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Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training PowerPoints
From the Webpage: "The CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] Basic Training PowerPoints are intended for use in CERT classes. These PowerPoints cover Basic Training, and also include presentations on 13 types of natural and manmade disasters. CERT instructors can change PowerPoint slides to better focus on their local training needs." This resource is also available in Spanish [https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/27960]
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
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CERT Traffic and Crowd Management Module
From the Webpage: "In this four-hour module, CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] members will learn: 1) how CERT Basic Training skills relate to crowd and traffic management; 2) effective communication strategies to direct traffic and crowds; 3) crowd management skills and how to put together a basic crowd management plan; and, 4) using traffic control devices to safely manage traffic in various situations and how to put together a basic traffic management plan. Materials are in Word format and PowerPoint, and can be tailored to fit local training needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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CERT Tools for Leadership Success Module
From the Webpage: "In this four-hour module, CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] members will learn: 1) how CERT Basic Training concepts relate to leadership; 2) the characteristics, skills and responsibilities of team leaders, and how leaders and team members interact; 3) different styles of leadership and how they apply to CERT situations; and, 4) examples of how CERT leaders run successful team operations. The materials are in Word format and PowerPoint, and can be tailored to fit local training needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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CERT Emergency Communications Module
From the Webpage: "In this four-hour module, CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] members will learn: 1) the role of CERT in communications during an activation; 2) how to use a communications plan; 3) the use of different communication modes and strategies; and, 4) how to use communication devices. The materials are in Word format and PowerPoint, and can be tailored to better fit local training needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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Workplace CERT: Starter Guide
From the Introduction: "The Workplace CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] Starter Guide is designed to assist the individual or team responsible for planning and implementing CERT in your workplace. Each Workplace CERT program will be unique to the specific needs of the workplace it serves. This guide should be a reference rather than a prescriptive how-to manual for starting a Workplace CERT program."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-03
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CERT Basic Training: Instructor Guide Hazard Annex
This document includes the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training Instructor Guide Hazard Annex materials.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2011-01
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CERT Basic Training Participant Manual Hazard Annex
This document includes the Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training Participant Hazard Annex materials.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2011-01
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H. Rept. 116-126: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2722) to Protect Elections for Public Office by Providing Financial Support and Enhanced Security for the Infrastructure Used to Carry Out Such Elections, and for Other Purposes; Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule XIII with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the Committee on Rules; and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3351) Making Appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2020, and for Other Purposes, Report to Accompany H. Res. 460, June 24, 2019
From the Summary of Provisions of the Resolution: "The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2722, the SAFE Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-20, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-06-24
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Community Emergency Response Team Hazard Annex PowerPoints
From the Webpage: "This container includes the Community Emergency Response Team Hazard Annex PowerPoints in PDF [and PowerPoint] format."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-05-23
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Community Emergency Response Team Exercise Swaps
From the Webpage: "This module includes two four-hour units to train CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] teams to design and conduct exercises for each other. CERT members will learn: 1) FEMA exercise guidance and HSEEP concepts; 2) criteria for well-designed CERT exercises; 3) steps and documents used in designing and conducting an exercise; and, 4) challenges and smart practices for conducting a CERT exercise. Participants will begin the exercise swap design process as part of the course work."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Volume 4: Methodology for Assessing Environmental Impacts
From the Introduction: "In this report, life cycle assessment concepts and procedures for evaluating environmental impacts of buildings are introduced, consideration of impacts resulting from earthquake damage are described, and the seismic performance assessment procedures of the FEMA P-58 methodology are summarized. Alternative methods for assessing environmental impacts and procedures for implementing environmental impact assessments in the FEMA P-58 methodology are presented and described."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2018-12
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The Long Arm of Injustice: Did a U.N. Commission Founded to Fight Corruption Help the Kremlin Destroy a Russian Family? April 27, 2018
This is the April 27, 2018 hearing on "The Long Arm of Injustice: Did a U.N. Commission Founded to Fight Corruption Help the Kremlin Destroy a Russian Family?" held before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. From the opening statement of Christopher Smith: "[The] facts of the case strongly indicate--and we will hear testimony on this today--that the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, or CICIG, became deeply involved in the Kremlin's persecution of the Bitkov family--indeed, that CICIG acted as the Kremlin's operational agent in brutalizing and tormenting the Bitkov family. Congress has a special responsibility in this matter because the United States is one of the largest contributors to CICIG, to their budget. There has been little congressional oversight of CICIG. It is clearly time for that to change." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bill Browder, Victoria Sandoval, and Rolando Alvarado.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Capabilities and Practices of Offsite Response Organizations for Protective Actions in the Intermediate Phase of a Radiological Emergency Response
From the Abstract: "This report documents the results of a study conducted to better understand the capabilities and practices of offsite response organizations (OROs) for protective actions in the intermediate phase of a radiological emergency response. The research consisted of: [1] Interviews with state OROs regarding protective action decisions (PADs) and capabilities. [2] Review of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after action reports (AARs) from the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ingestion pathway exercises. [3] Review of a sample of state radiological emergency response plans. Nine states voluntarily participated in the interview process, including at least one state from eight of the nine FEMA regions with nuclear power plants."
