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MCMi Program Update Fiscal Year 2017

Domestic Preparedness June 8, 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in protecting the United States from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and emerging infectious disease threats. The FDA ensures that medical countermeasures for these threats are safe, effective, and secure. This annual report details the FDA’s medical countermeasure activities for

SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin – First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma

Domestic Preparedness June 6, 2018
This publication discusses the challenges encountered by first responders during regular duty as well as following disasters, sheds more light on the risks and behavioral health consequences (such as post-traumatic stress disorder, stress, and depression) of serving as a first responder, and presents steps that can be taken to reduce

SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin – First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma

Domestic Preparedness June 6, 2018
This publication discusses the challenges encountered by first responders during regular duty as well as following disasters, sheds more light on the risks and behavioral health consequences (such as post-traumatic stress disorder, stress, and depression) of serving as a first responder, and presents steps that can be taken to reduce

May 2018

Domestic Preparedness May 30, 2018
Featured in this issue: Averting Disaster – A Multi-Tier Approach, By Catherine Feinman ; Turning Five Crisis Leader Pitfalls Into Opportunities, By Eric J. McNulty; Cascading Consequences: Electrical Grid Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability, By George H. Baker & Stephen Volandt; Detecting & Preventing Nuclear/Radioactive Materials, By Ian Pleet; A Race Against

The Tribal Legal Preparedness Project

Domestic Preparedness May 7, 2018
Public health emergencies, including infectious disease and natural disasters, are issues that every community faces. To address these threats, it is critical for all jurisdictions to understand how law can be used to enhance public health preparedness, as well as improve coordination and collaboration across jurisdictions. The Tribal Legal Preparedness

The Tribal Legal Preparedness Project

Domestic Preparedness May 7, 2018
Public health emergencies, including infectious disease and natural disasters, are issues that every community faces. To address these threats, it is critical for all jurisdictions to understand how law can be used to enhance public health preparedness, as well as improve coordination and collaboration across jurisdictions. The Tribal Legal Preparedness

Pandemic Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations

Domestic Preparedness May 5, 2018
Public health officials say the nation is overdue and underprepared for a pandemic. While everyone in a community can serve a role in pandemic preparedness, faith-based organizations provide unique characteristics to pandemic preparedness. These include community outreach efforts (i.e., counseling, ministry, aid) and available facilities and resources useful in a

Pandemic Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations

Domestic Preparedness May 5, 2018
Public health officials say the nation is overdue and underprepared for a pandemic. While everyone in a community can serve a role in pandemic preparedness, faith-based organizations provide unique characteristics to pandemic preparedness. These include community outreach efforts (i.e., counseling, ministry, aid) and available facilities and resources useful in a

Turning Five Crisis Leader Pitfalls Into Opportunities

Domestic Preparedness May 2, 2018
Crises are among the most daunting challenges for leaders. The very nature of true crises – complex, high-consequence events that threaten physical, emotional, economic, and/or reputational health – test a leader’s ability to discern what is happening and what is to be done. The word “crisis” derives from the Greek

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Article Out Loud – NIMS & ICS: The Next Level

March 22, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resumed the “next” series of its NIMS (National Incident Management System) Incident Command System (ICS) training in August with the delivery of eight ICS position-specific Train-the-Trainer (T-t-T) programs

Article Out Loud – A Race Against Time: Canine/Handler Teams Prep for Disaster

March 15, 2022
New York City has various disaster preparedness teams that are specially equipped to manage many types of threats. One such team involves canines trained to perform search and rescue tasks. Canines have helped save lives at critical times following disasters such as 9/11, when finding survivors among rubble and debris
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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.
©2025 Texas Division of Emergency Management
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