Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

COBRA, the national 'nerve centre' for directing major emergency actions in the UK, is a relatively small entity that does not match up to the specifications of a well-endowed national emergency operations centre. Wales has developed three regional emergency response coordination centres, but the rest of the UK is not following suit.

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Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the world as a whole, there has been a gradual process of demilitarisation of emergency response. Meanwhile, in Britain, there were shortcomings in the response to the 1999 Ladbroke Grove train crash, particularly in the treatment of the survivors. The lineaments of the system reflect military practice.

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Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. The local level of emergency preparedness in the UK does use the risk register, as it is charged with preparing community risk registers, which are local versions of the NRR. They lack consistent funding and have little executive authority. Apocalypse How?

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Security Industry Association

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2004, when the industry was skeptical of the benefits of coupling traditional video surveillance with analytics, IXP deployed complete smart CCTV solutions to multiple university clients. Insider threats: Insiders with authorized access, including students, faculty or staff, can threaten the security of colleges and universities.

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