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Use of Crisis Communication Strategies by Food Bank Network During a Global Pandemic Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Brittany “Brie” Haupt, Lauren Azevedo, Michael O’Grady
During the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), nonprofits needed to quickly rethink their strategies concerning the sustainability of their organizations along with communication regarding the crisis. The pandemic presented unique opportunities for understanding how service-oriented nonprofits, who must share timely and accurate information across stakeholders and work closely with partner organizations
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Evaluating the Quality of State Hazard Mitigation Plans Based on Hazard Identification, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessments Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Margot Habets, Sarah L. Jackson, Savannah L. Baker, Qian Huang, Leah Blackwood, Erin M. Kemp, Susan L. Cutter
U.S. State Hazard Mitigation Plans (SHMPs) identify hazards, locate jurisdictional vulnerabilities and risks, and prioritize state hazard mitigation actions. As environmental hazards become more prevalent and costlier due to climate change, these mitigation plans and activities serve as critical decision-making tools for disaster risk reduction. This investigation systematically evaluates all fifty
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The Homeland Kaleidoscope: Perceptions of Threats and Coping Among Israeli Civilians in a Diversity of Conflict Zones Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-11-11 Roni Tiargan Orr, Aya Dolev, Uzi Ben-Shalom
This paper explores perceptions of threat and the subjective ability to cope with belligerency in conflict zones using the diversity of Israel’s security arenas. Three research populations were defined, all adult residents in Jewish or mixed localities with a high probability of involvement in a security conflict or in which confrontations occurred between 2002 and 2014: residents of the northern border
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Urban Governance of Disaster Response Capacity: Institutional Models of Local Scalability Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Andreas Hagedorn Krogh, Asbjørn Røiseland
Increasingly confronted with the acute risk of large-scale disaster, local governments across the globe are searching for effective and efficient strategies for scaling their disaster response capacity. Emergency management research has examined such strategies in various urban settings, but still suffers from the lack of proper theoretical frameworks for studying how institutionalized modes of governance
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A Framework for a Mobile Knowledge Management Application for Crisis and Emergency Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Tuncay Bayrak
The widespread availability of mobile devices offers enormous opportunities for first responders to have instant access to sources of information, and collaborate with one another when responding to an emergency. Although various knowledge management systems have been developed in different domains, no mobile knowledge management application so far has been developed in the area of emergency or crisis
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Strengthening Food Systems Resilience Before, During and After Disasters and Other Crises Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Benjamin J. Ryan, Victoria Telford, Mark Brickhouse, Jose Acosta, Cara Allen, Sanjaya Bhatia, Jacqueline Campbell, Connor Crowe, Jeremy Everrett, Matthew Fendt, Rok Fink, Kristy Hatch, Tim Hatch, Aaron Johnson, Reiley Jones, Lori A. Kanitz, Landon Knapp, Kathy Krey, Grant Larson, Joshua McKone, Andrea Santa Cruz, Paul A. Sandifer, Bryan W. Brooks
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic compromised access to essential meals for many children. In response, a public/private partnership known as the Emergency Meals-to-You program was established to deliver meals in affected rural areas of the United States. This study builds on this using a scorecard approach adapted from the United Nations Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient to identify
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Climate-Related Vulnerability Assessment Toward Disaster Risk Reduction: Insight from Pakistan Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Hafiz Waqar Abbas, Xuesong Guo
Globally, climate-related disasters (CRDs) have become a common phenomenon in the last few decades, increasing vulnerability and causing disaster mortality. To manage disaster risk, the global Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction (SFDRR) provides a solid action plan for disaster risk reduction (DRR) considering all the dimensions of vulnerability. However, countries are still less receptive
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Responding to the February 2021 Texas Freeze: A Case Study of the Reaction to the Cascading Effects of a Complex Disaster Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Faith Spraktes, David A McEntire
The following article examines the cascading effects that took place from February 11–20, 2021, through the perspectives of emergency managers, FEMA employees, and others who responded to “The Texas Freeze.” The research discusses the literature on cascading disasters as well as the methodology that was utilized to conduct this study. It then examines the unique challenges experienced before and after
