Hospitals Archives

NCRP 138: Reliable Guidance for Radiation Emergencies

Rob Schnepp August 10, 2005

In an era when terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, including radiation weapons, represent a clear and present danger, decision makers are turning to a useful document for guidance in formulating their what-if contingency plans.

Dennis R. Schrader, Director of Maryland’s Office of Homeland Security

John F. Morton July 27, 2005

Mr. Schrader discusses all-hazards preparedness, intel fusion centers, use of GIS, and more. Schrader also comments on Maryland’s regional all-hazard approach, which already is developing horizontal linkages with adjacent states.

Mid-Term Report Card, A Note from the Publisher

Martin D. Masiuk July 27, 2005

The Publisher offers a mid-term report and asks readers to grade the first semester’s effort.

New York, Madrid, London: What City Is Next?

Joseph Cahill July 13, 2005

The latest Great Awakening terrorist strikes should serve not only as another warning but also as a spur to collective action, particularly by the nation’s first-responder communities.

Governor James S. Gilmore, III, A Focus on Border Protection, Medical Surge Capacity

John F. Morton July 13, 2005

Former Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore III shares his views, as chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Commission appointed to assess U.S. domestic-response capabilities, on such major issues as vulnerability assessments, risk management, border prot

Homeland Defense Begins at Home!

James D. Hessman July 13, 2005

The Department of Homeland Defense and American Red Cross are leading the way, but true national preparedness requires an all-hands effort starting with teachers and students, parents, first responders, businessmen and factory workers, the media and the m

Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology and How it Works

Jay Kehoe June 29, 2005

Shockingly enough, Tasers are becoming the most humane working tool available to law-enforcement personnel and correctional officers who have no choice but to use force in dealing with aggressive and/or demented individuals who are threatening the peace

CERFPs: A New Resource for Emergency Response

Christopher M. Schnaubelt June 14, 2005

The National Guard creates new units to deal with mass disasters. After the first responders come the WMD-CST teams, and behind them, providing a second protective shield for the American people, come the twelve CEFRP units, stationed in FEMA regions thro

Michigan, New York, Washington, and Florida

Anthony Lanzillotti June 1, 2005

Michigan plays a perfect game before defending the Great Lakes; New York considers the purchase of an advanced helicopter for firefighting, rescue operations; the state of Washington conducts its first bioterrorism exercise; and Florida sets aside a speci

Coming Soon: A National EMS Administration?

Joseph Cahill June 1, 2005

Today’s EMS community is a full partner on the nation’s homeland-security first-responder team, but gets short shrift in funding, in representation at the White House and on Capitol Hill, and in media attention. One way to even out the playing field might be to establish a national office representing city,

Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and Kansas

Anthony Lanzillotti May 18, 2005

Oklahoma continues to provide more resources for first responders and counterterrorism personnel; new partnerships in homeland security and emergency preparedness formed in Texas; Indiana agencies address suspicious activity and fraud; Kansas responders.

The What and Wherefores of Bio-Terrorism

Joseph Cahill May 4, 2005

A complex amalgam of rules, regulations, data-collection sources and resources, and numerous other complicating factors will determine the success or failure of plans – already implemented, or still in the planning stage – to counter terrorist attacks.

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