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Smartphone Thefts and Robberies: Growing Trends and Promising Practices
"These types of thefts and robberies are occurring every day across America, and law
enforcement is striving to find innovative ways to combat this growing crime. In a story for the
'Today' show on NBC, Stamford, Connecticut, Police Captain Rick Conklin said that 'Apple
picking' (slang term for iPhone thefts or robberies) is 'a trend that's actually gaining speed and
growing very rapidly.'
Every day, criminals snatch phones on crowded streets, inside
restaurants, and on subways, reselling them on the Internet, on street corners, and inside local
convenience stores. It is estimated that stolen and lost cell phones will cost American
consumers approximately $30 billion this year."
United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Mass Evacuation: Planning for the Evacuation of Special Needs Populations
"Emergency managers should develop clear, concise plans that address the evacuation of their special needs populations in the event of an incident."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: KSU Invests in Safety for Students and Faculty
"FRANKFORT, KY -- When Grey Mandeel was hired as the Safety and Compliance Officer for Kentucky State University (KSU) in 2005, his first priority was assessing the entire campus and for potential risks facing the faculty and students, with a special concern for tornadoes. While the City of Frankfort and the surrounding areas of Kentucky have not experienced significant damage from tornadoes since a major outbreak of storms that occurred in 1974, they have had fairly frequent potential threats. Most buildings on the main campus were constructed from concrete block or stone, many having levels at least partially underground, providing the occupants with shelter. However, the Aquaculture Research facility and the Agricultural Research Farm did not offer any substantial protection from tornadoes or violent weather. Both are satellite locations some distance away from the main campus."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Intuitive Homeowners Elevate Above Code
"After seeing their home totally demolished during Hurricane Katrina, one family decided to rebuild so they would never again endure such destruction. In August 2005, Katrina raised the home of Louis Necaise off its original slab and launched it onto a vacant lot across the street. The carport was not far behind, landing in the middle of the street. The devastation was so great that local officials worked for a month to make the community safe enough for the Necaises and their neighbors to return home."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Lambertville Public School Building Retrofit
"This project involved retrofitting the elementary school building in the City of Lambertville, NJ, following Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The school structures include a 1-story brick classroom building and an attached 'multi-purpose' building used as a gymnasium, cafeteria, and assembly area. In 1999, with Hurricane Floyd in the weather forecast, staff and students followed the drill with sand bags and elevation, but the school was overwhelmed by the heavy rain delivered by the storm. Water depths within the school reached 24 inches as floodwaters poured into the school building through doors, windows, and heating vents. Teaching materials, books, equipment, cafeteria appliances, furniture, and photographs were destroyed. The results of the event, in terms of both dollar cost and emotional impact, was dramatic. The insurance settlement alone was $1,000,000 (1999 dollars). Teachers and children were in tears and children were out of school for 5 days."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Modular Home High and Dry in Lyons
"When the waters of the St. Vrain River overflowed their banks in September 2013, the rushing water ripped out huge trees, took out bridges, created new channels through parks, and rushed through some downtown neighborhoods, ravishing homes in Lyons. Homes on Park Street were included in the devastation. Only one remained unscathed, and it was modular. 'Because I've lived in Lyons for so long, I am well aware of the river,' said Donald Mercier. 'I knew that I needed to build up high, above the floodplain.' Before placing his 2,650-square-foot modular home on his Park Street property, Mercier decided that the property (located approximately 120 feet from the St. Vrain River) had to be elevated to provide a defense against the river. Mercier checked with the city's building and zoning department to find out if a raised elevation was possible and obtained a building permit. He consulted a civil engineer who was knowledgeable of the elevation process and who had experience with this type of mitigation technique. The engineer informed Mercier of how high he had to elevate the land to be above the 5,325-foot base flood elevation in Lyons. Approximately four feet of dirt was excavated and set to the side to be used to construct the elevation. A concrete footer creating extended foundation walls was constructed, and the modular home was placed on top of it. This placing also generated a crawl space beneath the home."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Mitigation Investments Bring Safety and Reliable Power
"Electrical power outages are a familiar experience when winter storms bring high wind, heavy snow, ice, and falling trees. All of these can cause severe damage to transmission lines, poles, and transformers. Consumers Power Inc. (CPI) is a consumer-owned electric power cooperative that serves parts of Benton County in addition to five other Oregon counties. Director of Operations & Engineering Greg Pierce said he knows that prevention of storm damage and resulting service disruption requires continuous maintenance and investment in upgrades to the utility's electrical distribution system. Pruning and removing 'hazard trees' is part of the solution. Permanent system improvements can also be cost effective. 'These can sometimes include adding more poles to reduce spans and reduce stress on poles and arms,' said Pierce. 'Using new technology such as more flexible and durable insulators and fiberglass cross arms is another way to reduce storm damage.' Relocating the power lines to underground conduit, while expensive, can also sometimes be an excellent alternative. This approach has helped CPI to improve the reliability of power from its Corvallis substation to a major hospital and surrounding campus of 13 other buildings on Medical Hill just north of the city. The mitigation project was developed in partnership with Good Samaritan Hospital, Corvallis Clinic, and the Benton County Emergency Management Council. As a consumer-owned utility, CPI was eligible to apply for financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to replace a troublesome section of its 12,470-volt feeder line that serves the health care complex."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Mitigation Saves House and Lifestyle Along Creek
