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Bournemouth Report: The Conference Where Nothing Happened
Steve Fortado
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Working in close cooperation with the private sector - Thermo Fisher Scientific, to be more specific - the U.K.'s Dorset Police Department scored what Americans would call a "no hitter" at last year's Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth. read
Quad City Interoperability Pilot Bolsters Regional Response Capabilities
Sue Booth
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Cooperation & coordination among and between numerous city agencies and the Raytheon Company produce a best-practice example of how the public and private sectors can, and should, pool their resources to upgrade their collective response capabilities. read
Forensic Evidence & Nuclear Radiation: A New Course of Action in the State of Washington
Leo Wainhouse
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
FEMT may be hard to pronounce, but it is becoming a key legal and organizational concept in the war against international terrorism, thanks to the forward-looking instructional approach developed and used by the State of Washington's Department of Health. read
The TSP Program - A Valuable Insurance Policy
Joan Grewe
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The federal government has several ways for state and local jurisdictions to repair and/or restore their communications systems in times of disaster. But many jurisdictions either don't know how, or don't have the money; neither excuse is acceptable. read
APHL Position Statement: Field Testing Kits, Devices Must Be Validated
Chris N. Mangal
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The Association of Public Health Laboratories says, without proper validation, field tests of suspected biological and/or chemical agents might yield either false positives or, worse, false negatives & therefore would be, "dangerously misleading." read
Four Ways for Hospitals to Prepare for HICS IV Now
Paul Dimitruk
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
U.S. hospitals have less than 18 months to upgrade their emergency preparedness & response capabilities to the levels mandated by the National Incident Management System. The task is a daunting one, & resources are limited, that challenge must be met. read
The Protection of Critical Infrastructure: Six Questions, a Changing Threat, And an Unknown Number of Algorithms
Dr. Bilal Ayyub
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
The University of Maryland's Center for Technology and Systems Management undertakes a major CI/KR project that will be of vital interest to other states throughout the nation, and to first responders everywhere. read
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