Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a critical function of local and state government agencies, involving the planning, coordinating, and executing responses to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies. Effective emergency management ensures that communities are prepared, resilient, and able to recover quickly from unexpected events. This directory provides articles on emergency management and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader strategies for protecting communities and ensuring their well-being during crises.
Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks
The National Interagency Fire Center issued a bulletin warning of “above normal significant fire potential” for much of the Northwest for July through September
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active shooter incident
‘Portable devices like this also can be used in battlefield settings to test the quality of food or water resources or to test bodily fluids of soldiers for health markers, much like a Star Trek tricorder’
Many problems that arose in Spanish flu outbreak of 1918–19 would also arise today, but now might be more difficult to solve
Signcryption offers the functions of both “electronic signature and public key encryption”
Will public safety, emergency management and public health providers embrace tools that leapfrog (but are still compatible with) long-developed “conventional” systems?
Beams sheathed in carbon polymer can better withstand explosions
System will prioritize and redirect waterway cargo based on importance in case of terror or natural disaster.
There is always an uneasy equilibrium between security and civil rights, and while the balance tilted toward security in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, it now appears to be shifting back
A panel of professionals provided a behind-the-scenes reflection on the contentious process behind the NIST investigation, looking back at the results — and the missed opportunities.
CANARY allows water utility operators to quickly detect changes in water quality and make immediate mitigation decisions to address the problem
The real first responders in a widespread destructive incident are those who are immediately on hand, including the survivors.
The Electronic Mass Casualty Assessment & Planning Scenarios system, or EMCAPS, predicts the mass casualty impact on individual hospitals.
A new twist on terahertz technology allows standoff detection from 30-meter distance.
Wonder machine generates cheap power and potable water for disaster areas from abundant aluminum alloy.
When a crisis erupts, having an established personal contingency plan provides people with a head start and a set of tools to deal with chaos and panic
Not necessarily, as experts say community policing and homeland security are not mutually exclusive policing philosophies
We are closing in on the 10-year anniversary of the largest terrorist attack in United States history — an event that affected all of us. Obviously our major cities have done far more training and discussion for the “what if / when if” situations that can be created by our foreign and domestic terrorists. This article is mostly for the small town law enforcement agencies out there — what have we b
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