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United States Joint Forces Command [website]
"U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) is one of nine combatant commands in the Department of Defense, and the only combatant command focused on the transformation of U.S. military capabilities. As the joint force integrator, USJFCOM helps develop, evaluate, and prioritize the solutions to the interoperability problems plaguing the joint warfighter. At USJFCOM, joint interoperability and integration initiatives continue to deliver material and non-material solutions to interoperability challenges by working closely with combatant commanders, services and government agencies to identify and resolve joint warfighting deficiencies."
United States. Joint Forces Command
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National Defense University Libraries: Digital Collections [website]
"The NDU Digital Archives is your gateway to a diverse and growing variety of electronic collections and items produced or acquired by the NDU Libraries in support of the university's teaching, research, repository and outreach missions."
National Defense University
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Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC) [website]
"The Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC) is a not for profit all-hazards mitigation and emergency management organization, located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. NESEC is the only multi-hazard consortium of its kind in the country and is supported and funded by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont form the consortium."
Northeast States Emergency Consortium (U.S.)
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Are You Ready? Hazardous Materials Incidents
"From industrial chemicals and toxic waste to household detergents and air fresheners, hazardous materials are part of our everyday lives. Affecting urban, suburban and rural areas, hazardous materials incidents can range from a chemical spill on a highway to groundwater contamination by naturally occurring methane gas. Hazardous materials are substances that, because of their chemical nature, pose a potential risk to life, health or property if they are released. Hazards can exist during production, storage, transportation, use or disposal."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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North Dakota Department of Emergency Services [website]
The North Dakota Dept. of Emergency Services (DES) provides a statewide system for effective mitigation, preparation for, response to, and recovery from, man-made or natural disasters. DES prepares and maintains a state emergency operations plan which provides for: alerting and informing the public; assessing the situation; activating volunteers; supporting emergency response, and; restoration and recovery.
North Dakota. Department of Emergency Services
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Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) [website]
"Since its founding, the primary mission of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) has been to protect life and property in the event of a disaster or crises situation, through a program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Guided by these four principles, RIEMA has made great strides in its effort to improve emergency preparedness in the state of Rhode Island. RIEMA remains dedicated to finding additional ways to prepare and protect our citizens in the years ahead. [...]The mission of RIEMA is to reduce the loss of life and property for both natural and man-made incidents by utilizing an all hazards approach to prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation while providing leadership, assistance, and support to regional, state and local entities. RIEMA will build, sustain and coordinate the resources of the Federal, State, local governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to effectively meet the challenges faced during a disaster emergency."
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
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New Hampshire Department of Safety: Homeland Security and Emergency Management [website]
"Welcome to New Hampshire's homeland Security and Emergency Management operations. [...] Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating the State's response to major disasters. This includes natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, severe winter storms, and human-caused disasters such as nuclear power plant accidents or chemical spills. In our Homeland Security function, the Bureau also works on planning and training to prepare for terrorist attacks. The Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is the State's primary contact with the federal Department of Homeland Security and our counterparts in other states." The site offers links to relevant news and events, as well as links to information on bioterrorism, emergency planning, hazardous materials, nuclear power plants, and many other related homeland security topics.
New Hampshire. Department of Safety
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GordonHomeland.com: A Homeland Security Website [website]
"GordonHomeland.com is a homeland security website featuring reports, publications, articles, presentations, references and resources, and other material relating to homeland security. The website is intended to serve as a resource for policymakers and implementors, analysts, administrators, and managers. It is also intended to serve as a resource for educators, researchers, students, the media, and the general public."
Gordon, Paula D.
Gordon, Paula D.
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St. Lucie Department of Public Safety [website]
"The Division of Emergency Management provides a coordinating point for the effective management of local emergencies to catastrophic events in and around St. Lucie County. It is the lead organization in coordinating disaster response from a municipal level to state and federal. Recovery planning and financial assistance from the State of Florida and FEMA are established through the Division's emergency operations center."
Saint Lucie County (Fla.)
