Homeland Security and Community-Oriented Policing
Joseph Watson
September 26, 2007
The experience of one local agency in using funds provided by a federal education-and-information grant to develop a community-oriented program may serve as a helpful template for other agencies to
Partnerships in Interoperability: A Best Practices Model
Kay C. Goss
September 26, 2007
It is axiomatic in the EM (emergency management) community both that regional collaboration is the foundation of emergency management and that interoperability of equipment – one of the keys to
Sir Ken Knight, Commissioner for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
Sir Ken Knight
September 26, 2007
Domestic Preparedness met with Sir Ken Knight, Commissioner for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. London’s – and soon the United Kingdom’s – senior first responder discusses his approach to multi-agency incident-management and response operations in light of the 7/7 2005 terrorist attack, the United Kingdom’s approach to resilience, and the several ways in which the U.K. response operations differ from those mandated by the U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMS).
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Publishes Annual Security Inspection Report to Congress
Domestic Preparedness
September 25, 2007
This unclassified version of an annual report to Congress covers the security inspection program for commercial power reactors and certain fuel-cycle facilities. http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/idmws/doccontent.dll?library=PU_ADAMS^PBNTAD01&ID=072600120
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Influenza Pandemic: Further Efforts Are Needed to Ensure Clearer Federal Leadership Roles and an Effective National Strategy
Domestic Preparedness
September 25, 2007
This report assesses how clearly federal leadership roles and responsibilities are defined and the extent to which the Strategy and Plan address six characteristics of an effective national strategy. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-781
Washington State's Radiological Outreach and Training Program
Allen Conklin
September 19, 2007
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 forever changed everyone’s view of readiness, especially in the field of radiation. The possibility of a terrorist cell using radioactive or nuclear material
Joseph Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Services, American Red Cross
Joseph C. Becker
September 19, 2007
Domestic Preparedness met with Joseph Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Services, American Red Cross to discuss the American Red Cross (ARC) concept of operations for disaster preparedness and response under the new National Response Framework, Red Cross support activities in line with ESF 6 (mass care, emergency assistance, housing, and human services) and ESF 8 (public health and medical services), and take-aways from this year’s National Preparedness Month.
Joseph Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Services, American Red Cross
Joseph C. Becker
September 19, 2007
The ARC’s new operational framework for the Age of Terrorism. National Preparedness Month. Working
relationships with local and state agencies. Pet sheltering, the national shelter data system, and the
ARC blood program.
Fusion Centers: Key Terror Fighting Tool for Cops - A Manhattan Institute for Police Research Report
Domestic Preparedness
September 18, 2007
The report is intended to be used as a guide for police officers seeking to enhance their state’s ability to prevent – and, if necessary, respond to – any type
Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession
Kay C. Goss
September 11, 2007
One of the nation’s foremost experts in the still emerging field of emergency management provides
her insider’s point of view of the guiding principles – including both a vision and a mission statement
– on which this important new field was founded.