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Why Law Enforcement Needs to Take a Science-Based Approach to Training and Education

Domestic Preparedness September 30, 2020
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and its Partner Advisory Committee have released a new science-based learning digital report to serve as a reference point for chiefs, sheriffs, mayors, risk managers, Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) directors, training academy directors, and all those who

Governance Preparedness: Initial Lessons From COVID-19 Initial Lessons From COVID-19

Domestic Preparedness September 21, 2020
In a new report commissioned by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, Georgetown University global health experts say the success of any effort to redress pandemic preparedness failures demonstrated by COVID-19 requires a re-centering of governance that would include greater accountability, transparency, equity, participation, and the rule of law. https://who.int/gpmb/assets/thematic_papers/

COVID-19 Supplement for Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place

Domestic Preparedness September 14, 2020
This supplement to the 2019 Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place provides COVID-19 related questions to key principles and critical considerations. The questions can assist emergency management planners as they assess the impacts and constraints resulting from COVID-19 and review, revise, and implement evacuation or shelter-in-place plans. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/fema_covid-19_supplement-evacuation-shelter-in-place.pdf

Future of DHS Project: Key Findings and Recommendations

Domestic Preparedness August 31, 2020
The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security convened the Future of DHS Project to inform the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership team in January 2021 on the direction of DHS’s mission and how to address the challenges faced by the department. These are the key findings and

Cyber Essentials Toolkit-Chapter 3

Domestic Preparedness August 27, 2020
The Cyber Essentials Toolkit is a set of modules designed to break down the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Essentials into bite-sized actions for IT and C-suite leadership to work toward full implementation of each Cyber Essential. This chapter emphasizes protecting the information and applications on a network.

August 2020

Domestic Preparedness August 26, 2020
Featured in this issue: Success Is Not Defined by Perfection, By Catherine L. Feinman; All Models Are Wrong (But Modeling Is as Necessary as Ever), By Terry Hastings & Colin Krainin; Disaster Case Management: An Important Disaster Response Tool, By Senay Ozbay; Remote Contact Tracing: A New Twist on an

July 2020

Domestic Preparedness July 29, 2020
Featured in this issue: Staying Prepared in a Changing World, By Catherine L. Feinman; A New Way of Looking at Earthquake Plans, By Frances Dunniway; Do Not Stop Exercising – Go Remote!, By Andrew Altizer & James Westbrook; EMS Continuity of Operations Plan: A Critical Lifeline Component, By Ron Cain;

Cyber Essentials Toolkit-Chapter 2

Domestic Preparedness July 20, 2020
The Cyber Essentials Toolkit is a set of modules designed to break down the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Essentials into bite-sized actions for IT and C-suite leadership to work toward full implementation of each Cyber Essential. This chapter emphasizes the importance of the organization as a whole

Cyber Essentials Toolkit-Chapter 1

Domestic Preparedness July 13, 2020
The Cyber Essentials Toolkit is a set of modules designed to break down the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cyber Essentials into bite-sized actions for IT and C-suite leadership to work toward full implementation of each Cyber Essential. This chapter focuses on providing leaders with an understanding of what

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Article Out Loud – Reducing Weather Anxiety Among Emergency Managers

February 7, 2023
Imagine this scenario. A tornado watch has been in effect for the past six hours. The severe thunderstorm warning expires as the squall line passes over the area, which escaped significant severe weather. Although the Storm Prediction Center shows the area has been downgraded from enhanced to marginal, the Day

Article Out Loud – Winter Storm – Reimagining Recovery Using Support Functions

February 1, 2023
Out of first-time events come many important lessons learned. For example, information must be disseminated using familiar terminology when an unfamiliar event occurs. In addition, recovery is a team effort that begins before the event has ended. Learn how the third most populated county in the United States handled recovery

Article Out Loud – Threat Assessment and Management: Practices Across the World

February 1, 2023
In 2021, the number of terrorist attacks increased 17% from the previous year. As actors adapt and change their tactics and techniques, cities must develop new capabilities to counter these threats. This article explores notable global practices to help cities develop or enhance their threat assessment and management programs.

Article Out Loud – Leadership Consciousness: A Call to Action

January 31, 2023
Being a great leader requires much more than just a title. True leaders build a solid foundation on honor and respect, which includes building rapport with others and being aware that all actions have consequences. Emergency management and public safety officials all have the ability to be “leaders” and agents

Article Out Loud – Finding Beds in the Middle of a Disaster

January 31, 2023
In 2012, an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, destroying 8,000 buildings, killing 160 citizens, and injuring almost a thousand. Here is the heroic story of how medical professionals and emergency responders in the area – with the help of local volunteers – used community-based planning to save lives

Article Out Loud – Crisis Standards of Care – A Mental Health Perspective

January 25, 2023
During a disaster, responders face many challenges and must make difficult decisions. For health care professionals, accepting a sufficient standard of care during a crisis may be the most difficult. This mental health perspective provides some key points to consider before the next crisis occurs.

Article Out Loud – The Pony Express Rides Again

January 18, 2023
When supply chains were diminished during the coronavirus pandemic, leaders had to find innovative ways to protect their communities. In Texas, they used the Pony Express model to ensure the delivery of personal protective equipment, critical supplies, and vaccines to those in need.

Article Out Loud – Virtual Reality Training Revolution Is Here

January 18, 2023
Training is often a check-the-box task. However, it can be difficult to know how much training was learned. Virtual reality and its related analytics provide a way to heighten participation and monitor learning levels for numerous threat scenarios.
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Domestic Preparedness

2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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