2006
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American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress [website]
"The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress is a multidisciplinary network of professionals who are committed to the advancement of intervention for survivors of trauma. The Academy aims to identify expertise among professionals, across disciplines, and provide meaningful standards for those who work regularly with survivors. The Academy's Traumatic Stress Library and publications provide practical information for survivors of traumatic events and those who care for them. Today, our international membership includes individuals from over 200 professions in the health-related fields, emergency services, criminal justice, forensics, law, business and education. With Members in every state of the United States and over 55 foreign countries, our association is the largest organization of its kind in the world. The Academy defines traumatic stress as, 'the emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physiological experience of individuals who are exposed to, or who witness, events that overwhelm their coping and problem-solving abilities.' Our mission is to increase awareness of the effects of traumatic events and, ultimately, to improve the quality of intervention with survivors. Traumatic stress has many 'faces.' In addition to the devastating effects of large-scale disasters and catastrophes, the Academy is committed to fostering a greater appreciation of the effects of day-to-day traumatic experiences (e.g., chronic illness, accidents, domestic violence and loss). Our aim is to help all victims to become survivors and, ultimately, thrivers."
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
2004
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Threatplan.org [website]
"The Bomb Threat CD-ROM was developed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. The Bomb Threat CD-ROM is a free interactive planning tool for schools that included staff training presentation and implementation resources. ATF will distribute the CD-ROM to State and local law enforcement and public safety agencies and the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools will handle distribution to the country's public and private school systems."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Education
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Texas School Safety Center [website]
"For youth to fulfill their potential in school, schools should be safe and secure places for all students, teachers, and staff members. Gauging the safety of the school environment, however, may be difficult given the large amount of attention devoted to isolated incidents of extreme school violence nationwide. Ensuring safer schools requires establishing good indicators of the current state of school crime and safety across the nation and periodically monitoring and updating these indicators. Indicators of School Crime and Safety is designed to provide an annual snapshot of specific crime and safety indicators, covering topics such as victimization, fights, bullying, disorder, teacher injury, weapons, student perceptions of school safety, and others. In addition to covering a wide range of topics, the indicators are based on information drawn from surveys of students, teachers, and principals, and data collections by federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Texas State University--San Marcos
2004
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National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) [website]
"The National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center, NARAC, provides tools and services to the Federal Government, that map the probable spread of hazardous material accidentally or intentionally released into the atmosphere. NARAC provides atmospheric plume predictions in time for an emergency manager to decide if taking protective action is necessary to protect the health and safety of people in affected areas. Located at the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NARAC is a national support and resource center for planning, real-time assessment, emergency response, and detailed studies of incidents involving a wide variety of hazards, including nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, and natural emissions."
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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FEMA Independent Study Program, IS-235.C: Emergency Planning
"This course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system. This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop your capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives and protect property threatened by disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Independent Study Program: IS-393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
"As the costs of disasters continue to rise, governments and ordinary citizens must find ways to reduce hazard risks to our communities and ourselves. Efforts made to reduce hazard risks are easily made compatible with other community goals; safer communities are more attractive to employers as well as residents. As communities plan for new development and improvements to existing infrastructure, mitigation can and should be an important component of the planning effort. Mitigation means taking action to reduce or eliminate long-term risk from hazards and their effects. FEMA has produced a series of courses intended to train those who have responsibility for, or simply interest in, reducing hazard risks in their States, communities, or Tribes. This course provides an introduction for those who are new to emergency management and/or hazard mitigation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Homeland Security & Public Safety [website]
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments [COG] serves the National Capital Region and provides public safety services including law enforcement, fire protection and disaster and emergency preparedness. The COG programs "fall under the purview of the Public Safety Policy Committee which is comprised of elected officials and public safety directors and managers. They provide policy direction to committees, review and approve committee reports; develop policies that are directed to the COG Board of Directors for approval and resolution; and share areas of common concern on behalf of local governments. These policy committees recommend policy direction and action for COG staff and technical committees that will benefit local governments and their citizens."
