Conducted in all 56 States and territories and 75 urban areas over 6 months, the Nationwide Plan Review was the most comprehensive assessment of emergency operations plans to date relative to planning for a catastrophic event.
GAO is recommending that, should air carrier interest in deploying these devices resume, TSA should ensure that there is reliable research supporting their use in an aircraft environment.
This document details a concept of operations for dissemination of information to the traveling public
during disaster events, through the (ATIS) Advanced Traveler Inforamtion System. This report was prepared by Battelle & PBS&J
This report lists coastal areas facing the greatest tsunami hazard, the effectiveness of the existing federal tsunami warning system, & efforts to mitigate the potential impacts, assesses NOAA's efforts to develop long-range plans for federal tsunami
FEMA and the American Red Cross working together for the first time as co-primary agencies for ESF-6 under
the National Response Plan-disagreed about their roles & responsibilities.
The purpose of this meeting was to produce an International Workshop Agreement that could be published by ISO as an immediate deliverable in the area of emergency preparedness.
"One achievement of the Review is to add an outward focus to
emergency planning - to underscore the fact that responders are dealing with individuals not an
'incident,' and that all services must work together for the public good." Richard Barnes
DHS and the State Department are within 20 months of the January 2008 deadline for implementing the Travel Initiative, and while the agencies have taken initial steps to carry out the program, broad and extensive challenges remain.
GAO reported that the vaccine has not been adequately tested on humans; no studies have been done to determine the optimum number of doses; the long-term safety has not been studied and data on short-term reactions are limited...
"The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is pleased to present this manual,
which will be very useful for authorities and those responsible for disaster prevention and response." Mirta Roses Periago, Director, Pan American Health Organization