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Politicization of COVID-19 and Conspiratorial Beliefs Among Emergency & Public Health Officials Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Sarah E. DeYoung, Ashley K. Farmer
In this research, we identified how political beliefs impact emergency manager’s perception of COVID-19 severity and risk. Specifically, we gathered data from people with a broad range of roles in emergency management including healthcare, mitigation, response, fire, rescue, and other areas. We asked respondents their beliefs about the severity of COVID-19, their belief in health conspiracy theories
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Should Homeland Security Studies Survive? Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Erik J. Dahl, James D. Ramsay
A few years after the end of the Cold War, Richard Betts argued that a specter was haunting the field of strategic studies, “the specter of peace,” and asked whether that field should survive the new era. Today, more than two decades after the 9/11 attacks that stimulated the field of homeland security (HS) studies, we could ask a similar question about that field. Should it survive as an academic
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Distribution Center Location Selection in Humanitarian Logistics Using Hybrid BWM–ARAS: A Case Study in Türkiye Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Caner Erden, Çağdaş Ateş, Sinan Esen
This study investigates the criteria affecting the location of humanitarian logistics distribution centers in the Sakarya province of Turkey, an area prone to natural disasters. The study identifies potential distribution center locations and uses the Best-Worst Method (BWM) to determine criteria such as population, distance to major highways and airports, public transportation availability, natural
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Crisis as Opportunities for Robust Government: A Systematic Review of Policy Process Literature Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Manli Zhang, Deserai A. Crow, Shihao Dai, Ben Ma
Increasing risks and crises present a challenging new normal for contemporary emergency management. It is important for public organizations to build robust government structures that can adapt to changing circumstances, rather than conform to rigid established procedures. Nevertheless, scholars have not fully explored how the transition to such robustness develops after crisis events. This paper fills
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Strategic Planning in Emergency Management: Highlighting the Critical Role (and Impacts) of the Planning Process Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Scott Robert Manning
Strategic planning is a critical element in the strategic management of any public organization, including local emergency management agencies (EMAs). However, while the importance of strategic planning in emergency management is well founded, even codified in the national standards, little is known empirically about its actual use, and even less is known about the impacts of the planning process on
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In Defense of Disinformation Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-05-22 Brian J. Murphy
Disinformation is not as intuitively understood in the security disciplines as those speaking about it seem to believe. Where we do find definitions, they vary considerably. As a result, the term has become politized and, instead, has lost value. Given the shallow roots behind classifying content as disinformation, it is not surprising that it has been sucked into the hyperpolarized maelstrom of politics
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The Use of Social Media by Emergency Stakeholder Groups: Lessons Learned from Areas Affected by Hurricanes Isaac and Sandy Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Ryan H. Kirby, Margaret Reams, Nina S.-N. Lam
We present findings from our 2018 survey of organizations involved in emergency management in areas affected by Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac to gain insight into their social media use throughout the four phases of emergencies – preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation planning. While 90% of the 269 respondents report using social media in their communications with the public, government offices
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Applications and Integration into Hazard Mitigation Planning Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-04-29 Catherine T. Lawson, Karthik Soundara Rajan
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs), or drones) operations, focused on natural hazards, have experienced rapid expansion in the last decade. UAS uses before, during, and after natural hazard events, provide value for emergency management operations (e.g. Search-and-Rescue (SAR)), and post-event analytics. The Department
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Critical Review of National Flood Policy Outcomes Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Michelle Stanley, Abbey Hotard, Daniel Pilgreen, Michelle Meyer
Populations are increasingly exposed to natural hazards due to expanding development and climate change. This exposure is exacerbated by sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors limiting resources for disaster mitigation and recovery. Federal disaster assistance is crucial for communities in the wake of catastrophic events by supplementing local resources. However, recent research suggests that federal
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An Exploration of Local Emergency Management Program Accreditation Pursuit Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Jessica Jensen, Marcelo Ferreira
