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January 2025

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Responding to Disasters in 2025 and Beyond, by Catherine L. Feinman; All at Once: Multi-Incident Simultaneous Response and Recovery, by Tucker Berry; Nonmedical Concerns for Hospitals in a Mass-Casualty Incident, by Joanmarie Verrico Wallster and Michael Prasad; The Current State of the Opioid Crisis

December 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence, by Catherine L. Feinman; Emergency Management of Tomorrow: Emerging Technologies and Concepts, by Dan Cotter, Christina Bapst-Stump, Ann Lesperance, and Rachel A. Bartholomew; The Role of AI in Meeting a Great Emergency Management Challenge, by Douglas Yeung

November 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Giving Thanks for the Planners, by Catherine L. Feinman; A Look Behind Security Management at Two Iconic Holiday Celebrations, by Inés Bebea; The Nexus Between Major Events and Human Trafficking, by Madeline Mann and Lindsey Lane; Why Messaging Matters: A Regionalized Approach to Alerts

October 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats, by Catherine L. Feinman; Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats, by Michael Breslin; Backyard Cybersecurity: The Local Challenge, by Brian Shajari; Cyber and
Firefighters looking across the water at New York City's current skyline.

September 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Preparedness – The Goal With No Finish Line, by Catherine L. Feinman; National Preparedness Month 2024: Talk About It, by Ian Pleet; Responder Fatigue – A Growing Concern, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; AI and 911 Call Systems: A New Ally or a

August 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Community Engagement – Strength in Numbers by Catherine L. Feinman; Lessons in Social Media – Preparing Kids and Community Leaders for Disasters by Patricia Frost and Michael Prasad; Return on Investments in Public Engagement by June Isaacson Kailes; Realizing the Power of Community in

July 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: So Much More to Do After the Initial Response by Catherine L. Feinman; The Maui Wildfires, Relief Funds, and Incident Recovery by Douglas (Doug) Stockham; Five Key Domains of Incident Management by Aaron Clark-Ginsberg; Mitigating Disasters Through Collective Resilience by Andrew (Andy) Altizer and

June 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: It Takes a Community to Stop Drug and Human Trafficking by Catherine L. Feinman; Invisible Chains: Human Trafficking, Drug Abuse, and Support By Sandra Dennis-Essig; The Nexus Between Drug and Human Trafficking By Richard Schoeberl, Jeff Bollettieri, and Bill Loucks; Fentanyl Hazards and Detection

May 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Mitigate the Impacts When Communities and Nature Collide by Catherine L. Feinman; Navigating the Seismic Dance: Preparedness in the Ring of Fire By Alicia Johnson; Shielding Communities: Public Health Strategies for Natural Hazards By Raphael M. Barishansky and Andrew D. Pickett; A Critical Imperative

April 2024

Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency by Catherine L. Feinman; The Missing Plague Vials by Robert C. Hutchinson; Primary Care Investments to Increase Community Resilience by Angie Im; Dungeons and Disasters: Gamification of Public Health Responses by Michael Etzel and Michael Prasad; Sustaining

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Article Out Loud – Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise

This is an article by Charles (Chuck) L. Manto, K. Luke Reiner, and Dave Hunt, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, February 12, 2025. A dual-world tabletop exercise simulating an electromagnetic pulse event in Chicopee, Massachusetts, revealed startling discrepancies in outcomes between the city’s current preparedness and a moderate-preparedness

Article Out Loud – Keeping Humans in the Loop: The Future of Emergency Management

The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools generates excitement and apprehension, raising profound questions about the future of emergency response. By adopting the joint cognitive systems paradigm, emergency managers are offered a new way of thinking about their work in this environment. Learn a new way of thinking about the

Article Out Loud – The Vulnerability of Public Figures: Lessons from UnitedHealthcare

High-profile business leaders like UnitedHealthcare’s murdered CEO have been at an elevated risk of targeted violence in the past several years. Although such attacks on corporate executives and other public figures are rare, they are targeted. In response, many corporations have increased personal protection for executives, but the permanence of

Article Out Loud – All at Once: Multi-Incident Simultaneous Response and Recovery

This is an article by Tucker Berry, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, January 29, 2025. As demonstrated by hurricanes Helene and Milton, many jurisdictions are unaccustomed to compounding incidents. Learn how to bolster readiness to simultaneously respond and recover by proactively examining and preparing for unique challenges of

Article Out Loud – Nonmedical Concerns for Hospitals in a Mass-Casualty Incident

Nonmedical concerns such as security and safety, unaccompanied minors, and governmental relations can adversely impact a hospital when responding to a mass-casualty incident. Failure to plan for these issues, including consequence management, could risk life and safety. Learn how mass-casualty incidents should be managed as complex incidents.

Article Out Loud – The Current State of the Opioid Crisis & Other Emerging Threats

This is an article by John Johnson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, January 21, 2025. Opioid deaths have surged dramatically since the pandemic. Manufacturers exploit legal loopholes and use precursor chemicals that often evade detection and regulation. Learn about new and growing threats that present challenges to public

Article Out Loud – Preparing for the Next Biothreat: Lessons Not to Forget

In 2024, senior officials from hospitals, healthcare organizations, public health, emergency management, and other responder communities convened at two workshops to share the lessons they learned as leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how communities can better prepare for the next biothreat.

Article Out Loud – Mission Ready Packages: New Possibilities

In 2005, the Superdome in New Orleans served as a mass shelter and accommodated over 25,000 people during Hurricane Katrina. Those accommodations, though, were inadequate, with limited power, plumbing, and other resources. To avoid a similar scenario, the Mission Ready Venue Initiative enables stadiums to be a resource for immediate

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