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Resilience When Help May Not Be on the Way

Catherine L. Feinman March 25, 2020

Disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina physically devastated the regions in which they occurred, affected people who were not directly impacted, and spurred nationwide action to assist in the response and recovery activities. As significant as those events were, though, they could not prepare the nation for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Triggered Collapse, Part 4: Cascading Consequences Beyond the Event

Drew Miller March 25, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is a credible source for dealing with pandemics and disaster response. In 2018, the Center created a realistic simulation of a moderately contagious and moderately lethal virus, similar to the lethality of the 2002 SARS outbreak, which killed about 10 percent of those

A Family Tradition – Old School Florida Smuggling, Chapter 9

Robert C. Hutchinson March 11, 2020

The evolution of drug smuggling and related crimes in south Florida can be viewed through one family and their many criminal associates. The Barker Family entered the smuggling business in the 1970s and transitioned from marijuana to cocaine and illegal aliens by the 1990s. Through drug and alien loads, broad

Triggered Collapse, Part 3: Lessons in Lawlessness

Drew Miller March 11, 2020

A pandemic, loss of the electric system, or other triggering disaster need not be that effective in directly killing people to generate a collapse that results in millions of deaths and a weakened nation. The “cascading effects” of an economic shut down – loss of law and order, looting and

From Hysteria to Complacency, Then Back Again

James M. Rush Sr. March 4, 2020

With recent urgent stories about the coronavirus, it seemed to be just a matter of time for the nation to revert to hysteria. Instead of a calm, resolute culture of preparedness, there has been a “PowerGlide” of public sentiment. In the 1960s, many Chevrolet automobiles had a PowerGlide transmission with

A Family Tradition – Old School Florida Smuggling, Chapter 6

Robert C. Hutchinson February 28, 2020

Police as Medical Responders in Active Threat Events

Charles H. Kean February 26, 2020

April 20, 1999, was a bellwether day in American law enforcement history. An act of mass murder occurred at Columbine High School in Colorado that left 13 people dead and 21 injured, and the old model of responding to active threat events was changed forever. The active pursuit of the

Solving the Preparedness Puzzle

Catherine L. Feinman February 26, 2020

Emergency preparedness and response professionals have a lot to consider when getting ready for future disasters. Some threats have been around for years, but the methods for handling them have evolved. Other threats are new, requiring strategies and resources to evolve to address these threats. Like a puzzle, these professionals

Triggered Collapse, Part 2: Viral Pandemics

Drew Miller February 5, 2020

The nation currently faces an age of bioengineered viral pandemics and collapse. Advances in biotechnology enable nations, terrorist groups, or even lone wolves to create genetically modified organisms (GMOs) such as a human-to-human transmissible version of avian flu or to modify a lethal virus to facilitate a longer period of

Small Steps Toward Long-Term Power Outage Preparedness

Deborah Link January 29, 2020

Although a long-term, widespread power outage may not be a top priority in community preparedness plans, many communities have considered the devastating effects of such a scenario. A long-term power outage, for the purpose of this article, is defined as one that lasts from the time regular and emergency resources

Ever-Evolving Preparedness Challenges

Catherine L. Feinman January 29, 2020

Emerging threats of yesteryear seemed unrealistic, so allocating funds and resources to such threats was not a priority for many agencies and organizations. Today, some of those “unrealistic” scenarios have become almost commonplace. As a result, having a three-day kit, knowing how to stop the bleed, and training for an

Letter to the Publisher & Poll

James M. Rush Sr. January 16, 2020

Dear DomPrep Readers,On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, I published a six month review along with a publisher message. I received a thought provoking reply from Mr. James Rush that I need to share with you. Jim is very well known and respected in the Emergency Management arena and is a

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