Large public gatherings – specifically including baseball and football games and other entertainment events – are both an invitation to terrorists and a major challenge to security officials. The first rule is to build security into the sports/entertainment
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the American Red Cross (ARC) announced last week that they have joined forces to co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, a nationwide effort […]
Director of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices reports on the proceedings
of last week’s National Executive Forum for State Homeland Security Directors. Also included is a
discussion of the so-called intelligence fusion centers.
The leader of a cutting-edge team created to develop a new manual spelling out recommended
fire-department responses to radiological incidents describes the team’s modus operandi, which put
particular focus on the establishment of exposure limits.
GenPrime V.P. suggests a new paradigm for the handling of emergency calls – many of them hoaxes –
reporting the presence of anthrax-like substances that might be cornstarch, baby powder, or coffee
creamer. Or anthrax. The use of on-site broad-spectrum screen can be used to determine a “threat/no
threat” result for all potential biological weapons identified to date by the Centers for Disease
Control.
The suicide bomber – low-cost, easy to train, and totally expendable – has become Al Qaeda’s weapon of choice in its Global War on Capitalism. He (or sometimes she) is impossible to stop, and usually not easy to detect. There are, though, some telltale signs.
Orders to “Run for your life!” were followed in short order by the announcement of new
port-security grants and the Pentagon’s latest list of base closings, consolidations, and realignments.
All three became major national stories, and all are related – i
SEVERNA PARK, MD–(MARKET WIRE)–May 9, 2005 — www.DomesticPreparedness.com announces that it has added Neil C. Livingstone, one of the world’s preeminent experts on terrorism and Homeland Security, to its roster […]
On May 3, 2005, DomPrep’s John F. Morton, Marty Masiuk and Jim Hessman visited with Matt A. Mayer, the acting executive director of the Office of State and Local Government […]
Large public gatherings – specifically including baseball and football games and other entertainment events – are both an invitation to terrorists and a major challenge to security officials. The first rule is to build security into the sports/entertainment 