Category: Reports

Preparing and Protecting Security Personnel in Emergencies, a Guide from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

This document specifically addresses emergencies involving hazardous-substance releases and provides guidance for employers, and their security personnel, who may be involved in the emergency response. http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3335-security-personnel.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO): Border Security – Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation’s Ports of Entry

The GAO examined Customs & Border Protection traveler inspection efforts, the progress made, & the challenges that remain in staffing & training at ports of entry & the progress CBP […]

Mass Shooting/Active Shooter First Responder Awareness Card – A Response Sheet Provided by August Vernon and the Wisconsin Chapter of Arson Investigators

This guide is designed to be used to assist with responses, training, planning, and exercises. http://www.domprep.com/reports/MSResponseCard.pdf

Pandemic Flu – Take the Lead Working Together to Prepare Now – A Community Leaders’ Toolkit Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

This toolkit provides: Information leaders need to know about pandemic flu; ready-to-use and ready-to-tailor resources prepared by HHS and CDC; and ideas and materials to help organizations prepare and to […]

Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit, Developed by the Columbia University School of Nursing and Hosted by the New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education (NYCEPCE)

This toolkit is intended to guide local public health-agency staffs in: (1) developing, implementing, and evaluating emergency drills and exercises; and (2) facilitating the public-health aspects of larger, multi-agency emergency […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Key Emergency Response Facilities Could Be Strengthened

Federal efforts to respond to nuclear and radiological threats and to protect key emergency response facilities could be strengthened in various ways. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08285thigh.pdf

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fact Sheet – Interstate Mutual Aid and Assistance: Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Tips for the Water Sector

This fact sheet was created in response to requests by utilities and other water-sector stakeholders for more information about options for interstate mutual aid, specifically the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO): Vulnerabilities Exposed through Covert Testing of Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Passenger Screening Process

GAO investigators found that they were able to pass through TSA security screening checkpoints undetected with components for several explosive devices. In this report GAO discloses weaknesses with the TSA’s […]

Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders

A guide on public health responses to emergencies that is specifically tailored for public officials (e.g., mayors, governors, county executives, emergency managers) and first responders. http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/leadersguide/freo-full-print.pdf

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Progress Report

This Progress Report highlights some of the major activities that the Department has undertaken since the enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), and addresses the eight major […]