September 11, 2001 is a date that touches every American from coast to coast, recalling memories of a fateful day that placed thousands at the center of a terror attack. The personal stories that emerged from Ground Zero, the Pentagon, …
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AMU Faculty Members Weigh in on the Emergency Response After Japan Earthquake, Tsunami
American Military University (AMU) faculty members, Dr. Thomas Phelan and Dr. Christopher Reynolds provide insight into the emergency response efforts after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan Friday, March 11. Listen to the podcast.…
Recovery in Japan
By William Tucker
Several days ago the Japanese island of Honshu was struck by a megathrust earthquake measuring a 9.0 on the moment magnitude scale. Following the earthquake a large tsunami devastated much of the coastal area of Miyagi Prefecture …
Security in a Disaster: Assessing the Security Response to the Chilean Earthquake
By William Tucker
Two days ago on February 27 an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 3:34 a.m. just to the north of Concepcion, Chile. Concepcion is Chile’s second-largest city of nearly 900,000 people and is located due south of the …
American Public University to Hold H1N1 Emergency Planning Webcast
Dec. 16, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET, American Public University System (APUS) will be hosting Insights into the Current Situation and a Midstream Planning Reassessment an H1N1 emergency planning webcast that will cover the current threat, how the …
Hometown Crisis Management Exercise
The Philadelphia University Disaster Medicine and Management Program and the Institute of Terrorism Research and Response are teaming up to present a workshop designed to teach how to manage local disasters caused by global terror or natural causes using real …