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  Amateur Radio and CERT

  I feel it time to merger Ares with CERT. I think they are a redunant group which both skills together should make up the best classes of volunteer works. There function together as CERT Member who also Ares would be a Best trained volunteer, It also would mean that the forms and produces would be better know and NIMS would be complete as span of control of all of it without two differently trained group who some time ...more »

  I feel it time to merger Ares with CERT. I think they are a redunant group which both skills together should make up the best classes of volunteer works. There function together as CERT Member who also Ares would be a Best trained volunteer, It also would mean that the forms and produces would be better know and NIMS would be complete as span of control of all of it without two differently trained group who some time are same people and other time aren't.

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  Submitted by Community Member on 1st Jan 2016

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  Disaster Relief Items in designated isles in big box stores

  In an emergency, knowing what to do is your best defense. In my state of Pennsylvania we have a state sponsored website called readypa.org which helps people with learning the risks, making an emergency plan and getting involved to help others. I assume every state has a "Ready" site that citizens can assess to gather information about how to prepare for an emergency, be it manmade or natural. The task and expense of ...more »

  In an emergency, knowing what to do is your best defense. In my state of Pennsylvania we have a state sponsored website called readypa.org which helps people with learning the risks, making an emergency plan and getting involved to help others. I assume every state has a "Ready" site that citizens can assess to gather information about how to prepare for an emergency, be it manmade or natural.

  The task and expense of preparing a disaster relief kit to accommodate everyone in the family, and knowing where to go in case of an emergency, as well as taking into consideration accommodating disabled or elderly citizens, where to go if you have pets, etc. can be challenging.

  I propose that gradually each big box store LOWES and Home Depot, as well as Target and Walmart, have a dedicated isle/area where everything can be obtained. Each store's area- no matter who's store it is; Lowes, Home Depot, Target or Walmart- should all have uniform isles with the states "ready" logo decorating the banners on the shelving. These isles would also contain brochures and pamphlets that each state could post for print out from their websites.

   

  These stores have buying power and together they should be able to purchase these goods to be sold in their stores reasonably inexpensive. Each state and all stores should be working together. The manufacturers of these goods should discount wholesale for this cause. Lowes and Home Depot regularly do informative workshops and can help here too. This is a good way to make people aware and get the goods into everyone's hands. Gradually so as not to scare.

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  Submitted by Upsydaizie on 28th Dec 2015

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  Reinitialize Civil Defense

  If the citizens feel engaged and empowered by participating in civil defense, they will have a generally better chance at surviving any major event.

   

  Issue updated regulations, set up fallout shelters and plan triage sites. Let the people involved do the research and planning, and you just have to put the stamp of approval on it.

  Submitted by misterhamtastic on 23rd Dec 2015

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  Will digital "chips" and thumb print scanners protect our power

  This post is about maybe creating a more secure virtual "digital" reality; computer hacking and encryption pose problems to this nation's security. What if programmers developed digital "chip" or thumbprint activated ID to get around on the Internet? Customers of banks, students of colleges, government employees of departments, customers of stores, and legitimate officials to power plants would be assigned digital "chips" ...more »

  This post is about maybe creating a more secure virtual "digital" reality; computer hacking and encryption pose problems to this nation's security. What if programmers developed digital "chip" or thumbprint activated ID to get around on the Internet? Customers of banks, students of colleges, government employees of departments, customers of stores, and legitimate officials to power plants would be assigned digital "chips" or thumbprint activated virtual IDs; these computers virtual "chips" would change after each transaction to keep computer IDs from becoming hacked. A special attachment would be plugged into your computer as part of getting a new Internet account so it can scan a person's thumbprint. If you were a bank customer or official to power plants, you would scan your thumbprint. If you were at a store to check out, a thumb print scanner or smart phone digital reader would be used.

  All websites should have a digital ID "chip" that a person's own computer must read before visiting it. For websites that use encryption, a person's own computer will not be able to access it. Internet service providers would offer this service free as part of their bundle package. Will these concepts work, please let me know?

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  Submitted by davidbthelen on 21st Dec 2015

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  Code names for activities nationwide

  I work at a local hospital and we have emergency response codes. I think this should be standardized nationwide. Example in our hospital we have a CODE SILVER: active shooter/killer. I have a friend who works at the air base clinic in Bellevue and their code name is CODE BLACK. Now there is a TV show stating that CODE BLACK is when an ER department is overwhelmed. If we use these codes as emergencies they should be standardized ...more »

  I work at a local hospital and we have emergency response codes. I think this should be standardized nationwide. Example in our hospital we have a CODE SILVER: active shooter/killer. I have a friend who works at the air base clinic in Bellevue and their code name is CODE BLACK. Now there is a TV show stating that CODE BLACK is when an ER department is overwhelmed. If we use these codes as emergencies they should be standardized to help stem the confusion.

