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The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
The Irish Potato Famine demonstrated the tragic effects an agriculturally based disease can have on an entire society. In 1845, the P. infestans pathogen swept across Ireland, and famine ravaged the population, killing two to three million people. Because potatoes were a staple of the Irish diet, the widespread…
Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
On the evening of September 1, 1859, a massive solar storm, now called the Carrington Event, struck Earth. Electrical currents from the storm disabled telegraph lines and ignited fires in telegraph offices. The aurora borealis was seen as far south as Cuba. What if that type of solar storm…
Beyond the Showcase: Strengthening Biosecurity at Livestock Exhibitions
For emergency management professionals, the hazards and risk associated with local, county, and state fairs mirror those of other high-attendance events—medical emergencies, mass casualty incidents, and other public safety risks. However, those familiar with the food and agriculture sector recognize an additional risk: the introduction and spread of animal diseases,…
The Human Factor in Cybersecurity Events: Critical Education Components
In late 2024, officials announced that a malicious hacking group known as Salt Typhoon (associated with China) infiltrated nine telecommunications companies in a “broad and significant cyberespionage campaign.” The exact length of the breach and nature of data targeted or intercepted is not known, but it is believed they…
Editor’s Note: Maximize Training, Minimize Risk
The disaster stage—from local events to worldwide catastrophes—is changing. Training and gaming are efficient ways to determine the key players, learn through trial and error, and create actionable tasks that can mitigate disasters in the real world. Tabletop exercises offer a low-cost, easy-to-implement option, whereas full-scale exercises provide more…
Emergency Management has Evolved: Why the All-Hazards Era is Over
The field of emergency management has significantly evolved since its inception. The previous generation of emergency management was defined by Presidential Policy Directive-8 on National Preparedness, which focused on a whole-community approach to all-hazards preparedness. “All hazards” does not encompass the breadth of the discipline, is self-limiting, and focuses…
Elevating Law Enforcement Training Standards
As guardians of the public trust, empowered with constitutional privileges, law enforcement officers are held to a higher standard by society. As such, raising national training standards for law enforcement is imperative. The standards that the industry sets ensures that all law enforcement officers receive the same consistent level of…
In Memoriam: Lynda Zambrano
On January 30, 2025, Domestic Preparedness lost an advisor and good friend, Lynda Zambrano. With ever-expanding community connections that stretched nationwide, Lynda dedicated her life to community service and had a unique ability to quickly befriend colleagues and strangers.Lynda began her career in 1989 when she graduated from St. Cloud…
Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview with Sadie Martinez
Domestic Preparedness Journal Advisor Sadie Martinez is the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s access and functional needs coordinator. She supports state agencies and local jurisdictions in the development of inclusive, whole community emergency-operations plans that adequately account for people with access and functional needs. She provides emergency-preparedness…
Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation
Natural and manmade disasters frequently result in significant healthcare impacts, including patient surges and hospital evacuations. These disasters create a need for robust healthcare emergency management (HEM) exercises, a priority reinforced by the Joint Commission’s accreditation standards, which require hospitals to regularly conduct full-scale emergency exercises. Nevertheless, many emergency management…
Today's Top Picks
The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
The Irish Potato Famine demonstrated the tragic effects an agriculturally based disease can have on an entire society. In 1845, the P. infestans pathogen swept across Ireland, and famine ravaged the population, killing two to three million people. Because potatoes were a staple of the Irish diet, the widespread…
Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
On the evening of September 1, 1859, a massive solar storm, now called the Carrington Event, struck Earth. Electrical currents from the storm disabled telegraph lines and ignited fires in telegraph offices. The aurora borealis was seen as far south as Cuba. What if that type of solar storm…
Beyond the Showcase: Strengthening Biosecurity at Livestock Exhibitions
For emergency management professionals, the hazards and risk associated with local, county, and state fairs mirror those of other high-attendance events—medical emergencies, mass casualty incidents, and other public safety risks. However, those familiar with the food and agriculture sector recognize an additional risk: the introduction and spread of animal diseases,…
