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Active Shooter Response
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In the first place, what is an Active Shooter and how does it differ from an armed suspect or an alarm for shots fired incident? Where did this originate and how come such an event or incident is labelled as such? Before there was an ‘active shooter response,’ there already…
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Uniformed Police Safety Concerns and the Boston Marathon Bomber
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On Monday, April 15, 2013, two improvised explosive devices were detonated near the finish of the 42-kilometer Boston Marathon. The route had been checked by police, and especially trained explosives detection dogs. But the route was open to the public, who could move freely around and come and go freely.…
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The Bureau of Fire Protection: Moving Towards True Fire Readiness and Prevention
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The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) of the Philippines is a government agency whose role is to suppress and prevent the outbreak of destructive fires, enforce relevant laws, and provide or help provide emergency medical and rescue services. But the BFP faces an uphill struggle in the performance of its…
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Five Lessons Learned From an Early Look at the Boston Marathon Bombing
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It started out as a happy day. More than 20,000 people were pushing the outer limits of athletic and “spiritual” endurance, while crowds cheered their support. Families were so excited to see their loved ones excelling in a beloved pastime. But in the space of mere seconds, lives were lost,…
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Boston Bombing Update: One Suspect Dead, One Still At Large
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The massive manhunt for the suspects in the Boston Marathon twin bombing has placed the city of Boston in a total lockdown, according to several reports online. Following a chaotic pursuit of the suspects in Watertown, one of the suspects, identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, has been killed during a…
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Shooting at MIT Campus
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A shooting occurred at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Watertown on Thursday evening, according to a Pentagon Post report. The MIT’s official website indeed confirmed that gunshots were reported at 10:48 p.m. outside of “Building 32 (Stata) and 76 (Koch) near Vassar and Main Streets.” Pentagon Post…
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Boston Marathon Bombing: Quick Analysis
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Threat of terror act is constant because there are unwavering and motivated desires to terrorize societies and governments from several known and unknown individuals and groups worldwide. At any given time and place there is someone designing a better weapon, planning, and rehearsing an attack. The terrorist and any threat…
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Grounded Chinese Ship in Tubbataha Raises Varied Concerns
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The fishing vessel stranded in Tubbataha Reef is more than just the issue of ships posing hazards to protected marine-life sanctuaries but rather reveals more issues of concern for every Filipino. The Grounding The F/V Min Long Yu, a Chinese fishing vessel with bow number 63168, ran aground in the…
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