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
Hoell, Douglas; Park, Thomas; Denneny, Matt
2018-06
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ASPR TRACIE Emergency Preparedness Information Modules for Nurses in Acute Care Settings
From the Document: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) partnered with Spectrum Health to evaluate a series of healthcare emergency preparedness information modules for nurses (EPIMN) in acute care settings. To complement this effort, ASPR TRACIE also engaged a senior health economist to construct a framework to assess the impact and outcomes associated with implementing training programs like EPIMN. Research has shown that nurses generally lack a foundation of emergency preparedness and response knowledge. Spectrum Health surveyed its nurses and found a similar knowledge gap within its health system. To address this need, Spectrum Health developed information modules for its acute care nursing staff. ASPR TRACIE engaged its Subject Matter Expert (SME) Cadre to review the information modules, adapted the modules for application to acute care settings generally, and disseminated EPIMN for potential use by healthcare facilities nationwide. A case study describing the roll-out of EPIMN by Spectrum Health and the effects of implementing the training program among its acute care nurses is included as Appendix A. Complementing the efforts to develop and make EPIMN available, ASPR TRACIE also supported a senior health economist in developing a framework that healthcare organizations may use to conduct an economic analysis of the costs of providing initial and refresher preparedness training to their personnel and the associated gains to measure the return on investment (ROI) of such training. The senior health economist used Spectrum Health and its implementation of EPIMN as a case study for application of this framework. A summary description of the development of the framework is included later in this document and the full report is included as Appendix B."
United States. Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2019-08
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H. Rept. 116-188: Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019, Report to Accompany H.R. 3320, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, August 27, 2019
From the Purpose and Summary: "The purpose of H.R. 3320, the 'Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019,' is to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to restrict certain procurements related to information technology and associated products if, following a risk assessment, it is determined the vendor poses a threat to the Department of Homeland Security supply chain. If such a determination is made, the Secretary is permitted to limit the amount of information disclosed about the decision-making process."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-08-27
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Partnering to Protect Tomorrow's Technology Today
This document from the FBI's Counterintelligence Domain Program outlines four steps to safeguard key technologies and sensitive information in the U.S. "domain" from foreign governments, organizations, or businesses.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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ASPR TRACIE Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules
From the Background: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) has helped develop resources and participated in ASPR At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health & Community Resilience (ABC) interagency/ external partner working groups in every disaster recovery operation for the last four years, to assist with issues related to disaster behavioral health (DBH), provider self-care, suicide prevention, and compassion fatigue. One continuous knowledge gap identified during this time has been the need for information for front-line healthcare and social services workers to use prior to a disaster to recognize and reduce their stress levels and maintain resilience during recovery. This gap was validated via communication with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, and various ASPR TRACIE disaster behavioral health (DBH) subject matter experts (SMEs) in addition to ASPR staff. These modules are designed for healthcare workers in all settings, but primarily hospital-based providers."
