Business Office Editor’s Notes 517 Benfield Road, Suite 303 By James D. Hessman, Editor in Chief Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.DomesticPreparedness.com The first month of 2009 was, for most Americans, a period of both hope and (410) 518-6900 trepidation. A charismatic but untested new president would soon be sworn in. Staff But the U.S. economy was still trying to recover from its steepest decline in 25 Martin Masiuk years, and there were numerous foreign-policy challenges facing the incoming Publisher [email protected] administration – particularly in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. James D. Hessman Editor in Chief Not quite 12 months later, the economy is recovering – slightly, and very slowly. Iraq is still suf- [email protected] fering through a prolonged period of violent peace, the war in Afghanistan has not gone as well John Morton as expected, and Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, and its anti-U.S. rhetoric, continues apace. Strategic Advisor [email protected] These and other dangers and difficulties are partially offset by continued progress in most but Dan Brethauer not quite all aspects of the multifaceted U.S. homeland-security/domestic-preparedness mosaic. Account Executive [email protected] The specific details are spelled out in this “2010 Forecast” issue of DPJ, which leads off with a bullish update from Kay Goss on the numerous accomplishments of the nation’s Susan Collins Creative Director emergency-management community. Mark Merritt provides an insider’s look at how [email protected] Iowa coped with the drenching rains that almost changed that state into an inland sea. Corey Carole Parker Ranslem discusses the many ways that the U.S. Coast Guard, working in close cooperation with Database Manager the private sector, is making the nation safer both on the waterfront and throughout its entire [email protected] coastal domain. And Steven Grainer explores the step-by-step progress required, and being Advertisers in This Issue: achieved, to transform a not yet cohesive group of AHIMT (All-Hazards Incident Management AHC Border State Coordination Workshop Team) trainees into a superbly trained “Super Bowl” team capable of meeting all challenges and AVON Protection defeating all foes. Bruker Detection Can all this progress be measured? Yes, it can – provided that valid measurement criteria are DuoDote (Meridian Medical Technologies) established and the correct tools are used, as Timothy Beres points out in his insightful GovSec & U.S. Law Conference essay on the measurement of preparedness capabilities. Complementing Beres’s position ICx Technologies are articles by: (a) Theodore Tully (on the need for continuing emphasis on emergency Idaho Technology Inc. preparedness by U.S. healthcare facilities); (b) Dennis Schrader (who presents a cogent argument IDGA - CBRN Defense Summit for a closer philosophical relationship between the nation’s disaster-recovery and resilience MSA policies; and (c) Craig DeAtley, who correctly points out that the post-9/11 upgrade in hospital PROENGIN Inc. preparedness will probably continue next year – but, because of the nation’s current economic Public Health Preparedness Summit difficulties, at a slower pace. Remploy Frontline SMi Counter CBRN Conference Also included in this month’s printable issue are: (1) a well-articulated report, by Joseph Cahill, Upp Technology, Inc. on the steady improvement in U.S. ambulance-team capabilities – which, he points out, can be © Copyright 2009, by IMR Group, Inc.; reproduction truly effective only when the correct “destination decisions” are made; and (2) three “Breaking of any part of this publication without express written News” articles. The first, by Bradley Blakeman, is a reprint of his outraged, but immensely permission is strictly prohibited. interesting, commentary on the White House “gate-crashing” incident. The second is by DomPrep Journal is electronically delivered by the Joseph Trindal, who discusses the horrifying increase in attacks against policemen in IMR Group, Inc., 517 Benfield Road, Suite 303, Severna Park, MD 21146, USA; phone: 410-518- recent years, and offers seven USMC-tested “principles” that could change the odds in favor 6900; fax: 410-518-6020; also available at www. of the police. The third article, by “JL” Smither, reports on the communications upgrades that DomPrep.com are helping Chicago and Los Angeles deal more quickly, and more effectively, with the crime Articles are written by professional practitioners breakers in those two great American cities. in homeland security, domestic preparedness, and related fields. Manuscripts are original work, previously unpublished and not simultaneously Read, ponder, learn, and enjoy – and have a wonderful holiday