This is an article by Charles (Charley) Bryson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025.
Despite significant investments in public safety, critical training gaps for first responders persist. Regional planning committees, established by the FCC in the 1980s to manage public safety radio frequencies, remain key to improving interoperability. Learn about ongoing efforts—both regional and national—to close communication gaps and improve coordinated emergency response.
This is an article by William Chapman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025. “PACE” planning helps organizations fail gracefully, but systems thinking reduces the likelihood of failure altogether. Learn how combining both approaches helps organizations build resilience, regardless of threat or hazard.
This is an article by Marc Hill, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 9, 2025. Effective communication starts with understanding your audience—who they are, what they know, why they’re listening, and what they need to hear. Learn how this awareness can help you deliver a message your audience will understand, connect with, and remember.
This is an article by Tanya Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 2, 2025. Coupled with continued staffing challenges, mental health and work-life balance difficulties in emergency call centers are cause for concern. Learn how AI can take some of the burden from existing staff and leadership, so focus can be returned to where it is most needed within each center. Now to the featured article.
This is an article by Joshua Dise and Adrian Self, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 26, 2025. As economies and populations grow, food and agricultural security is of increasing concern. Learn how proactive investment in risk management and security measures can ensure the sustainability of the global food supply.
This is an article by Russ Kane, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 26, 2025. In the interest of reducing methane pollution and establishing a revenue stream for a renewable resource, dairy and livestock operators are creating mechanisms to produce compressed natural gas. This new technology reduces greenhouse gases but also introduces new hazards to rural communities. Learn how new technology that reduces greenhouse gases also introduces new hazards to rural communities.
This is an article by Michael Sharon and Randy Treadwell, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 17, 2025.
The agricultural supply chain’s global interdependency introduces considerable vulnerability. The failure or weakening of even one of the supply chain links has cascading effects.
Learn how awareness of potential catastrophe across sectors is crucial to emergency preparedness.
This is an article by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, March 19, 2025.
Agroterrorism is not new. Considered a subset of bioterrorism, it has become an increasing concern to the U.S.
Learn statement how preparedness leaders must take extra steps to engage stakeholders and incorporate them into planning efforts.
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.
This is an article by Charles (Charley) Bryson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 16, 2025.
Despite significant investments in public safety, critical training gaps for first responders persist. Regional planning committees, established by the FCC in the 1980s to manage public safety radio frequencies, remain key to improving interoperability. Learn about ongoing efforts—both regional and national—to close communication gaps and improve coordinated emergency response.