The manuscript reports the results of a study that explored what facilitates and hinders local emergency management program pursuit of accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). This research question is of significance for several reasons, including, (1) leading national emergency management organizations have endorsed The Emergency Management Standard promulgated by EMAP;
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Supporting Humanitarian Crisis Decision Making with Reliable Intelligence Derived from Social Media Using AI Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Christopher Garcia, Ghaith Rabadi, Dia Abujaber, Mamadou Seck
Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence bring promising new capabilities that can substantially improve our ability to manage complex and evolving situations in the face of uncertainty. Humanitarian crises exemplify such situations, and the pervasiveness of social media renders it one of the most abundant sources of real-time information available. However, it is quite a difficult task
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Infectious Disease as a Security Threat: A Mental Framework for Future Emergency Preparedness Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Ryan Scott Houser
The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on human lives as well as economic and social stability. The United States has a complicated history with biosecurity. The September 11th terror attacks uncovered various weaknesses in the national biosecurity infrastructure that have persisted into the current pandemic. This study explores the implications of framing the infectious disease
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The Application of Emergency Management Principles to Violent Crime Response and Urban Resilience Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-03-17 David W. Taylor, Erik Wood, Tim Frazier
Violent crime is on the rise in many American cities and the annual cost to police and the community increases proportionally. Violent crime scenes are similar to the calamity experienced with natural or human-made disasters. Understanding how it could have been prevented, what services were needed, and what remaining gaps still exist in services and resources is critical. The narrative can be shifted
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Gauging the Impact of Satellite & Space Systems on Critical Infrastructure[CI]: Risk Management is Neither an Enigma nor a Mystery for CI Systems Security Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Robert McCreight
This article summarizes many critical infrastructure vulnerability issues involving connectivity to space platforms and cyber systems. The article emphasizes the importance of rigorous updated risk assessment in these aeas and the urgent need to exercise all phases and aspects of infrastructufe failure, collapse or extended disruption.
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Defining Fire as a Weapon (FaaW): Clarity, Implications, and Opportunity for the Homeland Security Enterprise Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-12-06 Michael Marino
Fire as a weapon (FaaW) is discussed within the first responder community but still vaguely defined. This ambiguity, coupled with absent reporting mechanisms, leads to an inability to estimate the size of the problem correctly. This research offers a comprehensive definition of FaaW and argues for its inclusion as a high-threat response. It evaluates fire as a weapon as a homeland security issue requiring
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The Impact of Social Media on Disaster Volunteerism: Evidence from Hurricane Harvey Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Fatih Demiroz,Esra Akbas
Abstract Emergent volunteer groups play a significant role during disasters. There is a rich literature on the role of volunteer groups in disasters and disaster volunteerism. However, the rapid proliferation of social media platforms in the last decade made a significant impact on human lives, and disaster volunteerism is no exception. This article argues that there is a need for understanding social
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An Overview of Local Floodplain Administrators and Training Needs in FEMA Region 6 Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-03-30 Laura Siebeneck,Elyse Zavar,Rejina Manandhar
Abstract The management of flood risk poses significant challenges for communities across the United States. At the forefront of managing flood risk in the U.S. are local floodplain administrators (FPAs). Despite the importance of their role in addressing flood hazards at the local level, little is known about those who serve in this capacity. Using survey data gathered from local floodplain administrators
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The Hazard Consequence Prediction System: A Participatory Action Research Approach to Enhance Emergency Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Austin Becker, Noah Hallisey, Ellis Kalaidjian, Peter Stempel, Pamela Rubinoff
Emergency managers (EMs) need nuanced data that contextualize the local-scale risks and impacts posed by major storm events (e.g. hurricanes and nor’easters). Traditional tools available to EMs, such as weather forecasts or storm surge predictions, do not provide actionable data regarding specific local concerns, such as access by emergency vehicles and potential communication disruptions. However
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Frontmatter Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01
Article Frontmatter was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 19, issue 1).
