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January 2022

Featured in this issue: Editor Note: Finding New Ways to Prepare, By Catherine L. Feinman; The Evolving Status of Emergency Management Organizations, By Kyle Overly; Predictable Surge: A Pilot in Providence, By Sara Kelly; Preparing the U.S. for an Outbreak of African Swine Fever, By Gary A. Flory; and The

How A Smart Electric Grid Will Power Our Future

A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the United States electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for consumers and utility operators. The largest ever simulation of its kind, modeled on the Texas power grid

2022 IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX Call For Speakers

The International Association of Emergency Managers has opened the call for Breakout Session Speakers for the 2022 IAEM Annual Conference and EMEX. The call will be open until February 18th, 2022.

2021 National Advisory Council Report to the FEMA Administrator

The NAC strives for equitable, coordinated, and outcome-driven solutions for the emergency management field. Through important discussions, the report compiled by this diverse body confronts the critical issues facing the field and represents the NAC’s final consensus on them.

Additional Information on Virtual Currencies Could Improve Federal Agency Efforts to Counter Human and Drug Trafficking

Virtual currency is increasingly used illicitly to facilitate human and drug trafficking, according to GAO’s review of agency documentation and data and interviews with officials. For example, the number of suspicious activity reports filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that involve virtual currency and drug trafficking increased fivefold

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month . Every year since 2010, the President has dedicated the month to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent this crime.

2021 National Preparedness Report

The 2021 National Preparedness Report summarizes progress made, and challenges that remain, in building and sustaining the capabilities needed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats, hazards, and incidents that pose the greatest risk to the nation.

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Article Out Loud-NARCAN: THE SPRAY THAT SAVES

  A pharmacist and member of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team shares his personal account of the challenges his team overcame when responding to Hurricane Katrina in this 2005 article. Listen on

Article Out Loud – Service Animal Awareness in Disaster Response 

Service animals are trained to perform specific daily tasks, which are often still required when responders are assisting during a hurricane, mass casualty event, or another emergency. As such, emergency planning efforts should include service animals to ensure responders can identify the animals’ critical roles, acknowledge their specialized training, and

Article Out Loud – Food and Agriculture Sector Perspectives

The Food and Agriculture Sector is one of 16 sectors identified as critical infrastructure under the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Domestic Preparedness invited subject matter experts to answer important questions about this sector and how the sector and its interdependencies can affect any community.

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