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Homeland security-namely, the protection of lives, the critical infrastructure, and the economic well-being of the state from terrorist attacks-has become part of the everyday vernacular of the CHP. T...
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Should the United States, or any portion of it, have to resort to large-scale quarantines to contain the spread of disease, it seems certain that state and local police will be deeply involved in ...
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Since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the entire law enforcement and emergency services sectors have had to review, and in some case redefine, their roles in their co...
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In Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5), President Bush called on the secretary of homeland security to develop a national incident management system to provide a consistent nationwide ...
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In February 2003, President George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5), an order mandating the development of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). HSPD-5 assi...
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The potential exists for a chemical agent to be used as a weapon against the civilian population of the United States. An element of the response to such an event involves protection of life by decont...
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On October 1, 2003, President Bush signed the fiscal year 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. Over all, the Homeland Security Department's 2004 funding total is $37.4 billion. Of that total, mo...
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, thrust local law enforcement in the United States into a new age of domestic security. The nation was stunned and shocked at the loss of life and the devas...
