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Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) Annual Report – October 2019

Domestic Preparedness November 18, 2019
This report provides an overview of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA), highlights its alignment with the Federal Emergency Management Agencyā€™s (FEMA) strategic goals, and describes FEMAā€™s efforts to implement the law. https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1573222648380-b2fc54c82eb3b03c0724cbc696a94613/DRRAAnnualReport_FINAL_PUBLISHED.pdf

October 2019

Domestic Preparedness October 30, 2019
Featured in this issue: Overcoming Healthcare Challenges & Finding Solutions, By Catherine L. Feinman; The Early Years: Shaping a National Stockpile for Preparedness, By Greg Burel; Podcast: Opioid Epidemic & Narcanā€™s Unintended Consequences, Moderated by Andrew Roszak; The Value of Crisis Communications, By Anthony S. Mangeri; Overcoming Challenges of Hospital

Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Tribal Governments

Domestic Preparedness October 9, 2019
The Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Tribal Governments is designed to prepare tribal governments for recovery efforts from future disasters by engaging with the whole community and planning for recovery activities that are comprehensive and long term. The guide also provides tools for public engagement and for identifying existing recovery
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September 2019

Domestic Preparedness September 30, 2019
Featured in this issue: Preparing a Nation for Disaster ā€“ One Community at a Time, By Catherine L. Feinman; Trauma-Informed Crisis Management, By Michael Ross; Integrating Jurisdiction Plans, By Allen B. King III; Life Support ā€“ Ensuring Proper Regulation of the Electric Grid, By Michael Mabee; Government Shutdowns: Emergencies, Disasters,

WMD Capabilities Enabled by Additive Manufacturing

Domestic Preparedness September 17, 2019
This report highlights recent developments in Additive Manufacturing (AM) relevant to nuclear proliferation and adds analyses of the impact of AM on delivery systems as well as chemical and biological weapons programs. Focusing on AM developments in both North America and Western Europe, this report maps latest AM developments, projects

Disasters and People With Serious Mental Illness

Domestic Preparedness September 9, 2019
This bulletin focuses on the experiences of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) before, during, and after disasters. Research focused on individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and on individuals with SMI as defined in part through functional limitations. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/disasters-people-with-serious-mental-illness.pdf

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Strategic Intent

Domestic Preparedness August 30, 2019
Meeting their constitutional duties to provide for the common defense, the U.S. Congress and the Administration established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to lead the national effort to protect our critical infrastructure. This document is the keystone of this new agency. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/cisa_strategic_intent_s508c_0.pdf

August 2019

Domestic Preparedness August 28, 2019
Featured in this issue: Donā€™t Procrastinate ā€“ Collaborate, By Catherine L. Feinman; Emergency Animal Sheltering Options, By Richard Green & Timothy Perciful; Podcast ā€“ Pandemic Influenza: Advice & Suggestions From an Expert, Moderated by Andrew Roszak; Predictable Surge: Improving Public-Private Collaboration, By Eric J. McNulty & John Campbell; A ā€œPracademicā€

Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place – Guidance for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Partners

Domestic Preparedness August 12, 2019
Evacuation and shelter-in-place protective actions are prompted by a variety of threats and hazards. Incident-specific circumstances drive the relevant protective actions based on a communityā€™s demographics, infrastructure, resources, authorities, and decision-making process. Determining that an evacuation needs to take place is not an all-or-nothing approach. Lessons learned from disasters, such

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Article Out Loud – How Technology Systems Impact Critical Infrastructure

December 21, 2022
Operational technology systems that run many critical infrastructure functions are becoming more dependent on information technology. As these worlds converge, emergency preparedness professionals must address the related security challenges. This article shares some lessons learned and uses a foundational knowledge of the topic to inspire possible solutions.

Article Out Loud – The Importance of Strong Leadership for a Unique Discipline

December 21, 2022
A transformational leadership style can help bridge relationship and communication gaps between leaders and other community stakeholders. Learn how one young deputy fire chief learned from his past leadership missteps and honed his meta-leadership skills, which were essential in reconnecting communities when he became a state emergency manager.

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 ā€œnon-public health organizationsā€ 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
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2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This isĀ theĀ trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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