Emergency Management Archives

Amit Yoran, Cyber Security Advisor

John F. Morton March 9, 2005

On March 3, 2005; DomPrep.com’s John F. Morton and Martin Masiuk visited with Amit Yoran, until last fall the head of the National Cyber Security Division in the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate, a position he held for a year. Prior to that, he was

Materials Distribution in a Public Health Crisis

Joseph Cahill March 9, 2005

From the Middle Ages to the present, the most useful, as well as cost-effective, tool in the emergency-management supply kit was, and is, common sense.

Arkansas, New Jersey and Alaska

Anthony Lanzillotti February 23, 2005

Arkansas Arkansas Department Of Emergency Management (ADEM)The vision of the ADEM states, “The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management will be the recognized leader nationwide for state-level homeland security and disaster preparedness programs, policies, and procedures by 2010.” In keeping with this vision, the ADEM has implemented a list of Suggested Protective Measures for

State Defense Forces: An Untapped Resource

Brent Bankus February 23, 2005

With a high percentage of the U.S. active-duty forces, and Reserve and National Guard units as well, now deployed overseas, the nation’s governors may be hard-pressed to cope with in-state disasters. The SDFs provide a quick-response, low-cost, experience

First-Responder Accreditation: The Pros and Cons

Ashley Moore February 23, 2005

States, cities, and the federal government are moving at flank speed to upgrade their various, and varying, domestic-preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. But are they moving in lockstep, and headed toward the same goal? No one knows.

A Note From the Publisher

Martin D. Masiuk February 9, 2005

Responding to the whirlwind of change that has engulfed the field of domestic preparedness since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, DomPrep.Com has revised and expanded its mission, its audience, and the scope of its coverage. Readers’ comments

Adm. James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.), Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

John F. Morton February 9, 2005

The senior DHS decision-maker, a former Coast Guard commandant, discusses the newly released National Response Plan, the National Cargo Security Strategy, and National Incident Management System, and a broad spectrum of other topics and issues related to

Military Plays Unique Role in Consequence Management

Peter D. Menk January 26, 2005

Lessons learned from post-Cold War missions are being leveraged to enhance the military’s domestic-operations capabilities.

Business Continuity Planning Standards: A Search for Normalcy

Ashley Moore January 26, 2005

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. ~ Jean Toomer (1894 – 1967) U.S. author, poetWhat is a standard? More specifically, what is a Business Continuity (BC) standard? In general, standards provide preparedness models that private-sector organizations can use when they want to establish

DHS Seeks to Create Higher Standards of Readiness

Ashley Moore January 12, 2005

The primary HSPD-8 objective is to establish and implement the short and long term policies needed to strengthen the nation’s entire first-responder community.

Tokyo, Granitville, and Innocent Children

Joseph Cahill January 12, 2005

The killing tools available today are extremely lethal, and, not limited to the military forces of nation states but also available to an increasingly large number of terrorist groups.

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