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Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise
Imagine the U.S. without electricity for six months. On September 10, 2024, the leaders at Westover Air Reserve Base and the City of Chicopee in Massachusetts confronted this chilling possibility during a tabletop exercise (TTX). This event, designed to simulate the catastrophic impact of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event, tested two parallel worlds: Group A, representing a community with resources and capabilities commensurate with that of the participants in real-time, and Group B, representing a…
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The Vulnerability of Public Figures: Lessons from UnitedHealthcare
Kole (KC) Campbell
February 5, 2025
High-profile business leaders like UnitedHealthcare’s murdered CEO have been at an elevated risk of targeted violence in the past several years. Although such attacks on corporate executives and other public figures are rare, they are targeted. In response, many corporations have increased personal protection for executives, but the permanence of

Evolution of a Critical Emergency Response Tool
Jamie Hannan and Kristina Clark
January 8, 2025
During a derecho in May 2024, Texas agencies contacted and conducted wellness checks on residents with disabilities or with functional and access needs. One tool facilitated the process, sharing critical information about registrants to the emergency responders and planners who needed to know.

Why Public Works Needs a Seat at the Planning Table
Greg Hoffnung
January 8, 2025
Despite their critical role in disaster response, public works agencies are not always included in the emergency planning process. To bridge planning gaps, public works should be integrated into emergency response efforts. Key steps can help ensure that these and other agencies can more effectively respond to the next disaster.

Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry
Nathan DiPillo
October 16, 2024
Despite low profit margins and major setbacks caused by natural hazards and disasters, the food and agriculture sector continues to find innovative solutions. Balancing and integrating new concepts and technological advancements with an old-school farming mentality will keep this sector resilient and thriving when battling cyber and environmental threats.
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The Key Bridge Collapse – Through the Lens of Community Lifelines
Michael Prasad
July 17, 2024
The eight major elements of Community Lifelines use traffic-light-type color-coding to categorize the adverse impact status of a disaster. The article’s author has applied this
The Nexus Between Drug and Human Trafficking
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June 5, 2024
Transnational criminal organizations are using their experience in drug trafficking to utilize routes and operating procedures to take advantage of other criminal opportunities, such as
Key Bridge Collapse: Unity of Effort
Michael Prasad
May 22, 2024
As the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continues in Baltimore, Maryland, the unity of effort among the many agencies and organizations involved
The Missing Plague Vials
Robert C. Hutchinson
April 17, 2024
A true story of missing bubonic plague vials, an airport bomb threat, and other suspicious activities again demonstrate continued national and homeland security vulnerabilities and
Week 2 – Restoring Infrastructure and Instilling Resilience
Joseph J. Leonard Jr.
April 1, 2024
The Key Bridge collapse was not the first of its kind, and it will not be the last. However, there are measures community leaders can
Key Bridge Collapse – Transportation Infrastructure and Global Supply Chain
Joseph J. Leonard Jr.
March 26, 2024
Any incident or event can easily disrupt the supply chain, whether local, regional, or international. Time will demonstrate the transportation, supply chain, and other critical
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Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise
Imagine the U.S. without electricity for six months. On September 10, 2024, the leaders at Westover Air Reserve Base and the City of Chicopee in Massachusetts confronted this chilling possibility during a tabletop exercise (TTX). This event, designed to simulate the catastrophic impact of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event, tested two parallel worlds: Group A, representing a community with resources and capabilities commensurate with that of the participants in real-time, and Group B, representing a…
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Kole (KC) Campbell
January 31, 2024
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Multimodal Transportation Perspectives
Nathan DiPillo and Derek Kantar
January 17, 2024
Without transportation and communications, emergency response can move at an uncomfortably slow pace, enough so that life, property, and the environment may be unnecessarily compromised.
Energy Sector Perspectives
Eric Easton
January 10, 2024
From the alarm clock that wakes people in the morning, to the natural gas used to cook breakfast, to the refined petroleum products powering vehicles
Emerging Technologies, Part 5 – Legal and Privacy Concerns
Ian Pleet
November 8, 2023
This is Part 5 of a five-part series on emerging technologies that can enhance the management of and response to future emergencies and disasters. This
Emerging Technologies, Part 4 – Robotics and Automation
Ian Pleet
November 1, 2023
This is Part 4 of a five-part series on emerging technologies that can enhance the management of and response to future emergencies and disasters. This
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Perspectives
Tanya M. Scherr and Dan Scherr
October 25, 2023
According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditures (NHE) accounted for $4.3 trillion, or 18.3% of the U.S. gross domestic
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