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Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG) Home Page [website]
"Welcome to the Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG) Home Page. Here you can learn about our organization, its missions, accomplishments, and current activities relating to disaster response and recovery operations."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Maryland Emergency Management Agency [website]
"MEMA - the Maryland Emergency Management Agency - was created by the Maryland legislature to ensure our state is prepared to deal with large-scale emergencies. MEMA is responsible for coordinating the state's response in any major emergency or disaster. This includes supporting local governments as needed or requested, and coordinating assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal partners. While MEMA is part of the Maryland Military Department and under the authority of the Adjutant General, during emergencies the Governor may assume direct authority over the agency and the Executive Director of MEMA reports directly to the Governor."
Maryland Emergency Management Agency
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Federal Communications Commission Fact Sheet: The Emergency Alert System (EAS)
"The EAS is designed to provide the President with a means to address the American people in the event of a national emergency. Through the EAS, the President would have access to thousands of broadcast stations, cable systems and participating satellite programmers to transmit a message to the public. The EAS and its predecessors, CONELRAD and the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), have never been activated for this purpose. But beginning in 1963, the President permitted state and local level emergency information to be transmitted using the EBS."
United States. Federal Communications Commission
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Judge Advocate's Handbook For Litigating National Security Cases: Prosecuting, Defending and Adjudicating National Security Cases
"National security cases involving classified evidence and testimony present challenges that are outside the realm of normal military justice practice. These cases, particularly those that involve the divulging national secrets, are among the most serious and evoke intense emotions. The evidentiary process by which classified information is presented during hearings closed to the public is complex. The use of classified material at trial imposes significant logistical burdens on Government and defense counsel alike. The procedures and statutes that govern the use of classified evidence are only infrequently encountered in court-martial practice. Therefore, early planning, study, team building, and interagency consultation are the sine qua non to the satisfactory resolution of these uniquely complex cases."
United States. Department of the Navy
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Region 10 Regional Response Team/NW Area Committee [website]
"The mission of the Region 10 Regional Response Team (RRT) and the Northwest Area Committee (NWAC) is to protect public health and safety and the environment by ensuring coordinated, efficient, and effective support of the federal, state, tribal, local, and international responses to significant oil and hazardous substance incidents within the Pacific Northwest Region as mandated by the National Contingency Plan (NCP). We are also committed to providing for the development of the NWAC plan and coordination of preparedness activities prior to a pollution incident by addressing regional and international issues and providing guidance to industry, State Emergency Response Commissions, Tribal Emergency Response Commissions, and Local Emergency Planning Committees."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X
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Flood Smart [website]
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) FloodSmart Website is the official Website of the National Flood Insurance Program, which is administered by FEMA. The site has myriad resources home and business owners. On the site users can: a) enter an address into a form and find out how likely it is to flood; b) find local flood insurance agents; c) estimate the cost of different depths of flood; and d) estimate flood insurance premiums. In addition, FEMA answers flood-related questions on its Website."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Performance Verification Testing: Rapid Toxicity Monitoring and Detection Systems, Overview and Analysis
"As part of its role in protecting the nation's drinking water supplies and systems from acts of terrorism, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has supported the testing and evaluation of rapid toxicity monitoring and detection systems. EPA's efforts in drinking water system security focus on physical security, including cyber security, destruction and disruption of services to both water and wastewater systems, and the threat of delivering chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants into water systems. An integral part of the Agency's approach to meeting its mission is testing and evaluating the performance of commercially available technologies that may be useful for monitoring and detecting contaminants; as early warning systems; for mitigation and treatment; and, for providing alternative water supplies."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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FEMA Publications Catalog
This document includes a list of all FEMA publications dealing with: fire/emergency services, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes/tsunamis, dam safety, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness, response and recovery, research reports, educational materials, etc.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation
"This report reviews the types of benefits that can accrue to different segments of society from mitigative measures, the types of costs that can be incurred by undertaking the actions, and the types of analysis needed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness associated with the mitigation measure. In addition, the report provides a review of the tools of hazard mitigation, to give the reader an understanding of how mitigation measures are implemented. At the core of this report are 16 case studies of mitigation measures that were implemented in various locations across the nation. These cases demonstrate that mitigation is effective against several types of natural hazards and can be accomplished through the use of many different mitigation tools. The cases also illustrate that the various tools can be implemented in all major regions of the country. Further, since disasters impact the entire community, hazard mitigation relies on an investment from all sectors of the community, not just Federal, State, and local governments. An important theme that emerges from several of the cases is that mitigation is more effective when undertaken before the advent of a natural hazard. The cases demonstrate representative solutions for cost-effective hazard mitigation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Transportation Security Administration Canine & Explosives Program: Program History & Description
This document provides a history and description of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Canine & Explosives Program. It answers the following questions: How did the program get started? What does the program have to offer? How many airports participate in the program? Why are TSA-certified explosives detection canine teams beneficial in the airport environment? Where are canine handlers trained? What does a department/airport do as a participant of TSA Canine Program?
