City of Detroit Success Story | Med-E-Book | Homeland Security Emergency Reference Guide

CITY PROFILE

Ask Detroit's 951,000 residents what the biggest thing going on in Detroit is, and besides sports, the answer will be "The NEXT Detroit!"

NEXT Detroit is a city program created to improve Detroit. The NEXT Detroit is the Detroit of the future with new industries and revitalized neighborhoods, it is a place where creativity thrives and the world takes notice, it is the Detroit that can already be seen at the end of the tunnel. The NEXT Detroit looks like the Super Bowl each and every year!

In the midst of an amazing renaissance that garnered huge momentum from the success of the MLB All Star game in 2005 and the NFL Super Bowl in 2006 Detroit is reaping the rewards of good city management and decisions based upon one thing; growing Detroit to be the best it can be.

Solution

The NEXT Detroit process also includes making the city the safest it can be. As the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and a major port city located north of Windsor, Ontario, on the Detroit River, Detroit incurs a unique set of threat potentials.

To address these threats, Detroit developed a new Homeland Security plan to better safeguard the people who live, work, and visit Detroit from natural disasters, power outages, and acts of terrorism.

Part of the solution was to create a unified emergency management plan for in home use to address medical and non-medical emergencies. This solution was created with the help of AUCTUS INC and included the Med-E-Book©, which was customized to communicate Detroit's specific city programs and emergency response instructions as well as providing basic fist aid information.

AUCTUS partnered with the city, providing consultative solutions that were derived from several planning and strategy meetings with Police, Fire, and Homeland Security offices, as well as community outreach focused organizations such as MOCA (Mayor's Office of Community Affairs) and Neighborhood City Hall.

By educating the citizens in basic first aid, important during a major disaster when first responders are initially overwhelmed and conventional means of communication aren't operable, the Detroit Med-E-Book© becomes a functional tool allowing quick response.

By improving Detroit's ability to respond to, and recover from disaster, the Detroit Med-E-Book© strengthens preparedness by aiding in the collaboration of city resources and educating citizens on city programs in place.

Homeland Security GRANT PROGRAM

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the US as Homeland Security, is a Cabinet department of the Federal Government of the United States with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.

The City of Detroit was able to utilize the ability of the Med-E-Book to provide Citizen Preparedness as explained in the US Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Grant Program to allow Federal grant dollars to implement the Med-E-Book solution without cost to the city.

Working through Federal guidelines AUCTUS INC and the Detroit Office of Homeland Security provided the citizens of Detroit with an in-home single source reference guide that is where they need it, when they need it, in times of emergency. Detroit now sits at the top of the list of cities that are putting emergency actions plans in place for the community.

Together, City Council, the Detroit DHS and the Mayor's office have taken yet another step towards the NEXT Detroit, facilitating necessary steps within homeland security to increase the safety and preparedness of the community and adding to the quality of life that current and future Detroiters will enjoy for years to come.

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