FIRE ARCHIVES
Honoring Fallen Heroes: Special Security Requirements
David Squires
June 6, 2012
In 2011, the City of Virginia Beach hosted a day of special ceremonies honoring members of a Navy SEAL Team who had been killed in action during a high-risk operation in Afghanistan. The short-notice decision to salute these fallen heroes was fraught with numerous potential difficulties – but the City,
Integrated Capstone Event Expands Training for Responders
Shannon Arledge
May 30, 2012
Professional athletes focus first on personal training skills, but understand that team training is needed to win games – and championships. The Center for Domestic Preparedness uses that winning philosophy for their “Capstone” events, in which students from many professional disciplines join forces to address realistic scenarios that require their
National Fire Academy Adds New Online Chemistry Course
Domestic Preparedness
May 24, 2012
The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) announces the availability of a new NFA Online course: Foundational Concepts of Chemistry (Q228), which provides students with fundamental knowledge to prepare for the more advanced Hazardous Materials curriculum courses.
A Healthcare Coalition’s Support for Evacuating a Facility
Craig DeAtley
May 23, 2012
As recent experiences have shown – the hospital evacuations in Joplin, Missouri, and Loma Linda, California, are perhaps the best examples – the partial or complete evacuation of a healthcare facility is traumatic, complex, and extremely challenging not only for the facility itself but also for the entire local
Mass-Fatality Surge & Family Assistance
Thomas Russo
May 16, 2012
The South Carolina Region’s healthcare coalition is bringing together various resources and knowledge to improve capabilities for mass-fatality incidents and subsequent family assistance operations. Through ongoing discussions, the coalition is able to address planning efforts – e.g., additional training and exercises, available morgue space, multi-jurisdiction cooperation, and various other aspects
Mass Violence: Planning & Response Considerations Course
Domestic Preparedness
May 4, 2012
This is one-day course is designed to help prepare first responders and receivers to assess, plan for, prepare for, and handle critical incidents such as workplace violence attacks, school shootings, mass shootings, domestic violence spill-over attacks, extremist threats and other incidents are occurring with alarming frequency.
Healthcare Reform: Major Effects on Hospital Preparedness
Theodore Tully
May 2, 2012
No matter what the Supreme Court decides on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform act, U.S. hospitals must prepare now for major changes in their planning, everyday operations, and both budgetary and personnel resources. Many of those changes may be costly. Most will be time-consuming and/or difficult to implement. But
FY 2012 AFG Grant Workshops – Now Available
Domestic Preparedness
May 1, 2012
During the month of May, the Regional Fire Program Specialists in the 10 FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) regions will host workshops on the FY (fiscal year) 2012 AFG (Assistance to Firefighters Grant) Program and upcoming application period. The workshops will help potential applicants understand the purpose of the FY
Protecting First Responders from Biological Agents
Christina Spoons
April 25, 2012
Bio-weapons are the new “hidden dangers” available to terrorist groups seeking to kill and create widespread havoc. They are low in cost, quickly available, difficult to detect, and – if properly designed – extremely lethal. Moreover, first responders are often the most likely victims – but can save themselves, and
Charting New Waters in Biosecurity
Catherine L. Feinman
April 25, 2012
Many businessmen, and homeowners, would quickly buy and read a comprehensive report on how to prevent burglaries. Many burglars would buy and read the same book, but for different reasons. Those who carry out important scientific research face a similar dilemma: They want to help educate their peers, but do
Laboratories and First Responders: Collaborating for Effective Response
Maureen Sullivan
April 10, 2012
Each day, events occur that engage personnel from multiple disciplines who are each tasked with the common goal of protecting the nation from all hazards threats. Even though laboratorians, police officers, firefighters, and hazmat technicians wear different uniforms, they all share the common goal of protecting the public and thus
Dual-Use Disasters: Lessons for Preparedness Professionals
Earl Stoddard
April 4, 2012
Actions have consequences – not all of which are intended, or desired. Some military actions, for example, are intended to intimidate another nation – but instead lead to an outright war. The same is true in the fields of medicine and biological research that, while expanding the range of knowledge
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