The Human Factor in Cybersecurity Events: Critical Education Components
In late 2024, officials announced that a malicious hacking group known as Salt Typhoon (associated with China) infiltrated nine telecommunications companies in a “broad and significant cyberespionage campaign.” The exact length of the breach and nature of data targeted or intercepted is not known, but it is believed they…
Editor’s Note: Maximize Training, Minimize Risk
The disaster stage—from local events to worldwide catastrophes—is changing. Training and gaming are efficient ways to determine the key players, learn through trial and error, and create actionable tasks that can mitigate disasters in the real world. Tabletop exercises offer a low-cost, easy-to-implement option, whereas full-scale exercises provide more…
Emergency Management has Evolved: Why the All-Hazards Era is Over
The field of emergency management has significantly evolved since its inception. The previous generation of emergency management was defined by Presidential Policy Directive-8 on National Preparedness, which focused on a whole-community approach to all-hazards preparedness. “All hazards” does not encompass the breadth of the discipline, is self-limiting, and focuses…
Elevating Law Enforcement Training Standards
As guardians of the public trust, empowered with constitutional privileges, law enforcement officers are held to a higher standard by society. As such, raising national training standards for law enforcement is imperative. The standards that the industry sets ensures that all law enforcement officers receive the same consistent level of…
In Memoriam: Lynda Zambrano
On January 30, 2025, Domestic Preparedness lost an advisor and good friend, Lynda Zambrano. With ever-expanding community connections that stretched nationwide, Lynda dedicated her life to community service and had a unique ability to quickly befriend colleagues and strangers.Lynda began her career in 1989 when she graduated from St. Cloud…
Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview with Sadie Martinez
Domestic Preparedness Journal Advisor Sadie Martinez is the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s access and functional needs coordinator. She supports state agencies and local jurisdictions in the development of inclusive, whole community emergency-operations plans that adequately account for people with access and functional needs. She provides emergency-preparedness…
Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation
Natural and manmade disasters frequently result in significant healthcare impacts, including patient surges and hospital evacuations. These disasters create a need for robust healthcare emergency management (HEM) exercises, a priority reinforced by the Joint Commission’s accreditation standards, which require hospitals to regularly conduct full-scale emergency exercises. Nevertheless, many emergency management…
Today's Top Picks
The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
The Irish Potato Famine demonstrated the tragic effects an agriculturally based disease can have on an entire society. In 1845, the P. infestans pathogen…
Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
On the evening of September 1, 1859, a massive solar storm, now called the Carrington Event, struck Earth. Electrical currents from the storm disabled…
Beyond the Showcase: Strengthening Biosecurity at Livestock Exhibitions
For emergency management professionals, the hazards and risk associated with local, county, and state fairs mirror those of other high-attendance events—medical emergencies, mass casualty incidents,…
The Human Factor in Cybersecurity Events: Critical Education Components
In late 2024, officials announced that a malicious hacking group known as Salt Typhoon (associated with China) infiltrated nine telecommunications companies in a “broad…
Editor’s Note: Maximize Training, Minimize Risk
The disaster stage—from local events to worldwide catastrophes—is changing. Training and gaming are efficient ways to determine the key players, learn through trial and…
Emergency Management has Evolved: Why the All-Hazards Era is Over
The field of emergency management has significantly evolved since its inception. The previous generation of emergency management was defined by Presidential Policy Directive-8 on…
Elevating Law Enforcement Training Standards
As guardians of the public trust, empowered with constitutional privileges, law enforcement officers are held to a higher standard by society. As such, raising…
In Memoriam: Lynda Zambrano
On January 30, 2025, Domestic Preparedness lost an advisor and good friend, Lynda Zambrano. With ever-expanding community connections that stretched nationwide, Lynda dedicated her life…
Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview with Sadie Martinez
Domestic Preparedness Journal Advisor Sadie Martinez is the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s access and functional needs coordinator. She supports state agencies…
Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation
Natural and manmade disasters frequently result in significant healthcare impacts, including patient surges and hospital evacuations. These disasters create a need for robust healthcare emergency…
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Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Maximize Training, Minimize Risk, by Catherine L. Feinman; Keeping Humans in the Loop: The Future of Emergency Management, by Justin Kates and Emily Martuscello; The Forefront of Innovation in Training & Exercises – Disaster Gaming, by Arthur J. Simental; Elevating Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Exercises with Realistic Patient Simulation, by Kathryn Romanchuk and Ben Kobliner; Elevating Law Enforcement Training Standards, By Richard Schoeberl and Anthony Mottola; Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise, by Charles (Chuck) L. Manto, K. Luke Reiner, and Dave Hunt; Emergency Management Has Evolved: Why the All-Hazards Era Is Over, by Chas Eby; Back to the Basics: Navigating Crisis Leadership, by Andrew Pence; U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Emergency Preparedness Implications, by Tanya M. Scherr; The Vulnerability of Public Figures: Lessons from UnitedHealthcare, by Kole (KC) Campbell; Advisor Spotlight: Interview with Sadie Martinez; In Memoriam: Lynda Zambrano
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Article Out Loud – The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
March 12, 2025
This is an article by Michael (Mike) Nicholls, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Article Out Loud – Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
March 12, 2025
This is an article by the Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Domestic Preparedness Journal
Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats, by Catherine L. Feinman; Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats, by Michael Breslin; Backyard Cybersecurity: The Local Challenge, by Brian Shajari; Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry, by Nathan DiPillo; The Ethics of Data in Disaster Management and Crisis Operations, by Anthony S. Mangeri; Growing Foreign Threats to National Security, Part 1: Challenges and Considerations, by Glen Woodbury; Growing Foreign Threat to National Security, Part 2: Emergency Management Approaches and Choices, by Glen Woodbury; Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S., by Anthony (Tony) Mottola and Dan Scherr; Advisory Board Spotlights: Interview With Ray Barishansky, DrPH, and Keeping It Real With Lynda Zambrano.
Articles Out Loud
Article Out Loud – The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
March 12, 2025
This is an article by Michael (Mike) Nicholls, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Article Out Loud – Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
March 12, 2025
This is an article by the Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Because modern societies are increasingly reliant on electronics, they are more vulnerable to the effects of an electromagnetic pulse event.
Learn how cascading effects of a power grid disruption increase nations’ vulnerability, as they move to electrify their critical infrastructure and essential services.
Domestic Preparedness Journal
Featured in this issue: Editor’s Note: Local-Level Planning for National-Level Threats, by Catherine L. Feinman; Malicious and Non-Malicious Cyber Incidents: Education and Preparation, by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr; Securing Cities: The Fight Against Local Level Cyberthreats, by Michael Breslin; Backyard Cybersecurity: The Local Challenge, by Brian Shajari; Cyber and Physical Resilience in the Food and Agriculture Industry, by Nathan DiPillo; The Ethics of Data in Disaster Management and Crisis Operations, by Anthony S. Mangeri; Growing Foreign Threats to National Security, Part 1: Challenges and Considerations, by Glen Woodbury; Growing Foreign Threat to National Security, Part 2: Emergency Management Approaches and Choices, by Glen Woodbury; Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S., by Anthony (Tony) Mottola and Dan Scherr; Advisory Board Spotlights: Interview With Ray Barishansky, DrPH, and Keeping It Real With Lynda Zambrano.
Articles Out Loud
Article Out Loud – The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism
March 12, 2025
This is an article by Michael (Mike) Nicholls, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Article Out Loud – Cost Analysis: Protecting the Grid and Electronics from an EMP
March 12, 2025
This is an article by the Foundation for Infrastructure Resilience, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 12, 2025.
Because modern societies are increasingly reliant on electronics, they are more vulnerable to the effects of an electromagnetic pulse event.
Learn how cascading effects of a power grid disruption increase nations’ vulnerability, as they move to electrify their critical infrastructure and essential services.
