Many research studies have focused on firefighter mental health challenges due to a single traumatic event. But what about repeated exposure to such events? This article details findings from a research project that studied the impact of repeated exposure trauma (RET) on firefighters. Read more at the U.S. Fire Administration Keep Reading
NIMS is a key component of U.S. incident management efforts and enables organizations from across the country to work together during all incidents. Keep Reading
Alex A. Beehler, originally nominated in October to be assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and the environment, had his name resubmitted to the Senate this month. Beehler currently serves as senior adviser at B & D Consulting, an independent environmental and energy services consulting company. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as… Keep Reading
Hawaii residents were stunned by an alert on cell phones and TV screens warning them of an imminent missile attack, which Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) later confirmed had been sent due to a local error. The message was sent by a state employee who should have been conducting a test of the missile warning system, but… Keep Reading
The Department of Homeland Security designated January Human Trafficking Awareness month with various activities and events to raise awareness and provide training to recognize human trafficking. “Make no mistake, human trafficking is modern-day slavery. Through use of force, fraud, or coercion, people around the world are robbed of their freedom and forced into labor or… Keep Reading
All measures of crime in the 30 largest American cities — the overall crime rate, violent crime rate, and murder rate — are estimated to decline in 2017 according to a year-end analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. Crime in 2017: Updated Analysis directly undercuts any claims of a… Keep Reading
DHS and FBI released a pair of Joint Technical Alerts (TA17-318A and TA17-318B) that provide details on tools and infrastructure used by North Korea to target the media, aerospace, financial, and critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and globally. The North Korean government malicious cyber activity noted in these alerts is part of a… Keep Reading