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Letters & CommentsAdam Crowe
Adam Crowe currently serves as the homeland security planner for Johnson County (KS) Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Previously he served as the emergency response and information coordinator for the Platte County Health Department. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Jacksonville State University and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Clemson University. Mr. Crowe can be reached at Adam.Crowe@jocogov.org.
National Strike Teams: An Alternate Approach to Low Probability, High Consequence Events
ABSTRACT:
This article evaluates the effectiveness of current funding and planning for low probability, high consequence events such as bioterrorism,
foreign animal disease, pandemic influenza, mass fatality incidents, and terrorism.
Based on existing significant funding streams, but with minimal impact on most communities, an alternate planning and response approach
is suggested that utilizes the framework of national teams such as the Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT), Disaster Mortuary Assistance Teams (DMORT)
and Urban Search and Rescue.
These national strike team models present a far more effective and achievable alternative to the high-funded local planning that currently addresses these types of events.
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SUGGESTED CITATION:
Crowe, Adam. “National Strike Teams: An Alternate Approach to Low Probability, High Consequence Events.” Homeland Security Affairs IV, no. 2 (June 2008)http://www.hsaj.org/?article=4.2.3