FIRE ARCHIVES
How to Expand the EMS Talent Pool
Glen Rudner
August 8, 2007
In planning for large-scale terrorist incidents, U.S. decision-makers at all levels of government ā local, state, and federal ā must consider, among other things, how to triage and transport the maximum number of casualties at the incident scene with the probably limited assets available. Many first-responder agencies already keep emergency
Hospital Evacuations: Planning, Exercises, and Common Sense
Joseph Cahill
August 1, 2007
“Full-scale” exercises sound like, and are, the ideal – but only in certain almost-perfect circumstances, and not without a firm foundation of individual and team training exercises to build on.
The TSP Program – A Valuable Insurance Policy
Joan K. Grewe
July 25, 2007
According to research conducted in 2003 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Communications System (NCS), less than 10 percent of the nationās approximately 7,500 9-1-1 call centers ā more formally called Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) ā were participating at that time in what is called the Telecommunications
AIHA’s Mock Meth Lab Highlights Health and Safety Risks
Heather McArthur
July 18, 2007
Of the numerous insidious threats currently endangering U.S. communities, one of the worst is the homegrown problem of clandestine methamphetamine labs. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that 6,435 āmethā lab incidents were reported in 2006, and that number is likely to increase in the foreseeable future. The labs
CERFPs: The Essential Elements
Jonathan Dodson
July 18, 2007
Managing Editor John F. Morton met recently with Col. Jonathan B. (āJonā) Dodson, USA (Ret.), DPJās National Guard correspondent, to discuss the National Guardās Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive Event Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP). Following are excerpts from that discussion. Morton: Jon, the two times we have met with
Emergency Medical Services at a Mass Casualty Incident
Joseph Cahill
July 11, 2007
Standard operating procedures are by definition not enough when EMS responders are called to the scene of a mass-casualty incident. Extraordinary and/or non-standard procedures are not only permitted, therefore, but frequently mandatory.
The First Scenario – A Nuclear Attack
Jonathan Dodson
June 27, 2007
DomPrepās National Guard correspondent, Col. Jonathan B. (āJonā) Dodson, USA (Ret.), joined LtGen. H. Steven Blum, USAR, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, on his flight from Andrews Air Force Base to Indiana to participate in the āVigilant Guardā training exercises last month at the Mascatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC)
WMD Defense in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Christopher Hawley
June 20, 2007
WMD (weapons of mass destruction) course instructor Christopher Hawley stopped by the DomesticPreparedness.com office earlier this month between trips overseas.Ā We asked him to give us a quick 30,000-feet view of what is happening in WMD defense in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.Ā John Morton:Ā Chris, what can you say generally
USMA’s CTC Addresses Global Terrorism Threat
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
June 13, 2007
When the words āWest Pointā are mentioned, the names and exploits of famous generals such as Grant, Eisenhower, and Patton come to mind along with visions of crisp fall days, duty, honor, country, as well as an institution, the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), that is as much of Americaās fabric
ASTM-E 2458: A Mandatory Sample of Common Sense
Jason Pastuch
June 13, 2007
HazMat and EMS technicians across the nation will be working from the same text, thanks to new biological-sampling techniques developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Hampton University and ERVE: Academia Learns a Tragic Lesson
Teresa Walker
June 13, 2007
Even as the nation’s colleges and universities were still mourning the tragic loss of life at Virginia Tech, one school was taking the steps needed to make its own faculty and students safer and more secure.
Citizen-Participation Drills: Beyond Duck and Cover
Joseph Cahill
June 6, 2007
With fire-prevention programs serving as an example, there is much that “everyday citizens” can learn about protecting themselves and their families in a variety of emergency situations. The most important lesson is learning one’s own limitations.
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