Joseph Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Services, American Red Cross
Joseph C. Becker
September 19, 2007
The ARC’s new operational framework for the Age of Terrorism. National Preparedness Month. Working
relationships with local and state agencies. Pet sheltering, the national shelter data system, and the
ARC blood program.
Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession
Kay C. Goss
September 11, 2007
One of the nation’s foremost experts in the still emerging field of emergency management provides
her insider’s point of view of the guiding principles – including both a vision and a mission statement
– on which this important new field was founded.
Building a Strong Emergency-Management Profession
Kay C. Goss
September 11, 2007
One of the nation’s foremost experts in the still emerging field of emergency management provides
her insider’s point of view of the guiding principles – including both a vision and a mission statement
– on which this important new field was founded.
Preparing Hospitals for Use as Fallout Shelters
Kirk Paradise
September 11, 2007
Forward-looking planners in Huntsville, Alabama, are seeking to determine the feasibility of using medical facilities as fallout shelters to cope with mass-casualty incidents involving a nuclear or “dirty” bomb.
Rear Admiral David P. Pekoske, USCG, and Rear Admiral Brian M. Salerno, USCG
John F. Morton, David P. Pekoske and Brian M. Salerno
September 11, 2007
Their views on current and future maritime-security operations, the USCG’s relationships with other
agencies, new security standards being considered, and the service’s interface with the Navy, CBP, and
various port stakeholders.
Debris Monitors – Cleaning Up and Clearing Out
Kirby McCrary
September 5, 2007
The crisis is not really “over” until the paperwork has been completed – in full, on time, and
frequently in triplicate. In the field of debris removal adherence to that old saying is sometimes the
difference between bankruptcy and prosperity.
James Lee Witt, CEO, James Lee Witt Associates
John F. Morton and James Lee Witt
September 5, 2007
The former FEMA administrator discusses the agency’s reorganization process, the proposed
establishment of a national catastrophic-insurance fund, FEMA’s working relationship with the ARC, and
the rationale for upgrading the agency to cabinet-level.
