Christine Anderson, Author at Domestic Preparedness

Article Out Loud – Promoting Food Security in Disaster Relief Situations

May 31, 2022

As baby formula shortages continue across the country, many agencies and organizations are working together to get supplies to those in need. Providing food to the hungry entails gathering donations, distributing food, and tracking every step of the process to keep the supply chain safe and secure.

Article Out Loud – Crowd Behavior & Elaborated Social Identity Modeling

May 25, 2022

Law enforcement agencies are tasked with protecting life and safety as well as the civil liberties of those within their jurisdictions. Crowds present even more complex and dynamic scenarios. However, this research on crowd psychology can help law enforcement officers navigate these complexities on an operational level.

Article Out Loud – Stop the Bleed Training for Immediate Responders

May 18, 2022

When an injury causes a life-threatening bleed, minutes matter. There may not be enough time for first responders to arrive on the scene, so immediate responders are needed. Knowing how to respond to this type of injury and being able to stop the bleeding are skills that everyone should learn.

Article Out Loud – Native Community Resilience Leaps Forward

May 17, 2022

As in any community, a solid network of partnerships is needed to address the specific needs of its community members. Native American and Alaska Native populations span the nation, but face similar preparedness challenges.

Article Out Loud – Canada Emergency Management – The Same, But Different

May 17, 2022

Blizzards, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, icebergs, and volcanic eruptions are just some of the natural hazards found across the unique Canadian terrain. Although knowing who is charge during an incident can be a challenge under the existing political structure

Article Out Loud – Suburban Fire Operations: Five Lessons Learned

May 11, 2022

From small fire companies covering large areas of rural land to large fire departments covering highly populated urban cities, suburban fire departments are tasked with a mixture of both. One firefighter who has spent his career in a suburban fire department shares the five key lessons he has learned throughout

Article Out Loud – UTMB: From Disaster Planning to Long-Term Recovery

May 10, 2022

This 2010 article describes how the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) used the lessons learned from Hurricanes Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008 to develop an effective response and rebuilding plan that not only has been used by UTMB itself to cope with future disasters but also provides

Article Out Loud – Security Standards to Help Keep Federal Facilities Safe

May 10, 2022

In 2010, the Department of Homeland Security released two new publications to help federal officials throughout the country tighten the physical security of the office buildings, warehouses, and hundreds of thousands of other taxpayer-funded federal facilities entrusted to their care.

Article Out Loud – Project Management Approach in Emergency Management

May 4, 2022

Each disaster a community faces must be effectively managed. By viewing each crisis as a project and each emergency manager as a project manager, communities will be better prepared to mitigate future threats, manage special events, and respond to emergencies and disasters. Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson.

Article Out Loud – Systems and Solutions – The Gateways to Interoperability

May 4, 2022

Since this article was written in 2007, major developments have been made to bridge the communication gap for emergency response agencies. However, in times of crisis, the communications between neighboring jurisdictions can still be problematic.

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