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Radiological Preparedness

Radiological Preparedness

Featured in this issue: Radiological Preparedness: A Short Primer, By Jeffrey Williams; Securing Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Continuing Challenge, By Richard R. Schoeberl; Radiation Contamination of Emergency Equipment, By Joseph Cahill; Hospital Response to a 10-Kiloton Nuclear Detonation, By Craig DeAtley; Understanding the Mobile Detection Deployment Program, By The

New Security Officer Training Opportunity

Emergency Film Group has released Professional Security Officer: Roles & Responsibilities, a DVD-based training program for security guards. The training describes how security professionals support a safe workplace and a secure facility, while remaining professional, open and friendly.

The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills

Great ShakeOut earthquake drills help people in homes, schools, and organizations practice how to be safe during big earthquakes, and provide an opportunity for everyone to improve their overall preparedness.
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Resilience – ‘Whole of Community’ Approach

Featured in this issue: All Hazards, All Phases, All Stakeholders, By Kay C. Goss; The Future of Resilience, By Marc Glasser; Building/Improving Community Health Resilience, By Jeffrey Stiefel; The Path to Longer-Term Resilience, By Mara Bún; Intelligence-Led Policing: Contributions to Community Resilience, By Joseph Trindal; The Fallacy of Disaster Resilience,

Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic Microorganisms With Focus on Food & Water

Scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) – joined by scientists from other federal agencies – have developed this guideline, which provides a common framework to carry out microbial risk assessments (MRAs). It also lays out a flexible

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Is Taking Action to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, But It Is Too Early to Assess Results

New study carried out by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) focuses on: (1) how the November 2011 memorandum on management of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program was developed and major challenges were identified; (2) the actions being taken in response to the challenges identified; and (3) the

Preparing for 21st Century Risks

A new report by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and former Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security Robert B. Stephan sees the United States as too dependent on foreign suppliers in times of crisis. The report also focuses on the growing frequency of major catastrophic events, man-made and natural, as

Harris Corporation Conducts First Nationwide Public Safety LTE Demonstration

Harris Corporation has successfully conducted the first live, multi-state demonstration that showcased the powerful capabilities of 700 MHz Band LTE (Long Term Evolution) for first responders. Users at multiple sites across the United States tapped into the LTE network to share streaming video, voice, mapping and presence to support various

CERT Liability Guide

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Liability Guide presents the benefits of risk management for CERT programs, including building confidence and a positive public image for the program, reducing the cost of insurance and avoiding other costs, helping to preserve a local program’s investment in its members, and increasing overall

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