Michael PrasadAmerican Public University System | APU · School of Security and Global Studies
Michael Prasad
Master of Arts
Writing a book on "Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water" and researching Pediatric Disaster Feeding Concerns.
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Introduction
Currently researching issues in:
+ Children and Disasters (Public Health, Education, and Childcare)
+ Emergency Management's use of Intelligence as a branch in the Incident Command System
+ Anti-Swatting for whole-community resilience
Providing Analysis for the National Security Policy & Analysis Organization.
Writing for DomPrep Journal and the International Association of Emergency Manager's Bulletin.
Skills and Expertise
Additional affiliations
June 2022 - present
The Center for Emergency Management Intelligence Research
Position
- Executive Director
Description
- Please see www.cemir.org for details.
Education
June 2020 - June 2022
Publications
Publications (11)
Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water is a resource guidebook, which bridges the work of the emergency management practitioners and academic researchers, specifically for water-related incidents. Practitioners typically follow a disaster phase cycle of preparedness/protection/prevention, response, recovery, and mitigation – all of which h...
There are currently disparities in the support of family choices for infant/toddler feeding by families during disasters in the United States. The current U.S. federal/national model only supports commercial infant formula as an immediate substitute in the event of issues or challenges with breastfeeding/chestfeeding (FEMA 2022). Most U.S. states,...
Crisis communications can – and should – occur in all phases of emergency management. These messages provide protective and preventative benefits for individuals and families against the adverse effects of any threats and hazards. However, they can also convey the whole community’s support through government leaders. COVID-19 demonstrated these ben...
Swatting is named after the ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’ groups of law enforcement officials in the United States – known by the acronym ‘S.W.A.T.’. The major goal of a caller who originates these fictitious disasters is to generate a massive law enforcement response to an unsuspecting victim. In many cases, these false calls are aimed at a countr...
Explanation: Breastfeeding is globally recognized for its protective benefits for the mother, baby, family, and community. This becomes even more critical during disasters in any country; where it offers cost-effective and tailored nutrition for infants and toddlers, and providing immune support and sufficient caloric intake. Current U.S. Federal g...
Emergency Management, whether conceived as a management system or an operational unit of government, should not be in the ‘business’ of managing global pandemics. While pandemics are certainly biological incidents - and smaller pandemics are included as part of Emergency Management’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE...
The planning, organization, equipment, training and exercising associated with threats and hazards adversely impacting critical infrastructure and the people associated with those sites must have access to all possible logistical resources, material and supplies available, and not be hindered or delayed by jurisdictional issues. The National Incide...
Cybertechnology is critical for operational and other aspects of public/private emergency/disaster management (EM). Any adverse impacts of incidents to the public could be cyber-oriented and/or attacks may be directed at EM entities themselves. The application of cyber threat intelligence (CTINT) to EM needs to be implemented as part of an overall...
The Need for Multi-Jurisdictional Unified Command at the U.S. Capitol for National Security Special Events and Other Incidents.
Despite the Americans with Disabilities Act being more than 30 years old, many government institutions fail to fully support their constituents, and provide understandable and actionable crisis communications before, during, and after emergencies and disasters. When residents do not effectively receive, understand, and act on crisis communications...
Disasters should no longer be considered along a linear timeline, where response follows preparedness, recovery follows response, and mitigation follows recovery—even if those disaster cycle phases overlap. The spiral aspects of these disaster cycle phases require communities to be in the response phase at the same time as the recovery and also mit...
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Question (1)
Greetings - is anyone researching the topic of Swatting - placing a call - usually anonymously utilizing voice-over-internet tech to mask where call is being generated from and possibly 'spoof' a legitimate caller-id - which generates massive law enforcement and other emergency responders to a location, generally believing that a serious life safety incident is occurring (hostage situation, active-shooter, etc.).
