Exercising our nations' preparedness for an event similar to the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami as occurred in Japan seems a prudent opportune moment to shine a light on what [...]
I’m not an expert in radiation, but for years many of us have been teaching that the number one concern of a “dirty bomb” is the “fear” of radiation perpetuated [...]
The United Nations, International Strategy for Disaster Reductions is sponsoring a campaign called Making Cities Resilient: "My city is getting ready" Campaign kits are available in multiple languages and this [...]
The extent of the challenges facing Japan and surrounding countries due to radiation contamination is yet to be finalized, but reason should prevail over undue fear. Radiation is energy, and [...]
The tragedy unfolding in Japan should be a sobering reminder to elected officials, emergency managers and public safety providers all along the coastline of the United States, but I would [...]
In October 2002, Chechen rebels seized a theater in downtown Moscow, holding nearly 1,000 people hostage. The siege ended when Russian authorities introduced a fentanyl-type derivative to render all parties [...]
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was determined to be the solution to challenges of command, communication, coordination, cooperation and resource management at major disaster in the aftermath of the [...]
Millions of dollars were spent on pandemic planning and stockpiling of masks, hand sanitizers and antiviral medications. The "Swine Flu" emerged in Mexico and soon spread to the United States [...]
My consulting work typically involves public safety activity, and I'm always on the search for best practices in this field. These practices do not need to be based solely in [...]
Benjamin Franklin first coined the phrase, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," in 1736. He spoke those words as he organized Philadelphia's Union Fire Company, the [...]
