Fall Newsletter • 2014

The University of Maryland Center for Health & Homeland Security

In This Issue Director’s Message By Michael Greenberger, CHHS Founder and Director 2 CHHS Staff CHHS is in its 13th 4 Regional School Emergency year of operation with a Preparedness Seminars Widely professional staff of over Attended 60 working on more than 90 contracts worldwide. 5 CHHS Provides Business Almost the entirety of Continuity Webinars to American Bar Association CHHS funding is derived through the performance 5 CHHS Welcomes New of these contracts. Opportunity with Prince George’s County Health Department However, an important unfunded part of our 6 CHHS Supports COOP Planning operation is our vibrant Founder and Director Michael Greenberger, JD, speaks for Maryland Public Service academic program, which before a congressional panel July 16, 2014, introducing Commission is at present operated the Center as well as addressing topics of academic interest during a briefing hosted by the University of Maryland, on a largely pro bono 6 CHHS Research Assistant Earns Baltimore. High Regards from School of basis by our staff. Law Right now, we are teaching the following five courses at the 7 Maryland Interoperability Efforts University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law: Boosted by CHHS Expertise • Homeland Security and the Law of Counterterrorism 8 From Our Blog: • The Law and Policy of Emergency Management Text to 9-1-1 Offers Additional Public Safety Contact • The Law and Policy of Emergency Public Health Response

9 Maryland COOP Plans Updated • The Law and Policy of Cybersecurity with Assistance from CHHS • NSA, Foreign Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment. 9 CHHS Names New Public Health Program Manager We also operate an active semester-long externship program through which law and medical students work with our staff on projects of academic interest. 10 Exercise and Training Briefs At present, we have anywhere from six to eight professional graduate students participating in this program during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. 13 In The News We are presently in discussions with the University of Maryland School of 14 Staff Additions Public Health to incorporate MPH candidates in our externship program.

15 Give to CHHS Because of the rise in pandemics, catastrophic natural weather events, and the deep concern about terrorism, there are an abundance of jobs for health and

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CHHS Staff

First Row (left to right): Jennifer Del Toro MPA, Ulka Ghanta JD, Heather Shaivitz JD, Amy Major JD, Michael Greenberger JD, Alexandra Podolny JD, Megan Timmins JD, Jeanne Stringer, Orit Zeevi Bell JD, Second Row (left to right): Sonia Siddiqui JD, Avery Blank JD, Sarah Case-Herron JD, Veronica Washington, Preeti Emrick JD, Katherine Cooper JD, Rachael Almaraz JD, Laura Hoch MPIA Third Row(left to right): Clark Lee JD, Kristina Laboy MS, Matthias Miziorko MS, Trudy Henson JD, Shannon Snyder MPH, Dan Berkman MEM, Kasia Fertala JD, Jennifer Gardener MS, Sharifa Love, Matilda Channel-Ward MBA Fourth Row (left to right): Vernon Herron MS, Birch Barron MSPH, Michael Vesely JD, Max Romanik JD, Eric Oddo MPA, Markus Rauschecker JD, Ben Yelin JD, Christopher Webster JD, Raymond Shin JD MEd MPP Not Pictured: Michael Beland JD, Ellen Cornelius JD, Tom Cotter MPH, Lisa Crow MA, Maggie Davis JD MA, Christine Gentry JD, Jessica Hurst JD, Adrianne Jackson MS, JoAnne Knapp MA, Danielle Lueking, David Mandell JD, Lori Romer Stone JD

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Director’s Message (continued)

