Homeland Security Affairs: 9/11 Special Issue
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our Nation, the Homeland Security Affairs Editorial Committee decided to invite CHDS faculty members …
First Responders & EMS
Rescue Strike Team, an Alternative to Rescue Task Force
Eric Saylors explains the research and drills the Sacramento, CA fire department undertook to reduce the response time involved in rescuing, treating and transporting the …
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Rethinking Law Enforcement Response to Mass Gatherings & Civil Unrest
Chief Cynthia Renaud discusses the growing and evolving complexities of mass gatherings and crises and how first responders can become quickly overtasked with multiple threats …
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Whistle-Blowing: An Unyielding Duty
Discover how leaders can harness the energy and positive contributions of potential whistle-blowers. Colonel Tom Rempfer, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) shares his personal experience as …
Two Teams, One Mission: A Study Using EMS Units in Hospital Triage During Active-Shooter and Other Mass-Casualty Events
NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Tom Simons (MA1803/1804), Firefighter at the Salt Lake City Fire Department, talks about gaps in the response of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) …
Ethics in Crisis: Observations from the Frontlines of COVID-19 with Dr. Sheri Fink
Throughout the pandemic, government leaders, health care professionals, and communities around the globe have confronted extraordinary resource allocation questions as the number of critically ill …
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Moral Injury
In this Alumni Short Talk, Dr. Noël Lipana addresses the issue of moral injury. Moral injury often occurs when a person commits, fails to prevent, …
CHDS Student & Alumni COVID-19 Webinar: New York City Fire Department
In this NPS-CHDS Weekly Student & Alumni COVID-19 Webinar, recorded May 14, 2020, leadership from the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) share some of …
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Governmental Decision-Making During a Pandemic
Decisions are being made every day to close and re-open the economy. Travel restrictions are in place in some areas but not in others, beaches are …
CHDS-NEMA-IAEM Webinar: Personal, Organizational and Community Resilience
In Part 2 of this two-part series, this webinar focuses on strategies to maximize resilience for ourselves, our organizations, and our communities. Dr. Jackson Nickerson, …
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Beyond the first 48: Incorporating Non-Traditional Stakeholders into Incident Response
In this Master’s Thesis Series interview, Octavio Saenz speaks with Emily Jane McLoughlin Zahreddine (MA1801/1802), Emergency Preparedness Program Manager for the Department of Public Safety …
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Improving Human Performance Through Mindfulness
First responders prepare themselves physically for complex and chaotic situations but what about mental preparedness. Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief John Flynn (Masters 1501/ELP 1301) …