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New Report: Homeland Security Department Needs To Improve Risk Analysis Capabilities & Methods

September 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments

A new Congressionally-mandated commission has found that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) risk analysis capabilities and methods are not yet adequate for supporting DHS decision making.
The National Academies’ commission’s report — “Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Approach to Risk Analysis” — does, however, approve of the Department’s current risk approach on natural [...]

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Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Reports · Risk Communications

Congressional Domestic Preparedness Panel Chair: CBRNE “Incident Will Happen”

September 20th, 2010 · No Comments

A congressionally-mandated commission says the United States has an “urgent” need to implement changes in the way the U.S. Department of Defense plans for and would respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident.
The report of the “Advisory Panel on Department of Defense Capabilities for Support of Civil Authorities After Certain [...]

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New Study Indicates Difficulty In Evaluating Effectiveness Of “See Something, Say Something”-Like Citizen Tips Campaigns

September 17th, 2010 · No Comments

The Mineta Transportation Institute has released a report evaluating the security awareness tips campaigns aimed at the public, along the lines of the “See Something, Say Something” initiative, of five San Francisco-area transportation agencies.
Exploring the Effectiveness of Transit Security Awareness Campaigns in the San Francisco Bay Area finds: ”none of the five agencies analyzed for this [...]

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Tags: City Preparedness · Preparedness Reports · See Something/Terrorism Tips · State Preparedness · Transportation Preparedness

New National Summit On Youth Preparedness Report Says “Schools Are an Ideal Place for Children To Learn Disaster Preparedness”

September 15th, 2010 · No Comments

A report released at today’s National Summit on Youth Preparedness says “schools are an ideal place for children to learn disaster preparedness.” The study, Bringing Youth Preparedness Education to the Forefront: A Literature Review and Recommendations, looks at best practices, scholarship and offers recommendations. It is worth reading for this interested in the subject.

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Tags: Education · Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness Events · Preparedness Reports

Last Two Days To Contribute To FEMA’s Online National Dialogue On Preparedness; Local, State, Tribal, Federal Preparedness Task Force Report Will Be Released Next Month

September 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Yesterday, I spoke to FEMA Deputy Administrator Tim Manning who is coordinating the National Dialogue on Preparedness and the Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Preparedness Task Force for the agency.
Manning wanted to remind preparedness stakeholders, including the public, that there are two days left to contribute a new idea — or offer a comment and vote [...]

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Tags: Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Reports

Report Says U.S. Unprepared For Improvised Nuke Device Detonation, Urges Public Education Effort To Inform Citizens On What To Do To If It Happens

August 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

A report released earlier this year by Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness argues that “the U.S. remains unprepared to cope with the possibility of an attack on a major city by terrorists capable of acquiring and detonating an improvised nuclear device” — and urges a public education effort to inform Americans on what they [...]

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Tags: Nuclear Terrorism · Preparedness Reports

New Study Says “Individualistic” Americans May Be Too Optimistic About Disaster Risk Vs. Others In “Interdependent” Cultures Such As In Asia — Does That Explain Lack Of Preparedness?

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments

A new study  says “individualistic” Americans may be too optimistic about the risk of disasters, including terrorism, as opposed to more “interdependent” cultures such as in Asia. The report argues that the perception of disaster risk is influenced by culture more than experience.
It may help explain why many Americans still do not prepare for disasters (and, [...]

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Tags: International · Preparedness Reports · Risk Communications

Study Says Social Relationships — A Short-Term Help In A Disaster — Are Also Helpful For Long-Term Survival

August 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Emergency management experts often say that developing social relationships in the community in advance can be the key to helping people deal with a crisis situation in the short-term. A new study offers another reason for setting up that type of support system: it indicates that having those relationships can also be key to long-term [...]

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Brookings Report Says 5 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is “Rebounding And In Some Ways Doing So Better Than Before” Though Challenges Remain; Recovery Is Case Study On Regional Resilience

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments

A new Brookings Instiitution report says that on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, “greater New Orleans is rebounding and, in some ways, doing so better than before” though “key economic, social, and environmental trends in the New Orleans metro area remain troubling.”
The fascinating study notes that the recovery effort — “in the last five [...]

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New Report — “Community Resilience: A Function Of Resources And Adaptability”

June 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Recovery Diva brought my attention to a new report, “Community Resilience: A Function Of Resources And Adaptability” recently published by the Project on Resilience & Security at Syracuse University’s Institute for National Security & Counter Terrorism. The executive summary:
This white paper is intended for people who must help communities prepare for surprises. It assumes [...]

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