Continued from page 1 fall semester 2015 offering a and document experiential Masters of Science in Law (MSL) proficiency in completing a field law professionals in the emergency at the College Park campus. project supervised by CHHS staff. management field. However, it is incumbent upon job applicants to The MSL curriculum, which While the announcement of have demonstrated an academic will be taught in the evening, is the MSL program is quite interest in the field to obtain these designed for mid-career non-law recent, there has already been positions. While participating in professionals to obtain a master’s significant interest expressed by our law school curriculum and degree demonstrating proficiency in degree applicants, especially in externship program indicates the law related matters of importance the crisis management sector. requisite interest needed by our law to them in their work. The three specialty areas within this MSL Because of the enthusiasm for the school grads, we are now convinced MSL specialty we are hopeful that that there is a strong interest by program are: health; environment; and crisis management. Fortunately, it will be the forerunner of other non-lawyers in obtaining an advanced advanced degree projects, e.g., a graduate degree in this field. our Center has been asked to take responsibility for organizing the Masters in Crisis Management for As part of a program funded by crisis management specialty. health professionals; and a related the Maryland General Assembly to Masters of Law program for lawyers. We will therefore be teaching a encourage collaboration between We hope to report in future the University of Maryland College survey course in crisis management; offering two specialty seminars; newsletters our substantial progress Park and Baltimore campuses (the in these academic endeavors. MPowering the State alliance), and supervising each student’s Maryland Carey Law, located “capstone” project through which Enjoy the Newsletter and in Baltimore, will begin in the the degree candidate will complete thank you for your support.

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Regional School Emergency Preparedness Seminars Widely Attended

Kicking off what looks to become CHHS Senior Policy Analyst Association Conference in May. an annual forum, CHHS staff Mehrab Karim, working through the supported three National Capital Metropolitan Washington Council of Plans for 2015 regional school Region (NCR) School Emergency Governments (MWCOG) National emergency preparedness initiatives Preparedness Seminars this spring Capital Regional Planners, led the are currently underway. Building in Maryland, Virginia, and the year-long planning effort. Senior upon lessons learned at each District of Columbia. Principals Law and Policy Analysts Raymond seminar, key discussion points, and administrators from public, Shin and Ellen Cornelius were also and survey responses, the Regional independent, and private K-12 members of the planning team, Planners intend to improve schools in the NCR joined local while Vernon Herron, Senior Policy outreach to schools, while sharing law enforcement and emergency Analyst, moderated each session. preparedness best practices even management officials to discuss The Center’s Exercise and Training more widely across the region. current trends, technology, and staff evaluated the discussions and response tactics when facing crises in provided feedback schools. More than 500 people joined for an Executive the three seminars, far exceeding Summary. original attendance expectations. Following the Each seminar gave participants a three-part forum, chance to network, hear from public Karim shared safety and emergency management outcomes with experts, as well as learn from other emergency administrators who have dealt with management natural and man-made disasters in a professionals during school setting first-hand. A question a presentation at and answer portion of each session the 2014 Maryland Mehrab Karim, MBA, CHHS Senior Policy Analyst (above right), allowed for open discussion of major Emergency led a team of National Capital Regional Planners in developing issues threatening school safety today. Management and hosting three School Emergency Preparedness Seminars, including one in Maryland (below). The seminars also set the stage for developing regional plans and strategies to respond to potential future threats. Fall • 2014 35

