2023. Planners in the Harris County area are successful specifically because of the relationships they have built over many years. For example, the county’s Industrial Liaisons Program provides...

Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home Missing Kids

May 25, 2023
  Over the years, society has faced increasing threats that have become more diverse and severe, making them more easily accessible to those with malicious intent. From insider threats to transnational cyber criminals and nation-states, these dangers pose a significant...

May 2023

May 31, 2023
Featured in this issue: Editor Note:25 Years of Insights for Safer Communities by Catherine L. Feinman; Labor Trafficking – The Case Study of Marco by Richard Schoeberl, Anthony Mottola, & David Gonzalez;  Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home...

Find Chances to Make Positive Changes

November 30, 2022
In life, inevitably, bad things will sometimes happen. While some instinctively run away from danger, emergency preparedness and response professionals willingly insert themselves into many emergencies and disasters that they could have avoided in another profession. The desire to save...

Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession

May 30, 2023
  It is an exciting time to be an emergency manager, with opportunities to support the profession in moving to the next level. In that regard, Dr. Cortez Lawrence, the superintendent of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI – a branch...

Article Out Loud – Applications for a Newly Developed Risk and Resilience Tool

January 25, 2023
An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 25, 2023. A new, publicly available tool provides a window into how future climate realities could affect U.S. cities and towns. Learn how planners and decision-makers can get map-based analyses...

How One Town Stood Up to a Category 4 Storm

January 4, 2023
Many have said Babcock Ranch in Florida was lucky regarding how well it faired during Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on September 28, 2022. Yes, it did feel lucky watching from the living room as the storm and devastation happened....

Building a Data-Driven Culture in Emergency Management

November 18, 2020
Emergency management and public safety agencies are increasingly using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, ArcGIS, Google Data Studio) to inform their decision-making and help manage disasters in a multi-threat/hazard environment. In response to the global COVID-19...

Domestic Preparedness Journal

Domprep Journal Cover April 2023

APRIL 2023

Featured in this issue: Editor Note: Planning for Future Events Requires Updated Plans by Catherine L. Feinman; Preparing the Next Generation for Increasing Disasters by Kay C. Goss; Hazmat on the Rail by Glen Rudner; Covenant School – Reviewing Another Tragic Shooting by Tanya Scherr & Dan Scherr; The DoD Defense Coordinating Element and How It Is Certified by Patrick B. McNiece; Biosafety Laboratory Issues and Failures by Robert C. Hutchinson; Eclipses Again Will Darken the Sky in 2023 and 2024 by Laurel J. Radow; and more!

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May 2023

Featured in this issue: Editor Note:25 Years of Insights for Safer Communities by Catherine L. Feinman; Labor Trafficking – The Case Study of Marco by…

Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home Missing Kids

  Over the years, society has faced increasing threats that have become more diverse and severe, making them more easily accessible to those with malicious…

CBRN Response Capabilities and Identified Gaps

  Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) response has always been a challenge in identifying and quantifying a broad spectrum of organic and synthesized compounds…

Making Planning Documents More Than Words on Paper

President Harry S. Truman once said, “I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can’t possibly foresee now.” However, terms like big and…

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Article Out Loud – Defining Workplace Violence

May 17, 2023
History has shown many instances where warning signs were missed before workplace violence occurred. However, understanding the five categories can help organizations and agencies prepare for and, ideally, prevent these types of incidents.  Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson. Listen on

Article Out Loud – CBRN Response Capabilities and Identified Gaps

May 24, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, May 24, 2023. Despite advancements in field identification and classification of substances with advanced instrumentation and tools, there is still a response gap regarding the proper decontamination of instruments and...

Article Out Loud – Benefits of Industrial Liaisons: A Harris County Example

January 11, 2023
  An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 11, 2023. Planners in the Harris County area are successful specifically because of the relationships they have built over many years. For example, the county’s Industrial Liaisons Program provides...

Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home Missing Kids

May 25, 2023
  Over the years, society has faced increasing threats that have become more diverse and severe, making them more easily accessible to those with malicious intent. From insider threats to transnational cyber criminals and nation-states, these dangers pose a significant...

May 2023

May 31, 2023
Featured in this issue: Editor Note:25 Years of Insights for Safer Communities by Catherine L. Feinman; Labor Trafficking – The Case Study of Marco by Richard Schoeberl, Anthony Mottola, & David Gonzalez;  Helping First Responders & the Public Bring Home...

Find Chances to Make Positive Changes

November 30, 2022
In life, inevitably, bad things will sometimes happen. While some instinctively run away from danger, emergency preparedness and response professionals willingly insert themselves into many emergencies and disasters that they could have avoided in another profession. The desire to save...

Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession

May 30, 2023
  It is an exciting time to be an emergency manager, with opportunities to support the profession in moving to the next level. In that regard, Dr. Cortez Lawrence, the superintendent of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI – a branch...

Article Out Loud – Applications for a Newly Developed Risk and Resilience Tool

January 25, 2023
An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, January 25, 2023. A new, publicly available tool provides a window into how future climate realities could affect U.S. cities and towns. Learn how planners and decision-makers can get map-based analyses...

How One Town Stood Up to a Category 4 Storm

January 4, 2023
Many have said Babcock Ranch in Florida was lucky regarding how well it faired during Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on September 28, 2022. Yes, it did feel lucky watching from the living room as the storm and devastation happened....

Building a Data-Driven Culture in Emergency Management

November 18, 2020
Emergency management and public safety agencies are increasingly using data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, ArcGIS, Google Data Studio) to inform their decision-making and help manage disasters in a multi-threat/hazard environment. In response to the global COVID-19...

Domestic Preparedness Journal

Domprep Journal Cover April 2023

APRIL 2023

Featured in this issue: Editor Note: Planning for Future Events Requires Updated Plans by Catherine L. Feinman; Preparing the Next Generation for Increasing Disasters by Kay C. Goss; Hazmat on the Rail by Glen Rudner; Covenant School – Reviewing Another Tragic Shooting by Tanya Scherr & Dan Scherr; The DoD Defense Coordinating Element and How It Is Certified by Patrick B. McNiece; Biosafety Laboratory Issues and Failures by Robert C. Hutchinson; Eclipses Again Will Darken the Sky in 2023 and 2024 by Laurel J. Radow; and more!

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