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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)
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Webinar Announcement: 'Improvised Explosive Devices -- Are You Prepared?'
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection invites LLIS.gov [Lessons Learned Information Sharing] members to participate in the first live offering of a two-part introductory training session entitled 'Improvised Explosive Devices -- Are You Prepared?': "These one-hour sessions are designed to provide basic level information regarding topics that are addressed in greater detail in the full-day, in-depth Counterterrorism Awareness Workshops being held in various locations nationwide."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program
"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Grants and Training (G&T), has established the Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP), a comprehensive, National, technical assistance program for emergency responders. DPETAP was developed in partnership with the United States Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal, the center of expertise for chemical and biological defensive equipment production and support for the U.S. Department of Defense. DPETAP provides on-site technical assistance and training to assist emergency responders to better choose, operate, and maintain their chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) detection and response equipment. Training is provided by DPETAP Mobile Technical Assistance Teams at no cost to the jurisdiction. These teams provide detailed technical information and hands-on equipment operation and maintenance training. DPETAP offers--at no cost to the user--46 courses and practical exercises ranging from one hour to 16 hours in length."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training
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Reduce Your Risk from Natural Disasters
Federal Emergency Management Agency brochure presenting information for the public about low-cost mitigation measures they can take to protect themselves, their home, or their business from losses from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Comparative Analysis [website]
From the website: "This survey describes the different legal approaches taken by eighteen countries and the European Union (EU) with regard to ownership, possession, and other activities involving firearms. The individual reports cover laws, regulations, and directives, in addition to statistical and other relevant information on gun control. The reports also address the availability or lack thereof of a constitutional right to bear arms under foreign law; the scope of firearms-related activities that are subject to licensing; conditions for the issuance of licenses, including background checks of the applicant's mental and criminal history; training, testing, and storage requirements; weapons bans; and registration procedures, including the use of a central register in some of the countries surveyed. Many reports describe legislative history and trends, which in some cases were influenced by rising crime levels or incidents of mass shootings. A bibliography of selected recent English language materials is included."
Library of Congress
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Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre [website]
From the "About" section: "ACE [Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems] is Australia's largest centre of Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate change research. Our research extends to include climate change impacts in Australia and Pacific. We have national and international extent and reach. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean influence both the regional and global climate in profound ways. These vast areas will experience significant change as the world warms, and in turn those changes will impact on the global climate. Many of the impacts of climate change will be seen in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica before anywhere else on Earth. It is ACE's role to investigate the critical scientific uncertainties that limit the way Australia and the global community can respond to the impacts of these changes."
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre
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Violence Prevention Network [website]
The following abstract is taken from http://www.european-network-of-deradicalisation.eu/profiles/2-violence-prevention-network: "Violence Prevention Network is an NGO [non-governmental organization] that works both in prevention and first-line deradicalisation with (young) people that are susceptible to violent right-wing extremism or religious fundamentalism. Violence Prevention Network works in youth detentions as well as in prisons for youths and adults, and also conducts stabilisation coaching after the participant's release throughout the country. Violence Prevention Network applies a deradicalisation approach, which combines anti-violence-training with civic education and pedagogical training modules. The training takes place within 5 months during imprisonment and is followed up by coaching after release. […] At present, Violence Prevention Network is developing an approach to specifically involve young right-wing extremist parents of small children in order to deal with their impending disintegration. Furthermore the Violence Prevention Network team offers counseling for parents whose children are at risk -- or attracted by the idea - to join a terror training camp or have already joined terrorist groups. We are also engaged in the European Platform of Deradicalising Narratives (EDNA), an internet portal that effectively enhances knowledge, awareness and critical thinking among people in examination of, or dealing with extremism, in particular by letting peer voices speak." To translate website, please use Google Translate.
Violence Prevention Network
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PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century
"Since our last publication in 2009, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) has made significant strides in operationalizing as well as modernizing its force. Although the PLA(N)'s primary focus remains in the East Asia region, where China faces multiple disputes over the sovereignty of various maritime features and associated maritime rights, in recent years, the PLA(N) has increased its focus on developing blue-water naval capabilities. Over the long term, Beijing aspires to sustain naval missions far from China's shores."
