The What If Possibility: A Chilling Report
John F. Morton
June 27, 2007
A new and, unfortunately, highly credible report on the devastating ramifications of nuclear
terrorist attacks against the U.S. homeland suggests that it is high time for the nation’s elected
leaders to start thinking about the previously unthinkable.
Mid-Atlantic States Brainstorm Planning for Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) GrantSubmissions
John F. Morton
June 20, 2007
Federal officials provide insight to mid-Atlantic states as they finalize statewide plans for PSIC
grant submissions. Seven states & the District of Columbia share how they are implementing
interoperable communications.
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.
Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA, Executive Director, Association of State And Territorial Health Officers, ASTHO
John F. Morton and Paul E. Jarris
June 6, 2007
Podcast DomesticPreparedness met with Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA, Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO), who provides the perspective of state health officials today on a
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.
