EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
GIS Solutions for Medium and Small Law-Enforcement Agencies
Jay Kehoe
February 23, 2005
The new crop of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) programs are compact, affordable, and immensely useful. The local patrol car can use them to check property records, the underground infrastructure, and even the names and breeds of neighborhood dogs.
First-Responder Accreditation: The Pros and Cons
Ashley Moore
February 23, 2005
States, cities, and the federal government are moving at flank speed to upgrade their various, and varying, domestic-preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. But are they moving in lockstep, and headed toward the same goal? No one knows.
Days of Reckoning: The Maximum Effort
Joseph Cahill
February 9, 2005
In times of major disasters, natural or manmade, few if any hospitals or other agencies have the personnel and other resources needed to handle all the casualties. But a good start can be made by planning ahead, training, working with other hospitals, and
A Note From the Publisher
Martin D. Masiuk
February 9, 2005
Responding to the whirlwind of change that has engulfed the field of domestic preparedness since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, DomPrep.Com has revised and expanded its mission, its audience, and the scope of its coverage. Readers’ comments
Protecting U.S. Ports: A Challenge of Staggering Magnitude
James D. Hessman
February 9, 2005
The U.S. Coast Guard, the world’s foremost lifesaving agency, is facing probably the most difficult task that has ever confronted the multi-mission service: ensuring U.S. port security in the new age of terrorism. Failure is not an option, USCG resources
The Great Melting Pot of Domestic Preparedness
Rob Schnepp
January 26, 2005
No single entity or agency can fight the war on terrorism, or handle the aftermath of any single battle-alone
Business Continuity Planning Standards: A Search for Normalcy
Ashley Moore
January 26, 2005
Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. ~ Jean Toomer (1894 – 1967) U.S. author, poetWhat is a standard? More specifically, what is a Business Continuity (BC) standard? In general, standards provide preparedness models that private-sector organizations can use when they want to establish
Hidden Dangers in the Use of Non-Lethal Technology
Jay Kehoe
January 26, 2005
Intended to significantly reduce the probability of fatalities or injuries
DHS Seeks to Create Higher Standards of Readiness
Ashley Moore
January 12, 2005
The primary HSPD-8 objective is to establish and implement the short and long term policies needed to strengthen the nation’s entire first-responder community.
Tokyo, Granitville, and Innocent Children
Joseph Cahill
January 12, 2005
The killing tools available today are extremely lethal, and, not limited to the military forces of nation states but also available to an increasingly large number of terrorist groups.
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