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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TSA Dogs & Aviation Security
This document provides information on Transportation Security Administration (TSA) dogs and aviation security. It answers the following questions: What role do the dogs play in the aviation security mechanism? When are the dogs called into action? How is the dog trained to find explosives? What is the dog looking for? What does the dog do when he finds something? What is a reward given to the dogs for their efforts?
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Department of Homeland Security Procedures for Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 13272
"The purpose of these procedures is to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with guidance for meeting the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) and Executive Order 13272 (E.O. 13272) titled 'Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking.' Both the RFA and E.O. 13272 require agencies to consider the potential impact of rules on small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, and small organizations during the development of their rules. Executive Order 13272 reinforces the intent of the RFA by requiring agencies to establish policies and procedures to promote compliance with the RFA. This document fulfills the requirement of Executive Order 13272."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Transportation Security Administration Canine & Explosives Program (Fact Sheet)
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Explosives Detection Canine Team Program celebrates over 30 years of canine excellence. Once managed under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aviation Security, the program now falls under the TSA's Aviation Operation's Law Enforcement Division." This fact sheet provides information on the program's history, training, breeds, and research and development.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Transportation Security Administration: Office of Law Enforcement: Federal Air Marshal Service [website]
"Federal Air Marshals serve as the primary law enforcement entity within TSA. We deploy on flights around the world and in the United States. While our primary mission of protecting air passengers and crew has not changed much over the years, Federal Air Marshals have an ever expanding role in homeland security and work closely with other law enforcement agencies to accomplish their mission. The men and women who make up the Federal Air Marshal Service are dedicated, well trained law enforcement professionals, each equipped with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary keep our aviation system safe and secure."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Managing Hazardous Material Incidents [website]
This web site includes the managing hazardous material incidents (MHMI) series. The MHMI series is a three volume set (with a video) comprised of recommendations for on-scene (pre-hospital), and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incidents. The MHMI series was developed to provide emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and hospital emergency departments (EDs) with the necessary guidance to plan for, and improve their ability to respond to, incidents that involve human exposure to hazardous materials. The guidelines inform emergency personnel how to appropriately decontaminate, treat, and recommend follow-up care to exposed persons, as well as take measures to protect themselves.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Mississippi Hurricane Evacuation Study: Behavioral Analysis
"The behavioral analysis is conducted to provide estimates of public response to a variety of hurricane threats. These estimates are used in the shelter analysis and transportation analysis, and as guidance in emergency decision-making and public awareness efforts."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration: DOL Natural Disaster Assistance Programs [website]
This website provides links to natural disaster recovery programs. It includes links to information about the response to Hurricane Katrina as well as more general information about disaster reposnse and recovery.
United States. Department of Labor
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GSA Security Resource Guide: A Guide to Federal Security [website]
The Federal Real Property Council identified security as its number one issue to address in 2002. The Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) is a group of senior level real property executives from more than 30 Federal agencies representing the global portfolio of all Federal real property assets. The Council provides a forum to address critical real estate and workplace issues challenging all Federal agencies. The FPRC identified security as its number one issue to address in 2002 and formed a work group of representatives from a cross section of Federal agencies. The work group began in March 2002 and quickly acknowledged that there was sufficient policy available or being created in other arenas and that its focus would be on how best to function in the day-to-day environment facing each agency. That led the group to concentrate on four major security areas: design and construction; Existing Space (leased and government-owned); Occupant Emergency Organizations; and Sharing Information/Valuable Resources. Through a series of meetings and featured speakers, the group acknowledged the need for improvement and, at the same time, identified the outstanding practices to be found in each agency. Many of the ideas and practices are simple measures that may appear obvious, but they are all worth repeating. Among the group members, each participant found many actions that would enhance their security programs, frequently with minimal effort and expense. In the hope that others will find these ideas and practices equally useful, the working group offers this Security Resource Guide.