CHHS Provides Business Continuity CHHS Welcomes New Webinars to American Bar Association Opportunity with Prince George’s County In coordination with the American essential functions and ensure that Health Department Bar Association’s (ABA) Special communications can continue to Committee on Disaster Response run smoothly during and after an and Preparedness, CHHS Associate emergency. The second module, Supporting their Public Health Directors Amy Major and Megan “Surviving a Disaster: People and Emergency Preparedness and Timmins recently developed and Records, Protecting Your Most Response Program (PHEP&R), taught a series of three “Surviving Vital Assets,” provided strategies for CHHS recently began work with the Prince George’s County a Disaster” business continuity managing personnel and identifying Health Department under a webinars for ABA members. The and protecting vital records and year-long contract. While the webinars were built upon the content equipment during a disaster. The Center has worked indirectly of the ABA’s guide: Surviving a third module, “Surviving a Disaster: with Prince George’s County Disaster: A Guide to Disaster Planning Putting It All Together, Writing and first responders on several for Bar Associations, which was Testing a Business Continuity Plan,” past regional and statewide drafted by CHHS for the Disaster gave insight into the best ways to projects, this partnership is a Committee. The webinar introduced create a business continuity plan and first between the two entities. participants to the basic concepts of instructed participants on the use of A full-time analyst from continuity planning and addressed training and exercises to ensure that CHHS will provide logistical key planning issues for anyone in the plan remains a viable tool and support for the PHEP&R the legal profession who is interested resource for organizational users. program, conduct workforce development trainings, and in creating a continuity plan for plan emergency preparedness his or her organization, whether The Center has enjoyed a long collaborative relationship with the exercises for health department it be a law firm, a legal services employees. In 2015, a full-scale organization, or a bar association. ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness. CHHS Cities Readiness Initiative Point of Dispensing exercise will also The major areas of business continuity Founder and Director Michael be developed, facilitated, and planning were divided into three Greenberger formerly served as a evaluated by CHHS’ Exercise distinct modules that participants liaison to the Committee and Major and Training team. could register for individually, or is currently serving her second term attend the entire series. The first as a member of the Committee. module, “Surviving a Disaster, From CHHS looks forward to assisting that the Ordinary to the Extraordinary: Is Committee in future endeavors as it Your Law Firm Prepared?,” provided strives to assist the legal community a general overview of continuity in enhancing its preparedness planning and taught participants and response capabilities. how to identify their organization’s

Medication bottles used during Point of Dispensing exercises, such as the one CHHS will help Prince George’s County Health Department plan next year, help participants get as close to a real-world experience as possible.

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CHHS Supports COOP Planning for Maryland Public Service Commission

In 2013-2014, Senior Policy Analyst and policies that protect the safety of The PSC COOP Plan is in full Eric Oddo – in partnership with the public; and explores innovation compliance with federal and state consultants from Tidal Basin that will encourage the efficient standards and best practices for Government Consulting, Continuity delivery and minimal environmental continuity preparedness. The Plan Operations Group LLC, and impact of public utility services. established protocols about how Vision Planning and Consulting the Commission will continue LLC – developed a comprehensive The team of consultants conducted operating following any of the three Continuity of Operations (COOP) interviews and workshops for every fundamental emergency scenarios plan for the Maryland Public Commission entity: Accounting, established by the Maryland Service Commission (PSC). Communications, Electricity, Energy Emergency Management Agency: Analysis, Engineering, Executive (1) a loss of a facility; (2) a loss of The mission of the Maryland Director, Executive Secretary, External systems; or (3) a loss of personnel. PSC is to ensure safe, reliable, Relations, Fiscal, General Counsel, and inexpensive public utility and Information Technology, Legislative transportation service to Maryland’s Affairs, Personnel, Public Utility citizens. It ensures that rates, terms, Law Judge, and Staff Counsel. These and conditions established for interviews determined which public public service companies are just, service functions would have to reasonable, and transparent; adopts be legally continued in the 30-day and enforces regulations that are in aftermath of an emergency event. the public interest; creates standards

CHHS Research Assistant Earns High Regards from School of Law

Through our academic efforts at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Maryland Carey Law), CHHS offers an Externship program and employs Research Assistants each semester to give students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the public health and emergency management field. Students work side-by-side with Center experts, many of whom are also graduates of the law school, learning about related law and policy issues.

During the summer 2014 semester, while serving as a CHHS Research Assistant, Laura Merkey was named to the Maryland Law Review – a prestigious honor for Maryland Carey Law students. The journal is the pre-eminent student authority on developments in Maryland case law. In addition, her academic writing sample to gain admission to the Law Review was the highest scoring student submission, giving her the opportunity to publish an article in an upcoming edition of the journal.

