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Law Enforcement Collaboration Within Multidisciplinary Teams

Multidisciplinary teams are inherently collaborative and benefit intricate police cases and vulnerable populations. Adopting the expertise of professionals in medicine, social work, forensics, and more, these teams deliver a more thorough and efficient response than a single agency could accomplish independently.
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Editor’s Note – Special Units and Underutilized Resources

This June edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal provides a glimpse into the many possibilities that exist within a community to better respond by leveraging special units and underutilized resources.

Podcast – Built to Serve: Jeffrey J. Wittig on TIFMAS, Teamwork, and Emergency Response

This is an interview with Fire Chief Jeffrey J. Wittig, a podcast by Domestic Preparedness, June 25, 2025. Hon. Craig Fugate, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, discusses his philosophy of emergency management with Domestic Preparedness Journal Marketing Coordinator Nicolette Casey-Phillips. From overseeing record-breaking disasters to transforming emergency management, Mr. Fugate has earned his reputation as a giant in the field.
U.S. Army Soldiers with the Augusta-based 878th Engineer Battalion, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, partner with Georgia State Defense Force personnel to unload cases of water during a point of distribution (POD) mission in Augusta, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2024. The Georgia National Guard has mobilized to provide response and recovery support to areas in the state impacted by Hurricane Helene. At the direction of the Governor and through The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), the Georgia National Guard will continue to partner local, state, and federal entities in this effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ayanna Tillman)

State Defense Forces: The Untapped Backbone of Emergency Response

As disasters become more frequent, states face pressure to expand response capacity without raising costs. With stretched National Guard resources, limited federal support, and finite mutual aid, states have an overlooked resource: Title 32 State Defense Forces.
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Wildfire PREsponse: Closing the Gap With Mitigation

Mitigation is essential to managing wildfires. As fire seasons grow longer and more costly, responders should be PREsponders, and mitigation experts may participate in response. Coordinated efforts to prevent wildfires are a proven strategy to address the next fire season.
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Public Order Policing Units in Disasters

Modern disasters highlight the critical need for effective crowd control and management, especially when people are deprived of essential resources. The role of specialized law enforcement units in managing crowds is vital to ensuring that disaster response efforts can reach and assist victims efficiently and peacefully.
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Law Enforcement Collaboration Within Multidisciplinary Teams

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Editor’s Note – Special Units and Underutilized Resources

Podcast – Built to Serve: Jeffrey J. Wittig on TIFMAS, Teamwork, and Emergency Response

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Domestic Preparedness Journal

june 2025

Rescue dog being pet by a group of children, Special Units: The Right Skills. The Right Time. The Right Teams.

Featured in this issue

  • Special Units and Underutilized Resources
  • Law Enforcement and Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Public Order Policing Units in Disasters
  • State Defense Forces in Emergency Response
  • Emergency Carcass Operations
  • Wildfire PREsponse: Closing the Gap With Mitigation
  • Scouts and the Value of Prepared Youth
  • Service Dogs: What First Responders Need to Know
  • Emergency Management for Transitioning Veterans
  • Podcast – Reframing Hurricane Response: Craig Fugate on Survivors as a First Line of Defense
  • Podcast – Built to Serve: Chief Jeffrey J. Wittig on TIFMAS, Teamwork, and Emergency Response
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Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

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©2025 Texas Division of Emergency Management

Domestic Preparedness

2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
©2025 Texas Division of Emergency Management
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