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Risk Management Practices in the Fire Service

This report contains recommended approaches to help fire service manage organizational, operational and community risk. Specific challenges involved in incorporating a “risk management approach” into the delivery of fire department services are addressed. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/risk_management_practices.pdf

Risk Management Practices in the Fire Service

This report contains recommended approaches to help fire service manage organizational, operational and community risk. Specific challenges involved in incorporating a “risk management approach” into the delivery of fire department services are addressed. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/risk_management_practices.pdf

Rail Threats & Interdependencies – Thoughts for Discussion

In the United States, there are ongoing efforts to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure. Presidential directives, coupled with national security strategies and several iterations of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), have spanned the terms of at least four presidents and included the rail system. The volume of activity on

A Framework for Healthcare Disaster Resilience: A View to the Future

According to a new report by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the health sector in the United States would be far better positioned to manage medical care needs during emergencies of any scale by empowering existing healthcare coalitions to connect community resilience efforts with a network of hospitals

A Framework for Healthcare Disaster Resilience: A View to the Future

According to a new report by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the health sector in the United States would be far better positioned to manage medical care needs during emergencies of any scale by empowering existing healthcare coalitions to connect community resilience efforts with a network of hospitals

February 2018

Featured in this issue: Setting Examples for Disaster Preparedness, By Catherine L. Feinman; 2017 Inauguration & Women’s March – Planning & Outcomes, By Natalie Jones Best; New Emergency Rule: Challenge for Some, Good for All, By David Reddick & Justin Snair; Tribal Ham Radio Operators Cut Through the Storm, By

2018 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

In his statement to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Daniel R. Coats, director of national intelligence, offers his assessment of threats to U.S. national security. Some key threats discussed include cyberthreats, emerging and disruptive technologies, weapons of mass destruction, and regional threats. https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=808206

Budgeting for Medical Countermeasures: An Ongoing Need for Preparedness

This white paper summarizes the progress to date in procuring medical countermeasures and prior congressional funding mechanisms for Project BioShield. It also discusses ways to optimize funding for medical countermeasures so the existing public-private partnership can continue to thrive – namely, by restoring the program’s original multiyear funding structure.  https://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BPC-Health-Budgeting-For-Medical-Countermeasures-An-Ongoing-Need-For-Preparedness.pdf

Budgeting for Medical Countermeasures: An Ongoing Need for Preparedness

This white paper summarizes the progress to date in procuring medical countermeasures and prior congressional funding mechanisms for Project BioShield. It also discusses ways to optimize funding for medical countermeasures so the existing public-private partnership can continue to thrive – namely, by restoring the program’s original multiyear funding structure.  https://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BPC-Health-Budgeting-For-Medical-Countermeasures-An-Ongoing-Need-For-Preparedness.pdf

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