In a dimly lit room‚ six figures sit around a dark‚ oaken table at its center. As they observe one another in silence‚ a woman opens the door with a knock. Quietly closing the door behind her‚ she approaches the table. Six sets of eyes follow her‚ as she wordlessly pours black tea into each china cup she set before them. The woman withdraws into the shadows of a corner in the room‚ away from the gazes of the six figures. After making sure that everyone has taken a sip‚ one of the figures‚ a black-haired
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results‚ and stay up to date on current and future operations. Using this framework during the occupation and rebuilding of Mosul‚ Iraq‚ General Petraeus kept within his higher commander’s guidance and successfully reestablished basic services and security to the city. After toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003‚ Petraeus and the 101st Airborne Division undertook the task of rebuilding and restoring order to the populous city of Mosul. Utilizing
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INTRODUCTION: In the past‚ the federal government had no role in responding to emergencies at the time of disasters. When People were caught in disasters‚ they use to seek families and nonprofit organizations‚ like the Red Cross‚ churches‚ and private charities for support‚ while state and local governments engaged in rescue operations and substantiating and enforcing the civil order when necessary. Not until the early 20th century‚ after the San Francisco earthquake in 1960‚ the federal government
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Drills And Preparation for Emergencies An act of terrorism carried out by the group‚ Al Qaeda‚ destroyed the lives of thousands of people. Although disasters such as the one that occurred on September 11‚ 2001 cannot necessarily be prevented‚ people can prepare for them as they would any other emergencies. Drills and practice are the most important aspects of emergency preparedness and are crucial for survival in disaster situations. In the book‚ 102 Minutes‚ by Kevin Flynn and Jim Dwyer‚ stories
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world to see. Students upload videos of their teachers “losing it” in class and also uploading it to YouTube. Gall does state good causes such as an engineer for the US Coast Guard and how he made a home video and put it on YouTube showing serious security flaws. With that video being uploaded to YouTube‚ the US Congress‚ the Navy‚ as well as the media helped him advance and defended his case. The
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My role as the Deputy Director of Public Safety and Defense within OMES-IS is to put out fires‚ provide guidance‚ and help make decisions when needed. Within our organization we have Strategist‚ you can think of them as IT directors for specific agencies in the state. For example‚ we have strategists that help the Department of Public Safety‚ Corrections‚ Narcotics‚ and the OSBI. The strategist’s purpose is to help guide these agencies with their information technology needs. Their role is essential
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2017 has seen many challenges to first responders nationwide. These include terrorist attacks‚ hurricanes‚ wildfires‚ and other mass response situations. These had great responses by first responders. This is due in part to the creation of the Incident Command System (ICS). This system allows for communication between different agencies and allows for a better response to mass incidents. According to Wikipedia there are 5 key concepts. These are unity of command‚ common terminology‚ management by
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The issue of ensuring its own security has traditionally been the most significant for any person. From the state ’s point of view‚ the issue of security of the individual‚ society and state is important as well. The need for security and protection from unwanted internal changes and external influences on the life of the individual‚ family and property is one of the basic‚ fundamental needs for various people‚ including the society and the state. Therefore‚ it is clear that from the very beginning
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Human security is an emerging paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities whose proponents challenge the traditional notion of national security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be the individual rather than the state. Human security holds that a people-centered view of security is necessary for national‚ regional and global stability. The concept emerged from a post-Cold War‚ multi-disciplinary understanding of security involving a number of research fields‚ including
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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