"September of 2013 will forever be remembered in Colorado due to the massive flooding that overwhelmed the state. The city of Boulder was one of the hardest hit areas devastated by rainfall. Mark Schueneman's home was spared due to the advice that he followed from the emergency manager. That advice was to elevate. 'When choosing a lot to build my house on, I specifically wanted to build near Left Hand Creek,' said Schueneman, a retired concrete contractor. Given his proximity to the floodplain, he was advised to build an additional two feet of freeboard above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to reduce his risk of flooding. It cost him only a little more to raise his home but the protection was worth it so that he could live in this location. 'I wanted to be near water. My bedroom is 40 feet from the creek and the sound of the water helps me to sleep soundly,' said Schueneman. Schueneman, the designer and builder, began construction of the 2450-square-foot adobe dwelling in 2007 and completed it in 2008. The house is located in the Crestview Estates Subdivision. A unique feature of the house is that straw bale construction was utilized. 'Straw bale construction is great for insulating homes and it keeps the moisture level down,' said Schueneman. Schueneman is the former Director of the Colorado Straw Bale Association and presently on the Board of Directors. Another mitigation effort that Schueneman incorporated along with the elevation is a rock barrier surrounding his house designed to ward off wildfires."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Intelligence Guide for First Responders
"In the post-9/11 era, first responders have incorporated protecting the Homeland against terrorism into their daily mission. Law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services personnel play a vital role in detecting and preventing attacks because of the nature of their work, their frequent interaction with members of the public, and the level of access their jobs provide. People who hold these jobs often can identify behaviors or activities that could signal a pending terrorist attack; therefore, public safety personnel must continue to report, according to the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative, observations that raise reasonable suspicion. The Intelligence Community routinely produces information for public safety personnel that may help first responders identify terrorist-related activities and prevent, deter, or respond to terrorist attacks. You can obtain this information through existing joint partnerships and from Internet-based U.S. Government information-sharing systems. It is critical that first responders, who are entrusted with keeping our citizens safe, be able to access, understand, and use this information."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Historic Commitment to Protecting the Environment and Reversing Climate Change
"President Obama believes that no challenge poses a greater
threat to our children, our planet, and future generations
than climate change - and that no other country on Earth is
better equipped to lead the world towards a solution.
That's why under President Obama's leadership, the United
States has done more to combat climate change than ever
before."
United States. White House Office
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Crisis of the African State: Globalization, Tribalism, and Jihadism in the Twenty-First Century
From the Introduction: "This book focuses on security problems facing the twenty-first-century African state. Through multiple essays, the authors explore both current and past security issues associated with tribal warfare and jihadist terrorism within a rapidly changing global context where state sovereignty and institutional capability is in decline. Historic and modern situations have coalesced to create unique security challenges for many African states."
Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press
Celso, Anthony; Nalbandov, Robert
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[Guidelines for Application Whitelisting in Industrial Control Systems]
"This document serves as an appendix to the 'Seven Steps to Defend Industrial Control
Systems'
document, providing additional conceptual-level guidance on implementing
application whitelisting.
Application Whitelisting (AWL) can detect and prevent attempted execution of malware
uploaded by adversaries. The static nature of some industrial control system (ICS) components,
such as database servers and human-machine interfaces, makes these ideal candidates to run
AWL. Operators are thus encouraged to work with vendors to baseline and calibrate AWL
deployments."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. National Security Agency; Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team . . .
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National Pain Strategy: A Comprehensive Population Health-Level Strategy for Pain
"In 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contracted with the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
to undertake a study and make recommendations 'to increase the recognition of pain as a significant
public health problem in the United States.' The resulting 2011 IOM report called for a cultural
transformation in pain prevention, care, education, and research and recommended development of 'a
comprehensive population health-level strategy' to address these issues.
In response to the report, the
Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked the Interagency
Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) to oversee creation of this National Pain Strategy
(NPS). Experts from a broad array of public and private organizations explored areas identified in the
core IOM recommendations-population research, prevention and care, disparities, service delivery and
reimbursement, professional education and training, and public awareness and communication. A
companion effort is underway to address the IOM's call for further research to support the cultural
transformation."
