EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
Parking Security: A Lot to Think About
Neil C. Livingstone
October 22, 2008
An underground garage open to the general public and poorly lighted is an open invitation to a robber, a rapist, or a murderer. Also to a terrorist whose life’s ambition is to kill as many Americans as possible, even at the cost of his own life.
The Dopplerian Resonance Effect on Continual Preparedness
Adam Montella
October 22, 2008
Memories of even the most cataclysmic disaster fade as time passes, but those memories are important reminders that continued vigilance is needed to ensure that similar disasters are avoided in the future.
Planning for a Mass Evacuation: Contraflow, Katrina, and Gustav
Joseph Cahill
October 22, 2008
Get out of town before the hurricane hits! Everyone! That was the warning issued by the state of Louisiana and City of New Orleans before both Katrina and Gustav. The warning worked – the second time around.
NIMS Preparedness and Resource Management
Stephen Grainer
October 15, 2008
One of the core components of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is Resource Management. Preparedness is another. The other principal components are: Communications and Information Management; Command and Management; and On-Going Management and Maintenance. Because both Resource Management and Preparedness affect and are affected by the other NIMS components
Anatomy of a BioDetector: A Complicated Technology Explained for the Layman
Doreen A. Robinson
October 8, 2008
The detection and disposal of lethal biological agents is one of the most difficult challenges facing the nation’s emergency responders. A leading U.S. expert discusses the progress already made to solve this problem, and what is coming next.
A Jubilant Festival of Preparedness
Ruth Marrero
October 1, 2008
A behind-the-scenes CDC report on how DHS’s NIMS & ICS guidelines were pressed into service to protect the participants (from 27 countries and territories) in this year’s Festival of Pacific Arts, hosted by American Samoa.
Hybridizing the Power Supply
Joseph Cahill
October 1, 2008
Enhance emergency preparedness by installing heating systems that also can generate electrical power during severe weather. The most important benefit, though, would be not a change in equipment but a change both in thinking & in planning ahead.
Stadium and Venue Security
Neil C. Livingstone
September 24, 2008
Crowd control is today both a challenge and a necessity, as demonstrated by the Beijing Olympics and this summer’s political conventions. The controls used, though, are often resented, and frequently expensive – but not as costly as a terrorist attack. A terrorist walks into a football stadium on a beautiful
International Standards for National Defense & Homeland Security
Diana Hopkins
September 24, 2008
There are many reasons – e.g., future sales, & an infusion of outside expertise – for including international partners in the setting of standards. There are also legal & security factors to consider, particularly in the fields of weapons & technology.When a U.S. agency or private-sector company is developing standards
CPG 101: All Hazards and All Phases
Kay C. Goss
September 17, 2008
Emergency planning has a long, rich history not only in the United States but also in other industrialized countries throughout the world. The Federal Civil Defense Guide was compiled and promulgated during the 1960s. Next came the Civil Preparedness Guide in the 1970s. For the last 12 years its successor – the State and Local
Customizing the Tool: The Tailoring of Crisis-Management and Mass-Casualty Software
Kate Rosenblatt
September 17, 2008
The U.S. healthcare system is in most respects the best in the world. But keeping the paperwork up with the patient is still a formidable problem, particularly in the handling of mass-casualty patients with several hospitals involved.
On the Anniversary of 9-11, Where Is Homeland Security as an Election Issue
Jena Baker McNeill
September 17, 2008
The campaign platforms of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates differ in many particulars, but they should agree on most homeland-security issues. (Article reprinted courtesy of the Heritage Foundation.)
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