Merkey’s professional background includes clerking for Drechsler, Larkin & Walters, P.C. in Baltimore and interning for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Superior Court, Homicide CHHS Research Assistant Division. Working with the CHHS Exercise and Training staff, Merkey supported CHHS’ Laura Merkey. development and delivery of U.S. Department of State funded Senior Crisis Management Seminars for foreign country delegations. She will continue her work with CHHS through the fall 2014 semester. Merkey will graduate from Maryland Carey Law in May 2016. Fall • 2014 37

Maryland Interoperability Efforts Boosted By CHHS Expertise

On July 29, 2014, representatives experts laid the groundwork for of the First Responder Network an official governance body to Authority (FirstNet) visited oversee Maryland’s statewide Maryland’s capital to discuss radio communication system, the first-ever Nationwide Public known as Maryland FiRST, Safety Broadband Network through outreach and policy (NPSBN). Participants included recommendations. CHHS then Maryland Governor Martin supported legislation to formalize O’Malley, Maryland cabinet the Radio Control Board, which officials, and a team of Maryland passed during the 2014 Maryland first responders. Five CHHS General Assembly session. staffers who support Maryland’s Statewide Interoperability Office As part of the current effort, were also active participants Senior Law and Policy in the meeting. CHHS Analysts Lori Romer Stone staffers have been credited and Christopher Webster, and with assisting Maryland in Law and Policy Analysts Max its national leadership role Romanik, Ben Yelin, and Rachael for FirstNet outreach. Almaraz make up the MDInterop Team, preparing Maryland for Once deployed nationally, this FirstNet. They have spent the broadband network will give first Attendees of Maryland’s FirstNet consultation in past year collecting input from Annapolis gather around the state seal. responders throughout the U.S. 1,200+ first responders and public the power to share critical data safety leaders to ensure Maryland and information, making emergency earlier this year, Maryland was was ready for its initial consultation management safer and more efficient. chosen for this first consultation due with FirstNet. CHHS will also As an independent entity within the to solid interoperability practices continue to support the state’s efforts U.S. Department of Commerce’s already in place in Maryland. Our through planning and implementation National Telecommunications Center first contributed to the state’s of the NPSBN in the years to come. and Information Administration, success through the development FirstNet was established by Congress of the 2008 Executive Order that in 2012 to build, implement, established Maryland’s Statewide and oversee the NPSBN. Interoperability Executive Committee and Program Management Office. While several states submitted Additionally, CHHS interoperability consultation checklists to FirstNet

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From Our Blog: Text to 9-1-1 Provides Additional Public Safety Contact

By Lori Romer Stone, JD Williams, the chief 9-1-1 program if you text 9-1-1 in an area where the Senior Law and Policy Analyst officer with the North Central service is not yet available. Starting June 9, 2014 Texas Council of Governments. last month, those carriers all agreed to provide the text-to-911 service It’s not a Of the 6,400 PSAPs in the country, where the PSAP is ready to receive surprising very few of them currently have the texts. But the PSAP must request this number from technology to communicate via text service and have the ability to use it. the National message. According to the FCC’s Emergency records 9-1-1 texting is available on a “We did a lot of training and Number limited basis in only 16 states. Here testing to ensure we were ready Association: 70 in Maryland, Frederick County is to answer texts,” says Jewell. “We to 80 percent currently the only county in the state do test messages every single day of the calls that with the ability to send and receive to make sure our dispatchers most of the 9-1-1 centers across the texts from the public. Last year, the know how to answer them and country now receive are from mobile county signed on to a pilot program that the system is working.” phones. And as more and more people for the state to send and receive text give up their home landlines and messages from Verizon customers. It’s important to note that the FCC rely exclusively on mobile phones does not have regulatory oversight that percentage is expected to rise Mr. Chip Jewell, the county’s director of 9-1-1 centers, meaning that it even higher during the next several of emergency communications, cannot require centers to accept years. Eight in 10 people also use says one of the biggest factors for text messages. It’s also important their cell phones to send and receive participating in the pilot program to remember that when you’re text messages. But, except in a was the Frederick campus of the able to call 9-1-1, do so. The few areas of the country, you can’t Maryland School for the Deaf. “Every call-takers and dispatchers often communicate via text messaging with citizen deserves the right to call 9-1-1, need more information about the a 9-1-1 center, also called a public and we have a large proportion of deaf situation and location to send the safety answering point or PSAP. and the hard of hearing in Frederick. most relevant help possible. We have a responsibility to serve It seems like a good emergency everyone,” he says. “We’ve been very “We’ve had a couple of texts that policy that in instances where it’s proactive in our public outreach about were justified for texting,” says Jewell. unsafe or impossible to place a text-to-9-1-1. We average one text a “Once we get the initial call the next voice call to 9-1-1, such as during a month but it’s good to have this as message we send out to them is ‘can hostage or active shooter situation, another avenue to communicate.” you make a voice call?’ We don’t want or for people with hearing or speech them to text us just because they like difficulties, that texting 9-1-1 for help Frederick County was the to text. It’s still more efficient to call.” would be ideal. However, as with sixth county in the country to most new technology innovations, participate in the pilot program Ultimately, though, providing funding the upgrades to allow with Verizon. Jewell says they hope another avenue for public safety to texting capabilities at 9-1-1 centers to have the other major carriers respond to the scene of an emergency doesn’t come cheap. Estimates to on board by the end of the year. should be encouraged by the FCC, upgrade PSAPS to enable texting enabled by the wireless carriers, and technology range anywhere from Right now the four largest carriers – implemented by the nation’s PSAPs. $80,000 to $8 million, depending Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T on their size, according to Christy – send “bounce back” text messages You can find this and other blogs on our website mdchhs.com/blog Fall • 2014 39