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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American Leadership in the World
"The President has refocused and reaffirmed American
leadership in the world, recognizing that American strength
derives not only from our military power but also our
economic vitality, the depth and breadth of our global
partnerships, and our values. In doing so, the President has
remained relentless in taking action against terrorist
networks, while also focusing on key emerging regions and
policies that will shape the 21st century."
United States. White House Office
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Actor Briefing [presentation]
"This presentation is a template for actors participating in an interagency exercise focused on field-level and hospital response to a terrorist incident."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness
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Observer/VIP Briefing [Template]
This document is a template for providing a presentation before a Homeland Security exercise/training. The presentation is intended to be shown to VIPs before an exercise in order to establish safety measures, protocols, and identification procedures.
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
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Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center (HACC) Command Brief [presentation]
This briefing provides a strategic overview of Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Center's [HAAC] operations, and the role of SOUTHCOM (U.S. Southern Command) in response to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, otherwise known as Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE.
United States. Southern Command
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Bomb Threat Stand-Off Chart
This document describes the varying threat levels for improvised explosive devices and the recommended building and evacuation distances for each.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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LLIS Innovative Practice Template
This template from Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) is designed to assist the user in creating and documenting an Innovative Practice.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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LLIS Lesson Learned Template
This template from Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) is designed to assist the user in creating and documenting lessons learned.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Incident Management: Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Sharing Incident Information among Government Departments
"Local governments should consider developing a standard operating procedure for distributing incident and emergency information among departments. Local governments should ensure that each department has an internal communications system and protocols for distributing incident and emergency information."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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LLIS Good Story: The Lancashire County, England, Constabulary's Counterterrorism Community Outreach Programs
"The Lancashire County, England, Constabulary developed a series of outreach programs designed to generate community awareness regarding the nature of the terrorist threat to the county. The programs educate Lancashire citizens on the root causes of terrorism as well as actions that law enforcement officers in the community may take to mitigate terrorist threats."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Special Event Planning: Including a Terrorism Annex in Stadium Emergency Operations Plans
"Stadium managers should consider including a terrorism annex in their emergency management plan (EMP) that is consistent with their local jurisdiction's emergency operations plan (EOP). The annex should outline procedures for mitigating and responding to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) attacks against stadiums and for coordinating threat information received from law enforcement entities."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Mass Evacuation Planning: Clearing Evacuation Routes
"State departments of transportation (DOT) should consider conducting periodic reviews of infrastructure improvements to assess their impact on evacuation routes. State DOT personnel should coordinate with emergency operations centers (EOC) to confirm that all construction disrupting these routes has been halted and that all barriers are promptly removed during an emergency."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA's Functional Needs Support Services Guidance
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released 'Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters,' commonly known as the FNSS. This guidance is intended to ensure that individuals who have access and functional needs receive lawful and equal assistance before, during, and after public health emergencies and disasters. This guidance can be incorporated into existing shelter plans. It does not establish a new 'tier' of sheltering or alter existing legal obligations."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Charter for Transit Rail Advisory Commitee for Safety
"This charter establishes the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for
Safety (TRACS) in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The TRACS is in the public interest and
supports the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in performing its duties and
responsibilities under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329. [...] The committee will provide
information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation and the
FTA Administrator on all matters relating to the safety of U.S. public transportation
systems and activities. The committee does not exercise program management
responsibilities and makes no decisions directly affecting the programs on which it
provides advice. The Secretary may accept or reject a recommendation made by the
TRACS and is not bound to pursue any recommendation by TRACS. In the exercise of
his or her discretion, the FTA Administrator, or his or her designee, may withdraw at any
time a task being considered by the TRACS."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Transit Administration
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U.S. Civil Air Patrol Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
"The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 - November 30. This checklist is provided to assist
you in making preparations for the upcoming Hurricane Season."
United States. Civil Air Patrol
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Emergency Operations Centers: Developing a Generic Hurricane Response Timeline
"Emergency managers should consider developing a generic hurricane response timeline that highlights critical actions to be taken. This will help guide the hurricane response effort during future activations."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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LLIS Lesson Learned: Mass Care Facilities: Communicating with Patients who have Special Needs
"Managers of mass care facilities should anticipate the need to communicate with patients who have special needs and should arrange for services to be available when the facility opens. Managers should consider having a roster of persons qualified in areas such as American Sign Language (ASL) who are on call to assist with patient care."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA): Talking with Children about Disasters
"News of natural disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan can have an emotional impact on some students. Adults can help students keep events in perspective, however, by understanding how children are affected, watching for signs of emotional distress, and adjusting the response to the maturity level of the child."
United States. Department of Defense
