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A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
In a disaster, a wide range of communications technologies are essential to interoperability, ranging from amateur radio to satellite technology. This article focuses on one of several important strategies: land mobile radio devices using the 700 and 800 MHz public safety spectrum. Starting in the 1980s, the Federal Communications…
A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and Emergency Support Function 2 (Communications) Lead for the State of North Carolina Greg Hauser has a sign outside his office that states, “No Comms, No Battle.” This has become one of the mantras of SWICs across the country and has helped drive the effort…
Know the Audience: Five Keys to Effective Communication
Training is an important aspect of the careers of first responders. How that training is delivered will depend a great deal on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the instructor or speaker. A trainer speaking to new first responders should assume only a basic level of understanding and skill…
AI Software in 911 Dispatch Centers: An Innovative Solution
While the use of 911 is commonplace today, this life-saving universal number is actually less than 80 years old. The first concept of 911 dates back to 1957, as a result of the National Association of Fire Chiefs rallying for a standardized phone number that the public could call…
Agriculture Security: Systems-Based Preparedness
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization projects that the global population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Although estimates vary across academia, such population growth is expected to result in an approximately 50% increase in global food demand. As economies grow and dietary preferences change, food security…
Editor’s Note – Protecting Food and Agriculture: Bigger Than Rising Egg Prices
A countryside covered in fields and livestock may not seem like a high-risk location to people who regularly prepare for and manage emergencies. However, many dangers and security vulnerabilities exist in the food and agriculture sector that could significantly impact rural and urban communities nationwide. From the daily care and…
Farm to Power: New Hazards in Rural Communities
As silos once dotted the landscape of dairy farms across the U.S., today “methane digestion tanks” are a trending feature. In the interest of reducing methane pollution and establishing a revenue stream for a renewable resource, dairy and livestock operators are creating mechanisms to produce renewable “biogas,” also known…
Podcast – Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview With Anthony Mangeri
Anthony S. Mangeri is a professor of disaster sciences and emergency management as well as the chief operating officer and principal at the Mangeri Group, LLC. Anthony has over 40 years of emergency management and homeland security experience. He served as a town manager, where he navigated the community through…
Agricultural Supply Chain Vulnerability: A Freight Rail Disruption Case Study
In 2022, yearslong contract negotiations between U.S. freight rail carriers and various labor unions broke down, threatening global supply chains with a strike. The federal government tried brokering an agreement but ultimately had to impose one, averting economic disaster across sectors. The agricultural supply chain in the United States…
Agroterrorism: A Persistent but Overlooked Threat
On October 4, 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., letters that contained anthrax were sent through the mail to Senator Leahy, Senator Daschle, Tom Brokaw, and the editor’s office of the New York Post, killing 5 Americans and causing illness in 17 others. This bioterror…
Today's Top Picks
A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
In a disaster, a wide range of communications technologies are essential to interoperability, ranging from amateur radio to satellite technology. This article focuses on one of several important strategies: land mobile radio devices using the 700 and 800 MHz public safety spectrum. Starting in the 1980s, the Federal Communications…
A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and Emergency Support Function 2 (Communications) Lead for the State of North Carolina Greg Hauser has a sign outside his office that states, “No Comms, No Battle.” This has become one of the mantras of SWICs across the country and has helped drive the effort…
Know the Audience: Five Keys to Effective Communication
Training is an important aspect of the careers of first responders. How that training is delivered will depend a great deal on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the instructor or speaker. A trainer speaking to new first responders should assume only a basic level of understanding and skill…
AI Software in 911 Dispatch Centers: An Innovative Solution
While the use of 911 is commonplace today, this life-saving universal number is actually less than 80 years old. The first concept of 911 dates back to 1957, as a result of the National Association of Fire Chiefs rallying for a standardized phone number that the public could call…
Agriculture Security: Systems-Based Preparedness
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization projects that the global population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Although estimates vary across academia, such population growth is expected to result in an approximately 50% increase in global food demand. As economies grow and dietary preferences change, food security…
Editor’s Note – Protecting Food and Agriculture: Bigger Than Rising Egg Prices
A countryside covered in fields and livestock may not seem like a high-risk location to people who regularly prepare for and manage emergencies. However, many dangers and security vulnerabilities exist in the food and agriculture sector that could significantly impact rural and urban communities nationwide. From the daily care and…
Farm to Power: New Hazards in Rural Communities
As silos once dotted the landscape of dairy farms across the U.S., today “methane digestion tanks” are a trending feature. In the interest of reducing methane pollution and establishing a revenue stream for a renewable resource, dairy and livestock operators are creating mechanisms to produce renewable “biogas,” also known…
Podcast – Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview With Anthony Mangeri
Anthony S. Mangeri is a professor of disaster sciences and emergency management as well as the chief operating officer and principal at the Mangeri Group, LLC. Anthony has over 40 years of emergency management and homeland security experience. He served as a town manager, where he navigated the community through…
Agricultural Supply Chain Vulnerability: A Freight Rail Disruption Case Study
In 2022, yearslong contract negotiations between U.S. freight rail carriers and various labor unions broke down, threatening global supply chains with a strike. The federal government tried brokering an agreement but ultimately had to impose one, averting economic disaster across sectors. The agricultural supply chain in the United States…
Agroterrorism: A Persistent but Overlooked Threat
On October 4, 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., letters that contained anthrax were sent through the mail to Senator Leahy, Senator Daschle, Tom Brokaw, and the editor’s office of the New York Post, killing 5 Americans and causing illness in 17 others. This bioterror…