Maryland COOP Plans Updated with Assistance from CHHS

CHHS continues to support the specific Pandemic Influenza COOP in support of plan development. Maryland Emergency Management annex. Four years later, Maryland, Agency (MEMA) in its effort again with the assistance of CHHS, Starting in the spring of 2014, CHHS to ensure all Maryland essential has engaged in another round of formed and led a review committee government functions can be updates to the state’s COOP plans. to evaluate the initial drafts of the continued after a disabling state agencies’ COOP Plans and emergency. In 2009, in light of Kicking off this latest effort, CHHS Pandemic Influenza COOP annexes. the H1N1 flu pandemic, Maryland provided a COOP training session After providing comments and Governor Martin O’Malley proposed for state agencies, which was attended feedback, CHHS assisted officials a thorough review and update of all by numerous officials, and created in finalizing revisions this fall. Maryland state agencies’ Continuity a new COOP template for all of Operations (COOP) plans. CHHS Maryland agencies to use as they worked with MEMA and the Office developed individualized plans for of the Governor to ensure each state their respective areas of responsibility. agency was prepared for any threat Throughout 2014, CHHS also held causing prolonged disruption to four webinars for Maryland agency essential governmental functions. officials regarding COOP planning CHHS did so by developing general topics. CHHS also answered Maryland agency COOP plans and a questions and provided expertise

CHHS Names New Public Health Program Manager

Seasoned emergency management professional Trudy Henson was appointed the CHHS’ Public Health Program Manager in mid-June 2014. Since joining CHHS as an intern in 2007, Henson has been a key asset to the Center and our public health partners. Her professional experience extends to mass fatality planning, alternate care site planning for local hospitals, legal research for public health policy guides, and exercise development for local health departments. Additionally, she has worked on strategic emergency operations policy development for local and state emergency management entities, energy assurance, critical infrastructure identification and planning, and transit risk assessments.

Henson replaces Dr. Earl Stoddard, III, a five-year veteran of CHHS who recently became the Program Administrator for Public Health Preparedness and Response for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Henson’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts from Berry College, a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Georgia, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Maryland Carey Law), where she graduated cum laude in 2008. She co-authored “Legal Issues in Mass Fatality Events,” which was CHHS Public Health published by the American Medical Association in 2012, and serves as an Adjunct Program Manager Trudy Professor at Maryland Carey Law. This coming spring she will begin teaching the Center’s Henson, JD. Law and Policy of Emergency Public Health Response course at Maryland Carey Law.

