emergency management
Location-based services mean business
News As GSM handsets with built-in GPS receivers become more widely available, ABI expects Asia-Pacific and Europe to catch up with the US - which has been leading the charge for location services as its emergency calling regulation has resulted in... [17 Jul 2008]
Emergency Management Performance Grant Program
White Paper Washington State annually solicits funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). The purpose of EMPG is to support comprehensive all-hazard emergency management programs at the late... [03 Jul 2008]
Emergency Management Plan Reviews
White Paper Emergency Management Plans establish a process and describe the activities for the delivery of assistance to address the consequences of disasters and emergencies. The Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD) reviews city and county... [03 Jul 2008]
Rapidly Deployable Broadband Wireless Communications for Emergency Management
White Paper This paper describes preliminary results and status for a project that is investigating a rapidly deployable "last mile" wireless high-speed communications system to support emergency management. The system is intended to utilize surviving network... [03 Jul 2008]
Federal Emergency Management in the U.S.: Implications of the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
White Paper This report sought to determine the scope of the impacts and to begin the process of examining the implications for the federal emergency management systems, programs, and policies. The Sept.th terrorist attacks were the first catastrophic... [03 Jul 2008]
Washington State Emergency Management Council
White Paper The Emergency Management Council advises the Adjutant General and the Governor on all matters pertaining to state and local emergency preparedness. Its main objective is to Assess hazards, vulnerabilities, threats, and status of local and state... [03 Jul 2008]
The Need for Digital Educational Resources in Emergency Management
White Paper The Internet offers potentially great benefits to the emergency management community as a medium that can provide quality information resources 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week (24/7). Concern is growing that the emergency management field will have a... [03 Jul 2008]
Washington State Emergency Management Council Committee on Terrorism
White Paper In January 2000, the Washington State Emergency Management Council (EMC), at the direction of Gov. Gary Locke, formed the Committee on Terrorism (COT). The COT structure consists of 20 Core Members, 8 Advisory Members, 5 Subcommittees, 3 Working... [03 Jul 2008]
State Emergency Management Planning Activities
White Paper The Analysis and Plans Section coordinates the major state emergency management planning activities that provide the framework for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery actions for all hazards experienced in Washington State. [03 Jul 2008]
The Changing Face of Emergency Management
White Paper Federal, state, and local emergency preparedness and response must also don a new face. The dilemma of today's emergency managers is how to anticipate the unexpected threats, prepare for the unfathomable outcomes, and gauge the unknown nature and... [03 Jul 2008]
Solutions for Homeland Security
White Paper Mandates by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Incident Management System, and the 9-11 Commission have shown an urgent need for public safety and emergency management agencies to collaborate at local, state, and federal levels. [03 Jul 2008]
WebEOC Program and Internet/Intranet Web Support
White Paper The Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division (EMD) provides WebEOC Crisis Information Management system development and implementation advice, support and training to Washington State, county and municipal emergency management... [03 Jul 2008]
Fixed Nuclear Facility Preparedness Program
White Paper Protection of the public from off-site impacts of an emergency at the power plant involves coordination by Energy Northwest, a variety of state agencies, and local jurisdiction emergency management offices to prepare for this possibility. [03 Jul 2008]
A Guide to Updating Highway Emergency Response Plans for Terrorist Incidents
White Paper All American states have basic emergency management plans (often following a standard Federal model) that outline how states will organize their efforts as well as assisting local governments in responding to, recovering from and mitigating the... [03 Jul 2008]
Telecommunications, Warning and Information Systems
White Paper Rapid and reliable electronic systems are essential for warning the public and local governments of an impending emergency or disaster and for allowing emergency response personnel at all levels to rapidly share information and coordinate response... [03 Jul 2008]
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