Today's Top Picks
A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
In a disaster, a wide range of communications technologies are essential to interoperability, ranging from amateur radio to satellite technology. This article focuses on…
A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and Emergency Support Function 2 (Communications) Lead for the State of North Carolina Greg Hauser has a sign outside his…
Know the Audience: Five Keys to Effective Communication
Training is an important aspect of the careers of first responders. How that training is delivered will depend a great deal on the knowledge,…
AI Software in 911 Dispatch Centers: An Innovative Solution
While the use of 911 is commonplace today, this life-saving universal number is actually less than 80 years old. The first concept of 911…
Agriculture Security: Systems-Based Preparedness
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization projects that the global population will reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Although estimates vary across academia,…
Editor’s Note – Protecting Food and Agriculture: Bigger Than Rising Egg Prices
A countryside covered in fields and livestock may not seem like a high-risk location to people who regularly prepare for and manage emergencies. However, many…
Farm to Power: New Hazards in Rural Communities
As silos once dotted the landscape of dairy farms across the U.S., today “methane digestion tanks” are a trending feature. In the interest of…
Podcast – Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview With Anthony Mangeri
Anthony S. Mangeri is a professor of disaster sciences and emergency management as well as the chief operating officer and principal at the Mangeri Group,…
Agricultural Supply Chain Vulnerability: A Freight Rail Disruption Case Study
In 2022, yearslong contract negotiations between U.S. freight rail carriers and various labor unions broke down, threatening global supply chains with a strike. The…
Agroterrorism: A Persistent but Overlooked Threat
On October 4, 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., letters that contained anthrax were sent through the mail to Senator…
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Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Protecting Food and Agriculture: Bigger Than Rising Egg Prices, by Catherine L. Feinman; Beyond the Showcase: Strengthening Biosecurity at Livestock Exhibitions, by Joshua Dise; Farm to Power: Introduction of Compressed Natural Gas to Rural Communities, by Russ Kane; Agricultural Supply Chain Vulnerability: A Freight Rail Disruption Case Study, by Michael Sharon and Randy Treadwell; Agroterrorism: A Persistent but Overlooked Threat, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Agriculture Security: Systems-Based Preparedness, by Joshua Dise and Adrian Self; The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism, by Michael (Mike) Nicholls; Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP, by The Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience; The Human Factor in Cybersecurity Events: Critical Education Components, by Dan Scherr & Tanya Scherr; Advisor Spotlight: Interview with Anthony Mangeri
Articles Out Loud
Article Out Loud – A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
April 16, 2025
This is an article by Charles (Charley) Bryson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025. Despite significant
Article Out Loud – A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
April 16, 2025
This is an article by William Chapman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025. “PACE” planning helps
Domestic Preparedness Journal
Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats, by Catherine L. Feinman; Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats, by Michael Breslin; Backyard Cybersecurity: The Local Challenge, by Brian Shajari; Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry, by Nathan DiPillo; The Ethics of Data in Disaster Management and Crisis Operations, by Anthony S. Mangeri; Growing Foreign Threats to National Security, Part 1: Challenges and Considerations, by Glen Woodbury; Growing Foreign Threat to National Security, Part 2: Emergency Management Approaches and Choices, by Glen Woodbury; Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S., by Anthony (Tony) Mottola and Dan Scherr; Advisory Board Spotlights: Interview With Ray Barishansky, DrPH, and Keeping It Real With Lynda Zambrano.
Articles Out Loud
Article Out Loud – A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
April 16, 2025
This is an article by Charles (Charley) Bryson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025.
Despite significant investments in public safety, critical training gaps for first responders persist. Regional planning committees, established by the FCC in the 1980s to manage public safety radio frequencies, remain key to improving interoperability. Learn about ongoing efforts—both regional and national—to close communication gaps and improve coordinated emergency response.
Article Out Loud – A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
April 16, 2025
This is an article by William Chapman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025. “PACE” planning helps organizations fail gracefully, but systems thinking reduces the likelihood of failure altogether. Learn how combining both approaches helps organizations build resilience, regardless of threat or hazard.
Domestic Preparedness Journal
Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats, by Catherine L. Feinman; Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats, by Michael Breslin; Backyard Cybersecurity: The Local Challenge, by Brian Shajari; Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry, by Nathan DiPillo; The Ethics of Data in Disaster Management and Crisis Operations, by Anthony S. Mangeri; Growing Foreign Threats to National Security, Part 1: Challenges and Considerations, by Glen Woodbury; Growing Foreign Threat to National Security, Part 2: Emergency Management Approaches and Choices, by Glen Woodbury; Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S., by Anthony (Tony) Mottola and Dan Scherr; Advisory Board Spotlights: Interview With Ray Barishansky, DrPH, and Keeping It Real With Lynda Zambrano.
Articles Out Loud
Article Out Loud – A Regional Approach to Public Safety Communications Planning
April 16, 2025
This is an article by Charles (Charley) Bryson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025.
Despite significant investments in public safety, critical training gaps for first responders persist. Regional planning committees, established by the FCC in the 1980s to manage public safety radio frequencies, remain key to improving interoperability. Learn about ongoing efforts—both regional and national—to close communication gaps and improve coordinated emergency response.
Article Out Loud – A Systems Thinking Approach to Improving Emergency Communications
April 16, 2025
This is an article by William Chapman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025. “PACE” planning helps organizations fail gracefully, but systems thinking reduces the likelihood of failure altogether. Learn how combining both approaches helps organizations build resilience, regardless of threat or hazard.
