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NIPP - Cyber Security: Implementing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan
"Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) support the essential functions and services that underpin American society. Some CI/KR elements are so vital that their destruction, incapacitation, or exploitation could have a debilitating impact on national security and economic well-being. Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 (HSPD-7), 'Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection,' issued in December 2003, directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to produce a comprehensive, integrated national plan for CI/ KR protection. HSPD-7 also designates DHS as a national focal point for cyberspace security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Emergency Medical Services Scope of Practice
"The 'National EMS [Emergency Medical Services] Scope of Practice Model' is a continuation of the commitment of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration to the implementation of the 'EMS Agenda for the Future'. It is part of an integrated, interdependent system, first proposed in the 'EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach' which endeavors to maximize efficiency, consistency of instructional quality, and student competence."
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Stop Bullying Now: Activities Guide
"From high-school and middle-school youth activists, to community organizations and after-school programs, our Stop Bullying Now! Activities Guide has something for everyone. You can adapt any of these activities for your group. Just be creative and plan a campaign that works for you and your community. The ultimate goals are to spread the word about bullying prevention and to have fun while you're doing it!"
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Avoiding Wind Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
"Once a hurricane or major storm hits, it's too late to protect your home and property. But there are things you can do now to limit future wind damage. Some are fairly simple and inexpensive; others will require a contractor. You'll need to consider the characteristics of your home, your financial resources and the building codes in your community. This homeowner's checklist will help you learn what you can do. For more information about the costs and benefits of each approach, talk to a professional builder, architect or contractor. You should also ask your building department about building permit requirements."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Radiological Assistance Program (RAP)
"The Radiological Assistance Program (RAP), established in the late 1950's, is one of the emergency response resources, or assets, administered by NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration]. RAP is NNSA's first-responding resource in assessing the emergency situation and advising decision-makers on what further steps could be taken to evaluate and minimize the hazards of a radiological emergency. Specific areas of expertise include assessment, area monitoring, and air sampling, exposure and contamination control."
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Aerial Measuring System (AMS)
The Aerial Measuring System (AMS) is one of the emergency response resources, or assets, administered by NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration]. Based and operated out of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, AMS has additional operational capability at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC. The AMS aircraft carry radiation detection systems which provide real-time measurements of extremely low levels of ground and airborne contamination. AMS can also provide detailed aerial photographs and multi-spectral imagery and analysis of an accident site.
United States. Department of Energy; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Urban Search and Rescue Program
"The Corps of Engineers Urban Search and Rescue Program (US&R) provides technical and operational support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) US&R program and other state, local and International Urban Search and Rescue Programs. The Corps leads the Training for Structures Specialists, and maintains a cadre of Structures Specialists that are deployed as part of Incident Support Team Engineering Cell, and US&R Task Forces."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Devolution of Operations Plan Template
Template for assisting an organization in developing a Devolution of Operations Plan.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Los Angeles County, California, Department of Public Health's Weapons of Mass Destruction Technical Advisory Group
"The Los Angeles County, California, Department of Public Health (DPH) partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Los Angeles Field Office to develop and launch the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The group serves as an early detection mechanism for public health and law enforcement personnel to share and mutually assess health and medical information that may have a nexus to terrorism or may suggest an emerging terror threat."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Campus Emergency Response: Employing a Media Liaison to Manage Media Requests
"Higher education institutions should ensure that a media liaison is available during major incidents on campus. This person should be responsible for managing media requests and for helping to shield victim survivors and their families from the media."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Emerging Infectious Diseases [website]
