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This week on Mitigation Journal:
I'll be covering the New York State Vital Signs EMS Conference next week...you'll be hearing daily updates with interviews, reviews of the conference and commentary as well as product highlights from the conference here on Mitigation Journal. If you're going to the conference, I'd like to hear from you...call the voice mail line at 585-672-7844.

Preparedness still lacking after 9/11: How is it possible that hospitals, schools and maybe even EMS is not ready when disaster strikes?

News:
Vaccine Guidance from HHS and DHS...good information but do we need years of research and over 200 written opinions to get to common scene?

Physio Control AED Recall from the FDA...'nuf said.

Great News! Informed Publishing is producing a Pet Emergency Pocket Guide...I've got the inside scoop thanks to my friends at Informed and will give you a snapshot of this valuable recourse.

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My commentary this week in on the topic of public warnings. Do we give the best message for compliance?

In This Special Edition: This week I've had the opportunity to speak with two people on exciting events here in New York. First, we'll talk with Donna Gerard, the Vital Signs Conference Coordinator - Donna is going to give the Mitigation Journal listeners a preview of what can be expected from this (and every) New York State EMS Conference...pre-conference sessions, dozens of educational opportunities, networking, CME and of course, over 100 exhibits...all at the New York State Vital Signs EMS Conference in Buffalo, NY. Join us October 2-5, 2008 and check out vitalsignsconference.com for more inforamtion. Mitigation Journal will be reporting daily from the conference so be sure to check back for up-to-date posting and comments from attendees, presenters, and vendors!

When it goes from bad to worse...a routine event unfolds into a hazardous materials event and an MCI. Today we'll hear from Ken Beers, Chief of Canandaguia Emergency Squad on the response to this event. Awarness, planning and interagency cooperation pays off big dividends as a routine event unfolds. Chief Beers will give us an overview of the situation and a look at the actions that made this response an All-Hazards Preparedness sucsess!

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This week on the blog we'll post the notes from our Planning Series on Emergency Planning.

This week:
Impressive response to recent Hurricanes shows that we've learned from our history on the appropriate management to natural crisis.

St. Louis hazmat closes emergency departments and hospitals. Play your position and work with other emergency response groups to keep the hospital and community safe!

Planning Series Part 5: Writing your emergency operation plan. In this final section of our planning series we'll talk about organizing all the data and thoughts we've covered in the prior segments.

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This week on MJ -
Gustav thunders into the Gulf...this will be a test of our lessons from Hurricane Katrina. If only we'd learned the same lessons from Hurricane Pam...

TSA has a credibility problem...last week I saw a story about an airline passenger who refused to disrobe. She was prevented from getting on her flight because of her underwire bra.

September is National Preparedness Month! Mitigation Journal listeners are encouraged to visit www.ready.gov and promote readiness in their homes, at work and in the community. Call the voicemail line or send and email to let me know what you or your agency is doing to promote readiness!

We also have a short talk on planning assumptions and public interactions in disaster planning. A number of people emailed this week asking why I have not addressed assumptions in planning. This talk will answer some of those questions.

Pre Incident Planing Series Part 4: Planning and the Planning Team.