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Editor’s Note – Emergency Communications: Tough Lessons From the Maui Wildfires

The after-action report of the Maui wildfires and the authors in the April edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal share valuable lessons for strengthening emergency communications in an ever-expanding complex communications ecosystem.

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Editor’s Note: Maximize Training, Minimize Risk

Catherine L. Feinman February 26, 2025
The December 2024 edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal provides insight into the intersection of AI and emergency preparedness. With their exponentially increasing speed of development, existing, emerging, and not-yet-created technologies must all be part of the planning process in 2025 and beyond.

In Memoriam: Lynda Zambrano

Domestic Preparedness February 26, 2025
Advisor Lynda Zambrano’s legacy is far-reaching, and the Domestic Preparedness community will miss her and her contributions deeply.

Advisory Board Spotlight: Interview with Sadie Martinez

Sadie Martinez February 19, 2025
Sadie Martinez is on the advisory board for the Domestic Preparedness Journal. Sadie is the Colorado State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s Access and Functional Needs Coordinator. Sadie uses the Communication, Maintaining Health/Medical, Independence, Support Services and Safety, and Transportation (CMIST) resource framework, which provides a whole-community inclusion
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Editor’s Note: Responding to Disasters in 2025 and Beyond

Catherine L. Feinman January 29, 2025
The December 2024 edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal provides insight into the intersection of AI and emergency preparedness. With their exponentially increasing speed of development, existing, emerging, and not-yet-created technologies must all be part of the planning process in 2025 and beyond.

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Building Strength in Workforce and Structure

Catherine L. Feinman December 21, 2022
Each person plays a critical leadership role, from top leadership to frontline workers. The authors in the December edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal share

Find Chances to Make Positive Changes

Catherine L. Feinman November 30, 2022
Emergency preparedness and response professionals willingly insert themselves into many emergencies and disasters that they could have avoided in other professions. However, they use these

PPD-44: Implications for Domestic Incident Management

Robert J. (Bob) Roller November 23, 2022
An essential national incident management guidance document is finally available to responders nationwide. This document will significantly improve a unified response to and recovery from

We Want to Hear from You!

Domestic Preparedness November 16, 2022
Interested in sharing your thoughts on ways to improve the Domestic Preparedness Journal? Willing to help by participating in a 60-minute market research interview? We’re

The Role of Faith in Disasters

Michael Prasad November 9, 2022
Many faith-based organizations have disaster response and recovery components as major elements of their own missions. By partnering with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, faith-based groups

Training the Next Generation of Cyber Guardians

Steve Stein November 2, 2022
Despite small local governments being overrun with malware, ransomware, and myriad other threats, it is difficult to find experienced cybersecurity professionals. Meanwhile, students search for
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Preparedness – The Goal With No Finish Line

Catherine L. Feinman September 25, 2024
In memory of the September 11 terrorist attacks and National Preparedness Month, the authors in this September edition of the Domestic Preparedness Journal address community

Community Engagement – Strength in Numbers

Catherine L. Feinman August 28, 2024
When community leaders in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery invest in engagements with community members, the return on investment can be measured in lives, properties,
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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.
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