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What Is an Ambulance?

Joseph Cahill January 25, 2006

It used to be two strong men and a hearse. Modern EMS workers are now much better equipped to provide early lifesaving support both at the scene of an accident or incident and while en route to the nearest hospital or other medical facility.

A Score-Card Agenda for Capitol Hill

James D. Hessman January 11, 2006

Homeland defense will be a key legislative focus this year in both the House and the Senate, with the Department of Homeland Security serving uncomfortably both as a target and, later, as a beneficiary.

2005-A Reflection, 2006-A Challenge

Martin D. Masiuk December 28, 2005

Dear DomPrep Journal Readers: Season’s Greetings and the best to you in the New Year. Reflecting on this year, 2005 certainly will end very differently from how it began. Remembering this past January, the nation observed the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. In his Address he stated, “Government

The Return of Silence Dogood!

Rob Schnepp December 14, 2005

One of Benjamin Franklin’s first “inventions,” resurrected more than two centuries after his (and her?) death, demonstrates that common sense, combined with a wee bit of drollery, may be as useful in the Age of Terrorism as in the Colonial Era.

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, “Fighting 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.” Despite the best efforts of those tasked with preventing and/or responding to

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

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.

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.

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

Pandemic Influenza and the Need for an Armageddon Plan

Joseph Cahill October 19, 2005

The numerous complex factors involved in the step-by-step preparations to fight a violent, virulent, and invisible enemy.

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