"Emerging Infectious Diseases is an open access journal published monthly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [...] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency of the U.S. Public Health Service charged with disease prevention and health promotion, leads efforts to address emerging infectious disease issues such as AIDS, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, influenza, travel health, tuberculosis, West Nile virus infection, and zoonoses. CDC's efforts encompass improvements in disease surveillance, the public health infrastructure, and epidemiologic and laboratory training. Emerging Infectious Diseases represents the scientific communications component of CDC's efforts against the threat of emerging infections. However, even as it addresses CDC's interest in the elusive, continuous, evolving, and global nature of these infections, the journal relies on a broad international authorship base and is rigorously peer-reviewed by independent reviewers from all over the world."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Assessing the Vulnerability of the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Coastal Storms Using an On-Line GIS-Based Coastal Risk Atlas
"Natural disaster losses in the U.S. have been estimated to be between $10 billion and $50 billion annually, with an average cost from a single major disaster estimated at approximately $500 million. One of the primary factors contributing to the rise in disaster losses is the stead y increase in the population of high-risk areas, such as coastal areas. The population in coastal counties represents more than half of the U.S. population, but occupies only about one-quarter of the total land area. Coastal areas are particularly susceptible to the catastrophic impacts of hazards. Between 1992 and 1997, nearly three-quarters of the federally declared disasters in the U.S. occurred in coastal states or territories. Efforts to mitigate the effects of coastal hazards can be complicated by insufficient information concerning coastal vulnerability. Vulnerability factors include the geologic nature of the coast, the patterns and characteristics of the built environment, and socio-economic conditions. Providing a better understanding of these factors to allow communities to undertake the most appropriate mitigation strategies provides the rational for developing the Coastal Risk Atlas (CRA). [...] This paper documents the development o f the CRA and its application in the pilot areas."
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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FCC Consumer Facts: Communicating During Emergencies
"During emergencies - local, state, and national - the importance of our country's communications system, including telecommunications, broadcast, cable, and satellite systems, becomes clear. We use our phones to call 911 or to call our family members to make sure they are safe. We turn on our televisions and radios to get information updates. While there is no doubt that our country has one of the world's most extensive and dependable communications systems, unusual conditions can put a strain on it. The following information will help you better understand what happens with our communications system during an emergency and how best to use the various components of our communications system during a crisis or disaster."
United States. Federal Communications Commission
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Do Your Part for Homeland Security: Keep Our Waterways Safe and Secure
This pamphlet outlines ways in which boaters can improve maritime security and prevent crime. Specific means include maintaining distance from military, cruise-line, and commercial shipping vessels, observing security zones and port operations, avoiding anchoring beneath bridges and/or in channels, and looking for suspicious items and/or actions.
United States. Coast Guard
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Vision, Mission and Strategic Imperative
"The mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is to contribute to the safety and security of our citizens, ports, waterways and coastal regions, as directed by the United States Coast Guard. We will balance our missions in Recreational Boating Safety, Coast Guard Support with Maritime Homeland Security and other challenges that emerge as a result of our growing understanding of changes required in the post-9/11 era."
United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary
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FAQs: Polonium 210
This document provides basic information about exposure to Polonium 210 (Po-210) in a question and answer format.
National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Policy Statement
This policy statement outlines the mission of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, which exists to promote and improve recreational boating safety, support Coast Guard maritime homeland security efforts, and to support Coast Guard operational, administrative, and logistical requirements.
United States. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Allen, Thad W.
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Center for Domestic Preparedness: Anniston, Alabama
"In June 1998, the Center for Domestic Preparedness [CDP] opened its doors as a training center for the Nation's emergency responders. The CDP's mission is to operate a Federal training facility specializing in advanced hands-on training for America's Federal, State, local, tribal, parish, and private emergency responders, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist acts, especially those involving weapons of mass destruction or hazardous materials. The CDP's interdisciplinary resident and non-resident training courses promote greater understanding among 10 diverse responder disciplines."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training
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Building in-Home Retrofit Shelters for Existing Houses
This manual provides design and construction guidelines for building a Retrofit Room, an in-residence shelter alternative geared towards existing houses. The in-house shelter will offer significant occupant protection and reduce the demand on public shelters during hurricanes tropical storms, and tornadoes.
