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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
When Disaster Strikes: Gaining Peace of Mind
Richard B. Weinblatt
September 10, 2008
When disaster strikes, law-enforcement agencies and the public expect police officers and deputy sheriffs to respond, even when it means leaving their own families behind. The recent onslaught of hurricanes and tropical storms – with names such as Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike – bearing down on the Southeastern United
A Follow-Up Report: Breakthrough in Towson – AHC’s GIS Workshop
Diana Hopkins
September 10, 2008
The 29-30 July All-Hazards Consortium workshop focused on the exciting technological capabilities provided by the introduction of new GIS (geographic information systems) devices, and spelled out a number of formidable challenges as well.
Undomiciled: Domestic Preparedness for the Homeless
Joseph Cahill
September 3, 2008
When disaster strikes the impact is felt by all members of the community, including those without homes, without power (electric or political), and sometimes (far too often) almost without hope.
Higher Fuel Costs, Less Public Safety
Gary Simpson
September 3, 2008
The rising cost of fuel is having a significant, and adverse, impact on not only individual consumers but also the operations of all levels of government – and private-sector organizations and agencies as well. Businesses are forced to limit face-to-face visits with clients, and more of them are allowing employees
Standards for Sharing Intelligence and Information
Diana Hopkins
August 27, 2008
It has taken years to remedy the intelligence-sharing deficiencies reported by the 9-11 Commission, but Congress and the President have worked hard to overcome the ignorance and apathy that once were the norm but are now the exception.When individual professionals, government agencies and other organizations, and the private sector join
Local Emergency Management: The CFATS Challenge
Joseph W. Trindal
August 20, 2008
Chemical facilities have always been a concern for local first responders. Most major chemical accidents rapidly overwhelm community emergency-services capabilities. Until the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, U.S. emergency-services agencies viewed chemical incidents as accidental events – and the tragic Bhopal (India) toxic chemical release in 1984 had already
Dead Reckoning: EMS, Death, and Resource Management
James Mason
August 13, 2008
The assumption that an accident victim who is not breathing is dead can be a fatal mistake – for the victim. Which is just one of many reasons why so many laws governing the handling of apparent deaths have been enacted by every state in the union.
Battlefield Forensics: Rebirth of an Ancient Science
Neil C. Livingstone
August 13, 2008
Historians see yesterday’s battlefields as primary sources for their next scholarly tomes. The modern military sees today’s battlefield as an unsifted mountain of intelligence information and, possibly, as evidence in future courtroom proceedings.
Bournemouth Report: The Conference Where Nothing Happened
Steve Fortado
July 23, 2008
Working in close cooperation with the private sector – Thermo Fisher Scientific, to be more specific – the U.K.’s Dorset Police Department scored what Americans would call a “no hitter” at last year’s Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth.
The Gap Analysis Tool: Building Blocks for Preparedness
Kelly R. McKinney and Joseph Picciano
July 16, 2008
Best-case estimates provide a shaky foundation for all-hazards disaster plans; worst-case estimates may cost more in the short term, therefore, but are a better working tool for post-incident response and recovery efforts.
The All-Seeing Eye of Video Surveillance
Gary Simpson
July 16, 2008
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the federal government has invested deeply in improving the security of the nation’s critical infrastructure. The term critical infrastructure sounds like an abstraction encompassing and/or limited to major government buildings, bridges, tunnels, etc., but it is not. In fact, The State Official’s
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