Article Out Loud – U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Emergency Preparedness Implications

This is an article by Tanya M . Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, February 12, 2025. As the U.S. contemplates withdrawing its membership from the World Health Organization, there are potential impacts to both local and global emergency preparedness and response to consider. Learn how emergency managers should evaluate their current programs to determine ramifications in their local sectors.

Article Out Loud – Imagining the U.S. Without Power: A Dual-World EMP Exercise

This is an article by Charles (Chuck) L. Manto, K. Luke Reiner, and Dave Hunt, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, February 12, 2025. A dual-world tabletop exercise simulating an electromagnetic pulse event in Chicopee, Massachusetts, revealed startling discrepancies in outcomes between the city’s current preparedness and a moderate-preparedness simulation. Learn how one community turned a tabletop exercise into plans to prepare for a future emergency.

Article Out Loud – The Forefront of Innovation in Training & Exercises: Disaster Gaming

This is an article by Arthur J. Simental, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, February 12, 2025. Disaster wargaming may significantly change the future of tabletop exercises in emergency management and homeland security. Long used effectively to win and prevent wars throughout history, wargaming offers more realistic and engaging scenarios for emergency managers to prepare for real-world disasters. Learn how disaster wargaming, compared to other types of exercises, provides a unique and impactful means to prepare for real-world disasters.

Article Out Loud – Keeping Humans in the Loop: The Future of Emergency Management

The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools generates excitement and apprehension, raising profound questions about the future of emergency response. By adopting the joint cognitive systems paradigm, emergency managers are offered a new way of thinking about their work in this environment. Learn a new way of thinking about the work of emergency managers by adopting the joint cognitive systems paradigm.

Article Out Loud – The Vulnerability of Public Figures: Lessons from UnitedHealthcare

High-profile business leaders like UnitedHealthcare’s murdered CEO have been at an elevated risk of targeted violence in the past several years. Although such attacks on corporate executives and other public figures are rare, they are targeted. In response, many corporations have increased personal protection for executives, but the permanence of these measures is undetermined. Learn how lesser-known but important security measures can mitigate risks to business leaders and other public figures.

Article Out Loud – All at Once: Multi-Incident Simultaneous Response and Recovery

This is an article by Tucker Berry, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, January 29, 2025. As demonstrated by hurricanes Helene and Milton, many jurisdictions are unaccustomed to compounding incidents. Learn how to bolster readiness to simultaneously respond and recover by proactively examining and preparing for unique challenges of a compounding incident.

Article Out Loud – Overcoming Communications Challenges: A Hurricane Helene Success

This is an article by Jarod Rosson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, January 29, 2025. As part of the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s Hurricane Helene Incident Support Task Force, Emergency Management Coordinator Jarod Rosson experienced firsthand what it is like to respond to a disaster when all ground-based forms of communication are offline. Learn how Jarod’s experience can inform your next disaster communications plan. Now to the featured article.

Article Out Loud – Nonmedical Concerns for Hospitals in a Mass-Casualty Incident

Nonmedical concerns such as security and safety, unaccompanied minors, and governmental relations can adversely impact a hospital when responding to a mass-casualty incident. Failure to plan for these issues, including consequence management, could risk life and safety. Learn how mass-casualty incidents should be managed as complex incidents.

Article Out Loud – The Current State of the Opioid Crisis & Other Emerging Threats

This is an article by John Johnson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, January 21, 2025. Opioid deaths have surged dramatically since the pandemic. Manufacturers exploit legal loopholes and use precursor chemicals that often evade detection and regulation. Learn about new and growing threats that present challenges to public safety and demand innovative solutions and a proactive approach.

Article Out Loud – Preparing for the Next Biothreat: Lessons Not to Forget

In 2024, senior officials from hospitals, healthcare organizations, public health, emergency management, and other responder communities convened at two workshops to share the lessons they learned as leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how communities can better prepare for the next biothreat.
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