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Mental Awareness to Enhance Preparedness

Andrew (Andy) Altizer April 17, 2024

Emergency managers, public health officials, and first responders often stress the importance of physical fitness, but what about mental fitness? Without focused mental agility in even one of the emergency management phases, mistakes or subpar performance are likely. Learn about this author’s new acronym that can help prioritize mental health

Dungeons and Disasters: Gamification of Public Health Responses

Michael Etzel and Michael Prasad April 10, 2024

New technologies offer new ways to train personnel and exercise public health responses like COVID-19 and prepare response agencies for many other threats and hazards. Gamification integrates realistic scenarios in a controlled environment that can enhance community capabilities and build interagency collaboration and coordination. Learn more about this training and

Interoperability During Mass Casualty Incidents

Charles J. Guddemi and Catherine L. Feinman April 3, 2024

During a mass casualty incident, response agencies must be able to communicate in real-time. This means that interoperability plans need to include everyone involved in the response. One lesson learned from past incidents is that hospitals are an often overlooked “responder.” Learn what one agency is doing to close this

Support and Planning Inside 911 Centers

Heather McGaffin March 13, 2024

In an emergency, call 911. This simple instruction is easy to remember, but many do not know about the people, training, and technology required to make this lifesaving tool available 24-7. Learn about what happens inside the four walls of an emergency communications center and the strategic planning every community

A Foreign Government, Oprah, and Fires in Maui: The Impact of Misinformation on Community Resiliency

Marek N. Posard and Jessica Jensen February 21, 2024

A misinformation campaign spurred rumors that Oprah Winfrey caused the August 2023 wildfires in Maui. Foreign actors are drawn to spreading such rumors because social media is low-cost and easy to use. Learn what local professionals can do to combat these falsehoods.

Protecting Infrastructure – Cyber, Physical, and EMP Attacks

David Winks February 21, 2024

Imagine 3,500 spiders, each with their own style, getting together to create a giant web. That’s how this author describes the U.S. power grid and the complexities related to protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber, physical, and electromagnetic pulse attacks.

Commercial Facilities Sector Perspectives

Kole (KC) Campbell January 31, 2024

Commercial facilities dominate the U.S. economy, contributing trillions of dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product while employing and supporting millions of jobs. Learn more about this critical infrastructure sector and its interdependencies.

Weathering the Unknown: Inside Grant County Emergency Management

Tara Leigh Goode January 24, 2024

When threatening weather approaches, communities must make tough decisions. Grant County, Minnesota, is building on its lessons learned to better prepare for future severe storms.

Multimodal Transportation Perspectives

Nathan DiPillo and Derek Kantar January 17, 2024

Without transportation and communications, emergency response can move at an uncomfortably slow pace, enough so that life, property, and the environment may be unnecessarily compromised. The integrated transportation network must be protected from threats and other risks.

Emerging Technologies, Part 5 – Legal and Privacy Concerns

Ian Pleet November 8, 2023

This is Part 5 of a five-part series on emerging technologies that can enhance the management of and response to future emergencies and disasters. This part focuses on the legal and privacy concerns with emerging technologies.

The Race to Interoperability

Charles J. Guddemi and Catherine L. Feinman November 1, 2023

The Boston Marathon Bombing demonstrated the dedication, commitment, and strength of those who responded that day. The lessons learned from that event continue to strengthen community resilience as participants gather to focus on building interoperability within and between jurisdictions.

Emerging Technologies, Part 4 – Robotics and Automation

Ian Pleet November 1, 2023

This is Part 4 of a five-part series on emerging technologies that can enhance the management of and response to future emergencies and disasters. This part focuses on robotics and automation for enhancing efficiency, safety, and effectiveness in crisis response and mitigation.

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