Florida. Division of Emergency Management
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Missouri Public Schools Safe Facilities Guide
"Through the establishment of safety expectations for Missouri school district facilities, this guide intends to assist schools in minimizing safety and health risks for all students, employees, and visitors. It provides a means for determining whether a school district is ensuring a safe learning environment and is intended for practical use by all school districts in the state. This publication is not a set of stringent regulations; it is a guideline that should be used to develop a customized overall plan for long-term safety improvement and maintenance."
Missouri. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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ADA Business Brief: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
"People who are deaf or hard of hearing use a variety of ways to communicate. Som sign language interpreters or assistive listening devices; some rely primarily on writ messages. Many can speak even though they cannot hear. The method of commu the services or aids the hospital must provide will vary depending upon the abilities person who is deaf or hard of hearing and on the complexity and nature of the com that are required. Effective communication is particularly critical in health care where miscommunication may lead to misdiagnosis and improper or delayed treatment."
United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division
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Life Safety Guidelines for Commercial High-Rise Buildings
"Ensuring the safety of every commercial high-rise building owner, tenant, employee and visitor is a number one priority for the Chicago Fire Department. Through the Fire Department's new Life Safety Program, members of the Public Education Unit will conduct seminars providing valuable fire safety information and assist with fire drills in your building. This brochure includes important safety tips that will help lead people to safety should a fire occur in your building. As you receive this information, please share it with your co-workers and other building occupants. By working together, the Fire Department can help make your building a safer place to work."
City of Chicago; Chicago (Ill.). Fire Department
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Information Sharing: Facilitating Information Sharing with the Private Sector During a Large-Scale Incident
"Local governments should be encouraged to establish a process for sharing information with the private sector following a large-scale incident. The information should encompass the overall status of the municipality, transportation situational reports, public utility status reports, financial services status reports, and the impact on major events within the city. This will help the private sector better determine how to use its resources to support emergency response and recovery operations after an incident."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Fire Operations: Maintaining Awareness of Team Makeup During Incident Response
"Firefighters should remain aware of the makeup of their team at all times to ensure accurate accountability if any team member becomes disabled during incident response operations."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Prevention and Mitigation: Using Unmarked Police Cars When Traveling to and Parking at Schools
"School-based law enforcement officers should consider using unmarked police cars when traveling to and parking at their schools. This measure keeps potential perpetrators from knowing when police officers are onsite and when they leave."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Hospital Preparedness: Integrating Infection Control Actions and Emergency Response Planning
"Hospitals should ensure that infection control actions are integrated into their emergency response plans and all-hazards emergency planning processes."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Incident Safety: Deploying Trained and Equipped Safety Officers
"Incident commanders should ensure that properly trained and equipped safety officers are immediately deployed at large scale incidents. The incident safety officer must participate in all planning meetings to ensure the implementation of a safety plan in the Incident Action Plan (IAP)."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Debris Management: Identifying and Acquiring a Pre-Established Site Before a Large-Scale Incident
"Local emergency managers should consider pre-identifying and acquiring a sufficient parcel of land that can be used for debris management efforts following a large-scale incident."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Wisconsin Center for School, Youth and Citizen Preparedness's 'Responding to Emergencies and Disasters with Youth' Initiatives
"The Wisconsin Center for School, Youth and Citizen Preparedness's 'Responding to Emergencies and Disasters with Youth' (READY) camps provide middle and high school students with training and basic skills to fulfill their own needs as well as the needs of their homes, schools, and community during and after an emergency."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Incident Management: Announcing the Communications Unit Leader to All Personnel
"When an Incident Commander (IC) or Unified Commander (UC) designates a Communications Unit Leader (COML) at the beginning of an incident response, the IC or UC should consider announcing the COML's position to all personnel. Alerting all personnel to the COML's assigned position will reduce confusion about the COML's role, responsibilities, and available capabilities for field personnel and the IC/UC."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
