By Jason Lappin – Executive Summary – The homeland security enterprise (HSE) is a comparatively new term added to the government’s list of acronyms following the attacks on 9/11. In broad t...
By Lisa Schoenthal – Executive Summary – Introduction The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) is a system of incident management that applies the principles of the Incident Command System...
By Nancy J. Dragani – Executive Summary – Definition of Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. —Albert Einstein Every day, somewhere in the Unit...
By Robert L. Kierstead – Executive Summary – Active shootings and terrorist attacks have increased at an alarming rate in recent years in the United States. According to research conducted by...
The emergency services community must recognize that the world is constantly changing and adjust accordingly. It will have to be more nimble and proactive with its capabilities if it wants to pre...
By Roy B. Brush – Executive Summary – Terrorism warning systems provide warnings for internal (organizational or for official decision makers) and external (other partner organizations or the...
By Steven R. Goble – Executive Summary – President Barack Obama directed the development of a national preparedness strategy that is set out in Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Prepa...
By William F. Pilkington – Executive Summary – This research pointed to significant problems in the public health preparedness system for which there are no easy solutions. Budgets are extrem...