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
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Library of Congress: Country Studies
This Library of Congress collection "Contains the electronic versions of 80 books previously published in hard copy as part of the Country Studies Series by the Federal Research Division. Intended for a general audience, books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world. Most books in the series deal with a single foreign country, but a few cover several countries or a geographic region. The series includes several books on countries that no longer exist in their original configuration-such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Soviet Union, Sudan, and Yugoslavia. These books remain in the series because they continue to offer valuable historical information and perspective. In some cases, studies on successor states are also part of the series. Each book was written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists, who sought to adhere to accepted standards of scholarly objectivity. The books represent the analysis of the authors and should not be construed as an expression of an official U.S. government position, policy, or decision."
Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
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Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA) [website]
The Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA) "consolidates and coordinates forensics and biometrics activities and operations for the Department of Defense in support of identity operations," and "is responsible for applying biometrics and forensics capabilities through various tactics, techniques and processes. Biometrics and forensics are critical to identifying known and unknown individuals by matching them with automated records (such as for access control) or with anonymous samples (such as crime scene investigations)."
United States. Department of Defense
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ADA Design Requirements for Accessible Egress
"The ADA covers a wide variety of facilities, including places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities. The Board's ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), which primarily cover new construction and alterations, include specifications for accessible means of egress, emergency alarms, and signage. Model building codes, life safety codes, and state access codes also address these and other elements related to emergency egress. ADAAG's criteria for accessible means of egress, like those in other building requirements, address both the required number and the technical specifications. The minimum number of egress routes required to be accessible is based on life safety code requirements for means of egress. Most of the criteria for accessible routes, such as width and the treatment of elevation changes, are applied to accessible means of egress to ensure access for persons with disabilities, including those with mobility impairments. Multi-story buildings pose a particular challenge to accessible means of egress since elevators, the standard means of access between floors, are typically taken out of service in emergencies for safety purposes. ADAAG addresses this situation through requirements for areas of rescue assistance or horizontal exits. Evacuation elevators, which are recognized by the model building codes but not the current ADAAG, offer an additional solution."
Americans with Disabilities Act
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Maine Homeland Security [website]
"The Maine Emergency Management Agency [MEMA] is responsible for Homeland Security and terrorism related incidents as well as natural disasters in Maine. In many cases, the planning and preparation for both man-made and natural disasters is the same. MEMA strongly encourages communities and individuals to think about 'all hazards' preparedness to be ready for any kind of incident that may occur. MEMA is a bureau of the Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management. The Commissioner of the Department (who is also the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard) serves as the Governor's official Homeland Security Advisor (HSA). MEMA is the State Administering Agency for all Department of Homeland Security programs, and provides administrative services for the Maine Homeland Security Advisory Council. In that coordinating role, MEMA: Provides technical assistance and grant funding to State agencies and County and Local governments to improve the plans, equipment, training and exercising of Maine's first responders; Coordinates with all levels of government to ensure that Maine citizens are protected by highly prepared, efficient, and effective public safety organizations; Coordinates with the Maine State Police the Maine Intelligence Analysis Center (MIAC), which serves as the Homeland Security intelligence 'fusion center' and provides information sharing and links between federal, state, county, local, tribal, and private sector sources."
Maine Emergency Management Agency
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Biometrics 101 Tutorial
"This tutorial provides a high-level overview of biometric technologies, and is offered courtesy of the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC. [...] Note that this tutorial does not necessarily represent an official DoD position on biometric technologies or the implementation of such technologies. The cited advantages of using biometrics, and descriptions of certain modalities should not be construed as DoD policy or an endorsement of any given technology or implementation approach."
National Defense University
Kaucher, Craig
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University of Findlay School of Environmental and Emergency Management [website]
"The School of Environmental and Emergency Management (SEEM) provides education, training, and information-transfer programs that focus on environmental, safety and occupational health (ES&H) issues, as well as security management, terrorism and disaster preparedness. SEEM was established as a separate department within the University of Findlay in 1986 with the initiation of the Bachelor of Science in Hazardous Materials Management Degree."
University of Findlay
2006
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Tribal Curriculum
"The Preparedness Branch is responsible for the delivery and management of the EMI [Emergency Management Institute] Tribal Curriculum. The Tribal Curriculum is a series of courses designed with Tribal people, for Tribal Governments, in order to meet the unique emergency management needs of these Sovereign Nations with regard to tribal culture, tradition, sovereignty and governance.