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Strengthening Disaster Response Through Analysis of Crime During Hurricane Ike Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Daniel Augusto
This study uses time series analysis in an effort to inform disaster response efforts by identifying changes to Houston crime during Hurricane Ike. The results indicate that Burglaries increased significantly by 305% during Ike. Aggravated Assaults also increased significantly, but Theft and Auto Theft decreased by 37% and 16% respectively. Several other crimes revealed no significant differences during
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Examining the Potential Impacts of Social Vulnerability on Damage Levels in Areas Affected by Hurricane Harvey Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Hui-Peng Liew, Nathan Eidem
To our knowledge, this is one of the pioneering studies that examined the associations between changes in different dimensions of social vulnerability from 2000 to 2016 on damage levels resulting from Hurricane Harvey. The empirical work was based on data obtained from the FEMA Modeled Building Damage Assessments Harvey 20170829 and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)’s Geospatial
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Incorporating Ethics in Disaster Communication Strategy: The Case of the U.S. Government in Deepwater Horizon Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 J. Suzanne Horsley, Amber L. Hutchins
BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 was a major test of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which the United States federal government mandates for response to all disasters. At the time, this disaster was perhaps the greatest event in scope and duration under NIMS disaster management guidelines since they were revised in 2008 (the third edition was published in 2017). Ten years
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Economic Impacts of Spillover Effects of Terrorism Countermeasures at Public Assembly Sites Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Adam Z. Rose, Dan Wei, Katie Byrd, Richard John
In recent years, there have been many high-profile attacks on large, relatively unprotected venues, including entertainment and shopping complexes in the U.S. and around the world. Public and private decision-makers can choose from a wide array of terrorism countermeasures. A question arises as to whether patrons’ complaints about delays, inconvenience and invasion of privacy actually translate into
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Agricultural Security: Critical National Infrastructure We Cannot Ignore Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Robert McCreight
Article Agricultural Security: Critical National Infrastructure We Cannot Ignore was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 19, issue 1).
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The Greening of Homeland Security Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Sefer Yılmaz
Article The Greening of Homeland Security was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 19, issue 1).
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Media Mis-Information and Dis-Information: Future Impact on Disaster Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 Gilead Shenhar,Timothy Davis,Michael Hopmeier,Lori Settle
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Daniel P. Aldrich: Black wave: How networks and governance shaped Japan’s 3/11 disasters Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Etsuko Yasui
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What COVID Teaches Us About Homeland Security: How Not to be the Mouse Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Chappell H. Lawson
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Stochastic Modeling of Non-linear Terrorism Dynamics Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Jakub Drmola,Tomáš Hubík
Abstract Modeling terrorism is both necessary and difficult. While the necessity comes from the all too obvious real-world pressures our society is facing, the difficulty stems from the underlying complexity of the phenomena itself – there are many variables to account for, they are hard to measure, and the relationships between them are confounding. Since modeling terrorism is at its most onerous
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Reframing Risk in the Wake of COVID-19 Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Christine Crudo Blackburn,Sayali Shelke,Sharon Zaldivar Alatorre
Abstract Concerns about infectious disease in mega-shelters following hurricanes should be a top priority. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the challenge of implementing standard evacuation and sheltering procedures for hurricanes during an outbreak of a respiratory disease and the lessons learned from the 2020 hurricane season must be applied to future response efforts. In this article, we examine
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Frontmatter Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01
Article Frontmatter was published on May 1, 2021 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 18, issue 2).
