Homeland Security Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

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• Table of ContentsPreface      PART I: INTRODUCTION TO HOMELAND SECURITY1 Civil Defense, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security      PART II: HOMELAND SECURITY FOR CITIZENS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS2 Access Control Systems Improve Building Security      3 Air Transportation, Improved Safeguards, and Homeland Security      4 American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Guidelines      5 Automated Public Notification Systems Enhance Communications with Citizens      6 Building Design Improves Public Safety      7 Communications Among First Responders      8 Community Emergency Response Teams Provide Vital Emergency Services      9 Community Volunteers as Homeland Security Stakeholders      10 Coordination Between the Public and Private Sectors in the Field of Homeland Security      11 Critical Infrastructure Assessment and Homeland Security      12 Department of Homeland Security: Its Proposed Structure and Operations      13 Dispatch Center Services and Emergency Responses      14 Early Warning Group Results from Public-Private Cooperation      15 Emergency Response Plans and Homeland Security      16 Entrepreneurial Resources and Homeland Security      17 Evacuation Procedures for Buildings      18 Family Planning Recommendations by the Department of Homeland Security      19 Fatalities Management and Homeland Security      20 Federal Emergency Management Agency's Role in Terrorism Preparedness and Response      21 GIS Improves Emergency Coordination and Response      22 Health-Care Systems and Homeland Security      23 High-Rise Structures, Disasters, and Public Safety      24 Homeland Security Advisory System and National Threat Conditions      25 Hospitals Must Prepare for Possible Bioterrorism Attack      26 Infrastructure Protection Is Enhanced Through Technology and Cooperation      27 Law Enforcement's Response to the War on Terrorism      28 Multi-Agency Cooperation Enhances Homeland Security Practices      29 Municipal Electronic Operations and Disaster Planning      30 Mutual Aid Agreements Build Local Disaster-Response Capacity      31 National Incident Response Plan: A Comprehensive Interagency Approach to Emergency Management      32 Neighborhood Watch Programs and Homeland Security      33 Personal Identification Technologies, Practices, and Homeland Security      34 Police Services and Homeland Security Practices      35 Presidential Commission Advises on Ways to Protect the Infrastructure      36 Private Sector’s Response to the War on Terrorism      37 Professional Standards Recommended by the National Fire Protection Association      38 Public Information During a Crisis      39 Public Works Departments as Emergency Responders      40 Responsibilities for Homeland Security: Federal and Local Governments      41 Security and Emergency Response Improved Through Public-Private Cooperation      42 Statewide Guidelines by the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council      43 Stress Management for Firefighters      44 Stress Management for Police Officers      45 Teledoctor: A New Concept in Emergency Preparedness and Response      46 Terrorism Fact Sheet by the Federal Emergency Management Agency      47 Threat Condition Orange: Common Sense Measures to Safeguard Your Community      48 Understanding Terrorists and Terrorism      49 U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council      50 Vehicular Safeguards and Homeland Security      51 Volunteerism and Emergency Preparedness      PART III: THE FUTURE OF HOMELAND SECURITY52 Homeland Security, Civil Liberties, and the Future            Homeland Security Acronyms      Homeland Security Internet Resources      American Red Cross, Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations      Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Offices      State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management      About the Editor and Contributors      Index