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Links
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov
This is the official U.S. government site for Homeland Security,
incorporating information about emergencies and disasters,
travel and transportation, immigration and borders, research
and technology, and threats and protection. Here, also,
is the color-coded threat advisory for potential terrorism,
as well as frequently updated comments from Secretary of
Homeland Security Tom Ridge.
The Infrastructure Security Partnership
http://www.tisp.org
After Sept. 11, 2001, this partnership of public and private
sector organizations formed to collaborate on issues related
to the security of the built environment. Its purpose is
to facilitate dialogue on domestic infrastructure security,
offer sources of technical support and leverage members'
collective technical expertise and research and development
capabilities
Ready.gov
http://www.ready.gov
Checklists, documents, information to get you prepared for
a terrorist attack, including how to create an emergency
plan for your home, office, school or high-rise
The Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership
http://www.emforum.org
A comprehensive source of online documents, such as FEMA
Project Impact Manual, American Red Cross Disaster Safety
(Might be offline due to increased traffic).
International Association of Emergency Managers
http://www.iaem.com
Source of online publications, "Talking about Disaster:
Guide"
IAEM created the Certified Emergency Manager© Program
(CEM designation) to raise and maintain professional standards.
It is an internationally recognized program that certifies
achievements within the emergency management profession.
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention
of Terrorism
http://www.mipt.org/
Resource for information on training programs for First
Responders from numerous resources, reports and other lessons
learned. E.g. Computer security and infrastructure protection,
equipment, and technology.
The National Security Institute
http://www.nsi.org
Links to relevant legislation and information, including
global security news from the U.S. State Department’s
Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Sandia National Laboratories
http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2000/ccfp.htm
Sandia, headquartered in Albuquerque, is a U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) national laboratory with decades of experience
in physical security and counterterrorism technology.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research arm
of the Department of Justice, asked Sandia to establish
the CCFP to provide a means whereby state and local law
enforcement agencies could access this type of expertise.
The Center for Civil Force Protection
http://www.nlectc.org/ccfp/
The National Institute of Justice's Center for Civil Force
Protection (CCFP) at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
provides physical security counterterrorism assistance to
state and local agencies.
Federal Emergency Management Asssociation
http://www.fema.gov
FEMA's Terrorist Fact Sheet
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/terrorism/terror.shtm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s site that
provides information on a wide variety of hazards, including
dam safety, earthquakes, extreme heat, fires, floods, hazardous
materials, hurricanes, landslides, nuclear events, terrorism,
thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires
and winter storms. Flood maps, tips for preparation and
disaster fact sheets are also included.
RAND
A nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking
through research and analysis.
http://www.rand.org
Terrorism is one of the focus points of RAND's work for
the government. RAND's external website has posted several
Op Ed pieces that RAND staff has written over the last few
days and published in various newspapers. Look for articles
written by Hoffman and Jenkins.
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