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  Submitted by daniel.swinnerton on 19th Nov 2015

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  Mitigating losses while creating green jobs

  The US-China accord to combat climate change brings innovations to market that tangibly address the issue as well as mitigate losses in natural calamities. FEMA has ignored a development that combines a LEED rated permanent, seamless roofing that is hurricane resistant. The Hurricane Testing Laboratory found no criteria for testing! The composite can be embedded with photovoltaic properties leading to "Solarizing the ...more »

  The US-China accord to combat climate change brings innovations to market that tangibly address the issue as well as mitigate losses in natural calamities.

   

  FEMA has ignored a development that combines a LEED rated permanent, seamless roofing that is hurricane resistant. The Hurricane Testing Laboratory found no criteria for testing! The composite can be embedded with photovoltaic properties leading to "Solarizing the World on the Cheap"..Craig Fugate must wake up the times. .

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  Submitted by feuchs on 12th Sep 2015

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  Teaching young adults the importance of Homeland Security

  I have no idea what is taught to high school kids today as far as Homeland security goes, as I have no kids in school. I stumbled on "Risk Management Fundamentals: Homeland Security Risk Management Doctrine." and thought it would be a great teaching tool. It also got me thinking about how young the recruits are for ISIS and the like. They are teaching kids under the age of 10 to hate and kill us, and showing them how ...more »

  I have no idea what is taught to high school kids today as far as Homeland security goes, as I have no kids in school. I stumbled on "Risk Management Fundamentals: Homeland Security Risk Management Doctrine." and thought it would be a great teaching tool.

  It also got me thinking about how young the recruits are for ISIS and the like. They are teaching kids under the age of 10 to hate and kill us, and showing them how to use weapons.

  We need to start teaching our kids more patriotism and show them what our government is doing to help keep us safe. We need to teach them that it is everyone's responsibility to get involved or at least be aware of the "See Something Say Something" campaign.

  Our kids will be battling a much tougher organization beginning in just a few years as these young terrorist recruits grow up. Those young recruits have never known anything but war in their entire lives. Our kids need to learn this publication.

  The publication mentioned above is an excellent publication and can be found here: http://www.dhs.gov/counterterrorism-publications

   

  The "Get Involved" page is also a great page for our youth to explore. http://www.dhs.gov/get-involved

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  Submitted by Upsydaizie on 10th Aug 2015

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  F.C.C. Urges Phone Carriers: Nix Copper For Fiber Optics

  http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/fcc-urges-carriers-to-turn-off-copper-networks-upgrade-to-fiber/ Just when you thought your "land line" phone was safe...for the few of us that still have them. For telephone, TV and Internet, fiber-to-home (instead of copper wire) may sound attractive, but backup power is not provided (unless you pay for a limited amount of it and you maintain the system). Folks relying upon ...more »

  http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/fcc-urges-carriers-to-turn-off-copper-networks-upgrade-to-fiber/

   

  Just when you thought your "land line" phone was safe...for the few of us that still have them.

   

  For telephone, TV and Internet, fiber-to-home (instead of copper wire) may sound attractive, but backup power is not provided (unless you pay for a

  limited amount of it and you maintain the system).

   

  Folks relying upon this ONE last vestage of technology to avail themselves of "disaster preparedness communications" VIA land-line will

  have to purchase a "battery back up" from their local phone carrier---which the carriers M-U-S-T make available...for a fee.

   

  Read the above link for more details

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  Submitted by Community Member on 7th Aug 2015

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  Remove Google Earth Maps and Co Names from "At Risk" Buildings

  I recommend the Federal Government remove Google Maps and Company Names from buildings for "at risk" terrorist targets. The Federal Government should, for example, require their defense contractors to remove their company names from their buildings and to wipe such business addresses referenced on the internet. Google Maps should be required to eliminate such locations/mapping from their online maps application. This ...more »

  I recommend the Federal Government remove Google Maps and Company Names from buildings for "at risk" terrorist targets. The Federal Government should, for example, require their defense contractors to remove their company names from their buildings and to wipe such business addresses referenced on the internet. Google Maps should be required to eliminate such locations/mapping from their online maps application. This has obvious benefits in terms of reducing risks to these locations. The Federal Government knows the locations of their contractors....nobody else needs to know. Right now, it seems to me like the general availability of this type of information is like leaving one's keys in their car knowing that car thieves are roaming your neighborhood. IF anyone is legitimately seeking such information, they should have to go through a security check...through the Federal Government.

