TRANSPORTATION ARCHIVES
Safety: Those Who Stay Behind
Joseph Cahill
December 10, 2008
The evacuation of a major city devastated by a natural disaster or an act of terrorism takes multi-agency cooperation, numerous training drills, & dedicated professionals who have the courage needed to stay in place while saving the lives of others.
The Human Dimension: Identifying and Treating Disaster-Related Stress
Kay C. Goss
December 10, 2008
After a disaster, emergency managers – along with other federal, state, tribal, and local leaders – begin rebuilding the communities struck, whether by natural or human-induced incidents. The recovery process calls out for the best of leadership and partnership in the region. Debris removal, the re-opening of schools and businesses,
DHS STEPs Forward to Identify NIMS Technology
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
December 3, 2008
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5), which required the development of a National Incident Management System (NIMS) framework to coordinate the responses of local, state, and federal agencies to domestic terrorist attacks, was signed in December 2003. The NIMS framework is based on the Incident Command System (ICS) developed by
A Matter of Mutual Trust: The Fallout from Katrina and the Effect on Gustav
Joseph Cahill
November 26, 2008
With nations as with individuals, the most tragic failures sometimes lead to the most stunning successes. Provided the right lessons are learned – and then fully and carefully implemented.
Emergency Operations Centers: The Heartbeat of Disaster Management
Kay C. Goss
November 26, 2008
Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) are complex facilities to design and build. Many emergency managers and other participants in response operations may be involved in only one new facility or only one remodeling during their careers. To begin with, it is a major challenge to obtain funding for an EOC that
H5N1: Still Waiting in the Wings – An Updated Assessment of the Pandemic Flu Threat
Steven Harrison
November 26, 2008
Just in case the United States, & the rest of the world, did not have enough to worry about, recent public-health reports provide a timely reminder that new pandemics, possibly the most disastrous ever, could still strike at any time.
Multipurpose Buildings: A Towering Challenge for Security Planners
Neil C. Livingstone
November 19, 2008
From parking lots to elevators & escalators to penthouse apartments – every room and every floor in the office and residential buildings now being designed represents a different type of danger. Here is a handy list of some of the more avoidable ones.
Offshore Facilities: Growing Vulnerabilities in the Maritime Environment
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
November 19, 2008
Any opinions expressed in the preceding article represent their own views and are not necessarily the official views of the U.S. Coast Guard.Offshore energy platforms, which are vital to help the United States meet its energy requirements, not only are growing in number but also create unique security challenges. Using
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.
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
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
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