Public Health Emergency

Firefighters — ‘Health Care Providers on a Truck’ — Signal Pandemic Burnout

Tim Dupin thought — or at least hoped — that Missouri firefighters, paramedics and other emergency medical services personnel would be among […] More

Real-Time Response: A Pandemic Playbook for Public Transportation Agencies

How can public transportation agencies respond efficiently and effectively to a pandemic? The Transportation Research Board will host a webinar on March […] More

How Biden Has Already Changed Disaster Management and the US COVID-19 Response

After one month in office, the Biden administration has fundamentally changed how the federal government responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. In direct […] More

Alaska Guard Civil Support Members Help Out with Pandemic Diagnostic Testing in Community

From early June to mid-August, Alaska Air and Army National Guard members assigned to the 103rd Civil Support Team (CST) augmented the […] More

COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season

Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts […] More

U.S. Soldiers in South Korea Ramp Up COVID-19 Protective Measures

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted additional screening measures at U.S. Department of Defense installations across the globe. With high […] More

NY National Guard Responds to New Rochelle for COVID-19 Containment

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has mobilized National Guard Soldiers to assist in administrative tasks and logistics support as part of […] More

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Naval Medical Center San Diego Readies Forward Triage Outside Hospital

Naval Medical Center San Deigo (NMCSD) employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide […] More

Commissaries Support Their Military Communities During Coronavirus Outbreak

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is working with the military communities most impacted by the novel coronavirus outbreak to increase shipments of […] More