Door with Sign that says Emergency Management Operations for Tribal Governments opening to a classroom
Since that first E580 course delivery, the Tribal Curriculum has grown to five (5) courses and to date over, 2200 certificates of completion have been issued for the Tribal Curriculum courses. The familiar feather logo has become synonymous with high quality and culturally appropriate emergency management training to meet the needs of Indian Country."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Canadian Defense Policy - A Breath of Fresh Air
"Canada and the United States closely cooperated in most security issues during the 20th century. In recent years, however, security relations between Canada and the United States have become strained, mainly due to disagreements on the methods used by the United States in prosecuting the Global War on Terror. The first policy issue was the Canadian government's decision to decrease security resources significantly in the wake of the Cold War. The second issue centers on Canada's disagreement concerning Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, as well as other U.S. policy decisions such as the use of Guantanamo Bay."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Crowther, Alex
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National Cyber Security Alliance [website]
"A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is the go-to resource for cyber security awareness and education for home user, small business, and education audiences. A public-private partnership, NCSA sponsors include the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Trade Commission, and many private-sector corporations and organizations. NCSA provides tools and resources to empower home users, small businesses, and schools, colleges, and universities to stay safe online. For more information, and to see the top eight cyber security tips, visit www.staysafeonline.org."
National Cyber Security Partnership
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the Mapping Information Platform (MIP), January 27, 2006: Appendix C: Privacy Act Systems of Records Notice (SORN)
This Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN) is included as Appendix C to 'Privacy Impact Assessment for the Mapping Information Platform (MIP), January 27, 2006' [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=461551]. "The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish in the Federal Register a description of the type and character of each system of records that the agency maintains, and the routine uses for which such information may be disseminated and the purpose for which the system is maintained." This SORN addresses the creation of a system of records for the Mapping Information Platform that will contain "individually identifying information voluntarily provided by applicants for Letters of Map Amendments to exclude properties from special flood hazard area maps when appropriate."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Uppsala Conflict Data Program [website]
"The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) collects information on a large number of aspects of armed violence since 1946. Since the 1970s, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has recorded ongoing violent conflicts. This effort continues to the present day, now coupled with the collection of information on an ever broadening scope of aspects pertaining to organised violence, such as the resolution and dynamics of conflict. The UCDP data is one of the most accurate and well-used data-sources on global armed conflicts and its definition of armed conflict is becoming a standard in how conflicts are systematically defined and studied. Data on armed conflicts have been published yearly in the report series States in Armed Conflict (1987-2012), in the SIPRI Yearbook since 1988, the Journal of Peace Research since 1993 and in the Human Security Reports since 2005. In addition UCDP researchers conduct theoretically and empirically based analyses of armed conflict: its causes, escalation, spread, prevention and resolution. These studies are regularly featured in international journals and books."
Uppsala University
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Citizen Corps [website]
"The mission of Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds."
Citizen Corps (USA Freedom Corps)
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Sample After Action Report, Appendix D
"Homeland security preparedness involves a cycle of outreach, planning, capability development, training, exercising, evaluation, and improvement. Successful exercises lead to an ongoing program of process improvements. This report is intended to assist agencies striving for preparedness excellence by analyzing exercise results and: Identifying strengths to be maintained and built upon; identifying potential areas for further improvement; and recommending exercise follow-up actions. The suggested actions in this report should be viewed as recommendations only. In some cases, agencies may determine that the benefits of implementation are insufficient to outweigh the costs. In other cases, agencies may identify alternative solutions that are more effective or efficient. Each agency should review the recommendations and determine the most appropriate action and the resources needed (time, staff, funds) for implementation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Space Policy Institute [website]
"The Space Policy Institute focuses its activities on policy issues related to the space efforts of the United States and cooperative and competitive interactions in space between the United States and other countries. The Institute provides a setting in which scholars, policy analysts, practitioners, and students can work together to examine and evaluate options for the future in space."
George Washington University. Space Policy Institute
