FIRE ARCHIVES
‘Train As You Will Respond’: CDP Hits Half Million Milestone
Kate Rosenblatt
September 23, 2009
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness has become a world-class model for all-hazards training in a steadily increasing and widely heralded number of courses covering the entire spectrum of the new and still emerging threats in the Brave New World of the 21st century.
Agricultural Incidents and Effective Multi-Agency Coordination
Mark Ghilarducci and Frank Castro
September 16, 2009
An attack on U.S. cities could topple skyscrapers, destroy seaports, and block highways, tunnels, and bridges. Those are all local effects. An attack on the nation’s food supply could sicken the entire nation, so coordinating a response and recovery operation require a different approach.
CARD’s Incident Command System for Community Responders
Ana-Marie Jones
September 16, 2009
Introduction to an innovative PowerPoint presentation on the how-to fundamentals of developing a united approach for a broad spectrum of agencies pooling their resources to deal with community emergencies faster and more effectively.
Discovery Channel TV Series: The Colony – Week Nine
Adam Montella
September 16, 2009
The Colonists fight, then reunite, but recognize that their chances of long-term survival diminish almost visibly with each passing week. They have done well – exceptionally well, under the circumstances – but know that a brighter tomorrow is many miles away. Can they make it?
California Focuses on Mass-Fatality Management Planning
Robert Gerber
September 9, 2009
Two fairly recent natural disasters have produced clarion calls for greater emphasis on planning, training, exercising, and funding for the management of mass-fatality incidents and events. The 24 December 2005 Indian Ocean tsunami – which resulted in over 250,000 dead – and the earlier Hurricane Katrina catastrophe along the U.S.
Public Health, EMS, Emergency Management: Partners in Preparedness
Kay C. Goss
September 9, 2009
The brave new world of the 21st century has added weapons of mass destruction to the already long list of dangers facing individual citizens, political jurisdictions & humanity in general. The new keys to survival are not good weather and good luck, but cooperation and collaboration at all levels of
Discovery Channel TV Series: The Colony – Week Eight
Adam Montella
September 9, 2009
The survivors gain an additional member, and encounter not one but several additional problems. Tempers flare, supplies dwindle – but human genius provides a spark of mobile optimism. What are the lessons learned that future generations can use to develop and implement their own survival plans?
Team Typing & Other Innovations: The California Way
Jan Dunbar
September 2, 2009
Mutual aid – between emergency responder agencies, and between cities, counties, and other political jurisdictions – is a noble goal, and worth striving for. But all the good will in the world is meaningless if equipment compatibilities are lacking, there are no uniform training rules, and other essential criteria are
Discovery Channel TV Series: The Colony – Week Seven
Adam Montella
September 2, 2009
Another trip (always dangerous) to the L.A. River teaches the Colonists that the challenges they face are psychological and emotional as well as physical. They also know that they need a continuing supply of protein; fortunately, there is a lot of it scurrying about the warehouse.
Fusion Centers & Public Health Agencies: Unlikely or Natural Partners?
Adam Bulava
August 26, 2009
What once seemed an unlikely alliance – a nationwide working partnership between federal agencies and state/local law-enforcement and public-health agencies – is not only working well but also providing synergistically improved results.
Responding to Incidents in a Neighboring Port
Corey Ranslem
August 26, 2009
The U.S. port system is huge, complex, and immensely important to the nation’s economy and to homeland security. The 24/7 protection of that system is an extremely difficult task and usually involves a host of different organizations and agencies working in close cooperation with one another.
Qualifications, Credentials, and a Need for Speed
Glen Rudner
August 19, 2009
Progress in the development of a national credentialing system has ranged from slow to slower. Which is no longer good enough for government work, particularly in the new Age of Terrorism when the nation’s enemies strike suddenly, at random, and without remorse.
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