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October 2021

Featured in this issue: Building Resilience Into the Planning Process, By Catherine L. Feinman; Afghanistan – A Haven for Violent Extremism, By Richard Schoeberl, Anthony (Tony) Mottola & Anthony L. Clark; “Moneyball” for the Wildland Fire System, By Matthew P. Thompson & Erin J. Belval; It Is Time to Adopt

Saving Sisyphus: Advanced Biodetection for the 21st Century

The Bipartisan Commission on BioDefense released a new report on the National BioWatch system which details specific actions that must be taken to make the system effective.  BioWatch was established in 2003 as a national biodetection system but has never been able to consistently demonstrate its operational capability in the field. The system

September 2021

Featured in this issue: Lest We Forget!, By Martin (Marty) Masiuk; September 11 – Remembrance & Recovery, By Anthony S. Mangeri; Never Forget: Focusing Events & Opportunity for Change, By Nim Kidd; Domestic Preparedness – Prepared for What?, By Rob Schnepp; Security Lessons Learned – Part 1, Boston Marathon Bombings,

CISA Can Improve Efforts to Ensure Dam Security and Resilience

Nationwide, there are more than 91,000 dams, levees, and other water retention structures protecting homes and businesses, delivering electricity, and providing recreation and transportation. In 2018, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) became the newly formed Department of Homeland Security component responsible for Dams Sector security and resilience. This report makes

Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

The Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide (PDA Guide) — a standard framework for how emergency management officials conduct preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) following a disaster—will be effective starting 1 October 2021. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_2021-pda-guide.pdf

August 2021

Featured in this issue: Different Sides of Disaster Support, By Catherine L. Feinman; Emergency Management Projects in a Quasi-Pandemic World, By Sarah Keally; Building Codes Support Disaster Preparedness & Resilience, By Karl Fippinger; Psychological Effects of COVID-19 on Frontline Workers, By Hannah Bennett; COVID-19: Impact on Financial Fraud, By Michael

Health Care Readiness 2020 Annual Report

During 2020, the nation faced unprecedented challenges, including COVID-19 and other concurrent disasters and emergencies, that required coordinated local, regional, and national responses. This inaugural annual report shares how each of the Health Care Readiness Programs was activated in 2020 to build the preparedness and response capabilities of the U.S.

Building Private-Public Partnerships

The guide provides best practices for jurisdictions to establish and maintain a private-public partnership (P3) to help coordinate mitigation, response & recovery planning, and preparedness. P3s also increase community resilience. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_building-private-public-partnerships.pdf

July 2021

Featured in this issue: Bringing Back the Preparedness Mindset, By Catherine L. Feinman; Red Teaming for Disaster Preparedness, By Kole (KC) Campbell; Situational Awareness for Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration, By Akshay Birla; Start or Restart VOADs/COADs During the Preparedness Phase, By Michael Prasad; Telecommunication Overload – The 2021 Edition, By Erik Westgard

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Article Out Loud – Labor Trafficking – An Underreported Escalating Crisis

An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, April 19, 2023. Labor trafficking affects many more people in the U.S. than sex trafficking, but it gets much less attention. Learn what the government is doing and what else community stakeholders can do now to better protect people from this

Article Out Loud – The DoD Defense Coordinating Element and How It Is Certified

Besides the main mission of defending the homeland, Department of Defense capabilities also provide critical support to local, state, and federal civilian partners during major disasters. Learn how Army North’s defense coordinating element’s mission and composition ready their units to perform this additional mission when needed.

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