United States. Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2019-09
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Community Emergency Response Team Firefighter Rehab
From the Webpage: "This four-hour module trains CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] members to safely set up and perform the non-medical functions of firefighter rehabilitation. CERT members will learn: 1) the definition of and need for firefighter rehab; 2) the physiological threats to firefighters; 3) an overview of what happens at the scene of a fire; and, 4) how CERT members set up and what they do in the rehab area. The materials are in Word format and PowerPoint, and can be tailored to fit local training needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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Flood Response for Community Emergency Response Teams
From the Document: "This four-hour module will train CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] members to: 1) relate CERT Basic Training skills to flood response; 2) identify a flood and the dangers of working around floodwaters; 3) work safely and efficiently with sandbags; and, 4) construct a sandbag barrier correctly. The materials are in Word format and PowerPoint, and can be tailored to fit local training needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2016-08-01
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Defense Supplier Base: Challenges and Policy Considerations Regarding Offshoring and Foreign Investment Risks, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Key Takeaways: "Foreign investments in U.S. companies vary annually, but the extent of offshoring is largely unknown. We convened a panel of experts to talk about the benefits and risks of both. Panelists noted that offshoring can lower costs and provide better access to foreign workers and markets. When companies that offshore contract with DOD, they can pass those benefits along. Foreign investment can help U.S. companies grow. The panelists also outlined some of the risks of relying on a globalized supply chain."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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H. Rept. 116-120: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Report Together with Additional and Dissenting Views, to Accompany H.R. 2500, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 2019
From the Purpose of the Legislation: "The bill would: (1) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for procurement and for research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E); (2) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for operation and maintenance (O&M) and for working capital funds; (3) authorize for fiscal year 2020 the personnel strength for each Active Duty component of the military departments, and the personnel strength for the Selected Reserve for each Reserve Component of the Armed Forces; (4) modify various elements of compensation for military personnel and impose certain requirements and limitations on personnel actions in the defense establishment; (5) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military construction and family housing; (6) authorize appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations; (7) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Energy national security programs; and (8) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Maritime Administration."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-06-19
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Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013: Quick Reference Guide
From the Reminders: "[1] There is no one 'profile' of an active shooter. [2] There is no single warning sign, checklist, or algorithm for assessing behaviors that identifies a prospective active shooter. [3] While impossible to predict violent behavior, it is possible to prevent some attacks via effective threat assessment and management strategies."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon: Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content
From the Statement of Problem: "Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs), known as 'personal vaporizers' (PV) by avid users or electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) by industry, have experienced a significant increase in popularity for those seeking an alternative to smoking traditional tobacco products. These products are comprised of a battery-powered atomizer and a cartridge filled with a pharmaceutical (nicotine), flavorants, and water dissolved in glycerol products. [...] The industry has evolved quickly in the last 2 years to produce devices that facilitate aerosolization of 'dry' non-glycerol-based formulations - items such as plant materials, crystalline formulations, and powders. As e-cig devices and the associated pharmaceutical products evolve, it is imperative to track their development and know how they are being promulgated. It is critical to understand how their use contributes to issues related to criminal justice and public safety concerns such as the distribution of illicit substances, toxicological episodes, and postmortem investigations."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Peace, Michelle; Turner, Joseph; Poklis, Justin L.
2019-05
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Land Ports of Entry: CBP Should Update Policies and Enhance Analysis of Inspections, Report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection], within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is the lead federal agency charged with a dual mission of facilitating the flow of legitimate travel and trade at the nation's borders while keeping terrorists and their weapons, criminals and their contraband, and inadmissible aliens out of the country. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review CBP's process for inspecting passenger vehicles, pedestrians, and commercial vehicles at land POEs [ports of entry] to secure the border. This report examines to what extent CBP (1) has processes and policies for inspections, (2) monitors inspection activities, and (3) has measures to assess its efforts to detect illegal activity of passengers, pedestrians, and commercial vehicles at land POEs. To address these questions, GAO analyzed CBP documents and data related to inbound inspections; interviewed officials; and observed operations at a non-generalizable sample of seven land POEs, selected to reflect a range of traffic volumes and geographic locations, among other things. This is a public version of a sensitive report that GAO issued in June 2019. Information that DHS deemed sensitive has been omitted."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-08
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Nursing Homes: Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse, Report to Congressional Committees
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights: "Nursing homes provide care to about 1.4 million nursing home residents--a vulnerable population of elderly and disabled individuals. CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services], an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), defines standards nursing homes must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. GAO was asked to review abuse of residents in nursing homes. Among other objectives, this report: (1) determines the trends and types of abuse in recent years, and (2) evaluates CMS oversight intended to ensure residents are free from abuse. GAO reviewed CMS's policies, analyzed CMS data on abuse deficiencies from 2013 through 2017, the most recent data at the time of our review, and interviewed officials from CMS and state survey agencies in five states, as well as other key stakeholders in those states such as ombudsmen and law enforcement officials. The states were selected for variation in factors such as number of nursing homes and role of other state agencies in abuse investigations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-06
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Compacts of Free Association: Trust Funds for Micronesia and the Marshall Islands Are Unlikely to Fully Replace Expiring U.S. Annual Grant Assistance, Statement of David Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Testimony Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights: "This testimony summarizes GAO's May 2018 report on compact grants and trust funds (GAO-18-415). In that report, GAO examined (1) the use and role of U.S. funds and programs in the FSM [Federated States of Micronesia] and RMI [Republic of the Marshall Islands] budgets, (2) projected compact trust fund disbursements,and (3) trust fund committee actions needed to address the 2023 transition to trust fund income. For this testimony, GAO also reviewed key variables for its trust fund model as of June 2019 to determine whether these variables had substantially changed. In addition, GAO reviewed the status of Interior's response to GAO's May 2018 recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Gootnick, David B.
