For a deeper understanding of the nation’s emergency response capabilities, disaster preparedness and the other related topics that create the headlines every day, these selected articles and white papers, authored by national security and disaster experts, provide a valuable resource.
Case Studies and Articles
- Disaster plans falter after the blast
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“While a recent AT&T survey found that New York firms were the best prepared among those in 10 major cities, the response following the Sept. 11th attacks, the 30-hour blackout in 2003 and the Manhattan steam-pipe explosion in the Summer of 2007 suggest that even the best prepared plans can be undermined by logistical obstacles and panicked employees. ”
- The Katrina Year/The Next Emergency
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“While important preparedness advances have been made in New Orleans and New York City, the Department of Homeland Security rated only 27 percent of the states and 10 percent of the cities evaluated as adequately prepared 'to cope with a catastrophic event.' ”
- Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, Earthquakes ... Why We Don't Prepare
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“Unlike mandatory car insurance, seat-belt laws, smoking bans, and other reforms aimed at saving American lives, the government has been relatively inactive with disaster preparedness improvements, Amanda Ripley writes. 'Where is the political will to protect lives and property?' asks Kathleen Tierney, head of the Natural Hazards Center.”
- In an Emergency, Who You Gonna Call?
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“Developing business and personal relationships within a community and creating a readily available contact list can turn a potentially devastating situation into a highly manageable, short-term crisis. ”
- Grocery Industry Plans for Bird Flu
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“Unlike other critical infrastructure, the food industry isn't getting much help from the government with disaster planning, Timberly Ross reports. The just-in-time philosophy that makes supermarket chains and wholesalers efficient is the same factor that makes them highly vulnerable to disruptions in the food supply. ”
- Virulent New Strain of TB
“With an estimated 1.7 million deaths attributed to tuberculosis each year, what would be the impact of a nearly drug-resistant form of the disease? Peter Finn reports on how society will deal with this new strain and the challenge of protecting individual rights while protecting the public’s best interests. ”
- America Unprepared for “Likely” Nuke Attack
“Joseph Farah maintains that our nation is no closer to a civil defense strategy for a nuclear strike by terrorists, despite expenditures of more than $300 billion for homeland security in the last five years.”
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