Robert DesRosier Sr., former director of Blackfeet Tribal Emergency Management and Homeland Security, discussed his journey into emergency management with Domestic Preparedness Journal editor Catherine Feinman. Beginning with his career as a first responder and his role in the Blackfeet Nation, he highlights the importance of domestic preparedness and its opportunities and challenges, including necessary collaboration with other Tribes and law enforcement agencies.

Lynda Zambrano is on the advisory board for the Domestic Preparedness Journal. Lynda is the executive director of the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council and the National Tribal Emergency Management Council and has been inducted into the International Association of Women in Emergency Management’s Hall of Fame. She sat down with Journal Editor Catherine Feinman to share her story.

Full article by Glen Woodbury, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

This is Part 2 of a two-part article that explores the nation-state threat and its implications for the emergency management community, regarding the operations, resilience, resourcing, strategies, and policies necessary to better prepare for future events.

Learn how to address the possibility of a nation-state threat in an emergency plan.

Full article by Glen Woodbury, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

Part 1 of a two-part series explores the nation-state threat and its implications for the emergency management community, regarding the operations, resilience, resourcing, strategies, and policies necessary to better prepare for future events.

Learn how two address the question, “What would success look like if emergency managers were prepared to make the best decisions for their agencies and profession in the face of nation-state adversarial threats.”

As the demand for evidence-based decision-making continues to grow, emergency management professionals must commit to ethical data practices that respect the needs of the community and the rights of individuals. In times of crisis, data can save lives, but only if managed with care, responsibility, and respect for ethical principles.

Learn how to incorporate data management principles like accountability, transparency, privacy, fairness, and beneficence to more effectively and ethically manage information collected during emergencies.

Interview with Ran Barishansky, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

Ray Barishansky, DrPH, is on the advisory board for the Domestic Preparedness Journal and has a passion for public health and emergency management. He sat down with the Journal’s Nicolette Casey to share his story.

Learn about Dr. Barishansky’s journey from an EMT to a doctor of public health.

Full article by Nathan DiPillo, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

In this featured article, a Critical Infrastructure Analyst for the State of California shares the risks to the food and agriculture sector and how it can survive cyber and environmental threats. Despite low profit margins and major setbacks caused by natural hazards and disasters, the food and agriculture sector continues to find innovative solutions. Balancing and integrating new concepts and technological advancements with an old-school farming mentality will keep this sector resilient and thriving when battling cyber and environmental threats.

Learn how challenges to the security and resilience of the food and agriculture industry are the responsibility of whole communities, not just farm families or the government.

Full article by Brian Shajari, an Article Out Loud from

In this featured article, a cybersecurity expert shares the

Learn where local governments should begin to enhance their cybersecurity programs and help reduce cyberattacks on their systems.

Full article by Dan Scherr and Tanya Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

In this featured article, two university professors describe the responsibility that organizations and their employees have in preventing cyberattacks. To ensure cyber resilience, disaster planning must include stakeholders across the organization.

Learn more about hackers’ strategies to compromise organizations and some forward-looking efforts that can help prevent oversights or critical failures during significant events.

Full article by Tony Mottola and Dan Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, October 2, 2024.

In this feature article, two U.S. military veterans with extensive homeland security experience highlight the threats posed by transnational organized crime syndicates or transnational street gangs. They share the case of one transnational criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, whose operations spread from Venezuela across Latin America into the United States.

Learn how federal, state, and local agencies must collaborate and coordinate with partner agencies and human intelligence within migrant communities to thwart this growing threat.