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National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	Indiana Psychiatric Institution Transformed Into Urban Training Ground The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, operated by the Indiana National Guard, hosts everyone from police and fire departments to Navy sea, air and land commandos who use its collection of art-moderne buildings built in the 1930s as a backdrop to practice their skills.
National Defense June 2011 Stew Magnuson	DHS Program Gives Hazardous Materials Teams Networked Sensors The integrated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive program developed a set of standards that allows these sensors to transmit data directly back to a higher headquarters where others can sort through the findings on a common operating picture.
National Defense July 2006 Harold Kennedy	After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment.
Managed Care October 2001 Joyce Ochs	Sept. 11's Lessons in Disaster Care While we are trying to grapple with the changes that terrorism may make to our way of life, a greater public awareness of emergency measures is bound to be one result...
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 David Schneider	Robin Murphy: Roboticist to the Rescue Her intelligent robots help search for victims of disaster.
National Defense November 2011 Stew Magnuson	Who Is in Charge of What During Major Catastrophes Still Unanswered The answer is all of them and none of them, former Commandant of the Coast Guard retired Adm. Thad Allen suggested recently.
National Defense April 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Teams Toughen Training Program The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the power plant industry are laying the groundwork for creating an adversary team to test security at the 104 licensed facilities in the United States. Their goal is to standardize force-on-force training at the nation's nuclear power plants.
National Defense March 2005 Harold Kennedy	Cops Protect Florida Harbor From Terrorists The intent of this maneuver was to show how a local law-enforcement agency can work with U.S. military services and other federal agencies to frustrate a terrorist attack.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	For First Responders, High-Tech Communications Still Out of Reach Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for first responders to have working radio links. But there won't be any solution coming from the federal government that will instantly make the problem go away.
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Energy Dept. Commandos: 'As Good as the Military' The Department of Energy is seeking to beef up its team of commandos, which is trained to help protect nuclear weapons facilities in the United States.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	Tracking Personnel Inside Buildings: A Tough Problem to Solve The ability to know where your personnel are at all times is crucial in natural disasters. Unfortunately, it was one of the major weaknesses following 9/11.
National Defense May 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	First Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Needed First responders should be trained to deal with a myriad of emergencies, from nuclear to biological attack.
Job Journal July 20, 2008	Career Snapshot: Firefighter These everyday heroes face extraordinary challenges and reap satisfying rewards.
National Defense March 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services will share $275 million to expand the BioWatch program, improve a nationwide bio threat reporting system and upgrade food and animal inspections.
National Defense May 2004 Kennedy & Tiron	Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc.
National Defense October 2011 Stew Magnuson	Search-and-Rescue Robots Needed, But Market Has Yet to Develop The director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University, has kickstarted an organization that will find teams of engineers willing to travel to disaster zones with their ground-, air- or sea-based machines.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Games Grab Attention at Department of Homeland Security U.S. homeland security officials are encouraging first responders across the country to consider games and simulations to fulfill their training needs.
National Defense January 2007 Tyrone C. Taylor	Pentagon, First Responders Share Communications Needs The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies.
National Defense September 2014 Chelsea Todaro	New Simulators Amp Up Training for First Responders Disaster response planners and first responders are the beneficiaries of some new modeling and simulation programs.
Outside December 2001 Patrick Symmes	Unnatural Disaster Hundreds of wilderness experts rushed to Ground Zero -- and found a maddening, hellish new frontier...
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Curtis Massey	High-Rise Fires: What Owners Should Know About Fire Department Operations In the general real estate community, there seems to be a pervasive belief that as long as codes are met and an evacuation or life-safety plan is on file with the city that all of a building owner's bases are covered. This is untrue.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Michelle Bowles	A Helping Hand A federal grant program gives school districts the financial support they need to develop updated, comprehensive disaster plans.
National Defense June 2004 Pappalardo & Erwin	Security Beat Law enforcement agencies, using grant money from the federal government, increasingly are investing in robots to prepare for domestic threats.
National Defense February 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Britain and U.S. Agree To Share Security Tech. The United States and United Kingdom are attempting to bridge their homeland security efforts.
National Defense August 2014 Chelsea Todaro	More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices.
National Defense September 2009 Magnuson & Breitbach	Tech vs. Terrorism For every threat to the homeland, there's a business that has a technology waiting in the wings to counter a would-be terrorist's moves.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Sherleen H. Mahoney	Ready and Waiting Database-driven crisis management software solutions provide first responders with instant access to vital emergency information.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Ben Ames	DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority.
Entrepreneur April 2003 Daniel Tynan	In Case of Emergency A smoke alarm or a life preserver may save your life, but they won't save your business. You need a real disaster plan now. Your business's survival depends on it.
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2006 Barry B. LePatner	Are You Prepared? While disaster management planning is likely to be low on commercial property owners' to-do lists, unexpected events such as Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have demonstrated the importance of having a disaster management strategy.
National Defense November 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	National Guard to Create New Disaster Response Teams The first "domestic all-hazards response teams" will respond to some of the 15 national disaster planning scenarios.
National Defense February 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready? In October, the White House issued an updated "National Strategy for Homeland Security," which is intended to guide, organize and unify the nation's homeland security efforts.
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	DHS Pilot Program to Focus on State Emergency Planning The Department of Homeland Security, along with U.S. Northern Command, is coordinating a new pilot program designed to make states devote more full-time personnel to drawing up emergency response plans.
Popular Mechanics January 13, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Tragedy in Haiti: The American Response When calamity on the level of Haiti's earthquake strikes, the first U.S. responders bear a heavy load. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, Navy sailors, Coast Guardsmen and professional urban rescue teams will be some of the first to save lives amid the rubble.
CIO June 29, 2011 Maryfran Johnson	Why Personal Leadership Style Matters When Disaster Strikes CIOs say helping workers cope is key to recovery.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007 Courtney E. Howard	American Systems develops emergency communications system for homeland security Red Cell, intended to help homeland security authorities make informed decisions and respond to emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive events, also is a public safety service for natural disasters.
CRM November 1, 2005 Marshall lager	When Disaster Strikes Emergency services operate like any other business; those with weak communication and slow response to customer needs fail while good CRM practices can greatly improve an organization's ability to take care of its customers and improve the bottom line. In this case, the bottom line is lives saved.
Inc. December 1, 2009 April Joyner	Elevator Pitch: ERT Systems The safety tracker from ERT Systems helps firefighters keep track of one another. Will the company light a fire under investors?
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Richard F. Stier	Building Your Plant's Ark The unprecedented pace of the 2005 hurricane season has left many of us wondering where and when the next powerful storm will hit. There are, however, several steps you can put in place now to protect your food processing business.
Reason December 2005 Jacob Sullum	After the Storm Hurricane Katrina and the failure of U.S. public policy.
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National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	First Responder Teams Eye Military Urban Trainers Threats of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil are prompting law enforcement agencies and first responders to turn to military-grade training facilities.
National Defense September 2012 Stew Magnuson	Military Training Technology Making Leap to Civilian Use Small businesses that have sold computer-based training systems to the U.S. military are now finding opportunities to convert their simulations to the homeland security and domestic first responder market.
National Defense December 2003 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat Northcom Urged to Set Priorities... Study Focuses on Surviving Terrorist Attacks... States Need to Manage First Responder Funding... Boeing to Test Cargo Security System... Coast Guard 'Rescue 21' Behind Schedule...
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