Aaron Sean Poynton, Author at Domestic Preparedness

Article Out Loud – Operation Twister – Exercising Disaster Behavioral Response

December 13, 2022

Functional exercises are invaluable for helping participants understand their roles in disasters. This is particularly true for participants who normally are not included in interagency exercises, such as behavioral health personnel. Triaging following a disaster should not stop at the physical level, but should consider psychological concerns as well.

Article Out Loud – Public Health Answers for Non-Public Health Organizations

December 13, 2022

Public health is a concern for all citizens, but the preparedness efforts for public health emergencies provide information primarily to that sector. Members of the private sector and/or other “non-public health organizations” should take the additional steps needed to help ensure that continuity of operations plans are in place before

Article Out Loud – Value of Enterprise Data Management in Emergency Management

December 7, 2022

An enterprise data management program emphasizes the importance of managing information as an asset and protecting it from misuse or loss. Knowing the landscape of data and how to manage it is critical to an organization’s recovery and sustainability after a disaster. This article explains the need to coordinate data

Article Out Loud – Maintaining a Strong Volunteer Force

December 7, 2022

Volunteers are a lifeline for many nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies during emergencies and disasters. However, recruiting and retaining good volunteers can be difficult. This article shares some simple strategies and tools for any emergency preparedness professional seeking to build and maintain a strong volunteer force.

Article Out Loud – Listeria – When Food Bites Back

December 6, 2022

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six Americans suffer from food poisoning each year; most of those cases are attributed to familiar pathogens like Salmonella. However, the deadliest U.S. foodborne disease outbreak in nearly a century was caused by a lesser known, but much more

Article Out Loud – Incident Response for Nursing & Assisted Living Homes

December 6, 2022

The adaptability of the Incident Command System makes it a valuable tool for a variety of agencies and organizations. During fire incidents, for example, fatality rates at healthcare facilities such as nursing and assisted living homes could be reduced if proper procedures are in place for managing the special needs

Article Out Loud – Avoiding the Complacency Trap After This Hurricane Season

November 23, 2022

Despite punishing hurricanes in Puerto Rico and Florida, the 2022 season has been relatively quiet for much of the Gulf coast and Atlantic seaboard. This article describes the resources that help communities mitigate risk now before the next hurricane season.

Article Out Loud – PPD-44: Implications for Domestic Incident Management

November 23, 2022

An essential national incident management guidance document is finally available to responders nationwide. This document will significantly improve a unified response to and recovery from large-scale incidents. However, additional work is needed to create an enhanced unity of effort and fully integrated response among federal, state, and local responders.

Article Out Loud – Public Works Emergency Management – From Training to Reality

November 22, 2022

For understandable reasons, major disasters – e.g., earthquakes and tsunamis – get most of the headlines and more of the public funds available even in economically difficult times. Local jurisdictions would be well advised, therefore, not only to focus greater attention on emergencies closer to home but also to ask

Article Out Loud – Critical Infrastructure & Strategic Assessment

November 22, 2022

Globally, government agencies are at a nexus in how to plan for and address society’s dependence on infrastructure to sustain economies, support and protect people, and implement strategies to provide for an appropriate level of reinvestment. Partnerships with the private financial world would help develop an effective framework for investments

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