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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of coordinated responses among emergency management and other stakeholders to implement an effective strategy for handling a long and complex disaster. Due to a number of factors , pandemics are more likely to occur in the future.

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Prepare Your Organization for a Hurricane

everbridge

In the lead-up to a hurricane, encouraging citizens to sign up for automated community messages can lead to more effective alerting. Additionally, SLG entities should ensure access to FEMA’S Integrated Public Alert & Warning System ( IPAWS ). Failure to do so can leave healthcare staff unable to provide adequate care.