EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
A Score Card – and an Agenda!
James D. Hessman
December 14, 2005
The members of the 9-11 Commission release a grim new report on how well (how poorly is a more accurate description) the executive and legislative branches of government are doing to improve homeland security. Their consensus opinion: Flunking higher.
Training: The Cornerstone of True Interoperability
Rob Schnepp
November 30, 2005
According to Paul Wilkinson, a British scholar and author on terrorism, āFighting terrorism is like being a goalkeeper. You can make a hundred brilliant saves, but the one shot people remember is the one that gets past you.ā Ā Despite the best efforts of those tasked with preventing and/or responding to
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
November 30, 2005
Since the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. homeland, the operating tempo of the nationās active and reserve forces has increased exponentially. In addition, because of the possibility ā likelihood is the more appropriate word, most experts say ā of additional terrorist attacks, both home and overseas, in the future, it
The Need for Surge Capacity: Patience Is Not the Solution!
Joseph Cahill
November 30, 2005
The time is NOW to develop detailed plans for the implementation of the mutual-aid agreements without which almost all hospitals in any given area of the country will be forced to rely on stopgap measures–inadequate and too late–to cope with a major disasters
G. Thomas Steele, Chief Information Officer, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, State of Delaware
John F. Morton
November 30, 2005
His views on, among other topics, how the Delaware Information Analysis Center serves as a valuable link to the state’s entire homeland-security community, and also interfaces with the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.
The Protection of Critical Infrastructure: Six Questions, a Changing Threat, And an Unknown Number of Algorithms
Bilal M. Ayyub
November 16, 2005
The University of Maryland’s Center for Technology and Systems Management undertakes a major CI/KR project that will be of vital interest to other states throughout the nation, and to first responders everywhere.
Rear Admiral Joseph L. Nimmich, USCG, Director, Global Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Strategy
Joseph L. Nimmich
November 16, 2005
His views on the challenges facing Navy/USCG forces deployed on what many believe is “the forgotten front” of the War on Terrorism–the nation’s coastal and offshore waters.
Critical-Infrastructure Update: The Essential Components of Domestic Preparedness
James D. Hessman
November 16, 2005
A timely update on the steps already taken to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, and additional actions in the planning stage. Summary: Some gains, but too many hesitations, and still a long way to go.
Publisher’s Message
Martin D. Masiuk
November 16, 2005
Critical Infrastructure: The long and difficult road ahead.
Providing Defense Support to Civil Authorities
Robert Fitton
November 2, 2005
An incisive and comprehensive primer on how the U.S. military can be and is being used to better defend the nation’s homeland against terrorist attacks and, at the same time, help civil authorities at all levels of government cope with hurricanes, floods,
Army National Guard Assets and Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
November 2, 2005
The militia tradition continues in the Brave New World of the 21st century, with the Army and Air National Guard playing the lead roles–but all of the nation’s armed services are assuming new missions and responsibilities in the field of homeland defense
The Art and Science of Biological Detection
Rob Schnepp
October 19, 2005
The negatives and positives that come into play when a public health agency seeks to find out if “a suspicious white powder” or other substance poses a credible health threat.
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