A Change in Fashions for the Well-Suited Responder
Glen Rudner
May 6, 2009
Today’s first-responder community is continually searching for the most effective technology to provide protection during a hazardous materials or WMD (weapons of mass destruction) incident. However, because most incidents
The Beslan School Massacre: A Threat with No Easy Solutions
Patrick D. Bird and Michael Allswede
May 6, 2009
The 2004 Chechen massacre of almost 400 students, parents, and teachers at Beslan School Number 1 shocked the entire world. The United States learned numerous lessons from that horrifying incident – but has yet to translate them into its own preparedness plans.
George Washington University Report on The H1N1 Influenza A Virus: A Test Case for a Global Response
Domestic Preparedness
May 4, 2009
This paper reviews the strategies, directives, and guidance documents that have been developed in recent years to meet the challenge of a long-anticipated global influenza outbreak. http://www.domesticpreparedness.com/userfiles/reports/HSPI_SPHHSReport.pdf