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CHHS’ Exercise and Training Program

Helping clients test operational to test Maryland’s mass casualty in Prince George’s County and effectiveness and meet training goals, response. The scenario, explosive at the Discovery Sports Center in Program Manager Laura Hoch and detonations at large sports and Montgomery County. The exercises the CHHS Exercise and Training recreation facilities in Maryland’s specifically tested county Emergency team have developed, facilitated, National Capital Region, allowed Response System plans, tracking and evaluated numerous exercises local fire, police, emergency medical of patients transported to regional since our last newsletter, including: services, emergency management, hospitals, coordination and delivery and coordinating agencies to test of requested resources needed at each Senior Crisis Management Seminars the state’s Emergency Response scene, effectiveness of partnerships During May and June of 2014, Senior System when a high volume of with private businesses in the area, Policy Analyst Vernon Herron led the injuries and casualties are involved. and the overall command and control of the incident response. CHHS Exercise and Training team CHHS began planning efforts with in developing and delivering Senior regional stakeholders a year prior to In Montgomery County, Crisis Management Seminars for the full-scale exercises. More than decontamination procedures in delegations from Indonesia, Nigeria, 20 partners from local and state response to the release of a hazardous India, and Lebanon in conjunction entities, as well as local hospitals, material were also assessed. An with the U.S. Department of participated at Six Flags America active-shooter scenario was included State Office of Anti-Terrorism at the Prince George’s County Assistance. Each seminar lasted one exercise. Volunteers acting as victims week. They included topics such as were moulaged to help on-scene counterterrorism, mass sheltering medical responders gain experience and evacuation, incident command in diagnosing and treating wounds. systems, continuity of operations, In addition to developing and and crisis communications. Subject facilitating the exercise scenario matter experts shared their experience and injects, CHHS Exercise and with participants and helped them Training staff evaluated response apply best practices to challenges efforts to help participants identify faced in their home Nations. Thomas Cotter, MPH, CHHS Senior Policy areas where improvement was needed Analyst (above) directs participants before in the event of a real-world disaster. Seminars got underway again the start of a full-scale mass casualty exercise in the fall with delegations from (below) in Montgomery County, Md. the Philippines, Malaysia, Mali, and Morocco. CHHS staff will travel to Mexico City in December to conclude the 2014 U.S. Department of State series.

Regional Full-Scale Mass Casualty Exercises

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Montgomery County Mass HC Standard Training Plan – a plan to effectively dispense Notification and Public mass amounts of medication to the CHHS recently began two separate Alerting System Training Montgomery County population efforts to increase the competency and using POD sites. More than 100 The National Capital Region (NCR) use of a Healthcare (HC) Standard county employees and volunteers uses emergency alert and notification system throughout Maryland and participated in the exercise, which systems to send messages within the National Capital Region (NCR). focused on a public health emergency each jurisdiction when significant HC Standard compiles emergency response plan that was largely written events, such as weather and traffic management and patient tracking by CHHS staff members supporting disruptions, impact the local tools in one system to provide a the County’s health department. population. In partnership with the rapid common operating picture The field exercise followed a tabletop Metropolitan Washington Council among hospitals, emergency medical exercise CHHS developed to of Governments (MWCOG), CHHS responders, and the Maryland familiarize staff with the CRI Plan. assisted Montgomery County, one of Institute for Emergency Medical the Maryland NCR jurisdictions, in Services Systems. CHHS Exercise The CHHS Exercise and Training its transition to an enhanced platform and Training staff first conducted team worked with the Montgomery for their Alert Montgomery and a series of site visits to hospitals County Department of Health Montgomery County Emergency throughout the state to provide and Human Services, as well as Network notification systems. training and equipment checks. the County’s Office of Emergency CHHS also facilitated a series of Management and Homeland Security On May 6, 2014, CHHS planned meetings within the NCR to identify to create and evaluate the POD and facilitated a workshop for barriers to use and help create exercise. Local law enforcement also Public Information Officers (PIOs) sustainable solutions. Overall, these participated because the scenario from agencies within Montgomery projects will increase capabilities involved evaluating traffic flow in and County. During the workshop, throughout Maryland and the NCR out of the designated dispensing areas, PIOs were able to provide input on to respond to medical surge events. as well as how to handle potentially the public messaging campaign for agitated or aggressive individuals. the roll-out of the new emergency Montgomery County Cities notification system. Training on Readiness Initiative Full-Scale the enhanced platform was also Exercise conducted on June 4, 2014. This training enabled users and managers Testing the Montgomery within the County to practice County Cities Readiness crafting and sending messages prior Initiative (CRI) Point to the launch of the new emergency of Dispensing (POD) platform. CHHS used information procedures in the event of from the training to develop a quick a bioterror attack, CHHS reference guide for sending messages, conducted a full-scale as well as a recommended Alert exercise on March 28, 2014 Montgomery training calendar based at Damascus High School. This exercise was the first on feedback from participants. Cars wait in a mock Point of Dispensing line during full-scale field exercise in an exercise facilitated by CHHS to test procedures used which the County activated following a bioterror attack. and operated its CRI