United States. Department of Agriculture
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CDC: Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites [website]
"Disaster sites pose a multitude of health and safety concerns. The hazards and exposures are a function of the unstable nature of the site, the potential of hazardous substances being present and the type of work being performed. An accurate assessment of all hazards may not be possible because they may not be immediately obvious or identifiable. Rescue personnel may be selecting protective measures based on limited information. In addition to the hazards of direct exposure, workers are also subject to dangers posed by the unstable physical environment, the stress of working in protective clothing, and the emotional trauma of the situation."
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Scholarship for Service: IA Tutorials and Workshops for Educators
"In 2003 and 2004 the Center for Information Systems Security Studies and Research (CISR) at the Naval Postgraduate School organized tutorials and workshops with the intent of increasing the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to produce professionals in the fields of Information Assurance (IA) and computer security by hosting a series of workshops for education in Information Assurance. The target audience of the workshops has been 2-year, 4- year college, and university-level educators who have responsibility for teaching curricula that are, or could be, related to Information Assurance issues. Participation by instructors from institutions serving under-represented groups was high. Attendance at the tutorials was maximized both years. The participants indicated that they benefited substantially from both the tutorials and the subsequent gathering of IA educators at the Workshop on Education in Computer Security (WECS)."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Irvine, Cynthia E.; Falby, Naomi B.
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International Commercial Crime Services [website]
"ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) is the anti-crime arm of the International Chamber of Commerce. Based in the UK, CCS is a membership organisation tasked with combating all forms of commercial crime. It does this by providing the corporate sector with the information and resources necessary to detect and prevent illegal activity in the global marketplace; protecting its members from a wide range of crimes affecting modern business; carrying out investigations where there is evidence or the suspicion of fraud; and assisting victims of fraud to recover their losses. The specialist divisions that comprise CCS offer a range of services dedicated to meeting the individual needs of their members. Together, they tackle all types of commercial crime, including malpractice and documentary fraud in international trade, insurance fraud, financial instrument fraud, money laundering, shipping fraud and product counterfeiting. Members of CCS comprise companies engaged in international business, the legal profession and law enforcement, dealing with shipping, transport and trade, banking, insurance, intellectual property and information technology."
International Chamber of Commerce
2004
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Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response [website]
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response is committed to developing and delivering services that advance health care planning, preparedness and response for emergency events and disasters through collaborative partnerships and coordinated programs within Connecticut, across the nation and around the world. The website contains education and training information such as courses in emergency management and bio-terrorism preparedness. It also contains links to programs and services, volunteer programs, partnerships, and community preparedness information.
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Hurricane and Flood Safe
"FEMA is developing several new multimedia tutorials to provide in-depth training in different facets of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and to support FEMA's public education and outreach efforts. Recent improvements to the FEMA web page provide an array of training opportunities for anyone interested in learning more about the NFIP and related topics. On-line tutorials walk you through reading Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's), understanding GIS, Elevation Certificates, and much more."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management [website]
The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management's mission is "to protect the people of New Mexico and the nation through a comprehensive, consolidated, and coordinated program of mitigating hazards, preparing for emergencies, preventing attacks, and responding and recovering from events that occur without regard to cause. The New Mexico Office of Emergency Management was first created in 1959 as the Civil Emergency Preparedness Division (CEPD) of the Office of Military Affairs. The State Civil Emergency Preparedness Act re-defined the purpose and function of the Division. In 1979, President Carter established the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and CEPD was then reorganized to meet the FEMA structural requirements. […]. As one of his first acts as Governor, Bill Richardson created the Governor's Office of Homeland Security in 2003. The Office worked in conjunction with the Office of Emergency Management. During the 2007 legislative session, the two offices were joined to create the cabinet level agency of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Today, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management leads the State's response to emergencies and disasters while providing for the safety and welfare of its citizens. Emergencies and disasters can be defined as something caused by natural or human-made events or any other circumstances determined by the Governor. When necessary, the State assists local jurisdictions whose capabilities are overwhelmed serving as the conduit for assistance from the Federal government. The Department follows the principles of emergency management: preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery."
