Another outstanding resource from Brian Steckler from the Naval Postgraduate School and the Center for the Study of Hastily Formed Networks for Humantarian Assistance/Disaster Relief –
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been compiling a Responder Knowledge Base, much of which is non-classified, has what appears to be an encyclopedic collection of information about:
- equipment
- equipment grants
- standards
- best practices
If you’re a registered user (first responder, paid or volunteer, planner – someone with a verifiable legitimate use), there’s an “ask an expert” submission form – and the staff promises to try to answer questions, via email, within a week. I’m going to submit a couple of questions that have been, of late, frustrating my attempts to do some communications planning and budgeting.