MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday September 24 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday September 17 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday September 10 MA COVID-19 Command Center Situation Report Thursday September 3 MA COVID-19 Command Center…
This is a rapidly evolving situation. Information is likely to change quickly. The W MA HMCC provides support within a multi-agency response by supporting the MA State Department of Public Health, healthcare providers and local health jurisdictions. As the global…
Today Governor Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency in Massachusetts to support the Commonwealth’s response to the outbreak of Coronavirus. The Baker-Polito Administration also announced new guidance for Executive Branch employees in order to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.…
CDC to conduct additional testing to confirm state’s possible second case.
The MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will announce, likely in March 2020, the addition of new funding into the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant Program. This new funding will focus on climate change, the healthcare sector, and public…
Building off last spring’s Active Shooter Planning Considerations Workshop, this tabletop exercise will have attendees examine their response, recovery, and/or continuity of operations plans through the lens of responding to and recovering from a violent critical incident. While the workshop…
A commission including global health and national security leaders, and members of Congress has released a set of recommendations it believes can serve as a blueprint for improved U.S. action on global health security. “We began the Commission’s work with…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its Cyber Essentials, a starting point for small businesses and government agencies to understand and address cybersecurity risk as they do other risks. Developed in collaboration with small businesses and state and…
Major cities are turning to a Silicon Valley start-up to help save lives in an emergency. But some fear its promise has been dangerously exaggerated.
Imagine an Ebola epidemic is ravaging a community, or a dirty bomb goes off in a major city — but health workers can’t enter the affected area because they lack adequate respiratory protective devices (respirators) meant to protect them from…