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  Submitted by Community Member on 27th Jul 2015

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  Which initial triage tags, are best day/night, hot or freezing?

  Conducting/supporting a study that compares all currently available triage tagging tools (different styles of paper tags, triage ribbon, reflective slap wrap wrist bands, colored clothes pins, chemical lights, single colored chemlight alternatives, triage lights and paper tags with RFID) in daytime, nighttime and adverse condition scenarios. There are several studies that compare triage methods but I have found only one ...more »

  Conducting/supporting a study that compares all currently available triage tagging tools (different styles of paper tags, triage ribbon, reflective slap wrap wrist bands, colored clothes pins, chemical lights, single colored chemlight alternatives, triage lights and paper tags with RFID) in daytime, nighttime and adverse condition scenarios. There are several studies that compare triage methods but I have found only one that compared triage tagging tools. It concluded when you use lights in adverse condition initial triage that you reduce patient collection times by over 30% and you reduce patient collection errors from 4 errors down to 1 error. Those are significant numbers due to improved situational awareness, see attached. The hope is to have the data available for FICEMS and NEMSAC to consider when writing upcoming National EMS guidelines. Data from the responder community is critical and I believe that by establishing which tools contribute the most towards a patients "Golden hour" as well as to the safety and performance of the responders is important.

   

  Is there a need to establish which triage tagging tools contribute the most towards a patients "Golden Hour" and a responders overall safety/performance?

   

  See this recent article, http://ow.ly/Q54IM

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  Submitted by jc on 25th Jul 2015

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  Are we 24/7 Field Triage Prepared?

  Original post, http://fema.ideascale.com/a/dtd/24-7-Field-Triage-Preparedness/319348-14692 Top 15 for 3 years. The recognition & adoption of a standardized national illuminated color coded system for triaging MCI patients 24/7. Today different States & organizations use different triage cards & tapes to triage patients. The one thing they all have in common is not the language or format of the triage cards but it is ...more »

  Original post, http://fema.ideascale.com/a/dtd/24-7-Field-Triage-Preparedness/319348-14692 Top 15 for 3 years.

   

  The recognition & adoption of a standardized national illuminated color coded system for triaging MCI patients 24/7. Today different States & organizations use different triage cards & tapes to triage patients. The one thing they all have in common is not the language or format of the triage cards but it is the color given to each priority. If a national color code standard is adopted then no State or Agency would have to change their triage cards but in cases of National Disasters when first responders from different States come together, red is always first, yellow is always second, green is always third and black (blue light) is always last, we all speak the same language, via the colors. The illuminated component to the triage system is to address the lack of one today. Today support personnel run around with flashlight shining the light on cards or pieces of tape in the dark or under adverse conditions to find the priority patients. Imagine a rolled over bus on the highway at night while it is snowing. Why, when there is a better way? Use lights for night time or adverse condition scenarios. A study has shown if you use lights in triage you reduce patient collection times by over 30% & reduce patient collection errors from 4 errors down to 1. Citizen's should be confident that our first responders are properly equipped & prepared to handle situations to the best of their abilities 24/7. Let’s make patients & responders lives easier. Seconds Count! 24/7

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  Submitted by jc on 25th Jul 2015

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  Amateur Radio Resource Types

  The approach to volunteer emergency communications seems disconnected from the NIMS philosophy. The role (or roles) of ham radio with respect to the communication needs of an ongoing incident should be examined, and pertinent resource types should be identified. At the very least, resource types focused on on-incident comms should be distinct from resource types focused on connecting the incident to the outside world. ...more »

  The approach to volunteer emergency communications seems disconnected from the NIMS philosophy. The role (or roles) of ham radio with respect to the communication needs of an ongoing incident should be examined, and pertinent resource types should be identified. At the very least, resource types focused on on-incident comms should be distinct from resource types focused on connecting the incident to the outside world. There is likely a third need: enabling brief contact between affected/displaced individuals and their remote loved ones prior to the restoration of services.

   

  The entire point of NIMS is that the response should be able to scale beyond the ability of the local resources to address it. The exclusively local focus of RACES and amateur radio integration in local disaster plans precludes this, as remote hams are not privy to local plans. Defining a rational set of nationally standardized amateur radio resource types allows local plans the option of scaling up should the need arise.

