July 2023 was the world’s hottest recorded month in history. Increasing heat events increase the risk of wildfires. However, good land and waste management practices can significantly prevent and mitigate the risk and consequences of these events.
The availability of non-prescription medications may mean the difference between a successful deployment and needing to return home ahead of schedule. As such, first responders should consider non-prescription medication kits as part of their pre-deployment planning.
The availability of non-prescription medications may mean the difference between a successful deployment and needing to return home ahead of schedule. As such, first responders should consider non-prescription medication kits as part of their pre-deployment planning.
This 2014 article describes the goals and challenges that the world would soon face with COVID-19. Revisit this article to prepare for, identify, and prevent the spread of the next public health threat.
Being able to recreate complex hazardous materials incidents in a classroom setting teaches life-saving lessons in a safe environment. Advances in virtual and augmented reality training systems provide instructors with new tools to train the next generation of first responders.
This 2013 article explains how lone-wolf attacks differ from those committed by terrorist organizations. Such attacks can be difficult to detect, but there are preventive strategies to consider.
Being able to recreate complex hazardous materials incidents in a classroom setting teaches life-saving lessons in a safe environment. Advances in virtual and augmented reality training systems provide instructors with new tools to train the next generation of first responders.
CBP is responsible for detecting, deterring, and disrupting transnational organized crime that threatens U.S. security interests at and beyond the border. This audit was conducted to determine the extent to which CBP uses outbound inspections to prevent the illegal exportation of currency, firearms, explosives, ammunition, and narcotics at land ports of entry (POE). Three recommendations were made to improve CBP’s policies and procedures for conducting outbound inspections at land POEs.
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Cyber Safety Review Board’s (CSRB) report summarizing the findings of its review into the activities associated with a threat actor group known as Lapsus$. The CSRB found that Lapsus$ leveraged simple techniques to evade industry-standard security tools that are a lynchpin of many corporate cybersecurity programs and outlined 10 actionable recommendations for how government, companies, and civil society can better protect against Lapsus$ and similar groups.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, about half of American adults reported feeling lonely. A lack of engagement can have serious health effects for socially isolated individuals and implications for the work of emergency management professionals.