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Entries from August 2009

Be A “Fake Patient” To Help NYC Prepare For Anthrax, H1N1; City Looking For More Volunteers For Medicine Distribution Drill On Saturday

August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The City of New York is looking for at least a few hundred more good men (and women) to be “Fake Patients” in a “Point of Dispensing (POD) Emergency Response Exercise” on Saturday afternoon. Officials say the drill will help in the planning for both a possible anthrax attack as well as the possible return [...]

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Tags: Biological Terrorism · Preparedness Events · Public Health Preparedness

“New Anti-Terror Weapons: You, Me, iPhone & Twitter”

August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

My friend David Stephenson has a terrific post on the Huffington Post today, “New Anti-Terror Weapons: You, Me, iPhone & Twitter”. It picks up on Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano’s speech late last month in which she said: “For too long we’ve treated the public as a liability to be protected rather than an asset in our [...]

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Tags: Preparedness 2.0

Walking (& Communicating) The Fine Line With The Public On H1N1

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments

In today’s Washington Post, there’s a good front page piece, “Northern Hemisphere Braces As Swine Flu Heads North”, which looks at the government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the possible return of the H1N1 flu in the Fall. In fact, H1n1 is on the agenda for President Obama’s meetings with the leaders of Canada and [...]

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Tags: Pandemic Flu

National Conference On Community Preparedness This Week; Looking Forward To Meeting Fellow CERT Members From Around U.S.

August 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I am heading to the “2009 National Conference on Community Preparedness: The Power of Citizens Corps” which begins in earnest on Monday in Arlington, Virginia. Hosted by FEMA’s Community Preparedness Division, the Conference is “intended to help communities become safer, stronger, and better prepared for all types of hazards.”
According to the Citizens Corps website, the [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Conferences

Reminder: Sunday Night Deadline For Suggesting/Rating Initial Round Of Ideas For Online DHS Quadrennial Review Dialogue (A.K.A. Homeland Security Meets “American Idol”)

August 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Just a reminder that you have until the end of Sunday to participate in the initial round of the “Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.” As discussed in a post earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now conducting the “Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR),” which will help guide the [...]

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Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness 2.0

Playing Games For Preparedness: DHS, NYC Offer Some Online Fun For Kids (& Adults) To Get Ready

August 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

My New York City Office of Emergency Management “Tip-Of-The-Week” email tipped me off to some interactive web preparedness games the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has created to help teach children how to prepare for emergencies. They can be found on the Ready Kids website and the Ready New York For Kids site. The games include: [...]

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Tags: City Preparedness · Preparedness Games

“National Night Out” In Columbus Circle: Preparedness Info, Barbecued Hot Dogs/Burgers & NYPD Face Painting For Kids

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments

As part of yesterday’s “National Night Out Against Crime”, my Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) handed out preparedness information in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle. We joined members of the New York City Police Fire & Parks Departments during the annual event, which aims to promote crime prevention awareness as well as strengthen ties between uniformed emergency agencies and [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Events

Claire Rubin, Author/Citizen Corps Volunteer — ‘You’re Responsible For You’ (”What Should We Tell The Public?”)

August 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This edition of the “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features Claire Rubin. Claire is a veteran emergency management scholar who I have written about before. She is the author of Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900-2005 which has just been released electronically by the Public Entity Risk Institute. You can purchase it here. She [...]

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At “Blogger Roundtable” To Launch Homeland Security “Dialogue”, DHS Policy Head Heyman Asks For “Shareholders” Input As Part Of “Shared Responsibility” To Help Protect The Nation

August 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments

To kick off the launch of the “National Dialogue On The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held a “Blogger Roundtable” yesterday at the agency’s headquarters featuring Assistant Secretary For Policy David Heyman.
DHS is conducting the first-ever “Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR),” a Congressionally-mandated strategic review which aims to help guide the Department [...]

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Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Reports

CDC To Hold 10 “Public Engagement” Forums To Solicit Citizen Guidance On H1N1 Vaccinations

August 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

CIDRAP News reports that the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) will be holding public forums throughout the nation this month to get citizen feedback on how to implement this Fall’s H1N1 flu vaccinations. According to the article:
The CDC will hold 10 “public engagement” meetings around the country to get the citizenry’s advice on whether the [...]

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Tags: Pandemic Flu