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CHHS’ Exercise and Training Program (cont)

University of Maryland, Baltimore the event of a natural or man-made with the Maryland Emergency Campus Security Exercise Series disaster, each exercise produced results Management Agency to develop that will improve preparedness and two tabletop exercises and a As part of an ongoing campus response for an incident impacting communications drill to facilitate security update led by CHHS Senior students and staff on campus. discussions and test plans regarding Policy Analyst Eric Oddo at the resource management, situational University of Maryland, Baltimore Two final exercises took place in awareness, and communications (UMB), the Exercise and Training September 2014. They were a shelter- protocols among regional command team developed a series of six exercises in-place drill and a functional exercise groups. Participants included to test the activation and operations of all agencies engaged in the the University’s Emergency Operation Star-Spangled Spectacular, such as Center. Each gave participants from local and state law enforcement, various departments on campus the emergency management offices, chance to interact and to practice fire and emergency medical response to a real-world emergency. services, health departments, The CHHS Exercise and Training as well as federal partners. team also recommended a timeline for future trainings and exercises In addition to the activities at CHHS Senior Policy Analysts Eric Oddo, that will help improve the overall Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the State MPA (front) and Vernon Herron, MBA (back) preparedness of the UMB campus. Emergency Operations Center lead members of the University of Maryland, (SEOC) was also activated to monitor Star-Spangled Spectacular Baltimore Emergency Management Team statewide incidents. In an effort to through a series of exercises (below). Exercises and Evaluation identify strengths and potential areas The CHHS Exercise and Training of improvement in state emergency team is often called upon by response, the CHHS Exercise and our partners to assist in security Training staff evaluated the state’s preparations for large special activation of the SEOC during the events. Past projects have included Star-Spangled Spectacular festivities. work with the Maryland Stadium Authority to prepare for potential emergencies at Baltimore Orioles and Ravens sporting events, as to test university emergency response well as supporting the District policies and capabilities. Two of Columbia in Presidential workshops and two tabletop exercises Inauguration preparations. provided stakeholder groups within the University, such as the campus In September 2014, Maryland’s CHHS Exercise and Training Program Emergency Management Team, the Star-Spangled Spectacular events Manager Laura Hoch, MPIA (above right) campus Office of Communications commemorating the War of 1812 and CHHS Senior Law and Policy Analyst Preeti Emrick, JD (below center) lead Star- and Public Affairs, and the campus and the writing of the U.S. National Spangled tabletop discussions in August, 2014. Executive Advisory Council, a chance Anthem attracted more than one to discuss their roles in an emergency million visitors to a week-long at UMB. From identifying chain celebration at Baltimore’s Inner of command for decision making, Harbor and Fort McHenry. Prior to highlighting resources needed in to the events, CHHS worked Fall • 2014 133