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  Submitted by bnordgren on 31st May 2015

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  A STATISTICAL GLIMPSE OF SMALL BUSINESS PREPAREDNESS CHALLENGES

  PURPOSE: U.S. statistics may imply that >70% of private-sector small businesses have time or money constraints that adversely impact their preparedness. - CONDITIONS, BUSINESS PREPAREDNESS IS LIKELY TO BE CONSTRAINED IN: 1. Sole-proprietorships and other single person businesses. => As of 2013 there are 19,850,941 Sole-proprietorships businesses in the U.S. =>Businesses that are sole-proprietorships may be functioning ...more »

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  U.S. statistics may imply that >70% of private-sector small businesses have time or money constraints that adversely impact their preparedness.

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  CONDITIONS, BUSINESS PREPAREDNESS IS LIKELY TO BE CONSTRAINED IN:

  1. Sole-proprietorships and other single person businesses.

  => As of 2013 there are 19,850,941 Sole-proprietorships businesses in the U.S.

  =>Businesses that are sole-proprietorships may be functioning as “typical laymen individuals” (from a preparedness point of view).

  2. Businesses with revenue less than $50,000 per year (before overhead is deducted).

  =>As of 2013 there are12,669,671 U.S. businesses making <$50,000 per year.

  =>In sole-proprietorships, there are many circumstances whereby revenue is a direct function of engaging in the (primary revenue generating work activity).

  =>Any other activity undertaken (such as preparedness) looses time and money.

  =>Businesses that make less than $50,000 per year will not have money left over for “Capabilities” or “Resources,” and can not support anything other than free preparedness options, and may only be interested in preparedness options that take the least time to manage.

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  Promote, additional small business community engagement events that will help them form collaborative networks with other local businesses to support one another in ways that will compensate for lack of personnel and budgetary constraints.

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  SEE FULL TOPIC, STATS, AND REFs HERE:

  http://uscsrh.ideascale.com/a/dtd/A-STATISTICAL-GLIMPSE-OF-SMALL-BUSINESS-PREPAREDNESS-CHALLENGES/122547-29117

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  Submitted by Aaron Littlefield on 26th May 2015

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  Overpass Storm Shelter Idea

  Was watching the weather channel and one of those myth/fact ones came on proving that they are not safe in a Tornado, my idea is take some of those small storm shelters you can buy and make them bigger now put one on each side of the highway under the overpass, so maybe 10+ can survive in them over the course of the storm.. might need to have some special code or cards so homeless do not take up residents..

  Submitted by KVDSalvatore on 22nd May 2015

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  Start now

  We are living 100 years back in time.Start putting all new grids underground and when servicing old power lines put them under also.It is a proven fact that above ground power lines are the first to go during ANY storm.I have submitted this idea over a year ago and things could have already been accomplished if anyone got off their bottoms.Also if you check you'll find out that this is a recurring problem leaving millions ...more »

  We are living 100 years back in time.Start putting all new grids underground and when servicing old power lines put them under also.It is a proven fact that above ground power lines are the first to go during ANY storm.I have submitted this idea over a year ago and things could have already been accomplished if anyone got off their bottoms.Also if you check you'll find out that this is a recurring problem leaving millions a year without power so,DO SOMETHING!

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  Submitted by dalellewellyn in Jan 2015

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  Surge Capacity for Ebola

  It is time for FEMA to formulate both intrinsic/extrinsic and evacuee-related plans to address situations (like the current ebola crisis).

   

  This should include public/private resources that address not only the situation but also widespread public reaction to the event.

   

  Such an event may serve the propaganda purposes of terrorist groups that may seek to exploit the situation in furtherance of their agenda.

  Submitted by jon_nakapalau in Oct 2014

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  Coordinated Response to Active Shooter

  Law Enforcement (primarily) seems to have forgotten the concept of the Staging Area when responding to a Mass Casualty incident like an Active Shooter. Offices have been taught to "go in" rather than wait. We have accepted the risk of being shot in an effort to stop the continued shooting. And I agree with this concept when it comes to the officers who are on duty and respond to the scene as dispatched. My issue is ...more »

  Law Enforcement (primarily) seems to have forgotten the concept of the Staging Area when responding to a Mass Casualty incident like an Active Shooter. Offices have been taught to "go in" rather than wait. We have accepted the risk of being shot in an effort to stop the continued shooting. And I agree with this concept when it comes to the officers who are on duty and respond to the scene as dispatched.

   

  My issue is that officers who are off duty, from other agencies, or who self-dispatch need to respond to a staging area so their entry into a building or facility can be coordinated and their presence can be accounted for. Law Enforcement needs to re-focus on the mission of the Staging Area Manager and train officers that unless they are dispatched to such an incident, they need to respond to staging for proper assignment.

   

  Numerous incidents have identified this as an issue, to include he shootings a the Washington Navy Yard and the Mall in Columbia in Howard County, MD. There have been near blue-on-blue incidents, and this kind of tragedy is avoidable. But it will require the input of law enforcement commanders on the scene.

