EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARCHIVES
The Highway Watch Program: Homeland Security on the Open Road!
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
January 17, 2007
The innovative DHS/ATA “Highway Watch” program enlists tens of thousands of professional drivers as “Irregulars” in the homeland-security volunteer community and, as a bonus, makes the nation’s highways and byways safer for all Americans.
Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic Preparedness
January 10, 2007
Pandemic preparedness activities, the department’s Katrina/Rita response efforts, the need for an “all-hazards” planning and operational mindset, and the planning assistance now available to local health planners are among the numerous topics covered.
The Whys and Wherefores of NIMS-Compliant Training
Stephen Grainer
January 3, 2007
The National Incident Management System training guidelines provide an unprecedented opportunity to improve and expand first-responder and emergency-responder capabilities – but some confusion continues about exactly what is required.
Interview with Dr. Stephen Flynn: The Current State of U.S. Port Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
January 3, 2007
Terrorism/counterterrorism expert Dr. Stephen Flynn provides a chilling pre-publication preview of some of the continuing preparedness deficiencies highlighted in his new book, Edge of Disaster.
Behind the Mask: EMS, Influenza, and Respiratory Protection
James Mason
December 6, 2006
A high-efficiency mask, a procedure mask, an SCBA, or a PAPR – which shall it be? The correct answer determines whether the wearer is part of the solution, or becomes another part of the problem.
First National Security Cutter Christened; Bertholf Honors First Coast Guard Commandant
Gordon I. Peterson
November 21, 2006
Pascagoula ceremonies celebrate a major upgrading of the USCG’s ability to carry out its homeland-defense and national-security missions both on the high seas and in the waters close to the U.S. mainland.
Pro and Con, Yea and Nay – Experts’ Dialogue on the New HICS Guidebook
Michael Allswede and Jerry Mothershead
November 8, 2006
A Point-Counterpoint discussion of California’s new Hospital Incident Command System Guidebook, its strengths and weaknesses, its applicability to the “business” of medicine in the United States, and how it can be used to deal with real-life scenarios.
Midterm Elections – Change Is Certain
Martin D. Masiuk
November 8, 2006
Preparedness to protect and respond against natural and man-made disasters still remains paramount. How will first responders, public health and borders/ports fare under new Congressional leadership? Will there be outreach or gridlock?
CBRNE Incidents – The Role of the Firefighter
Theodore Jarboe
November 1, 2006
From Nero’s time to the present, the firefighter’s primary mission has been to put out the fire. When weapons of mass destruction are added to the matrix, that mission becomes much more difficult and, not incidentally, much more lethal as well.
CBRNE Weapons – What’s in a Name?
Joseph Cahill
November 1, 2006
A primer for the everyday citizen: The vocabulary of terror grows in both size and scope as modern technology makes weapons of mass destruction cheaper, deadlier, and more universally available.
ARNG/USCG Interoperability – A Joint Ops Success Story
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
October 18, 2006
When the nation’s armed services and law-enforcement agencies pool their resources and personnel the result is almost always more missions accomplished, more effectively, and at lower cost to U.S. taxpayers.
All-Hazards Domestic Preparedness Professionals
Martin D. Masiuk
October 18, 2006
Last week’s Mid-Atlantic All Hazards Forum in Baltimore was a major and productive event. It also was the likely harbinger of numerous similar conferences, involving all preparedness communities, in many other areas of the country.
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