Christine Anderson, Author at Domestic Preparedness

Article Out Loud – Credentialing a Nation’s Volunteer Responder Network

September 7, 2022

Catastrophic earthquakes and a desire for residents to help their neighbors inspired the creation of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Since its creation in 1986, CERT has become a nationwide program that continues to evolve.

Article Out Loud – The New PLAN: Government Alerts Enter the 21st Century

September 6, 2022

The old saying that, “No matter where you go, there you are,” has become the new Golden Rule for emergency-alert notifications, thanks to the combined efforts of the FCC, FEMA, and the commercial U.S. cellular industry. That is the PLAN, anyway. But it works better if IPAWS is OPEN to

Article Out Loud – Ham Radio – An Emergency Tool for Public Health

September 6, 2022

In times of sudden disaster, help may be just around the corner – particularly if a ham radio operator is living there. Their ranks are legion, they usually pay all of their own costs, and they are among the most highly skilled communicators in the country.

Article Out Loud – How Natural Disasters Exacerbate Human Trafficking

August 24, 2022

Human trafficking is the world’s second-largest criminal industry. In the wake of natural disasters, the risk to vulnerable populations rises. This article informs preparedness and response professionals on how to better protect their communities and prepare their workforces to identify the signs of human trafficking

Article Out Loud – Successful Application – Virtual Emergency Operations Center

August 24, 2022

Before 2019, partner agencies coordinated incident command primarily from a physical emergency operations center (EOC). This practice shifted to virtual EOCs during the COVID-19 pandemic for many agencies. Virtual EOCs can effectively address community needs through all phases of consequence management.

Article Out Loud – The Local Imperative for Building and Sustaining National Resilience

August 23, 2022

Joplin High School and Sandy Hook Elementary School both suffered devastating disasters – one natural and one manmade. In both cases, the residents rallied behind their schools and their communities to rebuild and recover.

Article Out Loud – The Use of mHealth Technology for Pandemic Preparedness

August 23, 2022

By using mHealth technologies, local health departments can improve their efficiency and effectiveness not only in communicating with the public but also in dispensing medical countermeasures during large-scale pandemics.

Article Out Loud – Hospital Response – A Personal Training Experience

August 17, 2022

Effective trainings are ones where the participants remember and later implement what they learned into their daily operations. Not everyone knows how they would respond in a true emergency. However, some trainings provide a more realistic glimpse into disaster scenarios than others.

Article Out Loud – There Was a Pandemic Strategy and Plan

August 17, 2022

Although it may not have been readily apparent in early 2020, the federal government did have a comprehensive national strategy and implementation plan for a pandemic threat. Despite having these resources and knowledge, the United States was still unprepared to effectively respond to COVID-19.

Article Out Loud – Responding to Unique Operating Environments

August 16, 2022

First responders are often deployed to unique operating environments, which include large-scale special events with many participants and spectators: street festivals; road races or marathons; concerts; and sporting events. These environments require leadership to take a forward-thinking posture in the planning process to develop a strategy.

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