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The Use of Crisis Communication Strategies in Emergency Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Brittany Haupt
As emergency management evolved to encompass a focus on supporting safe growth and development for communities, the role and responsibilities of government became increasingly complex with aspects of emergency management becoming quintessential. Issues with communication uncovered the need to understand how managers collect, disseminate, and adapt critical information through understanding crisis type
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Stress Testing to Assess Recovery from Extreme Events Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 M. John Plodinec
Over the last decade, communities have become increasingly aware of the risks they face. They are threatened by natural disasters, which may be exacerbated by climate change and the movement of land masses. Growing globalization has made a pandemic due to the rapid spread of highly infectious diseases ever more likely. Societal discord breeds its own threats, not the least of which is the spread of
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Understanding Job Placement of Recent Emergency Management Graduates: An Initial Test of a Theoretical Framework Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Sarah Kirkpatrick, Jessica Jensen
The job placement of emergency management degree program graduates has been an enduring point of conversation for over a decade https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/readinglist.aspx, https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=478470, https://doi.org/10.2202/1547-7355.1910, https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/readinglist.aspx, https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/readinglist.aspx, https://training.fema.gov/hiedu/latest/2018
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COVID-19 Highlights Best Emergency Preparedness Approach: Lead by Example Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Crystal Kline
Article COVID-19 Highlights Best Emergency Preparedness Approach: Lead by Example was published on May 1, 2021 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 18, issue 2).
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Claire Connelly Knox and Brittany “Brie” Haupt: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories, and Case Studies Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Antoine B. Richards
Article Claire Connelly Knox and Brittany “Brie” Haupt: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories, and Case Studies was published on May 1, 2021 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 18, issue 2).
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Access and Inclusion in Emergency Management Online Education: Challenges Exposed by the COVID-19 Pivot Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-04-16 Caroline S. Hackerott,Alyssa L. Provencio,Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez
Abstract This paper reviews the extant literature on the development of online education within the discipline of emergency management and identifies areas exposed by the COVID-19 pivot needing further examination. We suggest utilizing a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning framework to identify best practices for responding to issues of access and inclusion.
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Opioid Crisis Response and Resilience: Results and Perspectives from a Multi-Agency Tabletop Exercise at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 Alexander Siedschlag,Tiangeng Lu,Andrea Jerković,Weston Kensinger
Abstract This article presents and discusses, in the new context of COVID-19, findings from a tabletop exercise on response and resilience in the ongoing opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. The exercise was organized by [identifying information removed] and held at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), in further collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, the Pennsylvania
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Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Community Engagement and Data Collection Strategies in Post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 Lisa Saum-Manning
Abstract Communities have a vital role to play in managing the risks associated with natural disasters. As such, their strengths, weaknesses, and priority concerns must be factored into policy decisions to ensure local recovery efforts reflect community needs. Regular engagement with community members provides opportunities for emergency managers and first responders to tap into a reservoir of local
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Frontmatter Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01
Article Frontmatter was published on January 1, 2021 in the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (volume 18, issue 1).
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Emergency Manager Perceptions of the Effectiveness and Limitations of Mass Notification Systems: A Mixed Method Study Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 William V. Pelfrey
Disasters can move quickly. Effective communication is a critical resource that can significantly enhance public safety. A mass notification system (MNS) uses text messaging to inform constituents of crisis, provide recommendations, connect to resources, and has the advantage of speed. Limited research has been conducted on the variables that influence the effectiveness, utilization, and perceptions
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Developing a Case-based Emergency Response System with Adaptive Case Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Abobakr Y. Shahrah, Majed A. Al-Mashari
The emergency responses required during large-scale crises or disasters are extremely knowledge-intensive processes and are usually characterized by a high degree of unpredictability and unrepeatability. An emergency response is mission- and time-critical, unstructured, very dynamic, and it is very difficult to predefine or even to anticipate all possible response scenarios. Therefore, designing and
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Preparing the CDC Public Health Workforce for Emergency Response Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Xiaohong M. Davis, Edward N. Rouse, Chaunté Stampley