United States. Office of Naval Intelligence
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Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System Overview and Fact Sheet
From the Document: "When a State requests Federal support to move patients, the US Department of Health and Human Services, as the lead Federal agency, will implement the patient movement system, which is comprised of five functions: patient evacuation (to include patient reception and management), medical regulating, en-route medical care, patient tracking that is integrated with tracking of general population evacuees, and re-entry. The Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System (JPATS) is a 'Web App' that is part of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Disaster Medical Information Suite (DMIS) that is designed to track every patient moved by the federal government from start to finish. It can run on any web browser and is simple to use in the field."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Next Generation First Responder Apex Program: Making Responders Better Protected, Connected and Fully Aware [infographic]
From the Document, "The Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex program seeks to help tomorrow's first responder be better protected, connected and fully aware. When firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical services have enhanced protection, communication and situational awareness, they are better able to save lives and make it home safely. Responders of tomorrow deserve to have the same cutting-edge consumer technologies that civilians routinely use today. By bringing enhanced capabilities to the public safety space and giving responders the options to build the systems they need for their mission and budget, DHS S&T [Science and Technology] is increasing hometown and homeland security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Climate and Community Health
From the Document: "Working together, communities can prepare for and respond to the critical health effects of our changing climate. Here are just a few examples of the diverse partners that play a role."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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National Response Plan, NIMS, and the National Preparedness Goal
"Complex and emerging 21st Century threats, like the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001, remind Americans that we all share responsibility for homeland security. All levels of government, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations must work together to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from major events, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies, that exceed the capabilities of any single entity. To address this requirement, Homeland Security Presidential Directive" (HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive " 8 (HSPD-8: National Preparedness) establish national initiatives that develop a common approach to domestic incident management, including the National Response Plan (NRP), the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation
"Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened in what became the worst biological attacks in U.S. history. The ensuing investigation by the FBI and its partners--code-named 'Amerithrax'--has been one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI Records: The Vault - Amerithrax [website]
"Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001, when letters laced with anthrax powder were mailed to NBC [National Broadcasting Company] News anchor Tom Brokaw, U.S. Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, and media offices in New York and Florida. Five people were killed and another 17 were sickened in the attack. The FBI's ensuing investigation led to the U.S. government biological research facility at Ft. Detrick, Maryland and eventually centered on pathologist Bruce Ivins as the culprit. A wide range of investigative documents from the years 2001-2010 are available here."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Science & Technology Highlights in the Second Year of the Trump Administration
From the Document: "The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is charged with advising the President on how his Administration can effectively support the development and application of science and technology (S&T) for the benefit of the American people, the creation of new jobs and industries, the security of our homeland, the well-being of our Nation, and the prosperity of our people. The Trump Administration is ensuring the future is built in America by American workers for the good of the American people and true to American values. During the second year of the Trump Administration, OSTP has made great strides in supporting America's bright future."
United States. Executive Office of the President
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Affecting Health Directly: Extreme Heat, Health Harms Cards
These CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Health Harms Postcards describe the effects of extreme heat on public health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Are You a Victim of Electronic Jamming? [infographic]
This is an infographic describing mitigating tactics during the disruption or failure of wireless communications or mapping equipment.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Federal Patient Movement Service Access Team Fact Sheet
From the Document, "When a state requests federal support to move patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as the lead federal agency for Emergency Support Function #8, Public Health and Medical Services, will implement the patient movement system, which is comprised of five functions: patient evacuation (to include patient reception and management), medical regulating, en-route medical care, patient tracking, and re-entry."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Department of Defense: Fact Sheet on Section 2808 Funding Pool
From the Document: "On February 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency that requires the use of the armed forces and authorized the use of title 10, U.S. Code, section 2808. [...] To make decisions about the use of military construction funds, the Joint Staff and USNORTHCOM [U.S. Northern Command] will examine a project list of specific border barrier construction projects provided by the Department of Homeland Security and will conduct a mission analysis on which border barrier projects would support the use of the armed forces. This analysis will help determine the border barrier projects the Department of Defense (DoD) might undertake and the level of funding required. Decisions have not yet been made concerning which border barrier projects will be funded through section 2808 authority. If the Department's FY 2020 budget is enacted on time as requested, no military construction project used to source section 2808 projects would be delayed or cancelled."
United States. Department of Defense
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Public Assembly Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Public Assembly venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at public assembly venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at public assembly facilities with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Outdoor Events Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Outdoor events venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at outdoor events venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at outdoor events venues with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Mass Gatherings: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
From the Document: "A mass gathering occurs when a large number of people come together in a particular location for a specific purpose. These locations, especially those associated with large crowds, could be an attractive target for terrorism and other crimes. By connecting with local authorities, developing plans to identify issues and support incident response, training staff and volunteers, and reporting concerns to emergency authorities, many incidents may be mitigated or avoided. In local communities, DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) work with federal, state, and local government officials and private sector partners to protect soft targets and crowded places. In doing so, PSAs encourage businesses to 'Connect, PIan, Train, and Report'. Applying these four steps in advance of an incident or attack can help better prepare businesses and their employees to proactively think about the role they play in the safety and security of their businesses and communities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Enhancing Deterrence with Supplemental Nuclear Capabilities
From the Document: "In addition to modernization and fielding of new strategic nuclear capabilities, Russia is modernizing and expanding its arsenal of approximately 2,000 nonstrategic nuclear weapons. This includes nuclear torpedoes, nuclear air and missile defense interceptors, nuclear depth charges, nuclear landmines, and nuclear artillery shells--more than a dozen types. None of these are limited by any current arms control treaty. The U.S. and Russia agreed to reduce or eliminate many of these non-strategic nuclear weapons at the end of the Cold War. Although the U.S. did so, and retains only a small number of one type (B61 nuclear gravity bombs), Russia has not fulfilled its commitment and has retained, modernized, and is expanding its non-strategic arsenal. The numerical imbalance in non-strategic nuclear weapons between Russia and the U.S. is very large and growing. Russia's public statements and nuclear threats, its well-documented and well-rehearsed military doctrine to use nuclear weapons to 'de-escalate' a conventional conflict, and its military resourcing decisions make clear that Russian leaders may perceive they can use these lower-yield, non-strategic nuclear weapons to coerce other countries and win a conventional conflict without a nuclear response from the United States."
United States. Department of Defense