In The News

CHHS is often called upon by local stolen passports, Director and national media outlets to discuss Greenberger discussed flaws current events in the fields of public in the international passport health, emergency management, and reporting and monitoring disaster response. Recent subject matter system. He stressed to Senior Policy Analyst Vernon Herron, MBA, is interviewed expert appearances have included: CBS This Morning and by Kai Jackson for a national story on Department of USA Today that fake and Homeland Security funding. CHHS Founder and Director Michael stolen passports are more As a live barricade situation at a local Greenberger was interviewed by widespread than most know, and Maryland television station unfolded NBC News in April 2014 regarding emphasized to Time Magazine that the earlier this year, CHHS Senior Policy hate groups and their violent use of passports alone will not keep Analyst Vernon Herron explained actions. Following a shooting at a unwanted individuals out of a country. live on WBFF TV the importance Kansas Jewish Center, Greenberger On Wall Street Journal Live and of not revealing police tactics and commented on the growing danger NPR’s Morning Edition, Greenberger movements during coverage of such of lone wolf actors, and the difficulty explained that while many countries events. Herron’s law enforcement in drawing the line between hate can access Interpol’s lost and stolen background also proved useful to groups and ideological movements. passport database, the system is Mother Jones in an article discussing essentially broken because only Throughout the spring and summer “Will the Boston Bombings Kill the U.S. and U.K. routinely check. of 2014 Director Greenberger was the Public Police Scanner” in April Locally, he was also interviewed quoted in several local Maryland 2014, and for KCNC TV in Denver, on the topic by WTOP Radio. news outlets about a cybersecurity Colorado, for a story examining the issue related to online absentee TheMaryland Daily Record recognized proper use of emergency alert systems. ballots and the potential for voter CHHS Law and Policy Analyst Avery Director Greenberger appeared twice fraud. WBAL Radio, the Baltimore Blank as a Top 20 in Their Twenties on WYPR Radio’s Midday with Dan Sun, and the Maryland Reporter all award recipient in April 2014. The Rodricks to talk about the National focused on the issue as the Maryland award ceremony was followed by a Security Agency, first in January 2014 Board of Elections considered and reception at the Baltimore Museum on the topic of metadata collection, ultimately voted on the changes. of Art in June. Blank was chosen for and again in May regarding a PBS her dedication not only to her work CHHS Senior Policy Analyst Thomas Frontline documentary examining with the Center, but also the Women, Cotter, who led a full-scale exercise the agency’s role in counterterrorism Leadership, and Equality Program to test Maryland’s coordination surveillance since 9/11. efforts in response to a mass at the University of Maryland casualty event, was interviewed by Francis King Carey School of Law. TheBaltimore Sun published the Op-Ed “Ailing U.S. Infrastructure the Gazette for the story “Mock In his capacity as a public information Needs Public-Private Investment” Attacks Test Emergency Response officer through his work with the on June 5, 2014, written by CHHS in Montgomery County” on May 8, Annapolis Office of Emergency Visiting Fellow Michael Beland. 2014. Cotter explained CHHS’ role, Management, CHHS Senior Addressing critical infrastructure and emphasized the importance of Law and Policy Analyst David needs and the impending depletion having all stakeholders involved. Mandell made several local media of public funding, Beland told appearances, discussing weather and Following the mysterious readers how private partnerships flooding preparedness efforts for disappearance of Malaysian Airlines could put the U.S. on track to the Capitol Gazette, WNAV Radio, Flight 370, and the discovery that not only fixing roadways, but as well as WYPR Public Radio. multiple passengers were flying on also boosting the economy.

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CHHS Staff Additions

CHHS has grown since our last newsletter – for biographies of all employees at the Center visit “Who We Are” on www.mdchhs.com.

Katherine Cooper, JD Jennifer Del Toro, MPA Jennifer Gardener, MS Kristina Laboy, MS Law and Policy Analyst Policy Analyst Policy Analyst Policy Analyst

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