season. submitted to another publisher. Text is the opinion of the author; publisher holds no liability for its use About the Cover: Those who use a crystal ball to predict the future – more specifically, the future of a well-paying customer or interpretation. – wrap their predictions, prophecies, and prognostications around a thick fog of rhetoric, toss in a few sprinkles of star dust, and casually suggest that a handome tip is the best guarantee of future happiness. DPJ prefers to play it straight – by assembling a diverse panel of experts, all of them with years of professional (usually hands-on) experience, to offer their well-reasoned views of what is likely to happen next year in their own specialized fields – and, of sometimes greater importance, what is not likely to happen. (Photo from istockphoto.com) Copyright © 2009, DomesticPreparedness.com; DPJ Weekly Brief and DomPrep Journal are publications of the IMR Group, Inc. Page 3 Contributors Degrees of Progress First Responders Emergency Management: Today & Tomorrow Glen Rudner By Kay C. Goss, Emergency Management Fire/HazMat Although emergency management, as a profession, has been around since Steven Grainer its civil-defense origins more than fifty years ago, this is a particularly Fire/HazMat exciting time of rapid change for the profession of emergency- Rob Schnepp management in many ways, and on almost every front. Fire/HazMat Joseph Cahill At the same time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), its lead EMS agency, is growing stronger every day under the leadership of FEMA Administrator Kay Goss Craig Fugate and William L. Carwile III, assistant administrator for disaster Emergency Management operations. The principles, mission, vision, and doctrine of emergency management are being developed, defined, and revised, with special focus on planning, textbooks, Joseph Watson Law Enforcement training courses, and college courses. Of even greater importance is the improved and continuing collaboration between and among local, tribal, state, federal, Joseph Trindal private, and non-profit partners, led by FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute Law Enforcement and its Disaster Operations Directorate, with full participation from practitioner Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso stakeholders, academic institutions, and interagency partners. Law Enforcement Medical Support Standards, although voluntary, also are increasing in importance, acceptance, and Theodore (Ted) Tully application. As of late November, 21 states and three local governments had been Health Systems accredited by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). FEMA Adam Montella funded two rounds of the accreditation evaluations for all states – one in 2004, the Health Systems other one this year. Previously (in 1997 and 2000), the agency had asked states to conduct their own self-evaluations through the Capability for Readiness process. Michael Allswede Public Health EMAP built upon that experience, and 24 jurisdictions are now accredited: Alabama, Raphael Barishansky Public Health Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Updates Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia, as well as Jacksonville, Adam McLaughlin Florida, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and San Diego County, California. State Homeland News Viewpoint Four other jurisdictions – Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and the District of Columbia Neil Livingstone – are listed as “Conditionally Accredited” and have nine months to make the final ExecutiveAction upward adjustments needed before a second review checks them for full accreditation. Dennis Schrader Eventually, most if not all state as well as numerous local, regional, and campus DRS International LLC emergency-management programs will apply for and receive similar accreditation. Meanwhile, increasing numbers of private and nonprofit agencies and organizations Funding & Regulations Diana Hopkins will go through the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 1600 process. Another Standards sign of progress is that EMAP established a Private Sector Committee several years ago. Borders & Ports Corey Ranslem Several Steps Forward and a Global Outreach Coast Guard DHS took another step forward last month by adopting NFPA 1600 as a recommended voluntary standard for the private sector. The NFPA 1600 standard was launched in Copyright © 2009, DomesticPreparedness.com; DPJ Weekly Brief and DomPrep Journal are publications of the IMR Group, Inc. Page 5 1991 and became the first on the emergency-management and Progress in Other Areas; business-continuity fronts. (Canada also has signed an NFPA Facebook and Best Practices 1600 arrangement, and intends to apply similar standards in Advanced