A critical component of successful public health emergency responses is the availability of appropriate numbers of personnel with emergency response expertise. To achieve this, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on strengthening training, personnel database systems, and responder outreach. To ensure availability of well-trained public health emergency responders
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The Role of Social Media in Disaster Recovery Following Hurricane Harvey Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Courtney Page-Tan
Hurricane Harvey was social media's first real stress test as a disaster response and recovery mechanism. A confluence of conditions makes it an ideal case study of social media's role in disaster recovery: the lack of a government-issued evacuation order, a call from government leadership for willing and able volunteers with a boat or high-water vehicle to perform life-saving rescues, and wide-spread
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Media, Disaster Response, Ebola: What Local Government Needs to Understand About Media Influence of Response Operations When the Improbable Becomes Reality Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Brian Don Williams, James P. Nelson
Research has shown that mass media can influence response operations by influencing the way that information is disseminated to the public before, during, and after disaster. After the 2014 Ebola event, the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) conducted an After Action Review that proposes the need for government to ensure that the media does not control the narrative of response
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Comparing Actions and Lessons Learned in Transportation and Logistics Efforts for Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 John Collier, Srijith Balakrishnan, Zhanmin Zhang
Over the past years, the frequency and scope of disasters affecting the United States have significantly increased. Government agencies have made efforts in improving the nation’s disaster response framework to minimize fatalities and economic loss due to disasters. Disaster response has evolved with the emergency management agencies incorporating systematic changes in their organization and emergency
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More Monitoring, Less Coordination: Twitter and Facebook Use between Emergency Management Agencies Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-09-21 Clayton Wukich
Social media applications facilitate information sharing between agencies, yet scholarship primarily focuses on government-to-citizen communication. This article explores how agencies use social networking applications and microblogs such as Twitter and Facebook to share information and interact with each other. Public information officers (PIOs) from 35 state emergency management agencies were interviewed
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Representative Bureaucracy in Emergency Management: Attitudes About Contemporary Emergency Management Policy and Politics in Local Agencies Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-09-14 Sean Hildebrand
This article expounds upon the experiences of local emergency management professionals to determine if there is a pattern in the attitudes that these managers exhibit regarding the centralization of policy and operational control during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. Responses to a 2016 survey described beneficial and detracting features of the federal requirements, which affected the
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Bridging Gaps in the Development of CBRN Defense Technologies Through Multi-Sectorial Collaboration–A Call for Action Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-09-07 Moran Bodas, Yuval Kimhi, Guy Robin, Esther Krasner
The past decade brought about a dramatic change in the global Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) risk with a reduction of the threat of war and an increase in risk of terrorism. These changes have a considerable influence on the development of CBRN defense technologies: from highly predictable scenarios with relatively good risk assessment and intelligence capabilities, to a wide
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Geospatial Analysis in Responding to a Nuclear Detonation Scenario in NYC: The Gotham Shield Exercise Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-08-31 Luis Lowe, Adela Salame-Alfie, Bob Neurath, Celia Quinn, Armin Ansari, Robert Whitcomb, Stephanie Dopson
In April 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in the Gotham Shield Exercise, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in collaboration with other federal agencies to test the federal, state and local government’s ability to respond to an improvised nuclear device (IND). With active engagement from CDC leadership, 266 scientific and support staff from
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Evaluation of Basic Trainings for Rescue Forces Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-08-20 Lena Niemann, Meinald T. Thielsch
Since members of rescue forces such as firefighters have to deal with sometimes extreme and dangerous situations, high-quality basic trainings are indispensable for their professional success. There is therefore an obvious need for standardized tools assessing the training quality. This paper aims to develop and validate such an evaluation instrument. In Study 1, a qualitative analysis (N = 21) was
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A Decision Methodology for Determining Suitable Post-Disaster Accommodations: Reconsidering Effective Indicators for Decision-making Processes Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (IF 0.581) Pub Date : 2020-08-18 S. M. Amin Hosseini, Albert de la Fuente, Oriol Pons, Carmen Mendoza Arroyo
One of the main challenges in assisting displaced persons who have lost their homes as a result of a natural hazard is the provision of adequate post-disaster accommodations, such as temporary housing. Although the need for temporary housing has increased around the world in recent years, it has been criticized on economic, environmental, and social grounds. A universal approach to post-disaster accommodations