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COVID-19 Planning Guide and Self-Assessment for Higher Education

Domestic Preparedness July 11, 2020
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in collaboration with Tuscany Strategy Consulting and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation released a comprehensive operational guide and accompanying self-assessment calculator. These tools were designed to provide practical planning resources to help higher education institutions gauge how effectively they are addressing a

June 2020

Domestic Preparedness June 24, 2020
Featured in this issue: Whole Community – Threats & Solutions, By Catherine L. Feinman; Publisher’s Note, By Martin (Marty) Masiuk; An All-Hazards Educational Approach to Emergency Management, By Paula D. Gordon; National Pandemic Planning – The Forgotten Scenarios, By Rick C. Mathews; Active Shooter Preparedness: Beyond Run/Hide/Fight, By Chad Hyland;

Planning Considerations for Organizations in Reconstituting Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Fact Sheet

Domestic Preparedness June 12, 2020
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, organizations across the nation are grappling with when and how to resume normal operations while protecting the well-being and safety of their employees and communities. To assist non-federal government organizations and the private sector in the process of a measured return to normal operations, the

Planning Considerations: Disaster Housing

Domestic Preparedness June 8, 2020
Housing recovery is the cornerstone of a community’s recovery and ultimate resilience. By helping survivors achieve sustainable housing after a disaster, state and local leaders move their communities toward stability and resiliency for future incidents. Planning Considerations: Disaster Housing provides guidance on national housing priorities, types of housing, key considerations

COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season

Domestic Preparedness June 2, 2020
In preparing for the 2020 hurricane season, this document provides actionable guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial officials to prepare for response and recovery operations and encourages personal preparedness measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this document focuses on hurricane season preparedness, most planning considerations can also be

COVID-19 and the State of K–12 Schools

Domestic Preparedness May 30, 2020
This report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveys that were administered to principals and teachers via RAND’s American Educator Panels (AEP) in spring 2020. The AEP COVID-19 surveys focused on how teachers and school leaders navigated the challenging circumstances

Dual Disaster Handbook

Domestic Preparedness May 28, 2020
The American Flood Coalition created the Dual Disaster Handbook to help community leaders coordinate a proactive response to flooding during COVID-19. Drawing on case studies and best practices from emergency management professionals, the handbook presents six actionable recommendations for local leaders responding to a flood during COVID-19. https://floodcoalition.org/

May 2020

Domestic Preparedness May 27, 2020
Featured in this issue: Disasters & Their Acceptable Losses, By Catherine L. Feinman; The Wicked Problem of Lifting Social Distancing & Isolation, By Galen Adams & Jeremy L. Kim; The Acceptable Loss – The Trolley Dilemma of Managing COVID-19 Pandemic, By Isaac Ashkenazi & Carmit Rapaport; The Epitome of Failure

How States Pay for Natural Disasters in an Era of Rising Costs

Domestic Preparedness May 19, 2020
This report outlines the role states play in paying for disasters and key findings about the approaches they take to budgeting for natural catastrophes. The intent is to help all levels of government be ready to meet immediate needs, cover the costs of long-term recovery efforts, and invest in preparedness

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Article Out Loud – Railroad Ties Communities Together

January 17, 2023
With Amtrak’s rail lines spanning communities across the United States (and parts of Canada), it is in a prime position to engage the whole community and to build national resilience. Planning, training, and educational efforts provide a way to bring employees, passengers, and other community stakeholders into the preparedness cycle.

Article Out Loud – Building Design for Safety and Resilience – First Steps

January 11, 2023
An all-hazards design process considers the function of the building during normal operations as well as the safety of the occupants and the surrounding community against possible risks and threats. Like layers of an onion, effective security should take a multi-layered approach. Safety and security do not need to be

Article Out Loud – Not All Preparedness Grants Are Identical

January 10, 2023
A distinguished national officer of the International Association of Emergency Managers provides a short but concise list of helpful recommendations that grant-seekers at all levels of government, and in the private sector, might be well advised to follow in preparing, reviewing, submitting, and following up on their own grant applications.

Article Out Loud – ‘Game Day’ Food Defense: Enhanced Business as Usual

January 10, 2023
With more than 40 Olympic venues serving an estimated 14 million meals, the 2012 London Olympic Games were susceptible to many potential foodborne illnesses – both intentional and unintentional. However, through education, communications, surveillance, and a focus on surge capacity, London provided a model that could help protect the food

Article Out Loud – How One Town Stood Up to a Category 4 Storm

January 4, 2023
When Category 4 Hurricane Ian crossed Florida in September 2022, more than 4 million Florida homes and businesses lost power. However, one town kept the lights on and was spared the devastation the cities surrounding it faced. With resilience and sustainability in mind, this author shares the planning involved in

Article Out Loud – Beachie Creek Fire – A Practitioner’s Firsthand Account

January 4, 2023
When disaster strikes, sometimes those trained to respond find themselves and their families fleeing from the fire. Once their families are safe, they jump back in to assist wherever needed. This scenario happened to one emergency manager when the Beachie Creek wildfire engulfed surrounding Oregon communities with little warning.

Article Out Loud – Redirecting Dual-Use Research Regulations

January 3, 2023
Life science research benefits society in many ways, but also creates certain risks – particularly when that research falls into the wrong hands, either deliberately or unintentionally. Clearly defined rules and regulations governing the results of such dual-use research could help keep scientific research focused on less dangerous and more
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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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