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Terrorism: The Cyberspace Battleground
Thomas Kellerman
June 14, 2006
Yesterday’s hackers have become today’s cyber criminals, & tomorrow could be cyber terrorists. Technology marches on, providing new opportunities both for human progress and for those fixated on destroying Western civilization and the infidel economy.
Dr. Denis Onieal, Superintendent, FEMA’s National Fire Academy
John F. Morton and Denis Onieal
May 10, 2006
Podcast Dr. Onieal discusses professional development of skills for terrorist-incident response in the context of development of standard fire-service skills. An overview of the NFA curriculum http://www.usfa.fema.gov/ and the linkages to state training systems.The Professional Development Model curriculum for college-level fire science students. Oklahoma State University’s international journal of fire-service leadership and
The NCR’s Homeland Security Plan for the D.C. Area
Brian Geraci
May 10, 2006
It started as an innovative approach to the prevention of bank robberies. Today, the same multi-agency approach is being used, with increasing effectiveness, to detect, prevent, and/or deal with the consequences of terrorist attacks.
Beans, Bullets, and Boxcars: DOD and the Private Sector
Luke Ritter
April 26, 2006
The first question a President asks in times of international crisis is “Where are the carriers?” The first question contingency planners ask is “Where are the cargo ships?” Meanwhile, warfighters are asking “How much fuel & ammunition do we have?”
Spotlight Report: Weldon Meets With Fire Service Leaders
John F. Morton
April 12, 2006
Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), founder of the Congressional Fire Caucus, discusses current programs and future funding prospects with CFSI leaders on the occasion of the annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner.
Modern Piracy: A New Global Threat to Security
Christopher Doane and David Moskoff
April 5, 2006
An ancient form of terrorism on the high seas is reborn. U.S. and allied navies on patrol to protect merchant ships, cruise liners. Ship owners and operators install self-defense systems.
Jack Beall, Director, National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
Jack W. Beall
March 22, 2006
Beall discusses DMATs (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams) and other DMS components, the missions of each, and their working relationships with one another.
Evacuation Planning: A Long, Long Way to Go
Joseph Cahill
March 8, 2006
In the years and months after the 11 September attacks, a great deal of work has been done at the federal level both to improve overall domestic preparedness and to standardize the response methods prescribed to deal with major disasters. Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) 5 & 8 directed the
The Role of Medical Systems in Homeland Defense
Michael Allswede
March 8, 2006
U.S. medical system is the world’s finest in many respects. However, few if any American hospitals are properly staffed & equipped to deal with this year’s hurricanes, much less one or more new terrorist attacks that could cause thousands of casualties.
Funding Strategies for EMS Decision Makers
Mary Ungar
February 22, 2006
The huge increase in responsibilities assigned to EMS managers in recent years requires additional funding, and additional time as well. The latter is hard to come by, but DHS and HHS grants will provide significant new funding resources.
Medevac From Iraq: The Lessons Learned
Peter D. Menk
February 22, 2006
Most U.S. service personnel wounded, injured, or hospitalized for other reasons in Iraq are quickly provided advanced medical treatment. The numerous lessons learned from this experience might usefully be applied to homeland-defense planning.
New Technologies for WMD Detection
Christopher Hawley
February 8, 2006
There is no all-purpose chemical/biological/radiological detection device now on the market, but there are several excellent single- or dual-purpose devices, and more are in the pipeline.
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