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This edition of the blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series features James Carafano from the Heritage Foundation. An extremely prolific and highly respected author on all things homeland security, Carafano released a report in September with recommendations for the next Administration titled, “Homeland Security 3.0: Building A National Enterprise To Keep America Safe, Free And [...]

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Frank Cilluffo is the Director of the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute and a former Special Assistant to President Bush for Homeland Security.  
In this segment of “What Should We Tell The Public?”, Cifullo says each citizen has the ability to help improve their community’s readiness by asking questions and finding out what they can do to [...]

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On Friday, I had the chance to speak with Gail McGovern, the new President of the American Red Cross at her Washington office. We discussed citizen preparedness and some of her plans for the organization. I will write up that conversation in a future post. In the meantime, I also filmed two “What Should We [...]

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Fran Townsend served as President Bush’s top Homeland Security aide from May, 2004 through 2007. In this segment of “What Should We Tell The Public?”, Townsend urges parents to create and then go over a basic emergency communications plan so everyone in the family understands what to do and how to do it. She says she has set up [...]

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Sesame Street’s lovable Grover is the first furry blue monster to take part in this blog’s “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series. 
Grover is a spokes-Muppet for Sesame Workshop’s impressive preparedness program for young kids and their families, “Let’s Get Ready! Planning Together For Emergencies” done in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland [...]

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In this National Preparedness Month segment of “What Should We Tell The Public?”, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff urges Americans to create and think through an emergency plan for their family so they are in a position to deal with almost any situation they might face. In the video, shot at the Department’s headquarters in Washington, [...]

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I am honored to be able to include Lee Hamilton in the “What Should We Tell The Public?” series. Former Congressman Hamilton (D-Indiana), the Co-Chair of the “9-11 Commission”, is currently the President and Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars in Washington, D.C..
In this video, Mr. Hamilton emphasizes the importance of the public [...]

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Jerry Hauer has decades of experience in emergency management, public health and homeland security at the top levels of local, state, and federal government.  He was New York City’s first director of the Office of Emergency Management, head of Indiana’s Emergency Management Agency, and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services for [...]

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I recently had the great pleasure to meet a lovely Australian man named Ben Borgia. Ben’s mother and his 13-year-old sister — in Bali together on a mother/daughter vacation — were killed in the 2002 terrorist bombing of a restaurant/club. He is in the U.S. to speak at a United Nations forum on terrorist victims.
I [...]

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I don’t think I know of any more effective example of citizen action on public emergency preparedness than the Flu Wiki. It is a remarkable resource for helping people prepare and respond to the pandemic flu (and other emergencies), and it has been created by and for citizens. 
Greg Dworkin, a pediatrician from Connecticut, is one [...]

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