Christine Anderson, Author at Domestic Preparedness

Article Out Loud – Creating a Common Operating Picture for Wildfire Season

July 27, 2022

An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal. Life is beginning to return to normal following the past two years of the pandemic, but the world is still as unpredictable as ever. When it seems as though one catastrophic situation is coming to an end, another tends to emerge

Article Out Loud – Teleforensic Tools – From Telemedicine to Law Enforcement

July 20, 2022

Telemedicine capabilities have become valuable medical tools to provide life-saving treatment to patients where and when needed. Similarly, off-site skills and knowledge can be transferred to on-site law enforcement personnel through teleforensics to identify and thwart threats, while increasing crime clearances.

Article Out Loud – Four Takeaways From the Nashville Christmas Bombing

July 20, 2022

The Nashville Christmas bombing provides valuable lessons about targeted violence incidents. This research on pre-attack indicators shares four key takeaways for law enforcement and other preparedness professionals to understand regarding lone wolf and leaderless resistance attacks.

Article Out Loud – Technology Behind the Next Heat Emergency

July 19, 2022

In 2017, the National Weather Service reported 107 fatalities across the United States related to heat – more than the deaths related to tornados, hurricanes, and cold weather combined. In 2021, that number was 190. Revisit this 2018 article to learn how New York has been helping local emergency management

Article Out Loud – Preparing for Extreme Weather Events

July 19, 2022

This 2014 article stated, described the wide variety of natural disasters that various parts of the world had recently experienced. The author’s prediction that the frequency and cost of such events would continue to increase is demonstrated in the $1-billion events since 1980 rising from 151 in 2014 to 323

Article Out Loud – Making Communications a Predictable Lifeline Solution

July 13, 2022

Community lifelines ensure that businesses and the government can continue functioning and society can thrive. However, a breakdown in daily operations is inevitable when one or more lifeline is lost. In communications, this means a disruption in technology that has become interwoven into societal norms – talking, texting, data transfer,

Article Out Loud – Public Health Preparedness– Finding Its Path Forward

July 13, 2022

Public health preparedness has emerged and matured as a distinct discipline since the events of 9/11 and the subsequent Ameri-thrax attacks. Although, in the past, public health agencies were pushed to the forefront of various emergencies, the planning and infrastructure for public health emergency response were not funded and not

Article Out Loud – Preparedness Perspective – Active Shooters & Lone Wolves

July 12, 2022

Various drills and exercises highlight efforts to protect communities against various types of attacks involving transportation, buildings, historic sites, sporting events, and so on. Attacks and hostage-taking incidents around the world expose vulnerabilities that need to be assessed in all communities to determine

Article Out Loud – Lone Wolves – Finding the Red Flags

July 12, 2022

“Lone wolf” attacks like the Highland Park shooting at a July 4th parade continue to represent significant threats to communities as well as national security. Whether ideologically or non-ideologically inspired, mass shootings resulting in 10 or more fatalities have occurred more than 15 times over the past 10 years.

Article Out Loud – People With Disabilities – Laws, Plans & Partnerships

July 5, 2022

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing case was memorable for many people – especially for the 16 people who lost limbs on that tragic day. This 2015 article reminds local and state agencies that, by law, every jurisdiction must have plans and partnerships in place to ensure that those with existing

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