2019-07-23
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Nursing Homes: Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse, Statement of John E. Dicken, Director, Health Care, Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
From the Document: "Nationwide, about 1.4 million elderly or disabled individuals receive care in more than 15,500 nursing homes. These nursing home residents often have physical or cognitive limitations that can leave them particularly vulnerable to abuse. Abuse of nursing home residents can occur in many forms--including physical, mental, verbal, and sexual--and can be committed by staff, residents, or others in the nursing home. Any incident of abuse is a serious occurrence and can result in potentially devastating consequences for residents, including lasting mental anguish, serious injury, or death. News stories in recent years have noted disturbing examples of nursing home residents who have been sexually assaulted and physically abused. However, little is known about the full scope of nursing home abuse, as incidents of abuse may be underreported. [...] My testimony today highlights key findings and recommendations from our June 2019 report, which examined: 1. the trends and types of abuse occurring in nursing homes in recent years, 2. the risk factors for abuse and challenges facing stakeholder agencies involved in investigating abuse in nursing homes, and 3. CMS's [Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services] oversight intended to ensure that nursing home residents are free from abuse."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Dicken, John E.
2019-07-23
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UNIPATH: Resiliency: Normalization and Stabilization
From the Document: "Unipath is a professional military magazine published quarterly by the Commander of the United States Central Command as an international forum for military personnel in the Middle East and Central Asia region. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the policies or points of view of this command or any other agency of the U.S. government. Select articles are written by Unipath's staff, with credit for other content noted as needed. The Secretary of Defense has determined that publication of this magazine is necessary for conducting public business as required of the Department of Defense by law." This edition features the following articles: "Bright Star 2018"; "How to Defeat Daesh"; "A Flexible Force"; "Teamwork with a Multinational Twist"; "Inspirational Leadership"; "Jordanians in Afghanistan"; "Securing Sinai"; "Heroics in Flight"; "Qatar Addresses Foreign Fighters"; "Curing the Cubs of the Caliphate"; "Exposing the Extremists"; "NATO Aids Afghanistan"; "Oman Police: Best in Middle East"; "Senior Leader Profile"; and "Around the Region".
United States. Central Command
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S. Hrg. 116-12: Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, April 2, 2019
This is the April 2, 2019 hearing on "Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission" held before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. From the opening statement of John Barrasso: "In 2018, nuclear energy generated a record breaking amount of electricity in the United States. Regrettably, last year's record will not be broken again unless we take dramatic action. Two nuclear power plants will close this year. An additional eight reactors are expected to close between 2020 and 2022. We need to work to reverse this trend. Shuttering nuclear plants not only reduces the amount of dependable energy produced, it also increases a plant's regulatory costs since fewer plants are available to fund the Commission's work. In this regard, I am pleased the Commission has submitted a smaller budget that reflects the reduced workload. I encourage the Commission to continue to find ways to make their work more efficient. For example, the Commission staff should focus their efforts on issues of greatest safety significance. This would not only reduce budgetary demands, it would also allow nuclear reactor operators to focus on the most important safety issues." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kristine Svinicki, Jeff Baran, Stephen Burns, Annie Caputo, and David Wright.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Electronic Health Records: VA Needs to Identify and Report Existing System Costs, Statement of Carol C. Harris, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] provides health care services to approximately 9 million veterans and their families and relies on its health information system--VistA--to do so. However, the system is more than 30 years old, is costly to maintain, and does not fully support exchanging health data with DOD and private health care providers. Over nearly 2 decades, VA has pursued multiple efforts to modernize the system. In June 2017, the department announced plans to acquire the same system--the Cerner system--that the Department of Defense is implementing. VA plans to continue using VistA during the department's decade-long transition to the Cerner system. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to summarize its report that is being released today which discusses, among other things, (1) the extent to which VA has defined VistA and (2) the department's annual costs to develop and sustain the system. In preparing the report on which this testimony is based, GAO analyzed documentation that defines aspects of VistA and identifies components to be replaced; and evaluated the reliability of cost data, including funding obligations associated with the development and sustainment of VistA for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Harris, Carol C.
2019-07-25
