Reports

Through effective global engagement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with its many international partners to weave a global safety net that improves public health in the United States and around the world. http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Reports/ucm298576.htm

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), supported by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA), and in partnership with the International Fire Services Training Association (IFSTA), has announced the revision and release of Funding Alternatives for Emergency Medical and Fire Services. This edition provides the most up-to-date

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, announces the release of Your Role in Fire-Adapted Communities Guide. This guide promotes a holistic approach to wildland fire risk reduction in the wildland urban interface and addresses

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released an important resource for state, tribal, and territory-level efforts to partner with the private sector in emergency management and homeland security initiatives: the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Grant Supplemental to Support Public-Private Collaboration. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/2012/fy12_hsgp_public.pdf

The fiscal year (FY) 2013 National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP) seeks to sustain and continue to build on the capabilities to create robust national capacity based on cross-jurisdictional and readily deployable state and local assets. http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDHSFEMA/2012/02/13/file_attachments/95331/FY+2013+National+Preparedness+Grant+Program+Overview+2-10-12+FINAL.pdf

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the U Visa Law Enforcement Certification Resource Guide. This guide is a new tool being made available to law enforcement officials to support investigations and prosecutions involving qualified immigrant victims of crime. http://www.dhs.gov/files/resources/u-visa-law-enforcement-guide.shtm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is helping, through the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), to set the broad policy framework for the nationwide public safety broadband network to ensure it meets the needs of its users and aligns with existing emergency communications policy. This guidance document is designed to

Dr. Nicole Lurie, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issues an important statement on the significant progress made over the past decade to prepare and respond to biological and other emergency events. http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/news/Documents/TestimonyLurie-anthrax.pdf

Over the last decade, the United States has responded to deliberate biological attacks – e.g., the mailing of anthrax-laden letters, as well as naturally occurring disease outbreaks including SARS and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has issued the BARDA Strategic Plan for

The idea for this report card project began late last year, when the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center asked the question, “If the nation is unprepared for a biological attack, what more can we do?” This report card provides a strategic end-to-end assessment of America’s bio-response capabilities. http://www.wmdcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bio-response-report-card-2011.pdf