Communication & Interoperability

Hospital Staffing for Decontamination

Joseph Cahill May 31, 2023

Contaminated patients pose a special difficulty to hospitals because the contamination poses risks not only to the patient but also to those around the patient. Whether the contamination is from something relatively innocuous such as cooking oil, or from one of the extremely dangerous industrial chemicals now prevalent throughout the world, or from a chemical weapon, the problems are much the same.Like many businesses, hospitals are under considerable economic pressure to cut costs to maintain…

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Making Planning Documents More Than Words on Paper

Andrew Altizer May 17, 2023

President Harry S. Truman once said, “I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can’t possibly foresee now.” However, terms like big and comprehensive do not always equate to size. Something that is laborious and unread adds no value for those tasked with managing emergencies and disasters. However,

Defining Workplace Violence

Kevin Jones May 17, 2023

Workplace violence often starts with a person(s) involved in a criminal activity or violent relationship who has access to a place of business. Despite intervention efforts, a disgruntled employee who was not properly vetted could pose a significant risk to the organization. When an organization begins preparing for a workplace

Preparedness Promoters – Assessing Marginalized Populations

Maxwell Palmer April 26, 2023

Certain populations are more vulnerable when faced with disasters. By adapting a public health model, community leaders can identify common vulnerability indicators and close the gaps between emergency management plans and target population vulnerabilities. Learn how.

Covenant School – Reviewing Another Tragic Shooting

Tanya M. Scherr and Daniel Scherr April 19, 2023

March 2023 saw four school shootings, with the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, serving as the deadliest and garnering the most media attention. With so much coverage, focus, and effort to counter school shootings since Columbine, it raises the question of why the United States still has so many

COMMUNICATION & INTEROPERABILITY ARCHIVES

Information Sharing – A Powerful Life-Saving Tool

Catherine Feinman March 29, 2023

Information sharing is a valuable tool used for various purposes. However, this tool’s power in preparing for and responding to emergencies should not be underestimated.

Challenging the Next Generation to Communicate Preparedness

Chris Sheach March 22, 2023

Communicating preparedness messaging is simple. According to sociology professor Benigno Aguirre, messages should be clear, understandable, accurate, credible, and specific. Messages should also be universal,

A National Plan to Link Response and Recovery

Robert J. (Bob) Roller March 15, 2023

Federal government-wide disaster planning dates to the Cold War-era Federal Response Plan (FRP) and similar documents that described how the United States would respond to

Leader of the Pack – Canine Detection

Barb Clark March 8, 2023

Technology such as drones, robots, listening and visual devices, etc., have successfully been used for search and rescue operations in numerous disaster responses. Yet, in

An Integrated Public Safety Approach for Evolving Threats

Eva Jernegan March 1, 2023

Violence prevention, hardening potential targets, eliminating threats, and reducing victim count are shared goals among all public safety stakeholders during mass casualty and other high-threat

Data Sharing – A Necessary Public Safety Tool

Michael Breslin March 1, 2023

Cooperative data sharing is essential for today’s law enforcement demands. Each day, law enforcement officials tackle their jurisdictions’ unique needs and challenges. What each department