Saturday, July 19, 2008
FCC to Form Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission has announced plans to establish a new Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau....
Disasters Mastered
By Joel Gordon
Natural disasters show the need for departments to have a high level of self-sufficiency while revealing the importance of interagency training and cooperation....
Federal Response to Katrina Reviewed
The White House has released the administration’s report and recommendations on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina....
Urban Grants to See Risk-Based Formula
There will be $765 million in direct funding available for high-threat urban areas as part of the FY 2006 Urban Areas Security Initiative....
Airport Explosive Detection Made Easier, Portable
Chemists at Purdue University have come up with a fast, portable, reliable way to detect residues that could indicate the presence of explosives and other hazardous materials inside luggage....
Homeland Protection Goes by the Book
Confronting new dangers requires a new education paradigm....
Interest in Self Preparedness Increases
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Department of Homeland Security has seen a significant rise in traffic to its Ready campaign Web site....
FEMA Grows to Include Peace Corps
For the first time in its 44-year history, the Peace Corps is joining a disaster relief effort domestically with 60 Crisis Corps volunteers....
New Study Prioritizes Terror Targets
By Douglas Page
A federal project is helping the United States develop effective risk-reduction and resource-allocation strategies....
Unity & Despair 
New Orleans was hardest hit, but the impact of Hurricane Katrina was felt throughout Louisiana. Shreveport’s Kelvin Cochran shares his experience....
Flying Fingers of Fault
Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director
Did someone forget to tell former FEMA Director Mike Brown that when you demonstrate your incompetence (and arrogance) on television, it might help to quietly disappear? ...
University Study Prioritizes Terror Targets
By Douglas Page
A federal project is helping the United States develop effective risk-reduction and resource-allocation strategies....
Amazing, Huh?
Were you frustrated with the response to Hurricane Katrina? Consider the U.S. fire administrator....
Burn Out
Janet Wilmoth
Awe and anger takes a toll on a person. I’m 930 miles away from New Orleans yet emotionally drained from CNN, newspapers and e-mails....
Wait and See
Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director
"DNR" traditionally means do not resuscitate, however, it took on a different meaning to emergency workers in the early stages of Hurricane Katrina: Do not respond, more importantly, do not self-deploy....
Leadership and Management: The Command Balance
I. David Daniels, MHRM, MIFireE
To effectively use resources at an emergency scene, an incident commander needs to understand the difference between leading and managing -- and strike a balance between the two....
Measure for Measure
Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D.
To improve coordination and communication among all levels of government and the public in the fight against terrorism, President George W. Bush signed...
London Fire Brigade Trained for Disaster in Texas
Threat Level Raised for Mass Transit
Deadly London bombings provoke a hike in the threat code for American mass transit. The International Association of Fire Chiefs urges chiefs to meet with local law enforcement and review recommended actions....
Symptom Surveillance
Joseph C. Cahill
Bioterrorism is covert by its very nature. It is unannounced and it is hidden it has to be. Moreover, it can stay hidden for at least a while adding to...
Suicidal Tendencies
By Henry Morgenstern
Many fire departments view the threat of suicide terrorism on American soil seriously, but feel that it will happen somewhere else and isn't a direct...
WMD Guide, Field-Stress Tips Available
In the initial stages of response to a weapons of mass destruction incident, the dispatch center plays a crucial role in the success or failure of an...
Industry Knowledge
By Scott Dornan
Texas City, Texas, was a booming port town of 18,000 that offered good jobs in refineries and chemical plants, which had occasional fires and explosions....
A Dispatcher’s Guide for WMD Incidents
NIC Director: Fire is NIMS ‘Center of Gravity’
Pat West, Senior Editor
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