New Mexico. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
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HAZUS: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Methodology for Estimating Potential Losses from Disasters
"One of the most successful risk assessment tools is HAZUS, or Hazards U.S., a cutting edge software program developed by FEMA with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). HAZUS uses an engineering-based approach to estimate physical damage, economic losses, casualties, and other societal impacts from earthquakes. HAZUS-MH is a nationally applicable standardized methodology and software program that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricane winds. HAZUS-MH was developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). NIBS maintains committees of wind, flood, earthquake and software experts to provide technical oversight and guidance to HAZUS-MH development. Loss estimates produced by HAZUS-MH are based on current scientific and engineering knowledge of the effects of hurricane winds, floods, and earthquakes. Estimating losses is essential to decision-making at all levels of government, providing a basis for developing mitigation plans and policies, emergency preparedness, and response and recovery planning. HAZUS-MH uses state-of-the-art geographic information system (GIS) software to map and display hazard data and the results of damage and economic loss estimates for buildings and infrastructure. It also allows users to estimate the impacts of hurricane winds, floods, and earthquakes on populations. The latest release, HAZUS-MH MR1, is an updated version of HAZUS-MH that incorporates many new features which improve both the speed and functionality of the models. For information on software and hardware requirements to run HAZUS-MH MR1, see HAZUS-MH Hardware and Software Requirements."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Population Density in Louisville, Kentucky in Relation to the Earthquake Hazard
This map provided by HAZUS-MH (Hazards U.S. - Multi Hazard) illustrates potential uses for hazard loss estimation tools in pre-disaster preparation. This includes evaluation of options for future development in Louisville in relation to potential soil liquefaction zones, and also in assessment of population in areas of Louisville that may amplify ground shaking in an earthquake. It also has post-disaster uses such as quick assessment of residential dollar losses from scenario earthquakes in Louisville, and assessment of the population that is potentially impacted by ground failure from earthquakes.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Estimated Loss of Functionality of Hospitals in Hurricane Ivan
This map provided by HAZUS-MH (Hazards U.S. - Multi Hazard), illustrates the location of hospitals in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, and the estimated loss of functionality of hospitals based on wind damage. It also describes how HAZUS-MH can be used in pre-disaster preparation: Identification of hospitals most at risk from storm surge and hurricane winds, incorporation of HAZUS-MH analysis of debris generation to identify hospitals that may inaccessible, and identification of population most at risk from the effects of storm surge and high winds, and thus requiring medical attention. It also addresses post-disaster uses including: identification of hospitals with moderate to high probability of losing functionality due to the effects of high winds and storm surge, input in the deployment of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT) and the location of staging areas for deployment of response resources, and identification of population at risk and infrastructure that is exposed to high winds and storm surge, and areas with potentially high concentrations of debris.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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HAZUS Tools [website]
The Hazards U.S. - Multi-Hazard Tools Web page contains a link to the Risk Assessment Tool: FEMA has developed a companion software tool to HAZUS-MH called the HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment Tool (RAT) to help you produce your risk assessment outputs for earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. This tool was developed as a third-party model to support HAZUS-MH and is used to display the outputs from the HAZUS-MH risk assessment in an easy-to-use format. The RAT pulls natural hazard data, inventory data, and loss estimate data into preformatted summary tables and text. These summaries can support the presentation of data to decision-makers and other stakeholders and in your mitigation plan. The site also contains a Flood Macro (Wizard).
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Coastal Flood Hazard Analysis & Mapping [website]
From the FEMA website description: "The FEMA Coastal Zone website contains links to FEMA coastal projects specific to each Region, state, or U.S. territory. You will also find links to documents and related information covering the topics of regulations and guidance, technical bulletins, procedure memoranda, coastal modeling software, and general interest. A list of coastal contacts is provided. Over half of U.S. States and Territories have significant areas of coastline. To find out whether your area has a coastal plan please find your state or FEMA region in the list below."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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National Guard Southeast Asian State Partnership Program Providing Support to the National Security Strategy and the Global War on Terrorism
"This paper examines the role of the National Guard's State Partnership Program in support of the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States and the Global War on Terrorism and why the program should be expanded in Southeast Asia, specifically in Malaysia and Vietnam. The paper also argues that the State Partnership Program is a proven soft power tool that is available to the Regional Combatant Commander to assist in shaping his theater strategy."
Army War College (U.S.)
Coy, Robert
