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Homeland Security Emergency Management AA degree

Find detailed information on the new Homeland Security Emergency Management AA degree.

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What is a Center of Excellence?

A Center of Excellence is a public-private coalition which provides training and education around the state related to an industry-specific discipline such as Homeland Security. It is a coalition of all 34 community and technical colleges, public agencies, and private sector organizations dedicated to delivering dynamic Homeland Security training statewide. The Center of Excellence for Homeland Security is located at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. Read more...

Washington State Centers Of Excellence

There are 11 Centers of Excellence around the state. Each has a unique program of education and training that helps the state's economy grow. More information about each of the centers.

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• Textbook Development Project: Comparative Emergency Management
  From Conclusion: The authors of this book have provided a picture of emergency management systems in the United States, Canada, England, Scandinavia, Malawi, Turkey, Korea and China. This concluding chapter examines each country in terms of the nature of hazards and vulnerability, the occurrence of disasters, the historical development of emergency management, the direc tion [...]
• ConAgra Food Plant Explosion, Garner, NC
  Information on the ConAgra Food Plant Explosion and other accidents can be found on the CSB website: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Are We Ready?: A Status Report on Emergency Preparedness for the 2009 Hurricane Season
  The Honorable W. Craig Fugate [View PDF], Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Panel 2 Major General Frank Grass, Director of Operations , United States Northern Command Mr. George Foresman [View PDF] , Advisory Board Co-Chairman, Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association and former DHS Undersecretary for Preparedness and Emergency Response Mr. Armond Mascelli [View PDF] [...]
• Influenza Pandemic: Continued Focus on the Nation’s Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential
  From the Government Accountability Office. Summary … As the recent outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus underscores, an influenza pandemic remains a real threat to our nation and to the world. Over the past 3 years, GAO has conducted a body of work to help the nation better prepare for a possible pandemic. In a [...]
• The 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) ‘Swine Flu’ Outbreak: U.S. Responses to Global Human Cases
  From the Congressional Research Service: The 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) ‘Swine Flu’ Outbreak: U.S. Responses to Global Human Cases (pdf).
• Political and Policy Basis of Emergency Management - EM Hi-Ed Course Revision
  Scope of Session 9: This session canvasses the mission and organization of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It describes the organizational evolution of FEMA and the political issues affecting its organization at the outset of the Agency’s creation. It examines in general terms FEMA’s core organization and functions. This session serves to tie the laws, [...]
• Crisis Preparedness and the Public
  It’s a widely accepted truism in American politics that an engaged citizenry is the best defense. Yet, when it comes to emergency preparedness, the American public remains incredibly unengaged in the process, largely lacking both the knowledge and the opportunity to participate proactively and constructively. A report titled Public Role and Engagement In Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications [...]
• Comparative Emergency Management - Book Development Project - Turkey & India
  First is a 12-page chapter entitled “Emergency Management in Turkey: Disasters Experienced, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations for the Future.” The author is Dr. Derin N. Ural, Associate Professor and Founding Director, Center of Excellence for Disaster Management, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak Campus, Istanbul, Turkey. Next is a chapter entitled “Disaster Management and India: [...]
• Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Courses
  Since 9/11, colleges and universities throughout the nation have developed and implemented new courses and degree programs in homeland security and emergency management. A valued learning outcome of these programs, like most university studies in general, is to develop critical thinking skills in students. However, this can be a challenge because the nature of critical [...]
• FEMA and National Preparedness
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a component within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is the lead federal agency responsible for developing a national preparedness system. The system includes policies and plans as well as exercises and assessments of capabilities across many public and private entities. GAO was asked to assess the extent to [...]