A Letter to Domestic Preparedness Readers
Nancy L. Ward
September 30, 2009
A senior FEMA official discusses her personal experiences during the 17 October 1989 Loma Prieta
earthquake in California and how it helped her realize that effective response-and-recovery operations
require not only the efforts of the “official” federal, state, and local agencies involved but also the
cooperation of thousands of individual citizens.
'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.
Discovery Channel TV Series: The Colony - Week Ten
Adam Montella
September 23, 2009
The ambitious, entertaining, and stunningly innovative series ends with the volunteers’ “Exodus” –
“Escape” would be an equally accurate description – to a new and seemingly better world 150 miles or so
south, a bit further inland, and apparently blessed with a greater abundance of the resources needed for
human survival.
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?
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 government to provide for the common safety.
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 dissimilar.
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.