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  Submitted by rmueck in Sep 2014

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  Prevention and preparation are the keys

  EDUCATION ON PREVENTION AND PREPARATION IS THE KEY General objective 1.Former leaders in preparation for emergencies and contingencies. 2. Establish local emergency committees Particular objectives - short-term -: Participants will learn to: To understand and to put in practice the essential concepts of prevention and preparedness for emergencies and disasters events, through the management of crisis plant ...more »

  EDUCATION ON PREVENTION AND PREPARATION IS THE KEY

   

  General objective

   

  1.Former leaders in preparation for emergencies and contingencies.

   

  2. Establish local emergency committees

   

  Particular objectives - short-term -:

   

  Participants will learn to:

   

  To understand and to put in practice the essential concepts of prevention and preparedness for emergencies and disasters events, through the management of crisis plant and risk scenarios.

   

   

  Understand the concepts of:

   

  Prevention, mitigation, preparedness, control, alert, alarm, response,recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction, emergency plans, contingency plans, threat, vulnerability, risk, disaster cycle, emergency committees.

   

  Participants will mock evacuation, hazard maps, vulnerability analysis, they are identifying risk scenarios, and will understand the chains of intervention

   

  Scope: Depending on the objectives of the group of participants and the intensity of the course, the scope would be given by :

   

  Risk management, organization for crisis, emergency plans, contingency plans, chains of intervention.

   

  Methodology: Interactive teaching methods.

   

  Resources : The training is done with three different powerpoint presentations, each of them is used depending on the circumstances.

   

  Educational Games.

   

   

  Language: Spanish, another language would be with the help of an interpreter

   

  Directed to: Hispanic community and bilingual individuals –english and Spanish- with high capacity of leadership, and be multipliers.

   

  Pilot plan: We have made several presentations at people interested in the topic

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  Submitted by oaugustof8 in Sep 2014

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  the security of the usa

  have all flights coming from anywhere other then usa land 1st in the east coast at providence, ri & the west coast ventura,ca or another small airport close to a big city but not a really big city and then have every one go through customs/tsa and continue on from there

  Submitted by dumpforlesstrucking in Jul 2014

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  Employee evaluation of Management

  Employees rate FEMA an "F" over the last 6 Emp Satisfaction Surveys. To address this, FEMA needs to weed out the incompetent, self-serving employees who are in roles of supervision and management. This suggestion is for Employees to evaluate their supervisors/managers at the end of deployment, just like employees themselves are evaluated. This measurement should be used to determine is the individual should remain ...more »

  Employees rate FEMA an "F" over the last 6 Emp Satisfaction Surveys. To address this, FEMA needs to weed out the incompetent, self-serving employees who are in roles of supervision and management. This suggestion is for Employees to evaluate their supervisors/managers at the end of deployment, just like employees themselves are evaluated. This measurement should be used to determine is the individual should remain in management or be moved into staff/support roles.

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  Submitted by Community Member in May 2014

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  Hurricane Mitch Disaster

  http://www.toondoo.com//ViewBook.toon?bookid=511640

  Submitted by Community Member in Feb 2014

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  Retractable cell tower installation idea

  The idea is that you can put the cell tower in a protective mode. So when the strong winds has disappeared you tell the tower to get operational again. In the link to the pdf I suggest you might get the cell tower into a protective mode simply by retracting it underground.

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  Active Shooter Training for Fire EMS Personnel

  Our public safety department has done quite a bit of research regarding active shooter incidents, and we are currently evaluating different response models to find options that would best fit our needs. That said, several of our personnel that have attended training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) were curious if they would be offering or considering to offer any sort of active shooter training for Fire ...more »

  Our public safety department has done quite a bit of research regarding active shooter incidents, and we are currently evaluating different response models to find options that would best fit our needs. That said, several of our personnel that have attended training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) were curious if they would be offering or considering to offer any sort of active shooter training for Fire and EMS personnel. Specifically, training that introduces Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines along with force protection (Rescue Task Force model used by Arlington County, Virginia for example). The CDP has done an outstanding job providing unique and diverse training options such as response to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction that are not available anywhere else. I spoke to their office in an attempt to see if they were considering developing any training programs of this type, and the response that I got was "as badly as this training is needed throughout the states we are at the present not considering developing any programs of this type, sorry".

   

  The CDP would be a great unified facility to offer this training. The current training needs to be updated to fit the needs and/or threats that our responders are met with on a regular basis. We would like to see FEMA develop courses regarding active shooter situations and offer them in the near future.

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